Tim Hamilton: Day One
In the first day of Tim Hamilton’s Cartoonist’s Diary, we travel back in time to meet a man who may or may not be telling the truth. We might even be meeting two of them!
Article Archive
Art In Quarantine: Brecht Evens
This week, we’re checking in with Brecht Evens and the publisher of his upcoming edition of Peter Pan, Josh O’Neill, about how they’re dealing with the impact of pandemic-induced quarantine.
The Gene Deitch Interview
In this 2008 interview, Gary Groth talks to Terrytoons and UPA animator and Terr’ble Thompson cartoonist Gene Deitch.
Would You Like To Know More? – This Week’s Links
It’s time to clock in and start clicking: your weekly round up of all things comics news & reviews is here. Clark Burscough: release your hounds.
Samuel R. Joyner: 1924-2020
Timothy Jackson, the author of Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, takes a look at the life of cartoonist Samuel Joyner, who passed away in late March.
Mort Drucker: 1929-2020
A long look back at the life of the legendary cartoonist, whose endlessly recognizable work will outlast us all.
Comix Experience
We speak with longtime comics retailer (and longtime industry commenter) Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience about how attempts to combat a global pandemic have impacted the comics retail business.
COVID-19 & Comics – April 13th 2020
How is COVID-19 and attempts to contain it impacting comics makers, publishers and retailers? Our weekly update on that question is here.
I Know When To Go Out. I Know When To Stay In. – This Week’s Links
This is the week the comics world flexed back, and unleashed a torrent of news, reviews and things you can use to fight off the blues: Clark’s got the scorecard, and we’re gonna let him keep that ridiculous closer. He’s earned it!
Carnival Knowledge: On Mort Drucker
Craig Fischer takes a look at Mort Drucker’s legacy through the lens of one of his infamous movie spoofs. You’ll never look at Donald Sutherland the same again!
Art In Quarantine: Fifi Mandirac
We catch up with French artist Fifi Mandirac following her and her family’s second week of staying home and making do.
Hy Fleishman: 1927-2020
1950’s cartoonist Herman “Hy” Fleishman has passed away.
Earth Prime Comics
In this week’s conversation, Keith is talking with Damon Savage of Vermont’s Earth Prime Comics about how they’ve responded to being shut down, and what they’re worried about regarding the future of the medium.
COVID-19 & Comics – April 6th 2020
Our weekly update on how COVID-19 is impacting the industry surrounding comic books and graphic novels.
Link’s Awakening – This Week’s Links
It’s Friday, which means it is time for Ryan F…wait a second! That’s Clark Burscough, and he’s got a whole bunch of links with him! It’s a whole new thing!
Genre as a Trojan Horse: A Roundtable with Tanna Tucker, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Ben Passmore, and Ron Wimberly
A wide-ranging roundtable look at one of the best graphic novels of 2019, BTTM FDRS.
Legend Comics & Coffee
In this installment of our comics retail interview column, Keith Silva
COVID-19 & Comics
An overview of how the global pandemic has begun to impact comics, their creators, and the businesses that surround both.
Irene Vartanoff’s 1980 Marvel Warehouse Inventory List
This is a facsimile edition of Irene Vartanoff’s inventory list, as it was reprinted in The Comics Journal #105 (February 1986).
Albert Uderzo: 1927-2020
He came, he drew, he conquered. Co-creator of one of the world’s most beloved comics, Astérix, Albert Uderzo passed away on March 24th at the age of 92.
An Erection Four Decades Long: The Pornography of Wally Wood
A long look at the years that the famous cartoonist spent creating porn, spurred by the 2019 Fantagraphics publication, Cons de Fee: The Erotic Art of Wallace Wood. [Contains Explicit Imagery]
“I’m Surprised!”: An Interview with Andrew Neal about Meeting Comics
Retailer turned cartoonist Andrew Neal catches up with TCJ about the first print collection of his gag strip, Meeting Comics, which transitioned from “lunch break work” to a full-fledged universe in record time!
