Tag Archives: Chris Ware
A Dialectic Approach to Comics Form
How many of the most fundamental formal aspects of comics constitute dialectical relationships. Continue reading
Art Young Returns, and Nine More
At the top of Tumey’s stack of favorite books of 2017 sits a thick, five-pound book with about 800 old cartoons which are mostly political. Continue reading
A Landmark in Comics History: The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum Opens in Columbus, Ohio
This year has seen no shortage of comics-related events and exhibitions, but the occasion most likely to have a long term impact is the opening of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum at Ohio State University. Continue reading
“Red People for a Red Planet”: Acme Novelty Library #19, Color, and the Red Leitmotif
Things are not going well on Mars or on Earth. Chris Ware tells these tales with the help of a cartoonist’s best friend: the circle. Continue reading
Tributes to Kim Thompson
Memories from David B., Peter Bagge, Mike Catron, Daniel Clowes, Helena G. Harvilicz, Gilbert Hernandez, Jaime Hernandez, Paul Karasik, Jason T. Miles, Tony Millionaire, Pat Moriarty, Eric Reynolds, Richard Sala, Joe Sacco, Chris Ware, and many others. Continue reading
Days of Yesteryear
Now that all our fond hopes for 2013 have been dashed and our memories of 2012 rendered into a whited sepulcher, wouldn’t it be wonderful to relive those innocent times? Well, then, I’ve got the column for you. Continue reading
