Article Archive
Chicago: Comics on the Make
“Comics: Philosophy & Practice” gathered seventeen luminaries of the medium to discuss what it all means.
Sara Varon: Day One
Sara Varon’s week of cartoon diaries begins with an interdepartmental cookie bake-off.
New Talent Showcase 6
Here are a few things I have picked up on my travels.
Wake Me Up When You’ve Impressed Somebody Who Doesn’t Want Something From You
Tucker doesn’t want to hear anyone complaining on the social media.
A Survey Of International Small Press Comics
Minicomics and handsome books are appearing from countries not necessarily known for their alt-comics scenes. In this column, I’ll be looking at comics by cartoonists from Poland, Latvia, England, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Turkey.
Six Observations about Alison Bechdel’s Graphic Archive Are You My Mother?
Working through the new book.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/30/12 – They Always Show on Wednesday Anymore)
Man, I used to get a break on holiday weekends. Why didn’t they think of me?
“The Only Thing That Matters is the Work on the Page”: An Interview with Eddie Campbell
He’s delved into such weighty topics as death, family, marriage, parenting, success, failure, the creative process, and the pleasures of drinking wine. What else is left to cover? Well, money.
Has the Three-Day Weekend Started Yet?
Wonder Woman meets the New Criticism, Tucker reads comics at work, & more.
The Comic Book Scare and the New Criticism
In this excerpt from Jared Gardner’s Projections: Comics and the History of 21st-Century Storytelling, Wonder Woman meets Cleanth Brooks.
Avengers, Please Assemble: The Time Has Come To Hurt Sam Henderson’s Feelings
Deep thoughts about Batman.
One-Artist Anthology Comics
As if it weren’t enough that comics are the domain of the obsessive control freak, there is a cartooning sect that perfectly defines the creative mania responsible for some of our greatest works: the one-artist anthology. This is its history.
Small Human Ordinariness: An Interview With Tom Gauld
The British author of Goliath talks to Hayley Campbell about storytelling, drawing and youthful dreams.
The Alison Bechdel Interview
In this 2007 interview from The Comics Journal 287, Lynn Emmert talks to Alison Bechdel about the art of Fun Home and the politics of Dykes to Watch Out For.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/23/12 – Variations)
Echoes and reflections of comics in fine art, albeit not so fine that I couldn’t obtain it while waiting on my latte and a $1.00 slice of cheesecake. (I had a coupon.)
Ain’t No Mountain
Harvey on Hamlin, Heer on Soglow, Santoro’s in the ‘Burgh. Plus tons of stuff to read.
