If Joe Simon had only created Captain America, he would still be a comic book legend. But his career lasted for decades and encompassed dozens of memorable characters and thousands of pages of comics.
Tom Neely, The Death Ray, Friedman & Davis, Chippendale, and Robinson. A full house.
In this interview, Tom Neely talks to Kristy Valenti about self-publishing, Sparkplug and his body of work to date.
A critical look at a book of conversations between Will Eisner and Frank Miller.
A four-color life well lived.
Airbrush dreams and narrow escapes; ain’t that a con?
How comics shops survive, Jerry Robinson video, Jim Woodring, Al Jaffee, and much more.
The state of comic book stores on both coasts and Chicago, too.
Cow Town, USA
Jerry Robinson passes away; comic book companies are almost as disfunctional as when he began; Shannon Wheeler ends his run.
In which our diarist attends an international comics festival.
Old Richard Marschall books, new Gene Deitch memoirs, Peter Blegvad’s radio play, J.W. Taylor, Skippy, BCGF, best of 2011 lists, and more.
In which our diarist attempts to escape from New York.
Talking process and comics journalism with the creator of How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.
In which our diarist witnesses a protest, and looks for a souvenir.
In which our diarist submits work to a magazine, goes drinking with fellow cartoonists, and attends a performance.
AAAAAAH! A trip to New York without Japanese comics…?! Well, maybe not… sort of?
In which our diarist’s journey to Portugal via New York begins.
Kill Kill Kill
