New Talent Showcase 6
Here are a few things I have picked up on my travels.
Columns
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?
Avengers, Please Assemble: The Time Has Come To Hurt Sam Henderson’s Feelings
Deep thoughts about Batman.
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.)
A Stretch in the Bone Age: The Life and Cartooning Genius of V.T. Hamlin
The Harv turns his historical gaze upon the creator of Alley Oop.
Permanent Tour 4
Copacetic
Nope, No Need To Call That Brinks Truck
Tucker Stone’s strategy for defending Garth Ennis devolves into threats of violence, and Abhay Khosla talks MorrisonCon
Freeway to UPA
Freeway by Mark Kalesniko (Fantagraphics) UPA: The Jolly Frolics Collection (TCM) The eponymous metaphor of Matt Kalesniko’s Freeway is almost too easy: A transportation network that once granted free and effortless mobility that’s become a morass of stagnation and frustration to symbolize an animation business that promised personal expression amid camaraderie but delivers forced mediocrity… Read more »
Howard Sherman
The debut of a new column based on letters to the author. This week: Howard Sherman, artist for Dr. Fate.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/16/12 – That’s My Name)
No, really, you should go read Ryan Holmberg’s column first. Did you? Okay, I’ve got Danes.
Tezuka Osamu & The Rectification of Mickey
Tezuka, Disney, and languages of cartooning and reproduction.
Permanent Tour 3
Picksburgh
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/9/12 – 4 Excuses for a Late Column)
Lord, what day is it? This column’s still good, right? I mean good as in ‘useful,’ naturally.
Permanent Tour 2
Try a Little Harder.
If Kirby Was Still Alive, He Would Totally Have Killed Himself By Now
The comics Tucker thinks are good this week aren’t new, and the comics that are new aren’t good.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/2/12 – My HP Printer/Scanner is About to Explode)
On one hand, I do not have Jonathan Lethem in this column. But on the other, I’ve got an explosion of Japanese comics from New York City! Wait, why is my hand exploding? That’s terrible.
Permanent Tour
On The Road. Again.
Sometimes You Just Kick Back And Watch ‘Em Drown
Exhausted by comics this week, Tucker recruits assistance from Joe McCulloch and Abhay Khosla.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/25/12 – Interstellar Proxy War of the Sensitive Man)
Prepare yourself for journeys to the past and future, where maximum love and minimal savings await!
The Sisterhood of the Pimp Ninja Sluts
In the last two years, Tatsuya Ishida’s Sinfest has transformed from an attractive diversion to a must-read.
