THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/4/17 – With You)
Rousing this site from its holiday nap with scandal and fever.
Features
2016 Year in Review
Revisiting some highlights from TCJ’s 2016.
Fantagraphics vs. Everyone (Part Two)
In this excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited oral history of Fantagraphics Books, the topics covered include: the uncanonization of a direct sales manager, criticizing Will Eisner, the mole in the Journal, Fiore vs. Pekar, and Capital City vs. Diamond.
Fantagraphics vs. Everyone (Part One)
Another excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited and exhaustive oral history of Fantagraphics Books. This section’s leading characters include Barry Windsor-Smith, Jim Shooter, Helena Harvilicz, Frank Young, Eric Reynolds, and Tom Spurgeon.
“A Fair Bit of Alchemy”: A Q&A with Luke Howard
The author of Talk Dirty to Me and Our Mother talks about teaching at CCS, anxiety disorders, and his creative process.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/14/16 – Branches)
Revisiting the standout from early this year.
Episode 16: Eddie Campbell (Part I)
On this episode, Eddie Campbell (Alec, Bacchus, From Hell) discusses the March trilogy, the early sports-page cartoonists, and much more.
“Everything Was in Season”: Fantagraphics from 1978–1984
An excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited and exhaustive oral history of Fantagraphics Books. This chapter’s topics include the wisdom of Gil Kane and Art Spiegelman and the growth of the Fantagraphics publishing family: Amazing Heroes, Nemo and … comic books
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/7/16 – Real Potential Energy)
A fleeing vehicle obliterated someone’s porch two blocks away while I was writing this and I didn’t even notice, because 100% of my attention is now turned to YOU.
An Interview with Kerascoët
Chatting with the creators of Dungeon: Twilight, Miss Don’t Touch Me, Beautiful Darkness, and Paul and Antoinette.
The Gift
A grand drawing for Hal Roach, discovered during research for George Herriman’s biography Krazy, reveals the deep friendship between the famed movie producer and his resident cartoonist.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/30/16 – A Haunting and Eloquent Line)
Capturing the main thrust in an exhausted post-holiday week.
A “Konversation” with George Herriman’s Biographer, Michael Tisserand (Part Two)
If one is going to spend ten years on a single subject, George Herriman is a good one.
An Interview with Lawrence Hubbard
Real Deal meets Angry Youth for a chat.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/23/16 – Exactly What We Had Feared Would Happen Since Day 1)
Gather round, fam – it’s about to get sophisticated.
Edward Sorel on Mary Astor, Hollywood, and Operatic Gestures
Checking in with the author of Mary Astor’s Purple Diary.
“Why Draw Comics About Anything Else?”: The Keiler Roberts Interview
Keiler Roberts quickly gained attention for her autobiographical mini-comic Powdered Milk, which explores her life with her family from right around the time her daughter Xia was born into the present, when she’s both a professor and cartoonist. With her bone-dry sense of humor and highly expressive, loose line Roberts pulls no punches in her… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/16/16 – America Destroyed by Design)
Your father, the Devil.
A “Konversation” with George Herriman’s Biographer, Michael Tisserand (Part One)
“Herriman was talking about race and identity — as profoundly as anyone has, in my opinion — but I never see that as his big “Topic.” It was just part of his world, and the world he created, even if others were slow to recognize it.” -Michael Tisserand The first time I saw Michael… Read more »
Episode 15: Trungles
Trungles is a comics artist whose work is engaged with folklore, mythology, and vintage illustration, and who is included in the Mirror Mirror 2 anthology. In this episode, he talks Carolyn Nowak, Harry Clarke, Watchmen, and picture books.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/9/16 – Celebrating Election Fever!)
As always, we are here to aid you on which candidates to select.
The Shaky Kane Interview
A journey into the culture of Shaky Kane.
Ink in His Veins: An Interview with Benjamin Marra
Influences, attitude and expectations with the author of American Blood.
