Noah Van Sciver: Day Four
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Columns
CXC 2015 Reports
Frank and John Kelly report from the first Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, “easily the best comics show.”
Noah Van Sciver: Day Three
Lunar eclipse in Vermont
Noah Van Sciver: Day Two
Donuts and drawing.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/14/15 – Stuff)
New Stuff, Old Stuff.
Noah Van Sciver: Day One
Life as a fellow at the Center of Cartoon Studies.
Episode 4: Ed Luce, 2DCloud
Talking to the creator of Wuvable Oaf, and the team behind publisher 2D Cloud.
SPX 2015 Report: Horrocks and Cornellà
Guest columnist John Kelly writes about two international guests at this year’s SPX: New Zealand’s Dylan Horrocks and Spain’s Joan Cornellà
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/7/15 – Way Behind the Times)
Lateness can’t stop money.
Ted Rall vs the Los Angeles Times
A look at the varying accounts surrounding the Los Angeles Times’ firing of Ted Rall, and whether the LAPD told the newspaper to do it.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/30/15 – It Takes All Kinds)
One hell of a lot of comics this week. Just stay indoors.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/23/15 – Ideal Results)
The classics continue, because I let them.
Pushing the Limits: Comics and Creators That Stretch the Form
Comics as a self-aware form.
Episode 3: Yumi Sakugawa
Yumi Sakugawa (I Think I Am In Friend-Love With You, Ikebana) talks meditation, Megahex, and linework as handwriting.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/16/15 – Tabling at SPX B-nowhere)
If you want to see me in Bethesda, you’ve gotta wander the halls! Oh: here’s some comics.
Dan Zettwoch and Rina Ayuyang on The Freddie Stories by Lynda Barry
Two great cartoonists, the creators of Birdseye Bristoe and Whirlwind Wonderland respectively, discuss Lynda Barry’s Freddie Stories.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/9/15 – Alternating Current Criticism)
Wake up! The future arrives every morning, but does Electricomics herald more than just a new spin of the same sphere?
Modesty Blaise and Peter O’Donnell and the Last Great Adventure Strip
To me, Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin are a literary pair that ranks with Damon and Phintias. Or Roland and Oliver. Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.
A Problem for the Comics Snob
The problem for the comics snob is the superhero comic that’s too good to ignore. The reference is facetious; good comics aren’t a problem for anyone. The problem is this: Ignoring mainstream comics is easy.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (9/2/15 – History Stares Back)
The unexpected return of a forgotten forum.
Dead Cats at Moonlight – The Art of Clare Victor “Dwig” Dwiggins
A documentary about the forgotten comics of early 20th century childhood.
Glenn Head: Day Five
Remembering paternal words of wisdom.
Caitlin McGurk and John Porcellino on I Never Liked You and Summer of Love
A discussion of two landmark teenage memoirs by Chester Brown and Debbie Dreschler.
Glenn Head: Day Four
Still a bum.
