THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/14/11 – Amazing Heroes)
Airbrush dreams and narrow escapes; ain’t that a con?
Features
A Seasonal Snapshot of Retail Funny Business
The state of comic book stores on both coasts and Chicago, too.
San Francisco, CA Scene Report
Cow Town, USA
Shannon Wheeler: Day Five — Portugal
In which our diarist attends an international comics festival.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Four — Leaving New York
In which our diarist attempts to escape from New York.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Three — Occupy Wall Street
In which our diarist witnesses a protest, and looks for a souvenir.
Sarah Glidden
Talking process and comics journalism with the creator of How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less.
Shannon Wheeler: Day Two — The New Yorker
In which our diarist submits work to a magazine, goes drinking with fellow cartoonists, and attends a performance.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/7/11 – International Sex Community of Brooklyn)
AAAAAAH! A trip to New York without Japanese comics…?! Well, maybe not… sort of?
Shannon Wheeler: Day One
In which our diarist’s journey to Portugal via New York begins.
Travel Diary
Kill Kill Kill
Noel Freibert!
Even among the motley crew of Baltimore’s Closed Caption Comics, Freibert stands out for the graphic intensity of his comics, in both senses of the g-word.
The Truth About Archie Bunker’s Chair: An Interview with Marc Bell
Discussed: Doodles, comics, “the ’90s”, Shrimpy and Paul, the importance of layers, poverty, and inspiration.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/30/11 – Stay Hungry)
‘Cause it’s a light dish this time, let me tell ya.
Muck Sticks, Whistle Punks, and Donkey Punchers
An appreciation of Bus Griffiths’ abandoned classic, Now You’re Logging.
Providence, RI Scene Report
Breaker one nine, Breaker one nine
Dead Birds, Big Questions: Anders Nilsen
After a stopover in London Anders Nilsen reflects on Big Questions via 15 years of covers.
The Peculiar Unnerdiness of Christopher Baldwin
Baldwin is one of the grand old men of webcomics, because webcomics are young enough that you can be a grand old man and still have all your hair.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/23/11 – True to Life)
Another dispatch from the fanciful world of my local newsstand, in which tough guys in rockabilly bouffants pilot the Tim Burton Batmobile down CG streets. To Barnes & Noble.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN Scene Report
Midwest love fest.
Emonogatari in the Age of Comics, 1948-1957
Influence and industry.
“It’s Only One Book”: An Art Spiegelman Interview
The cartoonist and editor talks about his latest book and DVD, MetaMaus.
MariNaomi & Noah Van Sciver: Live at MIX
Recorded live at the Minneapolis Indie Xpo, a conversation with the cartoonists behind Kiss & Tell and Blammo.
