Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience sits down with Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo, creators of seminal Vertigo era “anti-superhero” comic Enigma, newly reprinted by Dark Horse and Berger Books.
As cartoonist Andrew White prepares to release we are breathing, a collection of his earlier comics, he catches up with Alec Berry on what has changed about his approach to the work, the art, and the intersection of the two.
Remembering the creator of the early teen humor comic Buttons an’ Beaux – begun when the artist was a teenager herself, with many years of creative work ahead.
Leaving, moving, selling, getting bought – that’s right, another week in comics.
Exactly 4,000 words on the sweep and meaning of the quintessential Vertigo era superhero comic, newly reissued in a deluxe collected edition.
Publisher, cartoonist and thinker, Tom Kaczynski has his hand in as many art forms and intellectual pursuits as one can. Craig Fischer caught up with him about all of them not once, but twice.
What a spread of links! I bet you thought the feasting was over; you fool… you fool!
Artist and scholar Natsume Fusanosuke remembers two authors of landmark manga in this compendium of recent newspaper writing, presented in English for the first time.
They say nobody prays harder for peace than the soldier… but for what does the Peacemaker pray? Tom Shapira sifts through the rubble of another Charlton concept blown to bits in the blood & thunder of the 1980s.
We speak with Derek M. Ballard about growing up in the South, learning comics from catalogs, creating cartoons with Pendleton Ward, all in an attempt to figure out how he got this good, and how it is that he keeps getting better.
Ryan Holmberg remembers Shirato Sanpei, one of the masters of politically-informed action comics, who died this past October.
Sometimes you’ve got to take a step back, look at the whole picture of comics, and figure out: what kind of language are we using here? What is this art form we’re talking about, and are we doing an accurate enough job talking about it? Also: CAVES.
R. Kikuo Johnson and James Romberger discuss Johnson’s new graphic novel No One Else, his illustrations for The New Yorker, what he redrew for the new edition of his book The Night Fisher, and why he’s sticking with comics.
Did you know Clark’s birthday is coming up? Happy birthday! There will be no column next week because the Americans are doing something with food.
Lane Milburn’s newest graphic novel Lure sees the cartoonist making a departure from his previous work. In this conversation, he goes into how those changes came to be, the different kinds of non-comics work he takes on to support himself, and the dark business of “graphic recording”.
Today is the 35th anniversary of the conclusion of 1986’s Great Peace March of 1986. Michael Tisserand, who participated in the March, is celebrating by telling the lesser known story of the great Guy Colwell, who served as the March’s cartoonist. (A gallery of Colwell’s work is, of course, on hand).
Your local food court may be abandoned, littered with the debris of a departed era, but we have not abandoned: the links!
In a 2019 essay, artist and scholar Natsume Fusanosuke considers the historical impact of manga icon Takahashi Rumiko and her Urusei Yatsura on the audience for Japanese comics and animation at the dawn of the otaku era.
An exclusive preview of Conor Stechschulte’s Generous Bosom #4, courtesy of Breakdown Press awaits you!
Cartoonist Nate Doyle visits an NYC showing of Tanino Liberatore’s work at the Philippe Labaune Gallery, and reports back that yes, there’s more to the artist of RanXerox than extremely big muscles being used in extremely violent fashions.
Łukasz Kowalczuk returned to making comics as an adult, fueled by memories of slime, a love of 80s licensed properties and role playing games. Since then, he’s translated Prison Pit, organized conventions and increased the world supply of neon-colored Polish comics by a healthy margin!
Nobody is ever going to fix my roof; water is just going to keep dripping in until the rainy season passes. Luckily, the supply chain has not disrupted the delivery of these links – digital insulation to warm your soul.
Robert K. Elder uncovers the little known story behind the model and muse behind some of Jeffrey Catherine Jones’ iconic painting and illustration work.
Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience speaks to creators Pornsak Pichetshote and Alexandre Tefengki about The Good Asian, their much-admired period crime series from Image.
