The New Dynamics: Anarchy in the DM
Twenty-five years ago, DC Comics signed with Diamond Distributors. Eric Reynolds reported on a leaked memo.
Features
Cecil Jensen, Elmo, and Colonel M’Cosmic: An Editoonist Who Also Drew a Comic Strip
It’s time to talk about Cecil Jensen. And there’s only one place with the guts to provide that kind of coverage: Hare Tonic!
Art In Quarantine: Gary Groth
“I’ve been doing this for forty-four years and we’ve gone through some really, you know, bizarre times, terrible times and I’ve never experienced something quite like this before.”
SPX 2020 Is Still On — For Now
While circumstances and situations change on an hourly basis right now, Warren Bernard–the vocal operational human face of the popular Small Press Expo–is still working towards an in-person 2020 show. In this conversation, he catches us up on the how and why.
Everybody Walk The Dinosaur – This Week’s Links
In this week’s links, Clark heroically ploughs through every little twist and turn in the last week of chaos and uncertainty that stained the world of comics forever.
Tim Hamilton: Day Five
The aftermath of an illness: that’s something we’re all looking forward to. But be prepared for Tim Hamilton’s closer in today’s Diary: it’s a tough one.
Gene Deitch: 1924-2020
A tribute to the legacy of influential animator and auteur, Gene Deitch, who passed away on April 16th, 2020.
Mr. Earbrass Returns
New work from Edward Gorey? Yes please. With the recent publication of The Angel, The Automobilist, and Eighteen Others, Mark Dery is here to raise the question of who this genius belongs to, one more time.
Tim Hamilton: Day Four
Do you think super-hero artists are going to be there when the chips are down and you need some help? Tim Hamilton used his own body to put that question to the test. The answer is no.
A Holy Grail in the Library of Congress: Visiting Steve Ditko’s Amazing Fantasy #15 Original Artwork
Robert K. Elder takes a look at the look he took at Ditko’s original pages from Amazing Fantasy #15, which now sits in the Library Of Congress.
Tim Hamilton: Day Three
Can you catch chicken pox as an adult? That’s the question that should haunt today’s installment of Tim’s diary, but the livewire that is Ed should never be far from your mind!
Comic Book Hideout
A lifetime in comics has prepared Glynnes Pruett of California’s Comic Book Hideout for just about anything, and that includes dealing with a global pandemic.
Tim Hamilton: Day Two
In today’s blast from the past, Tim recalls the night he went to a party that didn’t bring proper music while the mystery of Ed’s empty pockets deepened!
Art In Quarantine: Brecht Evens
This week, we’re checking in with Brecht Evens and the publisher of his upcoming edition of Peter Pan, Josh O’Neill, about how they’re dealing with the impact of pandemic-induced quarantine.
Tim Hamilton: Day One
In the first day of Tim Hamilton’s Cartoonist’s Diary, we travel back in time to meet a man who may or may not be telling the truth. We might even be meeting two of them!
The Gene Deitch Interview
In this 2008 interview, Gary Groth talks to Terrytoons and UPA animator and Terr’ble Thompson cartoonist Gene Deitch.
Would You Like To Know More? – This Week’s Links
It’s time to clock in and start clicking: your weekly round up of all things comics news & reviews is here. Clark Burscough: release your hounds.
Samuel R. Joyner: 1924-2020
Timothy Jackson, the author of Pioneering Cartoonists of Color, takes a look at the life of cartoonist Samuel Joyner, who passed away in late March.
Mort Drucker: 1929-2020
A long look back at the life of the legendary cartoonist, whose endlessly recognizable work will outlast us all.
Comix Experience
We speak with longtime comics retailer (and longtime industry commenter) Brian Hibbs of Comix Experience about how attempts to combat a global pandemic have impacted the comics retail business.
COVID-19 & Comics – April 13th 2020
How is COVID-19 and attempts to contain it impacting comics makers, publishers and retailers? Our weekly update on that question is here.
I Know When To Go Out. I Know When To Stay In. – This Week’s Links
This is the week the comics world flexed back, and unleashed a torrent of news, reviews and things you can use to fight off the blues: Clark’s got the scorecard, and we’re gonna let him keep that ridiculous closer. He’s earned it!
Carnival Knowledge: On Mort Drucker
Craig Fischer takes a look at Mort Drucker’s legacy through the lens of one of his infamous movie spoofs. You’ll never look at Donald Sutherland the same again!
Art In Quarantine: Fifi Mandirac
We catch up with French artist Fifi Mandirac following her and her family’s second week of staying home and making do.
