Today we are pleased to provide an excerpt of Bob Levin’s essay “See My Light Coming,” about famed underground cartoonist Vaughn Bode, which was originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005.
John Kelly pays tribute to former Cracked and Marvel Music editor (among many, many other things) Michael DelleFemine, aka Mort Todd.
Eagle Valiant Brosi drops a bomb on Sally Madden as he waffles on puppetry, airs his family’s dirty laundry, and goes over the slush pile form his new memoir Black Cohosh (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025).
Isaac Odai went to Comics Thing, look at all of the pretty tables.
New York Comic Con weekend arrives, as it inevitably does, which, in the esoteric calendar of this week’s links, below, means we’ve hit the part of the year marked “if it isn’t done by now then it ain’t getting done, chalk it up as a loss and try again in 2026.”
Ilan Manouach documents his path to creating The Cubicle Island Pirates – Microworkers, Spambots and the venatic lore of clickfarm humor.
Melissa Mendes’ new book The Weight is a tome. A book that takes place over decades, it is the story of one character, Edie. A long book that is at its best in detailing small, silent moments. Scenes in nature as Edie and other characters live their lives. These quiet scenes of being, people in… Read more »
An excerpt from Dogtangle by Max Huffman, out from Fantagraphics November 2025.
As the nights draw in, gentle rappings can be heard at one’s chamber door. But it’s only this week’s links!
*This is an excerpt from Gary Groth’s Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) interview, which ran in The Comics Journal #200, December 1997.
Brian Nicholson talks to the author of Shriekers and Pebbles about those comics, her career, and a whole lot more.
Zack Davisson pays homage to the late Haasch, who died of cancer on Sept. 6.
The judge’s order closes the book, at least for now, on the lengthy and often contentious relationship between Frazetta Properties, LLC, which represents the heirs of the late artist, on one side and J. David Spurlock and his publishing company Vanguard on the other.
Let’s bask in the pumpkin spice ignorance of what the future holds, solemnly observe another national comic book day (???), and enjoy some more of this week’s links.
Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50.
Bud Pant’s Incredible Exit Interview by Zach Rabiroff.
Chris Anthony Diaz saw more people than you could ever dare dream of at SDCC ’25- and out of the goodness of his heart, will share his sightings with you all.
Wishing a fond fare-thee-well to short-sleeved flannel shirt weather, and warmly opening the door to long-sleeved flannel shirt weather, as the cosmic ballet goes on and on and on, here at this week’s links.
Peter David died in a hospital bed on May 24, 2025, having suffered the latest in a series of strokes and heart attacks that had mounted in severity over the course of 13 years.
Month after month I have put out reviews of the latest self-published and micropress offerings and do you know what I’ve gotten in return? A lot of DMs, that’s what.
Richard Pound talks to the Tedward and Pleasure Beach author about his life and work.
As if you’ve never gotten in trouble at work? Gretchen Felker-Martin dishes on the abrupt cancellation of her new DC series, Red Hood.
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest internet cafe, in order to get the latest edition of this week’s links.
