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Today’s National Cartoonists Society: A Conversation with Steve McGarry
Steve McGarry talks about the future of the National Cartoonists Society, their festival, and what they’re doing to prove they aren’t just “old white guys who make comic strips”.
Joe Decie: Day Five
A night out with friends presents an artistic dilemma for this week’s cartoonist. How will Joe cope?
“What’s Your Secret?”: Sloane Leong Talks to Rebecca Roher
In the first of a series, cartoonist and critic Sloane Leong spoke with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she’s speaking with Rebecca Roher about Roher’s One Hundred Year Old Wisdom project.
Joe Decie: Day Four
Life makes its presence felt, and Joe goes for a run to figure things out.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Synthezoids
The penultimate edition of Tegan O’Neil’s super-hero column takes a look at Secret Wars, The Vision, Chris Ware, Jonathan Franzen, 9/11, and what it feels like to despise yourself for what you spend money on.
Joe Decie: Day Three
Animal waste didn’t stop Mozart, and construction noise didn’t silence Kirby–and they won’t slow Joe Decie down either!
Excerpt: Meat and Bone
Thanks to our friends at Conundrum Press, the Comics Journal is pleased to share this excerpt from Kat Verhoeven’s Meat and Bone, to be released this May.
Joe Decie: Day Two
It’s okay to keep a sock that’s not yours–but first, you’ve got to due some diligence. Let Joe Decie show you the path!
“Oh, Yeah, This Is Obsession”: An Interview with Box Brown
This month Philadelphia-based cartoonist Box Brown returns with a new, timely book of graphic non-fiction, Cannabis: The Illegalization of Weed in America. Over the last few years, readers have followed Brown’s evolution from a self-published creator and the founder of Retrofit Comics to the author of best-selling pop-culture titles about Andre the Giant, Tetris and… Read more »
Joe Decie: Day One
We all have the chance to be the Pied Piper in our own lives–just don’t miss the opportunity when it appears. Joe is here: let Decie Week begin!
“There Are Just Some Times When You Can’t Deal”: A Previously Unpublished Interview with Harvey Pekar
A never-before-published interview with the late Harvey Pekar, which may have been his last. In it, he discusses collaboration, Israel, and the American Splendor movie.
Rolling Up Some Inspiration: An RPG Conversation with Kieron Gillen & Tim Se
They live thousands of miles away, and until now, had never met: but that didn’t stop Kieron Gillen and Tim Sievert from bonding over a shared love of rolling the dice…of life!
“I Have A Very Busy Spring”: An Interview with Sara Elfgren
Sara Elfgren may not be the only comics creator to have opera, radio plays and VR games to her credit, but she’s the only one we’ve interviewed this year. So far!
Ken Bald: 1920-2019
A cartoonist whose career spanned from More Fun in 1936 to Marvel in 2016, perhaps best known for his work on the Dr. Kildare, Dark Shadows, and Judd Saxon newspaper strips.
OVERWORD 3 · Justice League of America
Michel Fiffe walks us down the garden path, and that garden path leads directly to an unabashed affection for Mike Sekowsky.
Talking Doll: An Interview with Guy Colwell
In this interview, Guy Colwell talks to Katie Skelly about desire, its inherent violence and the exploration of this within his and other comics.
Are We Long-Form Yet?: A Chat with Bill Griffith
The longtime Zippy the Pinhead cartoonist talks about his latest book, the transition from strips to longform comics, why he chose to depict the innocent Schlitzie rather than the fraudulent Zip, and the insidious appeal of cuteness.
Hollow Press Comes West: A Conversation with Michele Nitri
Floating World’s Jason Levian and Hollow Press’ Michele Nitri talk about their distribution partnership and their shared passion for Mat Brinkman.
Two Classic Mat Brinkman Collections Return to the U.S.
After years of difficulty, Mat Brinkman’s influential comics return to the US via a partnership between Italian publisher Hollow Press and US retailer/publisher Floating World Comics. Eric Vilas-Boas has the details
T.K. Ryan Dies
Tumbleweeds Mourns
“He Was an Odd Individual Who Really Pushed the Boundaries”: An Interview with Bill Schelly about James Warren
The comics scholar talks at length about his career and his new book on publisher James Warren.
“I Wish I Could Do It All”: Jaime Hernandez Speaks to Katie Skelly
The GOAT sits down with Skelly, and she easily sidestepst the ten questions people always waste his time with.
“If You Worry About It, It’ll Never Come”: An Interview with Jim Scancarelli
Jim Scancarelli walks Alex Dueben through the history of Gasoline Alley, which celebrated its 100th anniversary late last year.
