The Comics Journal #59: The Ted White Interview
In this October 1980 interview from TCJ #59, Ted White talks about his time at Heavy Metal Magazine, drugs, Moebius, Neal Adams and much more.
From the TCJ Archive
TCJ Special Edition Vol. 5: On Top of the Mountain: The Influential Manga of Yoshiharu Tsuge
In this feature from The Comics Journal Special Edition 5: 2005, Beatrice Marechal argues that Yoshiharu Tsuge’s work created new storytelling possibilities for manga.
The Comics Journal #69: The Gerry Conway Interview
In this interview from TCJ #69 (December 1981), Bob Gustaveson asks Marvel / DC writer Gerry Conway about working with Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jim Shooter and many others, sales number mysteries, writing characters like Wonder Woman, Peter Parker, Captain America, and killing Gwen Stacy.
The Comics Journal #189: The Frank Stack Interview
In this August 1996 TCJ #189 interview with one of the earliest underground cartoonists, Jim Ottaviani and Steve Lieber ask Frank Stack about working with Harvey Pekar, teaching, Gilbert Shelton, Foolbert Funnies, the New Adventures of Jesus and more.
Sal Buscema Interview: Fantastic Fanzine #8-9 1969
Upon the latter’s passing, Gary Groth reflects on an interview he conducted with Marvel inker Sal Buscema (Silver Surfer, The Avengers, Captain America) in 1969.
‘See My Light Come Shining,’ an excerpt from Bob Levin’s Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes and Mysteries
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.
Charles Schulz at 3 O’Clock in the morning: An excerpt from The Comics Journal #200 interview
*This is an excerpt from Gary Groth’s Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) interview, which ran in The Comics Journal #200, December 1997.
‘You Would Not Survive if There Wasn’t Humor’: The Kate Beaton Interview — The Comics Journal #311 Preview
In this TCJ #311 excerpt, comics journalist Sarah Glidden spoke to cartoonist Kate Beaton (Hark! A Vagrant, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands) about adapting to an internet audience and where Beaton is going to go from here.
Pointu Vague: ‘A Great Big De-Braining Device’ by Ben Juers— The Comics Journal #311 Preview
Excerpted from The Comics Journal #311: Ben Juers wrote about Lettrists Isidore Isou, Gabriel Pomerand and Roberto Altmann, and their theories.
“I Was Able to Find an Audience”: The Jeffrey Lewis Interview: The Comics Journal #311 Preview
Austin English talked to cartoonist-musician Jeffrey Lewis about the latter’s efforts to perfect his ability to draw and tell a story through 12 issues of Fuff (drawn over 15 years) and his brand-new series Statics.
Shōnen Manga for a Shōnen Mangaka: Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter × Hunter: The Comics Journal #311 Preview
Excerpted from TCJ #311: Helen Chazan’s new column links classic and contemporary manga. Here, she examines Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter × Hunter.
Jules Feiffer and Autistic America
In this 1996 archival piece, R.C. Harvey, who was close in age to Jules Feiffer, walks the reader through the cartoonist’s oeuvre and impact.
Barry Malzberg: At an hourly wage rate that would astonish even a teamster
In this Carter Scholz column from The Comics Journal #82 (July 1983), he sings the praises of editor and SF writers’ writer Barry Malzberg (Herovit’s World, Galaxies, Beyond Apollo, The Falling Astronauts), who died on Dec. 19.
Orochi: The Perfect Edition Vols. 1–3 (of 4): The Comics Journal Yearbook: The Best of 2022
In this essay from The Comics Journal Yearbook: The Best of 2022, McCulloch explains why 10 creators/critics placed Umezz’ Orochi in the Top 5.
Kazuo Umezu: In His Own Words by John A. Lent
From TCJ #254 (July 2003): mangaka Kazuo Umezu (Umezz) talks to John A. Lent about The Floating Classroom, the heart’s sound and much more.
Umezu Kazuo: Japanese Overtures to Madness and Death
In this review from TCJ #233 (May 2001), Ng Suat Tong provides an overview The Floating/Drifting Classroom series and Umezu/Umezz’s sensibilities.
Gerald Scarfe: ‘If we falsify the world around us, we are dishonest to ourselves and to posterity.’ — The Comics Journal #310 Preview
An excerpt from the feature interview with English satirist, caricaturist and multimedia artist. In the full interview, Scarfe talks about working on Disney’s Hercules and with Pink Floyd, his television, film and theatrical work, training via and rejecting the lie of commercial art and much more.
The Rashōmon of Bill Jemas: Four Portraits of a Marvel Age – The Comics Journal #310 Preview
Zach Rabiroff spoke to Bill Jemas, Tom Brevoort, Brian Michael Bendis, Ralph Macchio and others about Jemas’ executive tenures at Marvel. Rabiroff covers “The Brick,” the Ultimates line, Trouble, the tenor of the office politics, licensing deals run amok and much more.
“Ancient satirical DNA”: A conversation about pre-modern comics among Thierry Smolderen, Peter Maresca and David Kunzle – The Comics Journal #310 Preview
Thierry Smolderen, Peter Maresca, and David Kunzle are the three people who have arguably transformed the perception of pre– and early 1900s comics history/scholarship/theory. Here is an excerpt of their wide-ranging conversation that touches on, among other topics, the Popish plots, puzzles, play and découpage film theory as applied to the art form.
Lale Westvind and Aidan Koch in Conversation: ‘Creative Energy Is a Holy Thing’ – The Comics Journal #310 Preview
Aidan Koch (Spiral and Other Stories) and Lale Westvind (Grip), moderated by Austin English, have a conversation about self-publishing, inspiration, process, and more.
An Interview with Trina Robbins
In this vintage interview from The Comics Journal #53 (Winter 1980), Bill Sherman speaks with the cartoonist Trina Robbins (1938-2024) about a life in underground comics as the ’70s drew to a close.
The Joe Matt Interview
In this extensive interview from The Comics Journal #183 (January 1996), Christopher Brayshaw speaks with the cartoonist Joe Matt (1963-2023) about his career to date.
Seth on Joe Matt, 1995
From The Comics Journal #183 (January 1996): Christopher Brayshaw followed up his Joe Matt interview with a conversation with the Peepshow cartoonist’s friend and fellow cartoonist, Seth.
An Interview with John Romita by Tom Spurgeon
In this 2003 interview, Tom Spurgeon interviews John Romita, who is best known for his 1960s run on The Amazing Spider-Man.
