Article Archive
The Emil Ferris Interview: Monsters, Art and Stories (Part 1)
My Favorite Thing is Monsters author Emil Ferris on her life as an artist and her love of monsters.
Jiro Taniguchi 1947 – 2017
Goodnight Chevalier Jiro Taniguchi, de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Maestro del Fumetto, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters and Master of Comics.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/15/17 – Quartier voisin)
A few words on Jirō Taniguchi and where we sit.
Risograph Workbook 1
Legend has it Mickey Z began the risograph revolution. We go to the source. How did it all happen?
Sarah Glidden in Conversation with Julia Wertz
The two friends and artists talk about Sarah Glidden’s Rolling Blackouts, and comics journalism process in general.
Seeking Salivation! Food in Early Comics
University of Washington professor José Alaniz invited me to prepare and deliver a guest lecture on early comics for his class on food-themed comics. You could say I hoped the project would turn out to be something I could sink my teeth into. I was not disappointed.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/8/17 – Astonished At My Doctrine)
Just an unusual and varied lineup this week; please accept it into your heart.
Something of Value
Mike Diana, obscenity then and now.
Turn on this Screen
Mike Diana and more.
Webcomics Binge Read: Homestuck Part 2
It’s been too long since Part 1 of my binge-read through Andrew Hussie’s juggernaut webcomic-cum-multimedia-phenomenon Homestuck.
Preview: Pretending Is Lying
An excerpt from the new US edition of Dominique Goblet’s Pretending Is Lying, along with a short afterword by its original editor, Jean-Christophe Menu.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/1/17 – A Comedy for the People of the World)
Don’t be scared off by the title. It’s not as bad as you might expect. Don’t give up on it yet. Give it a shot. You could do worse. No one loves a quitter.
