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“Everything Was in Season”: Fantagraphics from 1978–1984
An excerpt from We Told You So: Comics as Art, the long-awaited and exhaustive oral history of Fantagraphics Books. This chapter’s topics include the wisdom of Gil Kane and Art Spiegelman and the growth of the Fantagraphics publishing family: Amazing Heroes, Nemo and … comic books
Sneaking to Bronx
Today on the site, Rob Clough reviews Drew Friedman’s More Heroes Of The Comics. In many respects, More Heroes Of The Comics is more in line with Friedman’s traditional interest in b-grade, obscure, and discarded American culture than the first volume. That first book, which had 83 illustration plates, included Friedman’s heroes from EC Comics and a… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/7/16 – Real Potential Energy)
A fleeing vehicle obliterated someone’s porch two blocks away while I was writing this and I didn’t even notice, because 100% of my attention is now turned to YOU.
An Interview with Kerascoët
Chatting with the creators of Dungeon: Twilight, Miss Don’t Touch Me, Beautiful Darkness, and Paul and Antoinette.
The Gift
A grand drawing for Hal Roach, discovered during research for George Herriman’s biography Krazy, reveals the deep friendship between the famed movie producer and his resident cartoonist.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/30/16 – A Haunting and Eloquent Line)
Capturing the main thrust in an exhausted post-holiday week.
A “Konversation” with George Herriman’s Biographer, Michael Tisserand (Part Two)
If one is going to spend ten years on a single subject, George Herriman is a good one.
An Interview with Lawrence Hubbard
Real Deal meets Angry Youth for a chat.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/23/16 – Exactly What We Had Feared Would Happen Since Day 1)
Gather round, fam – it’s about to get sophisticated.
Edward Sorel on Mary Astor, Hollywood, and Operatic Gestures
Checking in with the author of Mary Astor’s Purple Diary.
Experience
Today on the site, we present Rob Clough’s interview with Keiler Roberts, the creator of Powdered Milk. RC: How do your husband and daughter feel about being characters in your work? Have you ever had to self-censor something because you realized it was too personal for them? KR: They generally feel good about it. Xia… Read more »
