Article Archive
An Interview with Anders Nilsen
A career-spanning conversation with the author of Big Questions and Dogs and Water.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/27/15 – Another Holiday Bumper)
New, old, drawn, live – comics has it all, and we have all the comics.
Sam Henderson: Day Five
That’s right, I said it
Sam Henderson: Day Four
In which the author looks at old cartoons
From Figure Drawing to Storytelling
A quick eccentrically skewed tour of the comic book’s crucial 1970-1990s from corporate creation to individual expression.
Sam Henderson: Day Three
In which the author is embarrassed by one of the kids
Sam Henderson: Day Two
In which the author lays down the law
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/20/15 – somebody save us please)
Wow! Another big week of great comics! Let’s dive right in!
Queers & Comics: The LGBTQ Cartoonists and Comics Conference
A comprehensive report of the events at the historic first Queers & Comics conference, where the crowds were sizeable, intergenerational, and international.
Sam Henderson: Day One
In which the author begins a temporary job teaching cartooning for the week
An Illustrated Report from the Queers & Comics Conference
The first conference in history devoted entirely to LGBT cartoonists was a very personal event.
Blood Plants: Mizuki Shigeru, Kitaro, and the Japanese Blood Industry
Blood banks and comics? The topic’s not as arbitrary as you might think. It’s quite a natural pairing, actually, both in Japan and in the United States, though for utterly different reasons.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/13/15 – A Blaze of Retrospect)
THE OLDEST IN AUTHENTIC MANGA, RIGHT HERE, ALL WEEK.