THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/7/15 – Drifting Back)
Picking up where we left off…
Article Archive
The Fukui Ei’ichi Incident and the Prehistory of Komaga-Gekiga
Though generous to his fans, and generally warm with his peers, Tezuka Osamu (1928-89) was not above letting professional jealousy get the best of him. The first time this trait reared its head in public was in 1953, when, in a series about comics-making and comics aesthetics for Manga Shōnen, the new prince of manga… Read more »
Our Best of 2014
Dan and Tim pick the most memorable reviews, interviews, articles, and other stories published on this site in the year 2014.
God Rest Ye Merrie: The Letters of Walt Kelly and Young Peter Brown
Here’s a true story for the holiday season about a famous 45-year-old cartoonist and an eleven-year-old boy.
Greg Theakston Says the Kirby Museum Can Look Forward to a Theft Complaint for Christmas
In what has to be one of the world’s slowest-building controversies, Theakston’s grievance with the Kirby Museum has been building for some time.
A Visit to CAB—and the Sustainability of the Convention Model
Checking in with comics distributors, publishers, and exhibitors—how long can the show model be kept up?
Leah Wishnia!
Leah Wishnia is a reminder that being a lynchpin requires labor. As the founder, editor, and publisher of Happiness, the 26-year-old has harvested a biannual bumper crop of idiosyncratic young alternative cartoonists.
Zap: An Unpublished Victor Moscoso Interview
Please enjoy an unpublished Zap-related conversation with Victor Moscoso, conducted by Patrick Rosenkranz in Woodacre, Calif., May 17, 1972.
The Friendly Beasts
Winged creatures of all sorts—owls, bees, dragons—take flight in the comics of Ben Duncan, Lala Albert, and Ward Zwart.
Art as Transformation: WORDLESS!
If you’ve followed Art Spiegelman at all in the last 20 years, you’ve seen his lectures, filled with insight, wit, and lots of visuals projected onto screens. This has all been pretty swell — but predictable — stuff. But when have we ever seen Spiegelman take the stage to talk about comics with a giant movie screen and a six-piece jazz combo?
Slang and Profanity Illustrated: A Collaboration with My 14-Year-Old Self
The creator of Wendel and Stuck Rubber Baby revisits and illustrates an essay on profanity written by his awakening younger self.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/17/14 – Quality in Games Journalism)
Yeah! Screw comics! Goddamn nerds – in 2015, it’s all gaming, all the time!
Leanne Shapton: The Character Artist
Katie Haegele examines a multi-faceted career encompassing all manner of picture story books.
Zap: An Unpublished Gilbert Shelton Interview
This is an unpublished Zap-related conversation with Gilbert Shelton, conducted by Patrick Rosenkranz in 2012.
