Article Archive
Confessions of a Manga Translator
A first-hand account of what a manga translator does, and doesn’t do, and how.
Connecticut Cartoonists #2: This Is A Job For Supermen
The fate of the Man of Steel’s artisans.
Today’s Feminist Comics: Why I Don’t Relate
It’s okay to be critical of the things you care about, and that’s the permission I’m giving myself to be critical of what are categorically called “feminist comics” these days.
“Going to 100”: An Interview with K.L. Ricks
A talk with the New England-based cartoonist, whose eerie, atmospheric comic for Hazlitt, “Country Darkness,” concludes with its third part next month.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/2/16 – Magnification)
A frightful force of expensive reprint items… but there’s always other ways to spend your money.
The Last Underground Cartoonist?: A Q&A with Robert Triptow
Talking to the longtime cartoonist and Class Photo creator about his origins, and his current creative renaissance.
The Brian Chippendale Interview
Dan Nadel talks to artist and musician Brian Chippendale about the history of Fort Thunder, “Maggots,” and artistic challenges.
Pro-Nuclear Manga: The Seventies and Eighties
Black and white, pens-for-hire nuclear propaganda manga.
The Economics of Comics: How Money Influenced the Art
It is ironic that the economics of the industry have for so much of its history worked against the art.
Underworld: The Editor’s Picks
Eric Reynolds, editor of the glorious Underworld collection, picks his favorites.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (2/24/16 – Ahead of My Time)
Capsule reviews! Er, two of ’em, not the rest! One is mostly a link! Wow! Gosh!
The Motherless Oven
“Better sorry than safe.” That’s the first sentence of Rob Davis’s The Motherless Oven. Many who have risked reading the book and posted disturbed or embarrassed reviews on social media might not have considered the full spectrum such a motto might entail. Do not forget, dear reader, to pay attention to warnings. Remember what Dante… Read more »
