THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/21/12 – The Flower of My Secret)
Dispatches from an unknown comics scene, plus picks of the immediate litter.
Article Archive
Fresh Flesh For The Fleshrender
Whoa, things get intense. Tony Harris, 2000 AD, and lots of anger.
“I’m Glad to Have the Benefit Now of Existing”: A David Lasky Interview
The artist and co-creator behind The Carter Family talks about adapting history, experimenting in comics form, his love of James Joyce, and being a late bloomer.
The House that Jack Built
To a comic book mogul a comic book character was of no value unless you had the means to print and distribute a magazine. The deal offered to the creators was regular employment in exchange for all rights in their creations, and the terms were take it or leave it.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/14/12 – I Can Still Feel Shame)
These are the eyes that judge me when I buy comics from a foreign land! Pity me not, but learn from my tragic example!
In the First Circle of Hell with S. Clay Wilson
A visit with S. Clay Wilson and Lorraine Chamberlin and an update on the state of the artist’s health.
Harvey Kurtzman Estate and Al Feldstein File to Regain Copyrights to 1950s Comics
The Journal has learned that legendary EC writer/editor Al Feldstein and the estate of Mad editor/cartoonist Harvey Kurtzman have filed notices to reclaim the copyrights on their work.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/7/12 – Tough Choices Made Simple)
Because as in politics, spending money is the most important thing in comics.
Long Time Coming
Back, linking and reading. Featuring Ken Parille, Steve Ditko, and Joost Swarte.
The Joost Swarte Interview
In The Comics Journal #279 (November 2006), Joost Swarte talks to David Peniston and Kim Thompson about children’s comics, glasswork, publishing and more.
Steve Ditko’s Cartooning: Abstraction / Word vs. Picture / Motion
Grid explores the innovative visual techniques of artist Steve Ditko.
Building Memories: Mine, Hers, and Ours
Our final installment in the Building Stories essays.
