Noted and notorious, a superstar behind the scenes – Keith Giffen was one of the major players of superhero comics in the American direct market for nearly half a century. Andrew Farago unpacks the work and the influence of Giffen, who died earlier this month.
There’s been a few Daniel Clowes interviews in the last few weeks, but none go as deep as John Kelly does today. Learn the secrets of Monica – or at least as many as the author is willing to tell.
“I’m here to deliver smiles.” I perform my katana routine to volcanic applause.
Hagai Palevsky visited the ShortBox Comics Fair, that annual month-long market of new digital comics, and came away with five reviews of experimental and satirical works.
Continuing her journey through the Toronto comics scene, Kim Jooha interviews Rotem Anna Diamant & Jordan Reg. Aelick of the Canada Comics Open Library, which is dedicated to community access and artist involvement.
“Even though the ideal is high, I never give in,” I whisper, switching to Bluesky Social.
Combing through library archives, newspaper files and his personal collection, Michael O’Connell assembles a beguiling portrait of Milton Caniff, young and hungry, drawing industrial cartoons for a charismatic young editor.
Catching up with the creator of Tales of the Beanworld, extensively travelled through the art and business of comics and several bordering terrains.
What, I’m at a funeral… no, NOT for my career in writing excerpt text…
Natsume tackles the fundamentals of manga composition: the particular qualities of pictures, words and panels that deliver meaning to the reader. With examples from the work of Tiger Tateishi, Tori Miki and Natsume himself!
October brings another batch of tricks and treats (small press and self-published comic books) for RJ Casey to read, and for you to read about.
One of the standout comics of 2023 is the fourth and final installment of Olivier Schrauwen’s Sunday, a 468-page depiction of one day in the life and mind of a self-centered man. Matt Seneca questions the artist on the making of this proudly unextraordinary epic.
MMMM, NEWS! I dive in like it’s a money bin of sparkling candy.
Brief musings on the wildly popular yet curiously unambitious Instagram comics ‘mainstream,’ and its difficulties in travelling beyond the particularities of its audience.
Revisiting one of the millennial artifacts of writer Alan Moore’s final foray into the superhero mainstream: Tom Strong, now reprinted as a single large softcover.
An examination of two books documenting roughly the same period in the lives of married artists: Fujiwara Maki’s My Picture Diary and Tsuge Yoshiharu’s The Man Without Talent.
Re-live the memories of summer with dozens of photos from San Diego Comic-Con International 2023, courtesy of Chris Anthony Diaz!
Zach Rabiroff sits down with the creator of Grendel and Mage, two of the most prominent 1980s indie genre comics still active today, in distinctly different forms.
Whew, I’m so glad the writer’s strike is over; now I can go back to hiring million-dollar talents to write these post descriptions. We never skimp on quality down here.
John Kelly reports from the world premiere of Married to Comics, a documentary about the lives of memoir comic masters Justin Green and Carol Tyler.
A collection of tributes to the cartoonist Joe Matt, who died earlier this month at the age of 60. Longtime friends mingle with young artists Matt befriended, affording us a variety of new perspectives on one of the standout memoirists of his generation.
Michael Dean’s obituary for one of the standouts of autobio comics; Joe Matt died on Sunday, September 17, aged 60.
The longtime industry editor and newly-minted Eisner Hall of Fame inductee reflects on business, technology, industry politics, and an unyielding passion for comics.
