The Mystery Of The Caniff Nude!
Michael’s back, and he’s going full Columbo this time around, to solve the Case of the Naked Caniff!
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“An Artform That Is Rugged And Can Take A Beating”: A Conversation with Patrick Dean
Artist, activist and ALS warrior Patrick Dean speaks with Eleanor Davis about what they learned from Donald Westlake, how he balanced the bad with the funny in his comic Eddie’s Week, and how he’s making work (including drawing with his eyes) despite his ALS.
You’re What The French Call, ‘Les Incompétents’ – This Week’s Links
It’s Clark’s last round-up of links for 2020: let’s close out this year by catching up on all the comics news, comics reviews and comics–stuff, you know, things that don’t fit in the first two categories. “Comic book stuff”. Click away!
Unbeatable Translations: How The World Is Being Introduced To More Eurocomics Than Ever Before
Digital only translations of European comics have exploded in availability in recent years. Will print editions be close behind? Will an audience of readers come as well? Bart is here with an update on a scene in search of some scenesters!
Comix Curation In The Age Of COVID: An Interview With James Danky
Frank Young and James Danky talk about “Wisconsin Funnies”, Danky’s past adventures in comics curation and the challenges of mounting a historical exhibit during a pandemic.
Richard Corben: 1940-2020
In this obituary, David A. Roach eulogizes Richard Corben, best known for his Bat Out of Hell album cover and his Den comic for Heavy Metal magazine. Corben was also a pioneering filmmaker, an innovator in the use of color, and one of the first American artists to establish himself in European comics.
Long Time Coming: When Dylan Williams Interviewed Marvin Stein
Thanks to Steven Brower, The Comics Journal is pleased to share this never before published interview from 2000 between cartoonist & publisher Dylan Williams and Golden Age titan, Marvin Stein.
…And To All A Dark Knight! – This Week’s Links
This week may be missing bonehead corporate moves, but there’s plenty of good comics news to assuage the loss: get you some links, so you’ll be all caught up. Clark has you covered!
“At A Grassroots Level Comics Creators Are On Their Own”: A Conversation On Compensation With Hannah Berry & Katriona Chapman
UK Comics Laureate Hannah Berry and cartoonist Katriona Chapman talk about the financial state of making comics, the UK Comics Creators Research Report, the lack of diversity in the top earning categories and the need for expanding the comics audience beyond its current niche.
Ralph Reese: Knight Errant
James Romberger catches up with Ralph Reese about what he’s been drawing lately.
A Great Work Of Imagination: But All The Facts Are There, Too
Bob is here, with a look at Derf Backderf’s Kent State comic from earlier this year for the latest installment of Hare Tonic!
Welcome To The Party, Pal – This Week’s Links
December has begun, and the comics news shows no sign of slowing down: you’ll have to board this train while it remains in motion. Allow Clark to provide the footholds, via the power of links!
Man Out of Time
Tom Shapira looks at the storied history of Dan Dare, and all the random hands that have shaped and reshaped the character for the last 70 years of his existence.
Gross Prophets: Pete Maresca on Milt Gross and Sunday Press
Paul catches up with friend, collaborator and comics historian Pete Maresca on his latest publication via Sunday Press: Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt Gross. No subject is out of bounds!
“A Different Feeling for the Reader”: Inside Glaeolia 2
An exclusive preview of 2020’s *second* gigantic showcase for recent small-press manga, with extensive commentary by the editors!
Eleanor Davis On Patrick Dean’s Eddie’s Week
In another installment of Cartoonist X Cartoonist, Eleanor Davis takes a look at Patrick Dean’s Eddie’s Week, his recent sketchbook drawings and how ALS has changed his life.
They Expect One Of Us In The Wreckage – This Week’s Links
Comics are an artform, pal: which means they don’t stop being a thing because a bunch of Americans are jerk-jawing turkey legs! Clark’s here, and the news came with him. Get to clicking if being informed means a dang thing to you!
Ward Zwart, 1985-2020
The friends, collaborators, and colleagues of Ward Zwart reflect on the experience of working with him, reading with him and creating with him while mourning his recent passing.
Only Ten May Enter: Rotopol Zu Gast In Bremen
Oliver Ristau returns to Bremen’s Room 404 for an exhibit of new comics work, as exhibited and performed by multiple artists associated with Rotopol Press. Germany is making moves!
“They Tread That Perfect Balance Between Fantasy & Reality”: A Conversation with Hannah Eaton
Cartoonist Joe Decie and cartoonist Hannah Eaton talk about horror, both folk and personal, and how that informs and appears in her work, especially the recently published Blackwood.
Society Made Me What I Am – This Week’s Links
Stuck inside for the duration? Never fear: let the nimble links to comics news, reviews and interviews provided by Clark send you spiraling across the spheres, learning and laughing as you go. You have the power!
The Origin Of The Black Comics Collective: A Conversation With Deirdre Hollman
Deirdre Hollman, the founder of The Black Comics Collective, speaks with Ian Thomas about how the organization has developed over the last few years, its origin story, and how its recent accomplishments have informed its plans for the future.
Picasso and Comics
Cynthia Rose unpacks the history of Pablo Picasson’s comics, his zines, his caricatures and the cottage fascination that he still inspires in cartoonists as a character, spilling out from the “Picasso And Comics” exhibit at Paris’ Musée Picasso.
