Pick a B.C. Date ‘Cause You’re History (This Week’s Links)
Ryan’s 2020 continues to take off like a rocket. Can he link to it all? There’s only one way to find out, friend.
Article Archive
“There Is No Doctor Octopus”: An Interview with Wojtek Wawszczyk
Wojtek Wawszczyk’s 2018 graphic novel “Mr. Lightbulb” won a good bit of acclaim in Poland, but he’s not resting on his laurels: there’s always another story to tell. Michael Chudolinski has the story.
Let’s Get Physical: An Interview With Elsa Charretier
Elsa Charretier sits down with Aug Stone to catch us up on her successful Kickstarter, how to record a commentary for an Image Comic, and the merits of getting out there and taking chances.
Underneath the Skin of the Grapevines (This Week’s Links)
Welcome to 2020, and welcome the links that lay before the perfect vision of Ryan Flanders. Let’s hear it for the lefties!
J.J. Grandville: A Matter of Line & Death
Cynthia Rose uncovers the legendary life of a master, J.J. Grandville, whose work is on display at Paris’ Maison de Balzac through January 13th, 2020.
Like the Cro-Mags with Chrome Mags (This Week’s Links)
It’s your last installment of Your Friday Flanders of 2019! What comics news, comics blues and comics reviews will make this week’s installment? Time to find out!
The Best Comics of 2019
Comics Journal contributors chime in with their favorite comics, artists and reads from the year that was: 2019.
My Agenda’s Got A Different Twirl (This Week’s Links)
The sands of time may fall through the webbings of your fingers, but the sands of comics news won’t…for Ryan Flanders, who has hands similar to the feet of an American duck, allowing the granules of comics news to stick, for future linking. That future is now!
“It’s Not A Slam-Bang-Action-So-Quiet”: An Interview with Cliff Chiang and Brian K. Vaughan
Upon the eve of its conclusion, Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang discuss the history behind their Paper Girls series, and no nuts, bolts, warts, or feelings are left behind.
Return To The Book Nook
Marc Sobel’s archaeological finds include The Miracle Squad, Steve Bissette classics, R.L. Stine (huh?) and a comic that was actually published in 2019: you read that right. Go ahead and open your presents early!
Ming! Ming! Ming!
Sexton Ming and J.T. Dockery’s 15-years-in-the-making collaboration, Kenttucky Pussy, made its way into the world via Nix Comix, earlier this year. Bob Levin took the trip, and he’s recovered enough to explain.
Nobody’s Muse (This Week’s Links)
Here’s thirty items to peruse on your way to the airport. Which one of them will reveal Ryan’s lust for Friday The 13th related humor?
Malcy Duff: Day Five
You never know what people are thinking about when they’re standing next to you. Maybe they turned you into a slimy beast!
Re-Writing the Revolution: In Conversation with Jesús Cossio and Carla Sagástegui
The Peruvian duo discuss their latest work, Ya nadie te sacará de tu tierra, and the role of comics in political discourse.
Malcy Duff: Day Four
Industry, huh? Well, you can keep these things in a zoo, if you ask Malcy!
Malcy Duff: Day Three
Malcy isn’t feeling well, and while he isn’t going to share the sickness, he’s ready to walk you through how it sounds. Is it Cartoonist Diary Time? Yes, it is Cartoonist Diary Time.
Moomin: The Art and The Story: The Moomins Go To Japan
When the curator of Santa Rosa’s Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center finds a giant exhibition of Moomin artwork winding its way through Japan, you better believe he’s going to document the experience for those of us without the frequent flier miles.
Malcy Duff: Day Two
There’s always art available, if you know how to look for it. And sometimes, that art is an artist, seen by its double. It’s called a positive attitude, pal!
Serious as a Snake Bite: A Meeting With Robert Williams
Chris Platt spent the day with Robert Williams, and he came away with his mind thoroughly blast-sanded. You’ll want to be prepared yourself, just like the Scouts of old.
Malcy Duff: Day 1
There’s a first time for everything, and today, that first time is dealing with a canal lock in action. Malcy Duff, take it away: a new Cartoonist’s Diary begins!
Which One of These Words Don’t You Understand? (This Week’s Links)
Allow the dark to wrap around you: Ryan Flanders has the comics links that will sustain. The engine? Ignition!
The Shame of Shazam: Its Present Debacle and Abuse
Shazam hasn’t had the easiest run of things for a good long while–don’t let the box office receipts fool you! R.C. Harvey is here with the latest installment of Hare Tonic, focusing on the Big Red Cheese!
