TCJ Archive

The Comics Journal No. 137, September 1990

Featuring interviews of Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud; a panel on creator v. corporate ownership; sketchbook pages by Steve Bissette.

Editorial
Gary Groth, “Roboschlock 2: Brought to You By Orion Consumer Products” (p.7)

Letters
Blood and Thunder (p.33)

News
Newswatch (p.11)
Inetrnational Newswatch (p.27)

Interview
Steve Bissette and Scott McCloud

Reviews
Darcy Sullivan, “Beyond Tombs and Gargoyles” (p.49)
Rich Kreiner, “Textbooks From Cartoon U.” (p.53)
Cater Scholz, “In the New Dark Ages” (p.59)

Essays
Bill Watterson, “The Cheapening of the Comics” (p.93)
Mort Walker, “Cartooning Is Live and Well” (p.99)

Columns
Rich Kreiner: Opening Shots, “Strip Mining the Alternatives” (p.3)
R. Fiore: Funnybook Roulette (p.43)
Kenneth Smith: Dramas of the Mind, “Labrynths of the Ordered Mind: A Reply to Fred Butzen” (p.113)

Illustration
Stephen Bissette and Scott McCloud, Cover
Steve Bisette Sketchbook (p.107)

Panel
Creator vs. Corporate Ownership (p.101)