TCJ Archive

The Comics Journal No. 291, July 2008

Featuring interviews with Tim Sale and Josh Simmons.

News

Greg Stump and staff, Journal Datebook (p. 26)

Essays


Tom Crippen, Steve Gerber 1947 – 2008 (p. 15)
William Stout, Dave Stevens 1955 – 2008 (p. 19)
Gary Groth, Firing Line: “Beyond Gonzo” Reviews of The Joke’s Over; Town Boy; Goodnight, Irene; Storeyville; Gumby; God Save the Queen; The Art of Ryan Christian and Neil Whitacre; and Miriam #1 (p. 98)
Sherm Cohen, “Dan Gordon Comics” (p. 147)
Preview: Danica Novgorodoff’s Slow Storm (p. 182)

Interviews
Joe McCabe, The Tim Sale Interview  (p. 32)
Kristy Valenti, The Josh Simmons Interview (p. 70)

Columns

R.C. Harvey, Comicopia: “Pulitzers and What to Award in Cartooning” (p. 193)
Tom Crippen, Post-Human Review: “Face It, Tiger” (p. 200)
John A. Lent, Speaking in Tongues: “Indigenizing Egyptian Comics” (p. 207)
Donald Phelps, The Observer: “Abrasive Vision: Miyazaki’s Unconventional Fairyland” (p. 210)
Coming Comics (p. 214)