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Art Spiegelman

Art

Bob Levin | January 31, 2023

comics history

Ardent Spirits: The Dive Bar of Comic Art

Cynthia Rose | August 10, 2022

Reviews

American Comics: A History

Jeremy Dauber

W.W. Norton 

Chris Mautner | February 10, 2022

Articles

Will Eisner

A Brief History Of One Of The Original Explainers: PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly

A look back at the long-running PS Magazine, which ceased publication as a periodical in 2019, and its history in the hands of Will Eisner and multiple well-known collaborators.

Richard Graham | March 16, 2022

“Magic is Bunk, o’course… Still… Whaddyuh Know?” The Curious Pull of Harold Gray’s Little Orphan Annie

Frank Young takes a look back at Harold Gray’s groundbreaking, fun, and (occasionally) Little Orphan Annie.

Frank M. Young | July 31, 2019

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