comics history
Reviews
American Comics: A History
W.W. Norton
Articles
Shady Schemes and Superhero Scams: Victor Fox’s Cunning Comic Empire
Historian Christopher Irving explains the crooked history of Victor Fox Syndicate to Roger Skalbeck, professor of law.
Art
Bob Levin reckons with the career and comics of Art Spiegelman in response to Breakdowns, newly released in paperback.
Ardent Spirits: The Dive Bar of Comic Art
Cynthia Rose peels back the history of the secret life inside the bar Père Lunette: comic art born of militant politics. While the 19th century bar served society’s lowest, it also welcomed socialists, anarchists and Communards. In Père Lunette, we watch caricature evolve and witness the art’s most troubled hours. Its art personifies laughter as resistance.
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.
“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.
