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Bruce Canwell: A Conversation With a Comics Historian

Michael O’Connell | July 6, 2021

Hare Tonic

Bob Montana’s Archie Newspaper Comic Strip…And Who, Actually, Invented Archie

R.C. Harvey | May 12, 2021

Reviews

Screwball! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny

Paul Tumey

SCREWBALL! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny

Eddie Campbell | November 7, 2019

Diabolical Summer

Oliver Ristau | July 12, 2019

Clue: Candlestick #2

Tegan O'Neil | June 21, 2019

GI Joe: Sierra Muerte #1

Helen Chazan | March 11, 2019

A Strange and Beautiful Sound

Helen Chazan | September 21, 2018

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount

Matt Seneca | September 6, 2018

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Bodycount

J. Caleb Mozzocco | September 6, 2018

Gumballs

Daniel Schindel | June 28, 2018

Articles

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.

Aug Stone | January 6, 2020

“The Sanest Guys In The Ball Park”: An Interview With Paul Tumey

Paul Tumey reflects back on the conclusion of a seven year project: Screwball! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny. In this conversation with Michael Tisserand, Tumey walks us through the history of American newspaper comics comedy..and to define the word “screwballist”!

Michael Tisserand | October 8, 2019

Usagi Yojimbo’s Neverending Story

Tom Shapira takes a fond look back at the last few decades of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, and makes some predictions for the future of the series.

Tom Shapira | August 20, 2019

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