The artist behind Crossed, Punisher: Soviet and Providence speaks with Alex about how he ended up responsible for some of the most diabolically unsettling images of the last decade, and what it’s like to go from Alan Moore to Garth Ennis.
Coming off the heels of his collection of American President portraits, Drew Friedman has begun his next collection of historical obsession: underground cartoonists, from Z to A. (That would be from Zap to Arcade.)
A dependable, influential writer for both Marvel & DC Comics sits down with one of his biggest fans for a rapid fire journey through the hits, the misses, and the super-heroes that filled the pages: ladies and gentlemen, it’s Steve Englehart.
Keiler Roberts grapples with the place of comics and artistic creation in her life as the school year begins, and shares some coping strategies that have served her over a difficult summer.
JB Brager’s comics and zine work challenges, educates and inspires, often in equal measure. In this conversation with Ian Thomas, they talk about their earliest inspirations, the responsibilities that come with teaching and what they’ve got planned for the future.
George Horner’s comics-adjacent work is aimed at the Louvre, MOMA, and “a spinner rack in some comic book nerd’s basement man cave”, and he provides enough examples in this conversation with Mark Newgarden for any reader to make the call.
Owen Pomery’s comics combine a fascination with place, architecture and analysis, but that doesn’t mean they are intended to be sterile exercises in design. In this interview with Nicholas Burman, he explains why, for him to better express a theory of architecture, comics are “the best tool for the job”.
Initially delayed by COVID-19, Derf Backderf’s work of graphic nonfiction Kent State arrives now, even as the lessons that its subject matter once taught America about the horrific dangers of state power seem to have been horrifically forgotten. He discusses the history behind the book and how he makes comics with Irene Velentzas.
Irene convinced Tom Gauld to take a break from making books, comics, giant dice, newspaper strips and messing around with math to see what he has to say about…well, all of those things.
Brian Nicholson catches up with one of our most important (in terms of raw, awesome power) cartoonists, Lale Westvind, on her history, her work, her teaching and whether or not she’s going to keep riding motorcycles cross country.
In this conversation with Alex Dueben, Joe Sacco explains how what was originally planned as a shorter piece on climate change expanded into the excellent Paying the Land, and how he worked with the Dene of Canada’s Northwest Territory to tell their stories.
“In the early 20th century eating out was a political act. You’d choose to patronize the cafe or restaurant whose owner and clientele were in tune with your political beliefs: socialism, anarchism, vegetarianism, etc….Today, someone who thinks about the politics of where they choose to eat out will probably starve.”
Frank Young catches up with TCJ’s former editor, Dan Nadel, on the Ogden Whitney collection of romance comics he co-edited, how his upcoming biography of Robert Crumb came about, and what he’s been reading lately.
Ian Thomas speaks to Tom Scioli about the entirety of his comics career (so far), how he decides which projects he’ll tackle, how he feels about being “the Kirby guy” after all these years.
Alex Dueben’s catching up with cartoonists stuck at home, and this week, it’s George O’Connor in the hot seat to talk about gratitude, perspective, and uncertainty.
Recently retired at the age of 99, Gary Groth catches up with Al Jaffee on his career, his comics, and the things he left behind.
In our latest look into the heavyweights of Polish comics, Michal speaks with the influential cartoonist Tadeusz Baranowski.
This interview was conducted in 1978 and 1980 and released in full form in The Comic Journal #66 (September 1981). Among the many topics they cover, young Gary Groth and Mike Catron ask Denny O’Neil about the potential for the art form – specifically, beyond the mass audience and the superhero genre – and talk about a promising new writer O’Neil is editing, Frank Miller.
Alex Dueben checked in with Liz Prince to see how quarantine had upended her plans, the solace she found in a video game, and “social media distancing”.
Longtime cartoonist (and well-regarded bin diver) Jim Rugg catches up with Ian Thomas about his popular Youtube channel, his recent Kickstarter project, and what he’s talking about when he throws around the word “outlaw”.
Nicholas catches up with Nico Rodríguez about how things have been at Fatbottom, the popular Barcelona comic shop in the wake of Spain’s response to the spread of COVID-19.
Gene Luen Yang catches Alex up on two of his most recent comics: the sports & teaching memoir, Dragon Hoops and the retro title for DC, Superman Smashes The Klan.
Cynthia catches up with artist Beatrice Alemagna about how she’s been managing her time at home, how it has impacted her work methods, and her uneasy relationship with “social” media.
Julia Gfrörer talks to Alex Dueben about how the current pandemic has impacted her creative schedule, and what routines she’s using to cope with our new state of affairs.
