John Kelly
Articles
The Best of 2023, as Decreed by Our Contributors
Our print edition will offer a focused “Best of 2023” in the near future. This is… different.
Remembering Ted Richards… And A Look Back at the Air Pirates
Ted Richards, one of the notorious “Air Pirates” that parodied Walt Disney’s characters and fought the company in court, died on April 21, 2023. John Kelly tells his story, as a host of friends and colleagues pay tribute.
The Best Comics of 2022
STOP, THE YEAR CANNOT END UNTIL WE HAVE DECLARED THE BEST COMICS.
Taking a Look at Dirty Pictures (without the pictures)
John Kelly takes a look at Brian Doherty’s new history of underground comics – and takes his concerns to the author.
Simon Deitch, 1947-2022
Remembering the late underground cartoonist: a complicated natural talent, and a child of 20th century American pop culture.
Remembering Justin Green
An extraordinary group of artists, friends and admirers has been gathered by John Kelly to pay tribute to the great Justin Green, one of the most influential and powerful storytellers of the underground generation.
