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The Comics Journal
The Comics Journal
Since 1976
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Katsuhiro Otomo

Jiro Taniguchi

Taniguchi Jirō and His Gekiga Years

Natsume Fusanosuke | January 19, 2023

Naoki Urasawa

Urasawa Naoki: An ‘Adult’ Since He Was Young

Natsume Fusanosuke | September 22, 2022

Reviews

Heaven’s Door Extra Works

Keiichi Koike, translated by Ajani Oloye

Last Gasp

Joe McCulloch | February 8, 2022

Articles

Taiyō Matsumoto

“My Dream is to Die”: Taiyō Matsumoto’s No. 5

A sweeping discussion of a standout contemporary manga: Taiyō Matsumoto’s costumed action epic, which imploded from the weight of warfare in the early ’00s.

Sean McTiernan | July 13, 2022

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/20/16 – My Imperfect Commendation)

Comics: Still Fit in 2016.

Joe McCulloch | January 19, 2016

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (6/10/15 – Forever Floppies)

Hope you’re wearing generous pants, ’cause there’s plenty to roll up in your pockets!

Joe McCulloch | June 9, 2015

Li Kunwu

Angoulême est Charlie; Chinese Partnership; Otomo Grand Prix

A report from the first day of the Angoulême festival.

Matthias Wivel | January 30, 2015

“I’ve Already Forgot What I Said to You, But I Know It’s the Truth”: The Testimony of Jean-Pierre Dionnet

The indefatigable co-founder of Métal Hurlant and Les Humanoïdes Associés holds forth on life, art, crime, war, and his return to English translation.

Joe McCulloch | November 8, 2013

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/2/12 – My HP Printer/Scanner is About to Explode)

On one hand, I do not have Jonathan Lethem in this column. But on the other, I’ve got an explosion of Japanese comics from New York City! Wait, why is my hand exploding? That’s terrible.

Joe McCulloch | May 1, 2012

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