Secrets of the great cartoonists
Two separate stories shed some light on the psychology of two of the all-time greatest cartoonists, George Herriman and Georges "Hergé" Remi.
First, the...
Pull Quotes: Beyond the audience for the obscure
"You don’t ask somebody if they watch movies because of course they do, and that’d be great if comics were the same."
- Artist Amy...
WEHT: Bill Messner-Loebs?
A few years ago, cartoonist/writer William Messner Loebs (Journey) and his wife Nadine were destitute, and the comics industry rallied around them. Michigan Live...
Pull quotes: Where the money comes from
"These days, comics need to carry more weight, to make a stronger emotional connection with the reader. You can’t put a fluffy show like...
Dave Stevens book about ready to ship
Arnold Fenner writes to tell us that Spectrum Fantastic Art has posted several audio excerpts from interviews with the late Dave Stevens as well...
Keith Knight in Tucson
Controversial cartoonist Keith Knight visited the University of Arizona and talked about his recent, controversial cartoon which contained "the 'n' word", in a story...
Awesome photos
Google announced that they have made LIFE magazine's photos archives available online. Not only does this mean that regular folks can look at the...
Pull quotes: That farmland spark
"Before the turbines I had a very happy, hardworking life that actually makes me cry when I remember it."
- Lynda Barry talks to Vice...
S. Clay Wilson in intensive care with “severe brain injury”
Steve Duin has sad news:S. Clay Wilson, one of the seminal figures in the underground comix movement, suffered a "severe brain injury" last weekend,...
David Heatley responds
Last week's lively debate at Comics Comics over the merits of David Heatley's MY BRAIN IS HANGING UPSIDE DOWN has drawn a point-by-point...
The day in political cartooning
§ Gawker predicts hard times for political cartoonists if Obama is elected. Part of the problem is that caricaturing the African-American candidate could draw...
Bill Leak on the mend
Great news from down under, as cartoonist Bill Leak, who was in a medically induced coma for three days after experiencing a severe head...
