Reviews: Gfrörer, Wiedeman, Gennis look to the past
Laid Waste by Julia Gfrörer
This excruciatingly sad novella has Julia Gfrörer examining the horror of being a survivor, in a way that manages to...
Review: Bernadou, Varela, Mendes deliver three strong works
Canopy by Karine Bernadou
Bernadou’s excellent silent parable of what it’s like to be a woman out in the world follows Canopy from her childhood —...
Fantagraphics to launch All Time Comics line of….superhero comics??? UPDATED
UPDATE: Just added the press release with a lot more info below. Worth noting: Rich Buckler, who is contributing to the issue, once sued...
Only known Fletcher Hanks painting found in barn!
Fletcher Hanks is a cult cartoonist whose carer spanned only a few years - 1939 to 1941 - but in that time he produced a...
Cyber Monday: Fantagraphics 40% off sale and gift guide!
Fantagraphics is having a site wide 40% off sale for Cyber Monday. Seriously, get your gifting done early -- they've even provided a gift...
Review: Guy Colwell looks at the subtle side of control
Human beings have, historically, revealed a vigorous capacity for steering other human beings away from the way they are currently living into a more...
Interview: Anya Davidson on rebellion, punk rock and ‘Band for Life’
Anya Davidson's 'Band for Life' is one of the boldest graphic novels of the year, an eye splitting trip into the lives of am indie punk rock band and their misadventures. Call it Josie and the Pussycats for the post-iTunes generation. Here Davidson talks about her own music tastes and band as well as the history of the strip and her use of color.
Review: Two tiny books with big differences between them
Nicolas by Pascal Girard
This is a deceptively simple book that takes slices from the life of creator Pascal Girard’s life that all revolve around his...
Dash Shaw’s animated film about high school to be shown at two acclaimed film...
Add comics formalist/experimenter Dash Shaw (Bottomless Belly Button) to the list of cartoonist/movie directors: his animated film My Entire High School is Sinking Into...
SDCC ’16: Crushing the Mainstream: Love & Rockets’ Past, Present and Future
By Donald Powell
The Love & Rockets panel on Thursday at SDCC gave a bird’s eye view of the history of underground comics over the...
Video: Odenkirk, Richter and Adlon among those who appreciate Tony Millionaire’s Drinky Crow
Tony Millionaire's Maakies comic strip is still one of the glories of comics, if you like luscious linework, raucous drunken antics, the tang of...
SPX to spotlight Fantagraphics’ 40th Anniversary with Sacco, Clowes, more
If you weren't coming to SPX before, you are now: this year's edition will sotlight Fantagraphics' 40 year anniversary with a TRUE all-star line-up including: Joe Sacco, Trina Robbins, Daniel Clowes and The Hernandez Brothers, Carol Tyler, Jim Woodring, Drew Friedman and Ed Piskor.
















