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What Jonathan Jones Gets Wrong About Comics

February 16, 2015

…Pretty much everything. On the Guardian‘s Art and Design blog, art critic Jonathan Jones slammed the art of “the comic-book universe” for being “banal” and “lack[ing]…ambition and verve.” A reasonable criticism, if he’d given evidence ...

Comic Strips, Opinion

Political Cartooning With Joe Dator: Clean Lines and Jokes

February 11, 2015

At first, I thought I really did not like artist Joe Dator. My initial assumption was that he was sexist and took easy shots like so many other political cartoonists. Honestly, these thoughts were based almost entirely off the the first cartoon of his that I saw, which was this one:

Art & Design, Interviews, Zines

harlequin creature: One of a Kind Literary Experience

February 4, 2015

*Cover art is the manifesto by Alvey Jones, Jade Fusco, Gustave Morin, Meghan Forbes, Ian Mclellan Davis, Hannah McMurray* I am a lover of literature, and of the special literary treasure that is the lit mag. Lit mags, literary journals, zines, and some graphic novels have so much overlap ...

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Portrait of a Comics Journalist in 2014 (2/2)

January 13, 2015

Through September and October, I did a small survey of comics bloggers and journalists. I had 74 responses from a wide variety of writers. Some are popular, independent bloggers on WordPress and Tumblr. Some work for sites like the Mary Sue or IGN. And some are new bloggers, just finding their ...

Comics, Opinion

Britain, Books, Politics: Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan Said “The Ban on Sending Books to Prisoners Was Always an Absurd Policy”

December 9, 2014

If you had to hide drugs, would you hide them in a book? I wouldn’t. And if I was relying on drugs as either a balm or a currency during time spent in prison, would you say “well the exact thing she doesn’t need in her life is books?” No! Because you aren’t a ...

Comics, Zines

WWAC on the Town: Lush Launches Sandlewood Smugglers Graphic Novel

December 2, 2014

Gorilla Perfume, an offshoot of Lush Cosmetics, have published their first graphic novel: On the Trail of Sandalwood Smugglers – a “true tale of deceit, duplicity and decapitation.” It’s the story behind the new Smugglers’ Soul unisex perfume, which uses the sought-after ingredient sandalwood ...

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Karen Abbott’s New “Women’s Magazine” About the Civil War

October 16, 2014

Karen Abbott is the author of Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys and the Battle for America’s Soul (2007), American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: The Life and Times of Gypsy Rose Lee (2010), and most recently Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. She is a well-received author who focuses ...

Interviews

Hogwarts, After Dark: Event and Interview

October 13, 2014

On Thursday, September 4th, I headed out of my home long after the sun had set. Like a young Mr. Harry Potter, I entered the train depot alone, unsure of what awaited me. Maybe I would find my Ron and Hermione on this Red line trip to the Northside of Chicago, I thought. Of course, that’s about ...

Comics, Opinion

Why PANELS Will Be Good for Comics Journalism and Comics Readers

October 7, 2014

BookRiot launched a companion site dedicated to comics called Panels. I cursed. I vowed revenge. More competition? Fucking great. But while I was annoyed on a personal (financial) level to see another big, general interest, comics site sprout up, I was also pleased as punch on a professional ...

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Write About Comics? Do I Have the Survey for You!

September 25, 2014

So you write about comics in a professional or semi-professional (even quasi-maybe-sort-of-professional) capacity. So you’re interested in what other comics journalists and critics really think about the industry and its future. Well, you should definitely fill out this survey! The first ...

Journalism

What Jonathan Jones Gets Wrong About Comics

Political Cartooning With Joe Dator: Clean Lines and Jokes

harlequin creature: One of a Kind Literary Experience

Portrait of a Comics Journalist in 2014 (2/2)

Britain, Books, Politics: Shadow Justice Secretary Sadiq Khan Said “The Ban on Sending Books to Prisoners Was Always an Absurd Policy”

WWAC on the Town: Lush Launches Sandlewood Smugglers Graphic Novel

Karen Abbott’s New “Women’s Magazine” About the Civil War

Hogwarts, After Dark: Event and Interview

Why PANELS Will Be Good for Comics Journalism and Comics Readers

Write About Comics? Do I Have the Survey for You!

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