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The Magazine of Comics Journalism, Criticism and History
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'Survival is Aspirational': An Interview with Katie Skelly - The Comics Journal
The promotional copy for Katie Skelly’s graphic novel, Heaven, informs us that the new book is Skelly’s first outing in six years. In other words, it tells us: Katie Skelly is back. Of course, to thos...
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"I read once that ABBA would spend time improvising music without writing it down, and if they could remember the melodies the next day they knew they had something worthwhile. I like that idea." Read Katie Skelly's interview with The Comics Journal at https://ow.ly/tNjA50ZvYti!
'Survival is Aspirational': An Interview with Katie Skelly - The Comics Journal
The promotional copy for Katie Skelly’s graphic novel, Heaven, informs us that the new book is Skelly’s first outing in six years. In other words, it tells us: Katie Skelly is back. Of course, to those following, Skelly has never, strictly speaking, gone away — in the last six years she has launched her own... Read more »
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Writing about horror manga from the seventies got me talking about the psychological roots of fascism
Hide And Seek - The Comics Journal
Naono Yoshiko's early '70s "trauma shojo" manga short stories will horrify modern readers for many reasons, reviewer Brian Nicholson says.
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'Survival is Aspirational': An Interview with Katie Skelly - The Comics Journal
The promotional copy for Katie Skelly’s graphic novel, Heaven, informs us that the new book is Skelly’s first outing in six years. In other words, it tells us: Katie Skelly is back. Of course, to thos...
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Katie Skelly’s new book HEAVEN sees the cartoonist at her sharpest and most introspective. For TCJ, I spoke with Skelly about the book’s origins, the correspondence between art and life, and everything she’s been up to since 2020:
'Survival is Aspirational': An Interview with Katie Skelly - The Comics Journal
The promotional copy for Katie Skelly’s graphic novel, Heaven, informs us that the new book is Skelly’s first outing in six years. In other words, it tells us: Katie Skelly is back. Of course, to thos...
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"Brad Neely has an interesting sense of humor, and he draws funny to boot. That's really all it takes." @teganoneil5000.bsky.social compares Brad Neely ("he's pretty funny, pretty insightful, and pretty talented as well") to Gary Larson in @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/crea...
Here's me looking at Cram Comics #5 for @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/cram...
Cram Comics #5 - The Comics Journal
Lillian Ansell’s cover art to the fifth issue of Cram Comics gives us a partial idea of what to expect: a nude Bacchus sings while drunkenly slouching amidst a pastoral scene, all rendered in a loose ...
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@comicsjournal.bsky.social let me write about Stef Cragg, a Chicago native who conquered any media she worked in. There is a bit in here where I beg @microcosm.bsky.social to print the rest of her work; a shameless ploy, but Stef's pages demand such attention. www.tcj.com/stefanie-cra...
Stefanie Cragg: Invisible Queen of Media - The Comics Journal
"She never used pencils, but inked straight onto a blank page using only thumbnails as a reference. Cragg was as meticulous as she was stubborn; if a mistake was made, she would often toss out the ent...
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To quote Kyle Baker in my interview for The Comics Journal: "Can you eat a thank-you card? Is my kid gonna pay for college with the thank-you card? Will my doctor take that? 'You got a thousand dollars?' 'No, I was in the thank-you card!' I don't give a shit!" bleedingcool.com/comics/offic...
Official Comics "Special Thanks" Credits In Spider-Man: Brand New Day
All the Official Comics "Special Thanks" Credits from Spider-Man: Brand New Day, out in all cinemas tomorrow
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There's a nice piece about it in the Comics Journal here: www.tcj.com/a-holy-grail...
A Holy Grail in the Library of Congress: Visiting Steve Ditko's Amazing Fantasy #15 Original Artwork - The Comics Journal
A visit to the Library of Congress to see Steve Dikto's original art for Amazing Fantasy #15, which includes the first appearance of Spider-Man, which Ditko co-created with writer Stan Lee. The pages ...
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"Mollie Ray does an excellent job of conveying all the sadness and turmoil that come with a cancer diagnosis" Was a pleasure to review Mollie Ray's wonderful giant for The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/giant/
giant - The Comics Journal
giant (Faber & Faber, 2024) by Mollie Ray, reviewed by Aug Stone.
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Horrible news. Robert wrote a great eulogy here. I did a piece on Bizarro Wuxtry for Boing Boing a few years back: boingboing.net/2023/01/12/f...
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Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale by @garbageskeleton.skin
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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Feeling behind on all the comics news? @clarklebee.bsky.social understands your pain
The Rocket Ships of La Jolla — This Week's Links - The Comics Journal
Summertime and the living is hot, just constantly hot and humid and sticky.
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Presumably there are some things I would change now but I remember this piece being pretty good really
Scenes from a Marriage: Fujiwara Maki and Tsuge Yoshiharu - The Comics Journal
An examination of two books documenting roughly the same period in the lives of married artists: Fujiwara Maki's My Picture Diary and Tsuge Yoshiharu's The Man Without Talent.
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This was the first comic store to offer to buy issues of my comic and stock it on their shelves. That meant the world to me. It was my first year at @flukeathens.bsky.social, held right down the street.
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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Thanks to Robert Newsome and @comicsjournal.bsky.social for the piece, but this is very sad news. We live down south, and Bizarro-Wuxtry is easily the best comics shop in this part of the country. Also,Devlin is a prince and he has always been so supportive of our work. www.tcj.com/heartaches-b...
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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www.tcj.com/heartaches-b... you need to read this love letter to America's greatest comic book store, passing away before our eyes
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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Nice, but sad, write-up over at TCJ on the end of Bizarro-Wuxtry, truly one of the best comics shops of all time. Written by Athens GA comics sceen staple/Journal of MODOK Studies creator, Robert Newsome. www.tcj.com/heartaches-b...
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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I'm enjoying the Rebutalls & Regrets series on the TCJ site (the perfect title for what every Journal reader has felt at one time or another). My favorite so far is @tomshaps.bsky.social take on Howard Chaykin and Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination...
R&R: The Stars My Destination might not be comics exactly, but it's still great - The Comics Journal
Tom Shapira considers what might have been in comics with a look at Byron Priess and Howard Chaykin neglected adaptation.
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A beautiful tribute to Jerry Moriarty, one of my favorite RAW cartoonists!
RIP Jerry Moriarty — 1938-2026 - The Comics Journal
Jerry Moriarty, a self-proclaimed "paintoonist" whose comic strips helped launch RAW magazine, taught for 50 years at NY's School of Visual Arts.
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I wrote a eulogy for the best comic book store in the world at @comicsjournal.bsky.social I would appreciate it if you'd take a few minutes to read it. www.tcj.com/heartaches-b...
Heartaches: Bizarro-Wuxtry, The Remarkable Athens Comic Shop, is Up For Sale - The Comics Journal
The most wonderful comic shop I've ever seen, Bizarro-Wuxtry in Athens, Ga is for sale, Robert Newsome gives thanks.
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Tom Shapira Is my name @comicsjournal.bsky.social is my nation Old comics are my dwelling space And Stars My Destination www.tcj.com/rr-the-stars...
R&R: The Stars My Destination might not be comics exactly, but it's still great - The Comics Journal
Tom Shapira considers what might have been in comics with a look at Byron Priess and Howard Chaykin neglected adaptation.
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Forgot to share before, but @comicsjournal.bsky.social had a write up on Zine Dump, a new zine fair in Toronto which me and several other Toronto-based zinesters organized last year, with our 2nd event happening this November. Thank you Luis!!
There is Hope For Your Embittered Heart: Zine Dump 2025 Scene Report - The Comics Journal
Zine Dump 2025: resetting the standard for community-building in the comix world? Luis Ramirez-Liberato investigates.
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