“Born from universal ideas, crafted by the hands of artists, written with passion, the comic strip has become the medium for narratives that can be read again and again and images that can be stared at pensively in the hushed space of a museum.”
The Black and the White: Maus and the Art Spiegelman Exhibit by Charles-Adam Foster-Simard
“The Art Spiegelman exhibit, which collects decades of material from the artist’s personal collection, makes the artist’s struggle visible on the curated walls of a museum.”
The Black and the White: Maus and the Art Spiegelman Exhibit by Charles-Adam Foster-Simard
Watchmen author Alan Moore describes his forthcoming series as “my attempt to write what I would consider to be a piece of ultimate [H.P.] Lovecraft fiction.”
In 1952, John Steinbeck wrote that Al Capp, the cartoonist and Lil’ Abner creator, might well have been the best writer working in the world at the time. In the Times, Andy Webster reviews a new biography of Capp, which reveals that underneath it all lay “a toxic chip on his shoulder.”
“Some say that the ‘recluse’ is an endangered species, but to my knowledge, there’s still one artist who is keeping the idea of the private public figure alive: Bill Watterson, writer and illustrator of the beloved comic strip Calvin and Hobbes.”
In the mind of the ethical parent, one question overshadows all others: what’s the best way to get your kid to read Calvin and Hobbes? Unfortunately, there are no simple answers, only theories. (ICYMI: here’s a tribute to Calvin’s snow sculptures.)
Year In Reading contributor Matt Dojny has his comics work highlighted by the good folks at The Rumpus.
“Archer is so outrageous it’s hard to believe the show even airs. Beneath its filthiness, however, lies a recognizable anarchistic urge.”
- Charles Bock, “On Archer’s Underground Comix Roots”
I drew this comic, based on a short story by Lindsay Hunter, for the latest issue of Barrelhouse. I loved the original story so much, it was a super huge pleasure to muck it up with my drawings.
This is fantastic!
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