The Comics Journal #297 Edited by Mike Dean & Kristy Valenti; Gary Groth, executive editor This issue’s highlight is a career-spanning interview with Beetle Bailey/Hi & Lois creator Mort Walker, in which the veteran cartoonist gives you a front-row seat to post-WWII comic-strip history, with additional commentary from sons/collaborators Brian and Greg Walker, as well as fellow Sam’s Strip co-creator Jerry Dumas! Also: A conversation with Alan’s War author Emmanuel Guilbert (complete with a preview of his new graphic novel, The Photographer); a generous comics section featuring the work of pioneering British cartoonist Thomas Rowlandson, introduced with an essay on…
Daily links: 4/28/09
• Review: "With [Miss Lasko-Gross's] latest book, A Mess of Everything, it seems that not only does she grow up as young person, but this book also shows alot of promise and growth for Miss as a creator. […] [I]t is… an honest look at growth through an awkward time in one's life… Oh yeah, and the art is pretty darn good too." – Robin McConnell, Inkstuds • Review: "It's magnificent… a really, really good book." – Irish comics podcast The Comic Cast discusses Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier (link via Paul) • Preview: If you're looking for a…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – “Intermission” page 4
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me by Peter Bagge – Previews, Pre-Order, Plus
Now available for preview and pre-order: Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations by Peter Bagge, collecting a decade of informed, provocative, cantankerous & hilarious cartoon opinion pieces for Reason magazine from our favorite libertarian curmudgeon, on topics ranging from Stupid War to Stupid Sex and, of course, Stupid Politicians. This book is scheduled to be in stock in June and in stores approximately 4 weeks later. View a photo & video slideshow preview embedded here. Click here if it is not visible, and/or to view it larger in a new window (recommended). And at our product…
Daily links: 4/27/09
Due to the somewhat obsessive nature of my link gathering, I had the idea to start calling these posts "Daily OCD: Online Commentary & Diversions." What do you think, readers? Too cutesy-poo? Offensive to sufferers of real OCD? • List: The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon names "The Ten All-Time Best Long-Running Comics Series," with Love and Rockets Vol. I at #2 ("The best long-running and organic artistic achievement in serial comic book form… The Hernandez Brothers inspired and outworked a greatest generation of comics auteurs. Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez are each among that handful of artists who must be given…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – “Intermission” page 3
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Webcomics update for 4/24/09
Look sharp, we've got something different in this week's batch of online strips! I don't think Aunt Jiggles is in for quite what she expects in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan… The kids search for safe ground in this week's installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 51-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures…. And in our current 5-day chunk of Martin Kellerman's Rocky, we take a break from the daily strips to present a story running 4 full pages, starting yesterday and continuing through Tuesday of…
Daily links: 4/24/09
• Review: "If war is hell, Blazing Combat is heaven. …[A]lthough the subject matter is bleak, the presentation it’s been given is beautiful. This is as good as war comics get." – Rod Lott, Bookgasm • Review: "Adam Grano’s bold cover design is the perfect complement to Fantagraphics’ comprehensive collection of [Blazing Combat]… It’s remarkable how little these stories have aged, as many cover thematic ground that resonates to this day." – Kevin Church • Review: "Anders Nilsen's comics have the rare power to generate queasy laughter… Random cruelty, futility, ennui, and an implied assault on human complacency are the…
Fall 09 – Winter 10 Preview Part 10
We hope you've enjoyed our sneak peek at our Fall 2009 – Winter 2010 schedule of releases! Today's final excerpt from our latest book distributor's catalog, taking you through March of next year, includes Temperance, Cathy Malkasian's follow-up to the acclaimed Percy Gloom; The Search for Smilin' Ed by Kim Deitch; and Our Gang Vol. 4, continuing to collect Walt Kelly's 1940s kids' comic. (Note that all the info in this catalog is subject to change along the way to the books' release, including release dates, prices, cover art, book specs, etc.) Click here to download the PDF!
Differences
Today we celebrate the diversity of office cultures in alternative comics, as evidenced by sequential posts on Twitter:
