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The Magazine of Comics Journalism, Criticism and History
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Edward Gorey Week begins: ‘My family’s curious correspondence with Edward Gorey’ by Cynthia Rose www.tcj.com/the-curious-...

Gorgeous page by Chris Cilla. From new collection pub'd by @floatingworld.bsky.social, via review in @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/feas...

The homie Jake interviewed Zander Cannon for The Comics Journal. Give this a shot when you’ve got some free time 👍🏻

The more you drivel on, the more I wonder, “what does human flesh taste like?” Lucky for you here’s Clark Burscough with this week’s links: www.tcj.com/ethics-gradi...

Happy 100th Birthday Edward Gorey! Starting Monday, we’re dedicating a week to all of you Real Dear Persons out there with Gorey musings, reviews, scribbles and letters- enjoy!

A delightful interview I did with Jake Zawlacki at last SDCC, while eating a delicious lunch on a patio. www.tcj.com/you-can-do-a...

Happy 100th birthday to The New Yorker! Time to celebrate cartoonist Barbara Shermund and her role in shaping the magazine’s distinctive style- for everything to be said about this astonishing artist: Caitlin McGurk’s Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins www.fantagraphics.com/products/tel...

I write reviews and essays for "The Comics Journal." Here's a new one that looks at the work of Portland cartoonist-visionary Chris Cilla. www.tcj.com/reviews/feas...

Peony Gent is a cartoonist I generally like a great deal, but I found her latest, AUTOBIOGRAPHY HAS BECOME A STONE IN MY SHOE, frustrating in its mode of free-roaming inner monologue. My latest review, for TCJ: www.tcj.com/reviews/auto...

Paid @editionscornelius.bsky.social, one of France’s most important alternative publishing houses, a visit today to interview founder Jean-Louis Gauthey. Our conversation will appear in @comicsjournal.bsky.social

Casey is back for Arrivals and Departures and against $10 digests (art by Rebecca Kirby): www.tcj.com/arrivals-and...

autobiography has become a stone in my shoe by Peony Gent(Self-published, 2024) reviewed by Hagai Palevsky www.tcj.com/reviews/auto...

Hold Me, Clowes: fuss, fight and delight in the tears at Lucca Comics&Games 2024 with Valerio Stivé: www.tcj.com/lucca-comics...

For those who missed it over the weekend, here's my interview with @comicsjournal.bsky.social, thanks to @kristyvalenti.bsky.social

King Features Comics Editorial Director Tea Fougner’s exit interview: How the industry and comic strips have changed: www.tcj.com/king-feature...

@kristyvalenti.bsky.social of @comicsjournal.bsky.social was kind enough to interview me about the changing landscape of syndication and comic strips during my time at King Features! I hope you enjoy it! www.tcj.com/king-feature...

Baker's A Haunt of Fears: The Strange History of the British Horror Comics Campaign is an A+ piece of research that contains history that you will find nowhere else.

Using only 69 bags of conversation hearts, Clark Burscough collaged together every single word of this week’s links: www.tcj.com/they-melvine...

You can leave your hat on, but close the drapes! A new erotic anthology, Afternoon Affair (edited by TCJ regular Helen Chazan, self-published, 2024), reviewed by Sommer Browning www.tcj.com/reviews/afte...

Remembering comics scholar Martin Barker 1946-2022 www.tcj.com/remembering-...

www.tcj.com/reviews/afte... Afternoon Affair issue one has been reviewed in The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social! I am incredibly flattered, it's such an honor!

A beautiful review today of IN PERPETUITY in TCJ “You know that you are in the hands of master storytellers and artists that possess a steady hand.” @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/in-p...

Two for Tango, being a review of two comic books by mr. Ennis and mr. Burrows (for @comicsjournal.bsky.social of course) www.tcj.com/two-for-tang...

The US isn't there yet but this point seems close on the horizon. Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think! From SArah Kendzior, Andrea Chalupa, and Kasia Babis. Reviewed by Hank Kennedy at The Comics Journal. www.tcj.com/reviews/dict...

Delightful cute perfect little cardboard buildings! Hooray!

Two for Tango: Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows in love and war by Tom Shapira www.tcj.com/two-for-tang...

In Perpetuity by Pater and Maria Hoey (Top Shelf Comix, 2024) reviewed by Tasha Lowe www.tcj.com/reviews/in-p...

In the mood for a little something? Seth’s Dominion and the Realm of an Artist’s Interest by Tiffany Babb: www.tcj.com/seths-domini...

Remember when you made a bra out of two 2-liter soda bottles and it was the best Halloween costume of your entire life? The Tank Girl Trilogy by Alan Martin and Brett Parson (Titan Books, 2024) By Tim Hayes: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

Boredom, blacklisting or new beginnings? Why Crockett Johnson ended Barnaby By Philip Nel: www.tcj.com/boredom-blac...

Why did Crockett Johnson end “Barnaby”? Travel back with me to an alternate reality whose leading grifter is genial, not malevolent, and whose misbegotten plans injure only his pride. #comics #Barnaby @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/boredom-blac...

"'I Would Potentially Sacrifice My Life to Strangle You': A Sentiment Against AI Art" by Ben Passmore writing for @comicsjournal.bsky.social (2/10/25): www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...

In Defense of Synthetic Comics by Ilan Manouach: www.tcj.com/in-defense-o...

‘I would potentially sacrifice my life to strangle you’: A Sentiment Against AI Art by Ben Passmore www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...

TCJ with more extensive John Cassady obit www.tcj.com/remembering-...

bookmark this: Feiffer remembered: Interviews and other items from the TCJ archives - The Comics Journal

Political cartoonists on facing Donald Trump, again: ‘There is no consensus reality anymore’ l TCJ www.tcj.com/political-carto...

A great queer cartoonist tackles the life of a iconic LGBTQ writer who was part of the fabled Lost Generation. Read my interview with Jon Macy, author of the graphic bio, Djuna Barnes: An Extraordinary Life, now up on tcj. #queerart www.tcj.com/youre-my-obs...

"Generative AI is not an exciting new tool for artists, nor is it 'democratizing'. Generative AI is just the latest way for rich people to steal our work and sell it back under the guise of convenience." Ben Passmore on IA at TCJ: www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...

Ben Passmore at TCJ on generative AI is a good read, nicely spiky and well-argued. The sidebar about comics production and its original sin is more than welcome too. www.tcj.com/i-would-pote...

The birds can stay- it’s you who must go: make way for Clark Burscough with this week’s links www.tcj.com/youve-got-ju...

Feiffer links at @dailycartoonist.bsky.social: @cartoonbrew.bsky.social >animation, @vaultofculture.bsky.social >Comic Book Heroes book, @thedailyheller.bsky.social video, @literaryhub.bsky.social essay, @vmspod.bsky.social podcast, @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...

"📖✨ Fabulous comic scenes of bustling 1920s NYC 🏙️ from Jon Macy in the new graphic biography of Djuna Barnes. Great interview in @comicsjournal.bsky.social by @robkirbycomics.bsky.social ! 🎨🖋️

This week’s links, including articles you should check out from @comicsbeat.bsky.social, @chadnevett.bsky.social, @publisherswkly.bsky.social, @comicsjournal.bsky.social and more. www.fromcovertocover.com/the-comic-bo...

Acme Novelty Library Datebook Volume Three by Chris Ware (Drawn & Quarterly, 2024) reviewed by Leonard Pierce www.tcj.com/reviews/acme...

A New Chapter (11) for Diamond By Brigid Alverson: www.tcj.com/a-new-chapte...

My article on the Diamond bankruptcy is up at @comicsjournal.bsky.social. Check it out! www.tcj.com/a-new-chapte...

For certain comics fans of a certain age, there is no more significant a generational figure than Chris Ware. I'm lucky enough to finally review one of his books for @comicsjournal.bsky.social, so I talked about his journey, and mine with his work:

500 dogs barking: Autofiction in and out of Keum Suk Gendry-Kim’s Dog Days by Zachary Garrett: www.tcj.com/500-dogs-bar...