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Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Facism: Jeet Heer Commemtary in The Nation

Respected Canadian commentator Jeet Heer weighs in on Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse, the new documentary about Art Spiegelman, the cartoonist behind Maus, the 1986 Pulizer Prize winning graphic novel of his parents’ experiences during the Holocaust of Nazi Germany. From the article in The Nation: What finally brought Spiegelman some peace as the creatorContinueContinue reading “Art Spiegelman and the Inescapable Shadow of Facism: Jeet Heer Commemtary in The Nation”

Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview

Chester Brown had a long, chatty, and ultimately charming 3 hour interview on one of his favourite podcasts, Fakeologist. Here he talks, among other things, about his role in the production of Paying For It, where some of seed and production money to make the film came from, and some of Sook Yin-Lee’s motivation behindContinueContinue reading “Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview”

The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown

William Schwartz talks with Chester Brown and Sook-Yin Lee on the making of the movie version of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying For It, for The Comics Journal. From the intoduction to the interview: Sex work isn’t any less of a hot button issue now than it was ten or twenty years ago. But Paying ForContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown”

The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin

D. D. Degg of The Daily Cartoonist spotlights Seth’s comic appreciating Rea Irvin, the first art director of the New Yorker who created the magazine’s iconic look and its first cover, in its 100th Anniversary issue. Irwin’s font, design, and style defined the magazine in a way that is essential to its identity and enduresContinueContinue reading “The Daily Cartoonist Appreciates the 100th Anniversary Issue of The New Yorker and Seth’s Comic About Rea Irvin”

True North Country Comics: Andy Brown reveals 2025 plans for Conundrum Press

From the True North Comics Podcast site: True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Andy Brown about the graphic novels planned this year from Conundrum Press.Here’s my chat with publisher Andy Brown about graphic novels planned this year from Conundrum Press.Please like and subscribe to this website by hitting the subscribe button. You’ll be notifiedContinueContinue reading “True North Country Comics: Andy Brown reveals 2025 plans for Conundrum Press”

Brigid Alverson writes of Diamond Comics Distributor’s Bankruptcy for The Comics Journal

In shocking news, the iconic monolith Diamond Distributors files for bankruptcy, but Brigid Alverson writes there is so much more to the industry today than before. Thinge are going to be alright: What has happened to Diamond is, ironically, an unraveling of the exclusives that allowed it to dominate in the first place. In theContinueContinue reading “Brigid Alverson writes of Diamond Comics Distributor’s Bankruptcy for The Comics Journal”