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This is Your Comic on Drugs

Anthony Mathenia — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 11:00:36 +0000

How Drugs Killed Comics In 1954 the comic publishing industry faced a Galactus-sized threat from psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. His study linked comic book reading to juvenile delinquency and other social ills. The report whipped up… [more]

Robert Crumb’s Best Art Was Some of His Most Subtle

Ian Dawe — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 11:00:48 +0000

The partnership between Harvey Pekar and Robert Crumb was one of the more curious, and one of the most artistically satisfying in all of comics. Friends for years before even considering making comics together, these… [more]

On Canons, Critics, Consensus, and Comics, Part 3

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:00:57 +0000

This week marks the final installment of our search for a comics canon. As I mentioned in the first column, I recently conducted a survey of the people who contribute to Sequart. A total of 25… [more]

“Let Them Serve as Signs”: Graphic Adaptations of Christian Texts

Tom Miller — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:00:08 +0000

In issue number 301 of The Comics Journal, there are articles critiquing two major spiritual works in the graphic tradition. One of these works is R. Crumb’s Book of Genesis, the other Dave Sim’s Cerebus. While the latter… [more]

Kafka and The Bunny Suicides

Forrest Helvie — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:00:39 +0000

The Bunny Suicides" title="Kafka and The Bunny Suicides" style="float:left;" />During the last week of December, savvy shoppers are aware of the 50% discount on new calendars for the upcoming year. It is with this in mind that I accompany my wife to the mall… [more]

On Robert Crumb’s The Book of Genesis Illustrated, Genesis Chapter 22

Colin Smith — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:00:34 +0000

The Book of Genesis Illustrated, Genesis Chapter 22" title="On Robert Crumb’s The Book of Genesis Illustrated, Genesis Chapter 22" style="float:left;" />What to do when trapped with a front-line, world-class bore? At the point of throttling Randolph Churchill during a wartime mission to Yugoslavia, Evelyn Waugh and Freddie Birkenhead bet the then-Prime Minister’s son £20 that… [more]

A Place for Bold: Understanding Frank Miller

Julian Darius — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:20:43 +0000

No one seems to get Frank Miller. Despite the flurry of digital ink spilled over him, most critics seem to be left scratching their heads. Indeed, the entire body of Frank Miller criticism can now… [more]

The Future of a Re-Fusion

Gene Phillips — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:00:13 +0000

Not long ago, I saw a post on the the Comics Beat by former Comics Journal contributor Robert Boyd remarking upon the virtual separation of the world of “mainstream comics” and “artcomics.” Boyd didn’t comment… [more]