Vintage Paperback Covers

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AIGA">Harvey Kurtzman at AIGA

Get yourselves over to the Aiga site to read an article on Harvey Kurtzman; Kurtzman holds a singular position, even among other comics masters. In the course of his career he created, edited, wrote and, along with other artists under his supervision, drew for publications ... AIGA">Read More

A Brief History of Yaoi

Shaenon Garrity over at Graphic Novel Review writes an introduction to Yaoi, the Japanese manga that features romance and/or sex between male characters, and is apparently one of the most popular manga genres in America, especially with teenage girls. Shaenon does a great job ... Read More

Psychological violence in late 1970s/early 1980s girls comics

Josie Fraser posts up;

Really delighted have spoken at Russell Davies's Interesting this year. It's easily one of my favorite conferences - entertaining, educational, creative, unpredictable and inspiring.

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Windsor McCay Animation

From Richard Cowdry's Love the Line comes this superb Windsor McCay film/animation: Read More

Bunty

Rod McKie casts an eye over Bunty in the wake of the recent Guardian reprints. Bunty was a weekly British comic for girls that began in 1958. Like most other British titles, it was an anthology and consisted of a collection of small strips sometimes two, sometimes ... Read More

Richard F. Outcault’s obituary

Yesterday's Papers reproduces the obituary of Richard Fenton Outcault, the creator of The Yellow Kid. He never had much schooling along the line of art, but it seemed to come to him. It was natural for him to draw and he loved the talent with ... Read More

& Comics of Rory Hayes">Where Demented Wented: The Art & Comics of Rory Hayes

I've posted briefly about Rory Hayes and the Mark Beyer connection before. I recently got 'Where Demented Wented: The Art & Comics of Rory Hayes' from Nostalgia & Comics in Birmingham. This is a real insight into Hayes' work. It isn't a simple collection ... & Comics of Rory Hayes">Read More

Bitterkomix, Racial Stereotypes and Tintin

Paul Gravett introduces South African Anton Kannemeyer and Bitterkomix. I found this article really interesting, especially following the news that a Brooklyn library has restricted access to Tintin in the congo. Parallels can be drawn between the premise of Paul's article Satire is in the ... Read More

150 Million year old Squid Ink?

Check out this story from the BBC about paleontologists drawing with 150 million year old squid ink. Astonishing. Read More