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Cartooning and Curmudgeonry with Alex Schumacher of MR. BUTTERCHIPS
We sat down with Alex Schumacher to discuss re-launching MR. BUTTERCHIPS, politics in comics and the intricacies of solo cartooning craft.

Christa Harader
May 5, 202122 min read
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EMPIRE OF THE SUPER-HEROES
Mark Cotta Vaz tells the origin story of superhero comics, and lays out the questionable business practices, contentious disputes and...

Dan Newland
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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R. Crumb: Literature, Autobiography, and the Quest for Self
R. Crumb is an astonishingly wide-ranging exploration of the literature, music and ideas that influenced the work of underground comix legen

Dan Newland
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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True Believer
True Believer is an unflinching and often painful look at the life and times (and crimes?) of Marvel’s legendary Stan Lee.

Dan Newland
Mar 2, 20216 min read
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JACK KIRBY
The Great Debate is a weekly comic studies column examining new and classic books about the creators, craft, and history of comics. If...

Dan Newland
Feb 16, 20216 min read
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COMIC BOOK NATION
Comic Book Nation is a well-researched, well-written and jargon-free look at American comic books of the 20th century.

Dan Newland
Jan 19, 20214 min read
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UNDERSTANDING COMICS
Understanding Comics was one of the first books to take a serious look at what comics are and what they capable of.

Dan Newland
Jan 5, 20214 min read
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