Category >> Popeye
Daily links: 1/20/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Robert Williams , Popeye , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , john kerschbaum , Jason , Jaime Hernandez , Dash Shaw , Al Columbia
20 Jan 2009 1:00 AM
• List: Sean T. Collins reveals his Best Comics of 2008 , with Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers, Mome Vols. 10-12, and Pocket Full of Rain by Jason crowded into a 6-way tie (counting Mome as one entry) for 15th place and Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman in 14th
• List: The Indie Jones WizardUniverse Blog "Best of 2008" has The Last Musketeer by Jason, Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw, and "Invasion" by Al Columbia (from Mome Vol. 12 ) on it
• List: The Guardian names The Three Paradoxes by Paul Hornschemeier as one of "The best graphic novels" as part of their series "1000 novels everyone must read"
• Review: On TheRumpus.net , The Believer editor Andrew Leland has a great review of Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum
• Review: DJ Sloofus's Baaadaaaassssss Blog! looks at Popeye Vol. 3 and declares "All hail Segar!"
• Video: Arrested Motion compiles an 11-part video from YouTube user sketchv of Robert Williams 's recent talk at the Oakland Museum of California
• Oddity: The Solar Sisterhood takes note of a calendar of real-life Maggie the Mechanic s
• Oddity: On YouTube, Chinese Popeye vs. some mummies
2008 Best-of List tally
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Zak Sally , Willie and Joe , walt holcombe , Tim Lane , Thomas Ott , Steve Ditko , Sergio Ponchione , Rory Hayes , Robert Pollard , Rebel Visions , Ray Fenwick , Popeye , Peanuts , Patrick Rosenkranz , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , Lilli Carré , Kim Deitch , Kevin Huizenga , Jules Feiffer , Josh Simmons , Johnny Ryan , John Pham , john kerschbaum , Joe Kubert , Jason , Jaime Hernandez , Hotwire , Gilbert Hernandez , Gabriella Giandelli , Fletcher Hanks , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Daniel Clowes , Bob Levin , Blake Bell , Bill Schelly , Bill Mauldin , Beasts , awards
8 Jan 2009 12:53 PM
We've been posting these as we've found them, but here's a (slightly OCD) alphabetical list of Fantagraphics titles and whose year-end lists that they've appeared on, for your handy reference. (Links will continue to be added as we find them.) Rankings appear in parentheses; no number means the list was unranked:
Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane • Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notes , "Favorite Books of 2008" • Alan David Doane, "Debut of the Year" • Inland Empire Weekly • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • Frank Santoro, "Top 9 of '08" (#2) • Marc Sobel (#2) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Amor Y Cohetes by the Hernandez Brothers • The Independent , "Best Comics"
Angry Youth Comix Vol. II #14 by Johnny Ryan • comiXology "Best Comics of 2008" (#15) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#9)
Beasts! Book 2 • Book By Its Cover "Best of BBIC 2008" (#5)
Beyond Palomar by Gilbert Hernandez • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#17) • The Independent , "Best Comics"
Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw • Amazon.com, "Best Books of 2008 - Top 10 Books: Comics & Graphic Novels" (#4) • Derik Badman, "Best Comics of 2008" • Tom Bondurant, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" • Bookmunch , "Graphic Novel of the Year" • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#12) • Box Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! "Fun Fifty of 2008" (#25) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#4) • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#41) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#3) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#9) • Entertainment Weekly , "Best Fiction of 2008" (#5) • GraphicNovelReporter, "Best Graphic Novels of 2008" • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#2) • I Love Rob Liefeld , "The Best Comics of 2008" (#2) • Tom Kaczynski • Largehearted Boy , "Favorite Graphic Novels of 2008" • Minty Lewis at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Original Graphic Novel" (runner-up) • J. Caleb Mozzocco, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Mari Naomi at The Daily Cross Hatch • New York Magazine , "The Top Ten Graphic Novels" (#2) • Brian Nicholson, "Best Comics of 2008" (#1) • The Oklahoman 's Nerdage blog, "2008's best graphic novels" (#4) • Shannon O'Leary at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (#1) • Arthur Smid at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008" • Aron Nels Steinke, "My Top Ten" • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top 100 People of 2008" (#81) • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top Comics of 2008" (#1) • The Village Voice , "Pulp Fictions: The Best of 2008" • Washington Post, "Best Comics of 2008" • Douglas Wolk, "Favorite Book-Length Comics of 2008" (#3)
The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968 by Charles M. Schulz • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#36)
Deitch's Pictorama by the brothers Deitch • Michael C. Lorah, Newsarama , "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" • Jeet Heer, "Best Comics of 2008"
Daddy's Girl by Debbie Drechsler • Tim O'Shea, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008"
The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#7) • Alan David Doane, "Graphic Novel of the Year" • Michael C. Lorah, Newsarama , "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Comic I Didn't Get Around to Reviewing" (runner-up) • The Oklahoman 's Nerdage blog, "2008's best graphic novels" (#8) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (#2, tied) • Douglas Wolk, "Favorite Book-Length Comics of 2008" (#1)
Explainers by Jules Feiffer • Robert Boyd, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#37) • Joe Matt at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" (runner-up) • Newsarama , "Top 5: Best Archival Comics, 2008" (#3) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga • Box Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#15: "the works of Kevin Huizenga") • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#51) • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#4) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#1) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#1) • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#7) • I Love Rob Liefeld , "The Best Comics of 2008" (#8) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#7) • Bill Kartalopoulos at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Comic I Didn't Get Around to Reviewing" (runner-up) • Brian Nicholson, "Best Comics of 2008" • The Oklahoman , "Top 10 Periodical Comic Book Series of 2008" (#4: "the comics of Kevin Huizenga") • Jesse Reklaw at The Daily Cross Hatch (#2) • Aron Nels Steinke, "My Top Ten" • Jeremy Tinder at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Leigh Walton at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1)
Ghost World: Special Edition by Daniel Clowes • Alan David Doane, "Reissue of the Year"
Grotesque #2 by Sergio Ponchione • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#48)
Hall of Best Knowledge by Ray Fenwick • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#46) • Drawn! "Favourite Comics and Art Books of 2008" • The Cultural Gutter , "10 Comics I Liked in 2008"
Hotwire Comics Vol. 2 • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#43)
I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks • Mindless Ones , "Top Comics of 2008"
Interiorae #3 by Gabriella Giandelli • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
Jessica Farm Vol. 1 by Josh Simmons • Mike Carey at the Forbidden Planet blog • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#17) • Joe Infurnari at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
The Lagoon by Lilli Carré • Jeff Lemire at The Daily Cross Hatch • Tim O'Shea, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" • Nate Powell at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • USA TODAY Pop Candy , "Top 100 People of 2008" (#58) • USA TODAY Pop Candy, "Top Comics of 2008" (#6)
The Last Musketeer by Jason • J. Caleb Mozzocco, "The Best Comics of 2008"
Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by The Hernandez Brothers • Johnny Bacardi, "2008 Personal 10 Best in Comics" • Robert Boyd, "The Best Comics of 2008" • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#19) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#42) • Comic Book Resources "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#20) • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#11) • The Daily Blog , "10 for '08" • Michel Fiffe at The Daily Cross Hatch • Jeet Heer, "Best Comics of 2008" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best New Series" • The OC Weekly , "The Year's Best Graphic Books and Novels" • Publishers Weekly "Comics Week's Third Annual Critic's Poll" (Honorable Mention) • Frank Santoro, "Top 9 of '08" (#3) • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008" • Rich Tommaso
Man of Rock: A Biography of Joe Kubert by Bill Schelly • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Moments of Comic-Related Happiness in 2008"
Mome Vol. 12 • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#29) • comiXology , "Best Comics of 2008" (#21) • Daily Vanguard , "Top 10 Graphic Novels and Comics of 2008" (#5) • Jog - The Blog , "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" (#18) • Jesse Reklaw at The Daily Cross Hatch (#5 - includes Vol. 10-11) • Marc Sobel ("the comics of Dash Shaw in Mome ," #4) • Douglas Wolk at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3)
Most Outrageous: The Trials and Tespasses of Dwaine Tinsley and Chester the Molester by Bob Levin • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Book About Comics" • Marc Sobel (#3) • The Village Voice , "2008's Best Comics, Clip Art, and Pedophilia"
The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott • The SF Site , Rick Klaw, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#2) • The SF Site , Mark London Williams, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#5)
Perla La Loca by Jaime Hernandez • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#16) • The Independent , "Best Comics" • Zack Soto, "personal 'best of/favorite' comics of 2008"
Petey & Pussy by John Kerschbaum • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#7) • Bob Fingerman at The Daily Cross Hatch • Joe Infurnari at The Daily Cross Hatch (#5)
Pocket Full of Rain and Other Stories by Jason • Matthew Brady, "Best Comics of 2008" (#16) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#35)
Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!" by E.C. Segar • Dustin Harbin, Top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" (#4) • Joe Matt at The Daily Cross Hatch (#2) • Chris Mautner, "Robot 6," Comic Book Resources , "Favorite Comics of 2008" (#1) • Newsarama , "Top 5: Best Archival Comics, 2008" (#2) • Jeff Smith • Frank Stack at The Daily Cross Hatch
Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975 by Patrick Rosenkranz • The SF Site , Mark London Williams, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#1)
Sammy the Mouse #2 by Zak Sally • Austin English at The Daily Cross Hatch (#1) • Tom Neely at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4)
Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell • Alan David Doane, "Comic Art Book of the Year" (tie) • Paul Gravett, "The Best of 2008 - Books About Comics" • The SF Site , Rick Klaw, "Nexus Graphica: Top Ten Graphic Novel or Comics Related Publications" (#5) • St. Louis Post-Dispatch , "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
Sublife Vol. 1 by John Pham • Jeffrey Brown at The Daily Cross Hatch (#4) • Comic Book Resources , "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#72)
Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman • Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! "Fun Fifty of 2008" (#11) • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#24) • Comic Book Resources , "Best 100 Comics of 2008" (#70) • "Comics Should Be Good: Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#5) • comiXology , "The Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#8) • Same Hat! Same Hat! "Best X of Everything 2008: Comics!" (#5)
Things Just Get Away from You by Walt Holcombe • Mike Carey at the Forbidden Planet blog
Town of Mirrors by Robert Pollard • KEXP, "2008's Best Books About Popular Music"
Where Demented Wented: The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#38) • Paul Gravett, "The Best of 2008 - Books About Comics" • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" (runner-up) • The Village Voice , "2008's Best Comics, Clip Art, and Pedophilia" • The Village Voice , "Pulp Fictions: The Best of 2008"
Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin • Rob Clough, "My Top 50 Comics of the Year" (#10) • Shaenon Garrity at The Daily Cross Hatch (#3) • The Boston Globe "Out of Line" blog • Matt Kindt at The Daily Cross Hatch • Chris Marshall at the Forbidden Planet International Blog (#2) • Chris Mautner, The Patriot-Ledger , "Moxie Awards: Best Collection of Previously Published Material" • Bram Meehan, "Top Ten Comics of 2008" (#10) • Ben Ostrander at The Comics Reporter
Daily links: 1/5/09
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Simon Deitch , Roger Langridge , Robert Pollard , reviews , Popeye , Peanuts , Mome , Michael Kupperman , Lilli Carré , Kim Deitch , Kevin Huizenga , Johnny Ryan , Jaime Hernandez , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Craig Yoe , Boody Rogers , Bob Fingerman , Beasts
5 Jan 2009 11:39 AM
• Michael C. Lorah's "Top Eleven: Best of 2008" at Newsarama includes The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez and Deitch's Pictorama by the brothers Deitch
• On Jog's "Twenty 'Hot Ones' from 2008" best-of list : Mome Vol. 12 (#18), Angry Youth Comix #14 by Johnny Ryan (#9), and Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga (#7)
• Comic Book Resources ' new multi-author blog Robot 6 presents their "favorite comics of 2008," which include Tom Bondurant's choice of Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw; Chris Mautner giving Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!" by E.C. Segar the top spot; and Tim O'Shea including The Lagoon by Lilli Carré and Daddy's Girl by Debbie Drechsler
• The Oklahoman 's "top 10 periodical comic book series of 2008" places "the comics of Kevin Huizenga " at #4
• In their "Bull Tongue" column for Arthur Magazine , Thurston Moore & Byron Coley check out Town of Mirrors by Robert Pollard and declare it "stunning"
• Newsarama talks to Craig Yoe about Boody Rogers and our upcoming Yoe-edited collection of Rogers's work, Boody: The Bizarre Comics of Boody Rogers
• Comic Book Resources ' "Comics Should Be Good" spotlights the comics of Michael "Tales Designed to Thrizzle " Kupperman
• LIT MOB looks at The Lagoon by Lilli Carré
• The Northwest Science Fiction Society takes note of Beasts! Book 2
• The Daily Cross Hatch presents part 2 of their 3-part interview with Bob Fingerman
• Douglas Wolk has started sharing pages from his convention sketchbook; here's Roger Langridge
• Looking for our books in Tokyo? When Comic Books Ruled the Earth recommends Tower Records in Shibuya
• According to Boing Boing , "snoopy " is the 192nd worst password of all time (beating out "buddy " but just behind "chester ")
Daily links: 12/22/08
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Steve Ditko , reviews , Popeye , Peanuts , Paul Hornschemeier , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , John Pham , Joe Coleman , Jack Cole , Fletcher Hanks , Dash Shaw , Blake Bell , Beasts
22 Dec 2008 2:22 PM
Janice says if you bring
the Olive Oyl dress to Comic-Con she will totally wear it.
Daily links: 12/18/08
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under walt holcombe , Ted Stearn , Popeye , Mome , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , Linda Medley , Lilli Carré , Krazy Kat , Kevin Huizenga , Jules Feiffer , Josh Simmons , Johnny Ryan , John Pham , Fletcher Hanks , Fantagraphics history , Dash Shaw , comics industry , Cathy Malkasian , Beasts
18 Dec 2008 2:43 PM
• Inside baseball: in a must-read slice of industry history from the mid-1980s, former Fantagraphics staffer Dave Olbrich comes clean about the debacle of the Jack Kirby Awards . Be sure to check the comments for official reaction from Kim Thompson
• Cartoon Brew recommends Fuzz & Pluck: Splitsville by Ted Stearn
• Comics - History & Price Guides takes note of Krazy & Ignatz 1931-1932 by George Herriman
• Stella Matutina says Castle Waiting by Linda Medley would "make a great present for the fairy tale-loving feminist in your life"
• Rob Clough reviews Sublife Vol. 1 by John Pham
• Jim Hanley's Universe recommends Percy Gloom by Cathy Malkasian as a Staff Pick
• The Seattle Times includes Beasts! Book 1 and Book 2 in their listing of new local book offerings
An explosion of end-of-year lists:
• USA TODAY Pop Candy places Lilli Carré at #58 on the list of "Top 100 People of 2008"
• Book By Its Cover includes Beasts! Book 2 in their Top 10 of 2008
• Jeff Smith says Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!" by E.C. Segar was a favorite of 2008
• Robert Boyd names Jules Feiffer's Explainers and the Hernandez Brothers' Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 two of "The Best Comics of 2008"
• Brian Nicholson places Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw at the top of his list of Best Comics for the year, with Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga not far behind
• Dustin Harbin 's top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" has Bottomless Belly Button at #2, Popeye Vol. 3 at #4, and Ganges #2 at #7
• Johnny Bacardi puts Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 on his "2008 Personal 10 Best in Comics" list (previously noted, but I forgot the link)
• Mindless Ones names I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher Hanks a "Top Comic of 2008" (yes, it came out in 2007 but I think they're UK)
• At comiXology , Tucker Stone unveils #30-11 of his "Best Comics of 2008," with Mome Vol. 12 , Jessica Farm Vol. 1 by Josh Simmons, Angry Youth Comix Vol. II #14 by Johnny Ryan, and Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 making the list
• GraphicNovelReporter names Bottomless Belly Button one of their "Best Graphic Novels of 2008"
• On the Forbidden Planet International blog , Mike Carey names Things Just Get Away from You by Walt Holcombe ("a strange little masterpiece") and Jessica Farm Vol. 1 ("willfully perverse") as two of his three favorite comics of the year
(Hat tip to Largehearted Boy 's diligent compilation of "Best of 2008" Book Lists for a few of these links.)
Daily links: 12/8/08
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tim Lane , The Comics Journal , Steve Ditko , Robert Pollard , reviews , Popeye , Paul Karasik , Pat Moriarity , Miss Lasko-Gross , Mark Newgarden , Love and Rockets , Los Bros Hernandez , Linda Medley , Lilli Carré , Kevin Huizenga , Jules Feiffer , Humbug , Dash Shaw , Blake Bell , Bill Willingham , Bill Mauldin , Beasts
8 Dec 2008 1:03 AM
Holy figs, this daily link post looks like one of my weekly roundups of old:
• PopMatters takes a quick look at Robert Pollard's Town of Mirrors
• PopMatters again, on Bill Mauldin's Willie & Joe: The WWII Years
• Iconoctlán examines The Comics Journal #293 (en Español; Google translation )
• The Austin American-Statesman 's lengthy roundup of coffee-table book holiday recommendations includes Bill Mauldin's Willie & Joe: The WWII Years and Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell
• NuVoid wraps up the 2008 output of Robert Pollard, including Town of Mirrors
• Did you know that if you buy the Popeye the Sailor: 1941-1943 (Vol. 3) DVD set you also get an exclusive Popeye mini-comic we produced with a story from our upcoming Popeye Vol. 4 collection? Booksteve noticed
• Chris Barat reviews Popeye Vol. 3: "Let's You and Him Fight!"
• Forward talks to Miss Lasko-Gross for a profile of Jewish women cartoonists
• The North Adams Transcript looks at Abandoned Cars by Tim Lane
• The St. Louis Post-Dispatch includes Abandoned Cars , Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell, and Jules Feiffer's Explainers on its list of "Best Books of 2008: Graphic Literature"
• Beard reviews Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers
• Tropismes (l'Appartement) is yet another French site looking at Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw (Google translation )
• Terri Torres is excited for the new issue of Linda Medley's Castle Waiting
• On the USA TODAY Pop Candy blog , Whitney Matheson declares Lilli Carré's The Lagoon is the "Best book [she] read" last week
• Cartoonist Mark Kaufman is looking forward to our Humbug collection
• Dustin Harbin's top 10 "Best Comics of 2008" includes Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga, Popeye Vol. 3 , and Bottomless Belly Button
• Here's video from Pat Moriarity 's art opening at 108 Occidental Gallery in Seattle, with music from Pat and his son Jack
• Bill Willingham looks back at Coventry
• Wayno talks about contributing to our forthcoming collection of 1980s "New Wave" minicomics
• On the Comics Comics blog , Mark Newgarden & Paul Karasik need your help in dating an Ernie Bushmiller Nancy strip
• Dan Zettwoch discusses his contribution to Beasts! Book 2
• The Dallas Morning News reports on an exhibit of Bill Mauldin cartoons at the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City
• Mark Mattson compares our annual catalog favorably to the Sears Wish Book -- did you get yours?
• NPR recommends Mark Kalesniko's Mail Order Bride to "see you through your turkey coma"
• Kevin Church describes John Kerschbaum's Petey & Pussy as "sort of a Chuck Jones retelling of The Aristocrats "
• I Love Rob Liefeld looks at Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga
• Pol Culture examines Popeye Vol. 3 by E.C. Segar
• The Comics Reporter looks at The Lagoon by Lilli Carré
• Wart might be calling Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw the best graphic novel of the year; the Google translation from French is a little confusing... but they certainly like it
• Tom Kaczynski's "Doodle Dump"