Paul Morton is a writer based in Seattle, where he obtained a PhD in cinema studies from the University of Washington. His work, which focuses on comics and animation, can be found in Literary Hub, Full Stop, and The Millions. His email is paulwilliammorton@gmail.com.
Paul Morton
Articles
What Drove Popeye to the Picket Line: The Story of “Fleischer’s Animated News”
“Fleischer’s Animated News,” an animation industry comic from the 1930s, satirized working conditions similar to those motivating the Hollywood strikes today, as Paul Morton discusses.
A Journal of the Plague Decade: On Howard Cruse’s “Wendel”
Paul Morton revisits the late Howard Cruse's groundbreaking comic, "Wendel."
Watchwomen
Paul Morton falls in love with “Return to Romance: The Strange Love Stories of Ogden Whitney,” recently released by New York Review Comics.
Evening Wood
Paul Morton reviews "Cons De Fée: The Erotic Art of Wallace Wood," out now from Fantagraphics.
The Life and Death of a Line: Saul Steinberg’s “The Labyrinth”
Paul Morton follows the line through Saul Steinberg's "The Labyrinth," recently rereleased by New York Review Books.
American Idiots, American Killers, and the American Graphic Novel
Paul Morton reviews Jules Feiffer's latest graphic novel, "The Ghost Script."
The Playboy Funnies: Hefner Editing Feiffer
On Jules Feiffer's time at Playboy.
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