Comics

"All lurid, unsavory, gruesome illustrations shall be eliminated." — Comics Code, 1954

Black Panther and the Black Panthers
On the history of black superheroes and black revolutionaries.
Amy OngiriJun 23, 2018
- Comics
Not Enough and Never Enough: An Interview with Daniel Chabon
Colin Beineke talks with comic book editor Daniel Chabon, who has worked on "Black Hammer," "Harrow County," and "American Gods."
Colin BeinekeJun 23, 2018
- Comics
Eleanor Davis Asks a Radical Question, Modestly
“Why Art?” is physically delightful: it just feels good to hold in your hands and flip through.
Etelka LehoczkyJun 2, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
How Stan Lee Became the Man Behind Marvel
Chris Yogerst on Bob Batchelor's recent biography of the comic book legend.
Chris YogerstApr 21, 2018
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
Comics and Storytelling: A Conversation with Mat Johnson
On "Incognegro," moving between literary fiction and graphic novels, and the Harlem Renaissance.
Alex DuebenApr 21, 2018
Seeing and Being Seen: A Conversation with Adrian Tomine
Sarah Chihaya talks to Adrian Tomine about his writing process, Asian-American literature, and the Bay Area.
Sarah ChihayaMar 24, 2018
- Comics
“Johnny Appleseed” and the Revision of American Masculinity
Ashley Rattner reviews Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver's graphic biography "Johnny Appleseed."
Ashley RattnerMar 24, 2018
- Comics
- History
Thus Spake Black Bolt
Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward's "Black Bolt Vol. 1: Hard Time" speaks to reviewer Jackson Ayres.
Jackson AyresMar 17, 2018
- Comics
The Playboy Funnies: Hefner Editing Feiffer
On Jules Feiffer's time at Playboy.
Paul MortonFeb 1, 2018
- Comics
“The Stamp is Never Neutral”: Vincent Sardon’s “The Stampographer”
Stamps can terrorize because while their materiality exists in time, like that of paintings, it also compacts it.
Mairead CaseJan 21, 2018
- Art & Architecture
- Comics
Acts of Re-covery: Mining Our Comic Subconscious
R. Sikoryak on his new book, "The Unquotable Trump."
Brad PragerDec 30, 2017
- Comics
Creating a Comics Canon
Russ Kick’s "The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery" is, for now, the most sustained anthology of comic art in the English language.
Paul BuhleDec 23, 2017
- Comics