Comics

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

“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
Gabe Soria: “Murder Ballads”
Henry Cherry interviews comics writer Gabe Soria about his new book, "Murder Ballads."
Henry CherryDec 3, 2017
- Comics
- Music
Ms. Adventures in Higher Education
Katherine West and Chet Whipley's graphic essay about the spectatorial nature of women’s vulnerability and visibility in the workplace.
Chet Whipley, Katherine WestNov 14, 2017
Zora Neale Hurston: “A Genius of the South”
John W. W. Zeiser reviews Peter Bagge's graphic biography "Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story."
John W. W. ZeiserNov 13, 2017
- Biography & Autobiography
- Comics
Redefining Jewish Authenticity: An Interview with Eli Valley
Nathan Goldman speaks with Eli Valley about Trump, Kafka, the John Podhoretzes of the world, and "Diaspora Boy: Comics on Crisis in America and Israel."
Nathan GoldmanNov 11, 2017
At Play in Horror Comics
Colin Beineke reviews several new horror comics, including "The Showdown Volume 2," "H. P. Lovecraft’s The Hound and Other Stories," and "Laid Waste."
Colin BeinekeOct 31, 2017
- Comics
- SF
Confronting Uncertain Worlds: Comics with Young Female Protagonists
A review of two recent comics for young adults.
Jens LloydOct 27, 2017
The Real and the Imagined in Douglas Rushkoff’s “Aleister & Adolf”
"Aleister & Adolf" emphasizes the importance of understanding how messages are created, how they are used, and how they persist over time.
Chris YogerstOct 21, 2017
- Comics
Cogs of War: “Lazarus” and the Limits of Dystopia
Evan McGarvey reviews the fifth volume of Greg Rucka and Michael Lark's "Lazarus."
Evan McGarveyOct 14, 2017
- Comics
Hillbilly Jesus, Take Me Home: Gary Panter’s “Songy of Paradise”
Daniel Worden reviews Gary Panter's latest.
Daniel WordenSep 16, 2017
- Comics
- Religion