31 January 2011

“Iconic stuff little boys think are awesome”

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The webcomic Axe Cop continues to work on two levels: as an over-the-top superhero adventure not unlike the stories of the early 1990s, and...
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30 January 2011

Is That Crazy or What?

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I was planning to return to the saga of the third Robin when Colleen Coover posted this sketch on her blog . It shows the original Boy Wonde...
29 January 2011

Behind the Illusioniste

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Last night I saw The Illusionist , Sylvain Chomet’s animated adaptation of an unproduced Jacques Tati screenplay. It’s visually gorgeous. I ...
27 January 2011

Behind the Scenes at Walden

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One of my biggest holiday presents last year, measured by weight, was the forty-year collection of Garry Trudeau ’s Doonesbury strips. I g...
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26 January 2011

Yet More Oz Comics to Collect

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The latest installment of Bill Willingham ’s comic serial Fables , issue #101, offers yet another approach to creating Oz comics from Eric S...
25 January 2011

Worth the Waiting?

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The good news was that the second collection of Linda Medley ’s Castle Waiting was published last fall. The bad news was that it breaks of...
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24 January 2011

P. L. Travers and the Paris Review

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Back when The Paris Review put its entire stash of author interviews online , I skimmed the list for favorite children’s fantasy writers, a...
23 January 2011

This Never Happened. Neither Did This.

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This is one of the most commonly Photoshopped panels from Batman comics . Its combination of startling subject and blank background invites...
21 January 2011

Boston Comics Roundtable on the Fewcha

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Today’s issue of the Boston Phoenix is devoted to the future of Boston. Among other features it includes a page of single-panel comics from...
19 January 2011

G-Man to Become a Middle Child

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It’s no surprise that Chris Giarrusso based his G-Man and Great Man characters on his own childhood (a) superhero dreams and (b) relationsh...