In introducing “graphic books” to the critical lexicon, the creators of The New York Times Bestseller Lists seem to have been compelled to simultaneously stand to the side […]
The one time I talked with Jack Kirby, he told me that it didn’t matter how weird or cosmic or far out anything got, as long as your […]
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” What do you have then when several such pictures are aligned together in sequential form? What else, but a comic book […]
Readers who look at superhero comics will immediately notice the constant physical conflict between extreme-bodied protagonists. But beneath the surface violence, the dialogue expresses moral perspectives that often […]
I always find it curious when people draw distinctions between kids comics and kids picture books, basically you’re telling stories with pictures in both instances, and the art […]
Ridiculous as it sounds, all I ever wanted to do was my comic books. It’s just that, financially, there’s so little money in comics compared to music… It’s […]
People say four-panel comics are so easy, but I don’t think so. It’s very hard [for me] to make people laugh at four panels.
The basis of the comics medium is its combination of words and pictures in sequence, and any new term must avoid giving undue emphasis to either element of […]
Comics history is too often seen as “American comics history” – a distortion reinforced by the fact that almost all the secondary sources on the market are themselves […]
Motion Comics are not intended to be hybrid films or TV experiences; they are enhanced experiences of the original comics, designed to maximize this particular medium and consumer […]
Characters in comics are like children. You have to let them go where they need to be or you’ll hurt them and, worse yet, the story.
In the spirit of post-World War II existentialism, Marvel’s heroes conduct their lives in extreme situations that require hard choices.