Comics Journal (1977) comic books 1999-2001
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Issue #212
Published May 1999 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
Interviews with V.T. Hamlin (Alley Oop creator) and kids cartoonist Jay Stephens. Comics as serious literature. Northamptons Words and Pictures Museum closes its doors. Plus reviews, columns, letters, and news. Cover by Stephens. Black and white; 120 pages. Cover price $5.95. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #216
Published Oct 1999 by Fantagraphics.Interview with Kurt Busiek; interview with John Severin - part 2; interview with Megan Kelso (Girlhero). Cover by Alex Ross. Cover price $7.95.
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Issue #217
Published Nov 1999 by Fantagraphics.$5.60
Interview with Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse); interview with Maxon Crumb; Alex Ross sketchbook. Cover by Johnston. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #219
Published Jan 2000 by Fantagraphics.$9.00
$6.00
Interview with Kyle Baker; remembering the Golden Age with Pierce Rice; Ted White on Heavy Metal Cover price $6.95.
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Issue #220
Published Feb 2000 by Fantagraphics.$8.20
$6.70
25 Years of Eddie Campbell; Gary Groth editorial on 'The Time of the Toad'; analyzing Jessica Abel's work; decade in review; R. Fiore looks back; 90s timeline. Covers by Eddie Campbell and Jessica Abel. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #221
Published Mar 2000 by Fantagraphics.$6.00
Interview with Paul Chadwick; Pat Boyette's last interview. Cover by Chadwick. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #224
Published Jun 2000 by Fantagraphics.$5.60
$9.00
Alex Ross interview - part 2; interview with Larry Gonick. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #228
Published Nov 2000 by Fantagraphics.$7.00
Jason Lutes interview - Jar of Fools, Germany and gym shorts; 100 Bullets creative team interviewed - Brian Azzarello, Eduardo Risso, Dave Johnson & Axel Alonso; small press trying to deal with Diamond. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #236
Published Aug 2001 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: From time to time, comics creators feel that they have rights. In the first of a special 2-issue focus (part 2 is in #239), the Journal looks at past and present struggles between creators and corporations. Featuring, word-for-word, the horrifying, hilarious, depressing, educational trial of Marv Wolfman vs. Marvel Comics as Wolfman takes a bullet for creators' rights. Who owns Blade? Transcripts from the courtroom drama. Also: The intellectual properties that launched a thousand legal briefs. The new wave of copyright wars and how they could affect the comics industry. To organize or not to organize? Plus: TCJ continues to provide you with all the hard-hitting news, insightful criticisms and generally witty commentary that have made them one of the best in the business for over 25 years! Magazine, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #238
Published Oct 2001 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: Highwater Books' alternative publishing magnate, Tom Devlin, says goodbye to summer with short interviews of Spanish cartoonist/designer Mariscal, English cartoonist/philosopher Glenn Dakin, and Japanese cartoonist/scatologist Enomoto. Also in this issue: An overview of the comics of Tove Jansson (Moomin creator), and Seth will take a look at the comics of John Stanley. And: Tom Devlin explains how the deification of EC comics has stunted the growth of comics for over 40 years. With a cover and interior design by Jordan Crane, this issue will be a must-have for anyone who's ever read alternative comics! Magazine, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $5.95.
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Issue #239
Published Nov 2001 by Fantagraphics.$8.00
$6.49
The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: Apparently, comics creators feel that they have certain rights to their own artwork or writing, control over working conditions and freedom of speech. Are conditions for creators improving, deteriorating or the same as they've ever been? In the second of our special 2-issue focus (part 1 is in #236), the Journal looks at present and emerging struggles between creators and corporations, including the recent legal setback of Marv Wolfman. Also featuring an investigation of the ongoing wave of copyright wars and how they could affect the comics industry: Can comics creators get it together? Individual courtroom disputes versus organized struggle. Plus, TCJ continues to provide you with all the groundbreaking news, incisive criticisms and pithy remarks that have made them the best in the business for over 25 years! Magazine, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $5.95.
