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  • Issue #273
    Comics Journal (1977) 273

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Dirk Deppey sits down for a freewheeling interview with cartoonist Eddie Campbell, the artist behind the forthcoming graphic novel, The Fate of the Artist. A born raconteur, Campbell discusses everything from self-publishing, to Hollywood adaptations, to the philosophy of the graphic novel. Also: a conversation with avant-garde manga artist Junko Mizuno; an extensive portfolio of socialist cartoonist Art Young's visions of Hell; and creativity under contract - the state of comics work for hire at Marvel, DC, et al. Plus: all the news, criticism and commentary that you've come to expect. Cover by Eddie Campbell. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #274
    Comics Journal (1977) 274

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, travel from Marvel to Hollywood and back, as Michael Dean conducts a definitive interview with cartoonist and illustrator Mike Ploog (Man-Thing, Abadazad)! Also: a conversation with Sophie Crumb (Belly Button); Greg Sadowski on early Harvey Kurtzman comics; and distributor deathwatch - the struggles of Diamond's last competitor! Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Cover by Mike Ploog. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #275
    Comics Journal (1977) 275

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, sit in on a candid conversation with one of 2005's breakout cartoonists, Epileptic author David B., in a wide-ranging discussion on life, art and cartooning. Plus: The Journal's roster of critics analyze the best comics and graphic novels of 2005, in a wide-ranging section that looks into the work of cartoonists from Winsor McCay to Hank Ketcham to Chris Ware. Also: Danish cartoons of mass destruction. Plus: The comics of Boody Rogers. And, as usual, all the news, criticism and commentary that you've come to expect from the finest, most provocative magazine about comics available today! Cover by David B. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #276
    Comics Journal (1977) 276

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Dirk Deppey sits down with Terry Moore, the cartoonist behind Strangers in Paradise! Learn the story behind the story of Francine and Katchoo, and find out how Moore survived the self-publishing battleground of the 1990's. Also: Mike Catron interviews Bob Haney (Teen Titans, Metamorpho, DC war comics). Plus: the World War 3 Illustrated Roundtable; early Bernie Krigstein comics; and CBLDF sex scandal leads to Women's Empowerment Fund. To wrap things up, you get all the news, commentary and criticism you've come to expect from America's most respected magazine about the cartooning arts! Cover by Terry Moore. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #277
    Comics Journal (1977) 277

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. 30th Anniversary Issue! "Where we came from, where we're going": The Comics Journal celebrates its 30th year as the nation's premier trade journal and comic arts review by examining the last three decades of comics arts and industry history. It offers a look at where the medium may be headed in the next decade, in an oversized special issue guaranteed to give you a new perspective from which to view the art form. News Editor Michael Dean and Managing Editor Dirk Deppey offer a concise history of the comic book marketplace, from the early days of the Direct Market to the turbulent 1990's and their consequences for today. Executive Editor Gary Groth talks about the aesthetics of the medium with renowned cultural critic Donald Phelps. French cartoonist and controversial L'Association co-founder Jean-Christophe Menu offers a European perspective, and a host of cartoonists (including veteran comic book creator Kyle Baker, breakout web-cartoonist Chris Onstad, and others) and publishers discuss the future of the medium as seen from their vantage points. Plus: Donald Phelps offers an extended look at revered classic comic strip Barney Google, complete with an extensive collection of daily strips from the series! PC/PB&W. Cover price $12.95.

  • Issue #278
    Comics Journal (1977) 278
    Published 2006 (est.) by Fantagraphics.

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. TCJ interviews two prominent DC writers: first, Dirk Deppey sounds out the Eisner award-winning indie writer/artist Bill Willingham, whose Fables series has been embraced by both critics and fans worldwide! Then, in the second part of an interview too enormous to fit in one issue, Mike Catron gets the inside gossip on Silver Age DC from the prolific Bob Haney, creator of the Teen Titans and Metamorpho! (See #276 for the first part.) Plus: rare 1940's comics by Little Brown Jug animator Orestes Calpini; tribute to underground comix pioneer Jaxon; and a Chris Ware exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Also: reviews, letters and news. Cover by Bill Willingham. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #279
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    With a deluxe hardcover retrospective of his supremely elegant and quirky comics work slated for publication by Fantagraphics in early 2007, 'Clear Line' virtuoso Joost Swarte (best known in the U.S. for his RAW strips and covers in the 1980s, and his frequent New Yorker illustration work since then) is ready for his turn in the Journal hot seat. In a far-ranging (and amply illustrated) interview, the voluble Dutchman talks about his graphic idol Hergé, storytelling, why his comics work has slowed down to a trickle this last decade, and much more. Also in this issue, Johnny Ryan, the creator of 2005 Rolling Stone 'HOT Comic' Angry Youth Comix, dumps a load of his trademark irreverence on the Journal. Plus - expanded Web content, one of our amazing comic sections, and columns from the usual gang of... you know the rest. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #280
    Comics Journal (1977) 280

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Hey kids, sex and violence! Gary Groth interviews Frank Thorne, whose long and varied career as an artist has led from titles such as Tomahawk and Mighty Samson to the steamiest version of Red Sonja ever, as well as the creation of his own salacious barbarian babe, Ghita. Our comics section features "All True Crime Stories" from Comics Code inspiration Crime Does Not Pay, the "magazine with the widest range of appeal," as Charles Biro and Bob Wood proclaimed on the cover. Murdered corpses, heaving bosoms, mystery dates -- what more can you ask for? How about an interview with self-publisher Carla Speed McNeil, creator of the "aboriginal sci-fi" series Finder? Also: a tribute to Playboy cartoon editor Michelle Urry. And: comics historian Patrick Rosenkranz on Rand Holmes. Plus: reviews, letters and news. Cover by Frank Thorne. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

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  • Issue #281
    Comics Journal (1977) 281

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    February 2007. Original cover price: $9.95. Year in Review issue - the best comics of 2006. Interview with Yoshihiro Tatsumi; interview with Melinda Gebbie (Lost Girls); interviews with Lauren Weinstein, Miriam Katin, Megan Kelso, Renee French, Kim Deitch & Gilbert Hernandez. Cover by Tatsumi. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #282
    Comics Journal (1977) 282

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Our headliner this issue is Alison Bechdel, whose memoir Fun Home was one of the most acclaimed graphic novels of 2006. She delves into life, death, her work, and the banning of her book in Missouri with interviewer Lyn Emmeri. Plus: an interview with Golden Age cartoonist Fred Guardineer, who is perhaps best known for his work on comics such as Zatura, The Durango Kid, Detective Comics, and Crime Does Not Pay. The full-color comics section features Get Lost, The Comic Designed to Send You, and future Spider-Man team Ross Andru and Mike Esposito's post-Kurtzman humor comic of the 1950's. Also: an ample array of comics history, analysis and criticism. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #283
    Comics Journal (1977) 283

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: L'Association co-founder and prolific cartoonist Lewis Trondheim talks about the wry sword-and-sorcery mega-epic Donjon, his autobio comics, McConey and his "retirement." Plus: PictureBox publisher Dan Nadel queries art-comics (Wonderfool World) creator and fine artist David Sandlin on his pieces in Raw, as well as the eerie Swamp Preacher, which ties into the larger world of his Blab! anthology-and-storybook work. Our color comics section turns up a 1949 comics adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps by Dick Davis and Jim Lavery. Also: profound columns, sharp reviews and a whole lot more by the comics medium's smartest critics and historians. Cover by Lewis Trondheim. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

  • Issue #284
    Comics Journal (1977) 284

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Marvel Monsters and Monkey Kings make mayhem in this issue! Gary Groth interviews cartoonist Roger Langridge, creator of a rogues gallery of characters such as Fred the Clown, Art d'Ecco, and Knuckles the Malevolent Nun. The New Zealand native will also talk about his collaborative work, such as his recent turn as the artist for Marvel's Fin Fang Foom. Also interviewed is Xeric-winner Gene Yang, whose young-adult graphic novel, American Born Chinese, was recently nominated for a National Book Award. Plus: from the turn of the 19th century, Frederick Burr Opper's comic strip Happy Hooligan -- one of the inspirations for Chaplin's Little Tramp -- is examined, complete with approximately 30 Sunday strips reproduced in full-color! Cover by Roger Langridge. PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #285
    Comics Journal (1977) 285

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Superman Confidential creator Darwyn Cooke confides about his early career in animation, collaborating on Catwoman, re-pioneering DC's superhero mythology in The New Frontier, and providing his current takes on Batman, The Spirit, and Superman. Plus: Ernie Colon, the artist for the best-selling The 9/11 Report: a Graphic Adaptation, talks about representing one of the defining traumas of our age, as well as working on Casper the Friendly Ghost, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, and his current weekly comic strip, SpyCat. Also: the full-color comics section captures Marvel mainstay John Buscema's weird-crime comics from Wanted Comics, circa 1950. And: an interview with alt cartoonist Keith Knight. Cover by Darwyn Cooke. PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #286
    Comics Journal (1977) 286

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, comics critic and historian Paul Gravett interviews British cartoonist Posy Simmonds. Best known for her weekly strips for The Guardian (such as "The Silent Three of St. Botolph's") and her reworking of Madame Bovary and Far from the Madding Crowd (Gemma Bovary and Tamara Drewe, respectively), the pair also discuss other aspects of her wide-ranging career, such as her children's books and her strip "Literary Life." Also: a career-spanning interview with Gail Simone, who recently left her long and well-received run on the super-heroine team book Birds of Prey to tackle the newly revamped Wonder Woman title. She will also talk about her work on series such as Villains United, Superman, Welcome to Tranquility, and Killer Princesses, and her "women in refrigerators" website. Plus: insightful comics reviews and columns, and a comics section featuring Otto Soglow's The Ambassador. Cover by Posy Simmonds. PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #287
    Comics Journal (1977) 287

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    The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Headlining this issue is The Comics Journal's definitive interview with indie-star cartoonist Jeffrey Brown, creator of the autobiographical works Clumsy and Unlikely, the parodies Bighead and The Incredible Change-Bots, and the catfest Cat Getting Out of a Bag. Novelist and comics writer Greg Rucka discusses his soon-to-be-filmed graphic novel Whiteout, his superspy series Queen & Country and his work on Spider-Man, Wolverine, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Also: an interview with Whiteout artist Steve Lieber. Plus: 40 pages of unearthed comics pages from George Herriman's non-Krazy Kat strips, including Baron Moocher and Dirty Duck inspiration Gooseberry Sprig. Cover by Jeffrey Brown. PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #288
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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. Interview with Rutu Modan (Exit Wounds); interviews with 'best of the year cartoonists' Paul Karasik, Bryan Talbot (Alice in Sunderland), Nick Bertozzi (The Salon), Peter Kuper (Stop Forgetting to Remember) and Cathy Malkasian (Percy Gloom); June Tarpe Mills' strip Miss Fury in the comics section; an appreciation of Mills by Trina Robbins. Cover by Fletcher Hanks. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #289
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    April 2008. Original cover price: $11.95. NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. Interview with Robert Kirkman (Battle Pope, The Walking Dead, Marvel Zombies); interview with Shaun Tan (The Arrival); 100 strips from Ed Wheelan's Minute Movies in the comics section. Cover by Ryan Ottley. Cover price $11.95.

  • Issue #290
    Comics Journal (1977) 290

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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. Who speaks for Sparky? Charles M. Schulz's son Monte and a roundtable of Peanuts experts debate the controversial new biography 'Schulz and Peanuts'; Matt Madden on his new comics how-to book and '99 Exercises in Style'; a preview of the Joe Kubert bio 'Man of Rock'; 'The Wall of Flesh' and other '50s horror comics by Bob Powell. Cover price $11.99.

  • Issue #291
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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. Tim Sale interview; Josh Simmons on House, Jessica Farm and Life in a Sex Circus; Gary Groth on Ralph Steadman on Hunter S. Thompson; a comics gallery by Flintstones co-creator Dan Gordon; Steve Gerber and Dave Stevens tributes; sneak preview of Danica Novgorodoff's Slow Storm. Cover price $11.99.

  • Issue #292
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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Gary Groth interviews father and son cartoonists Gene and Kim Deitch. Academy Award-winning Gene Deitch, whose wide-ranging career has spanned over 60 years, talks about doing illustrations for The Record Changer, directing cartoons such as Munro and Krazy Kat, and creating his comic strip Terr'ble Thompson. Underground comics pioneer Kim Deitch touches on his father's influence, reminisces about the New York-based scene and outlines the evolution of Waldo the Cat. Plus: interviews with even more Deitches: artist Simon and writer Seth! Also: the comics gallery presents an historical essay and highlights from the turn-of-the-19th-century work of Puck cartoonist, F.M. Howarth. Cover by Kim Deitch. 240 pages, B&W. Cover price $11.99.

  • Issue #293
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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, TCJ interviews Zap artist S. Clay Wilson, best known for his panoramas of sex and violence involving lesbian bikers, zombie pirates and a Checkered Demon. Plus: Alex Robinson, the Harvey and Eisner-winning cartoonist, discusses his graphic novels Box Office Poison, Tricked, and Too Cool to Be Forgotten. Also: a special back-to-school section features a gallery of undiscovered potential comics masterpieces by students from the Center for Cartoon Studies. And: a cartoon chat with Joe Matt of Peep Show. Plus: a review of Yuichi Yokoyama's Travel. Cover by S. Clay Wilson. 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.99.

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  • Issue #294
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    NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Art speaks louder than words when the Journal interviews two cartoonists who have had success with "silence." Norwegian Jason, who populates comics such as Hey, Wait..., The Left Bank Gang and I Killed Adolf Hitler with deadpan anthropomorphic animals, muses on the thin line between tragedy and laughter and why B-movie creations continue to resonate with the 21st century public. Lio comic-strip cartoonist Mark Tatulli talks to the Journal about bringing kids and ghouls together on the Funny Pages in Lio, one of the most innovative and entertaining comics strips in recent decades. Plus: Christmas cards from Chris Ware, Dan Clowes, the Hernandez Brothers, Seth, Bill Griffith, Peter Bagge and others. And: a color comics gallery goes back to the early days of one of the world's longest-running comic strips: Billy DeBeck's Snuffy Smith precursor, Take Barney Google, F'rinstance, spanning 1919 to 1921. Cover by Jason. 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.99.