Gina Gagliano talked to a host of comics publishers to get a sense of what the potential effects of increased tariffs from the new Trump administration could be.| The Comics Journal
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose.| The Comics Journal
Galleries of Briana Loewinsohn's 2025 tour, expertly prepared in the Cordon Bleu method, just for you by Chris Anthony Diaz. The post Briana Loewinsohn won the Harvey, and now she’s coming for you! A photo gallery of her ongoing tour appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Life imitates art imitates nature imitates the algorithm running the simulation we possibly inhabit. The post Tairon At Night — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Will Eisner by Stephen Weiner, Dan Mazur (NBM, 2025) reviewed by Tom Shapira The post Will Eisner: A Comics Biography appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Why can't you be more like RJ Casey? You'll never make assistant to the head curator of The Met if you don't continually challenge your prejudices! You may as well just lie down, you're dead to me! The post Arrivals and Departures — October 2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection by Sal Jiang, translated by Alexa Frank, adapted by Asha Bardon (Seven Stories, 2025), reviewed by Tegan O'Neil. The post Tough Love at the Office: The Complete Yuri Collection appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Victoria Lomasko speaks with Zach Rabiroff. The post Vika Lomasko, at home in exile: the last Soviet artist speaks to a post-American world appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Lots of big news from France coming at you this week. Hon hon hon. The post My Dear Friend, Rally — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose. The post Joana Mosi: Day five appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose. The post Joana Mosi: Day four appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Today we are pleased to provide an excerpt of Bob Levin's essay "See My Light Coming," about famed underground cartoonist Vaughn Bode, which was originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005. The post ‘See My Light Come Shining,’ an excerpt from Bob Levin’s <i>Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes and Mysteries</i> appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
There’s something in the air, and I’m not sure it’s coal dust. After last year’s Black Coal and Red Bandannas, Haymarket Books have published Trouble! at Coal Creek by Austin Sauerbrei. Sauerbrei is, aside from a comics writer and artist, director of the Tennessee-based Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (SOCM). He wrote in Scalawag that... Read more » The post Trouble! At Coal Creek appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose. The post Joana Mosi: Day three appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
John Kelly pays tribute to former Cracked and Marvel Music editor (among many, many other things) Michael DelleFemine, aka Mort Todd. The post Mort Todd is Dead Dead: RIP Michael DelleFemine appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Brian Nicholson takes a look at Deniz Camp and Eric Zawadzki's new ongoing series for Image. The post Assorted Crisis Events Volume One appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose. The post Joana Mosi: Day two appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Eagle Valiant Brosi drops a bomb on Sally Madden as he waffles on puppetry, airs his family's dirty laundry, and goes over the slush pile form his new memoir Black Cohosh (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025). The post DIY Bad-Boy and Black Cohosh author, Eagle Valiant Brosi, spreads Scabies all over town, leaves us wanting more appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Isaac Odai went to Comics Thing, look at all of the pretty tables. The post It’s a Comix Thing, you wouldn’t understand: a photo gallery from Comix Thing 2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
New York Comic Con weekend arrives, as it inevitably does, which, in the esoteric calendar of this week’s links, below, means we’ve hit the part of the year marked “if it isn’t done by now then it ain’t getting done, chalk it up as a loss and try again in 2026." The post Here’s Hoping You’re Swell — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog by Marc Torices (Author), Andrea Rosenberg (Translator) (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025) reviewed by Nicholas Burman. The post Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Ilan Manouach documents his path to creating The Cubicle Island Pirates – Microworkers, Spambots and the venatic lore of clickfarm humor. The post Sites of Collapse appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Tegan O'Neil looks at the new translation of Yvan Alagbé's graphic novel about memory, race and family. The post Misery of Love appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
The Weight by Melissa Mendes (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025) reviewed by Richard Pound. The post The Weight appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Melissa Mendes’ new book The Weight is a tome. A book that takes place over decades, it is the story of one character, Edie. A long book that is at its best in detailing small, silent moments. Scenes in nature as Edie and other characters live their lives. These quiet scenes of being, people in... Read more » The post ‘The character is always the most important part’: An interview with Melissa Mendes appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
An excerpt from Dogtangle by Max Huffman, out from Fantagraphics November 2025. The post Dogtangle by Max Huffman – excerpt appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
As the nights draw in, gentle rappings can be heard at one’s chamber door. But it's only this week's links! The post Grey October – This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
*This is an excerpt from Gary Groth's Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) interview, which ran in The Comics Journal #200, December 1997. The post Charles Schulz at 3 O’Clock in the morning: An excerpt from The Comics Journal #200 interview appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Brian Nicholson talks to the author of Shriekers and Pebbles about those comics, her career, and a whole lot more. The post You become a better writer by embodying characters: A chat with Molly Colleen O’Connell appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Shriekers 1&2 by Molly Colleen O'Connell, reviewed by Gina Dawson. The post Shriekers 1&2 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Laser Eye Surgery by Walker Tate (Fantagraphics, 2025), reviewed by Hagai Palevsky. The post Laser Eye Surgery appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Zack Davisson pays homage to the late Haasch, who died of cancer on Sept. 6. The post Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Frazetta v. Spurlock is over. The lawsuit, which started with the heirs of Frank Frazetta suing writer and publisher J. David Spurlock over his use of two copyrighted images — and took a startling turn when the court stated that Spurlock had forged a document (an assertion he denies) — ended with a judgment in... Read more » The post Death Dealers in court: The Frazetta lawsuit against Vanguard and how an email led to forgery accusations appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
PCX 2024, Go Eagles! The post PCX 2024 photo gallery appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Let’s bask in the pumpkin spice ignorance of what the future holds, solemnly observe another national comic book day (???), and enjoy some more of this week’s links. The post Autumn Equinox — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
I love my toys. Feng shui be damned, I turned some of my kitchen shelves into an action figure display case, with themes. One shelf is various Batmen, from Dark Knight Frank Miller Batman to the Batman of Zur-En-Arhh to Mr. Potato Head Batman. Another shelf is for Jack Kirby characters, where for once Darkseid... Read more » The post Space Opera Xanadax appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50. The post Elijah Brubaker, 1975-2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck you. - Ancient proverb There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise. The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized... Read more » The post Spent: A Comic Novel appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Bud Pant's Incredible Exit Interview by Zach Rabiroff. The post Bud Plant is calling it a day: A conversation with the comics retail pioneer appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Chris Anthony Diaz saw more people than you could ever dare dream of at SDCC '25- and out of the goodness of his heart, will share his sightings with you all. The post San Diego Comic Con 2025 in pictures appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Wishing a fond fare-thee-well to short-sleeved flannel shirt weather, and warmly opening the door to long-sleeved flannel shirt weather, as the cosmic ballet goes on and on and on, here at this week’s links. The post Where Light Barely Reaches — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Once there was a publisher by the name of Slave Labor Graphics. That name wouldn’t fly these days, but for 25 years, cartoonists accepted it on the basis of it being unrepresentative of their payment practices. At least by Evan Dorkin’s account, they paid a greater royalty on reprints (60%) than anyone does now. Dorkin... Read more » The post Demon Summoner Gash Gash appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Peter David, the writer known for a long and inventive run on The Incredible Hulk, his copious work on Star Trek comics and licensed novels, and a bewildering number of comics, prose stories, editorial columns, animation scripts, film and television treatments, news stories, and blog entries died in a hospital bed on May 24, 2025,... Read more » The post The Professional: Peter David, 1956-2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Month after month I have put out reviews of the latest self-published and micropress offerings and do you know what I’ve gotten in return? A lot of DMs, that’s what. The post Arrivals and Departures — September 2025 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Kafka’ s Manuscript by Jason Novak reviewed by Tate McFadden.| The Comics Journal
Richard Pound talks to the Tedward and Pleasure Beach author about his life and work. The post An interview with Josh Pettinger: ‘I don’t have control of what comes out’ appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
As if you've never gotten in trouble at work? Gretchen Felker-Martin dishes on the abrupt cancellation of her new DC series, Red Hood. The post Horror ‘It Girl’ Gretchen Felker-Martin on DC pulling Red Hood after Charlie Kirk comments: ‘I had no regrets’ appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Run, don’t walk, to your nearest internet cafe, in order to get the latest edition of this week’s links. The post And The Sky Is Gray — This Week’s Links appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Harold Schechter and Eric Powell’s graphic biography of Dr. Fredric Wertham — the great bogeyman of comic book history — is sympathetically (and beautifully) illustrated and includes sincere attempts to highlight some positive aspects of his life. Because of this, readers may not realize how far Dr. Werthless falls short in doing justice to his... Read more » The post Dr. Werthless appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Sean McCarthy looks at the all-Gary Panter issue of the Desert Island-produced anthology. The post Smoke Signal #44 appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
Kaoru Kumi examines the Dragon Ball creator's work and the visual techniques it explores while asking how we read comics when we can't read the words. The post Reading without words: Akira Toriyama’s visual manga and its cross-cultural impact appeared first on The Comics Journal.| The Comics Journal
As if you've never gotten in trouble at work? Gretchen Felker-Martin dishes on the abrupt cancellation of her new DC series, Red Hood.| The Comics Journal
