Lynda Barry

12 Women in Comics Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition
12 Women in Comics Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition
12 Women in Comics Who Deserve Lifetime Achievement Recognition
This year's Angouleme was the subject of controversy when the list of creators in contention for the Grand Prix was unveiled, and all 30 nominees were men. The longlist was eventually thrown out in favor of an open vote, which coalesced around three names; Hermann Huppen, Alan Moore, and Claire Wendling. Huppen, known professionally as Hermann, is rumored to have won, despite having said he would decline the award. The controversy prompted some debate about which women should have been in consideration, with the sort of career and longevity that a lifetime achievement award is meant to recognize. Some people have argued that few eligible women exist, but the reality is that women are undervalued, and the extent of their contributions have been overlooked. We've compiled a list of 12 women who deserve recognition for their lifetime of work in comics, but this is just scratching the surface.
Drawn & Quarterly Celebrates 25 Years, Continues Legacy
Drawn & Quarterly Celebrates 25 Years, Continues Legacy
Drawn & Quarterly Celebrates 25 Years, Continues Legacy
Drawn & Quarterly recently celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). Making the occasion especially poignant was the revelation that Chris Oliveros was stepping down and leaving the company in the hands of longtime associate publisher Peggy Burns and her partner, former D&Q creative director, now executive editor, Tom Devlin. Megan Purdy looks back over Olvieros's accomplishments and celebrates D&Q's contributions to comics.
SPX 2014 Celebrates Alt-Weeklies With Sturm, Feiffer, Barry
SPX 2014 Celebrates Alt-Weeklies With Sturm, Feiffer, Barry
SPX 2014 Celebrates Alt-Weeklies With Sturm, Feiffer, Barry
SPX, the Small Press Expo, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, it's centering its entire 2014 convention on a much-read -- but not-often-discussed -- type of independent comic: strips from alt-weekly newspapers. Late last week, organizers announced the first three major guests: Lynda Barry, the cartoonist behind Ernie Pook’s Comeek from The Chicago Reader; Jules Feiffer, the so-called godfather of the alt-weekly newspaper comic, and James Sturm, who co-founded The Onion and Seattle's The Stranger in addition to being an accomplished cartoonist and graphic novelist.
Link Ink: Bootlegged Toys, Black Hole Joys and Galactus Rides Again
Link Ink: Bootlegged Toys, Black Hole Joys and Galactus Rides Again
Link Ink: Bootlegged Toys, Black Hole Joys and Galactus Rides Again
Gift Guide: Kind of tempted to change our site's name to "Sense of Right Alliance" now, thanks to this proud assemblage of bootlegged toys. I also know what I want for Christmas now. Fundraising: If you'd like to see a Transmetropolitan art book from The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund featuring contributions for a metric ton of artists, you can head to the project's Kickstarter page... R
Comics Your Dad Would Hate
Comics Your Dad Would Hate
Comics Your Dad Would Hate
So you hate your dad. It happens. Whether there's a break in ideology, he made you kill and eat your childhood dog, or you just have an Oedipal complex, you and Dad are not on good terms, and the sound of Father's Day approaching turns your spine to broken glass...