Jason Michelitch
‘What I Did': Guilt and the Anthropomorphic Simplicity of Jason [Review]
It seems hard to overestimate the affection Norwegian cartoonist Jason (one name only) creates in comics fans of many stripes. When I worked in a comic book store full of Fantagraphobics, the one book from the House of Groth I can remember being recommended by a spandex-loving co-worker was Jason's Hey, Wait...
Paul Chadwick Reveals New ‘Concrete’ Series, Harlan Ellison Sci-Fi Comic Near Completion
Creation and Creator, both hard at work. Concrete in the fields, left. Chadwick in the studio, right.
Paul Chadwick's Concrete debuted in 1986 in Dark Horse Presents #1, and quickly became a touchstone work in what might be called the "alternative mainstream" of comics, the non-superhero comics from publishers like Dark Horse and Comico that sought to emulate the aesthetic strengths of
Batgirl Fights For Equal Pay (From Batman) in New Ad [Video]
Batgirl hasn't always been the best representative for feminism in the super-hero community. A quick scan of her history in the comics will find her stopping during a melee to fix a run in her tights, participating in a cheesecake-tastic all-nude fight scene, and being the prototype victim for the Women in Refrigerators trend in The Killing Joke...
Don’t They Know It’s ‘H DAY’? [Review]
If the back cover copy hadn't told me, I probably never would have realized that Renee French's new Picturebox graphic novel, "H Day," was about her struggle with migraine headaches, although the adorable shelving classification "migraine / graphic novel" might have tipped me off...
Dazzling, Filthy Violence: ‘Prison Pit 2′ by Johnny Ryan [Review]
It's hard to write about Johnny Ryan's new book from Fantagraphics, "Prison Pit 2," without resorting to profanity, if only because the three most common thoughts blurted out while reading it rhyme with "Holy spit!", "What the duck?!?", and "Jeeeeeeeeebus Diced...
Dream Thieves: What Comics Should Learn to Fear about ‘Inception’
Christopher Nolan's recent movie "Inception" has been called a puzzle-box, a brain-twister, and a "Kubrickian masterpiece." It is none of these things. It is a straightforward heist movie with a fantasy twist, in which every plot point is explained at length in direct exposition, usually at least twice...
Judge Rules for Neil Gaiman Against Todd MacFarlane in Medieval Spawn Case
As reported by CBR (and relayed by Tom Spurgeon), U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled on Friday in favor of Neil Gaiman in the long-running legal struggle between Gaiman and Todd McFarlane over the ownership of several characters in McFarlane's "Spawn" universe...
Nick Cave to Write New ‘Crow’ Movie, Improving Its Improbable Chances of Rocking
Up until now, you could be forgiven if you were unaware that director Stephen Norrington has been planning a new film version of James O'Barr's 1988 comic "The Crow," because up until now there has been no good reason to care at all about a new film version of "The Crow," which was first adapted semi-interestingly to film in 1994 by director Alex Proyas, and then flogged to de
It Hurts To Laugh: R.I.P. Cartoonist John Callahan 1951-2010
As has been reported in numerous outlets, cartoonist John Callahan died on Saturday, July 24, after an extended hospital stay. He was well-known for what is now being politely referred to in obituaries as his "politically incorrect" sense of humor...
Something’s Missing: The Loss of Buenaventura Press
It's been almost two weeks since we found out that it's been five months since Buenaventura Press closed its doors. The span of time between the event and the news breaking had an odd cushioning effect, like when you find out someone you used to know and lost track of has died, but years ago...