Comics Journal (1977) comic books 1990 or later

Interview with James Sturm (The Golems Mighty Swing) and panel discussion with the pioneers of underground comics. Ana Merino on the link between comics and design. Trina Robbins on creating classics. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Revealing cover by Sturm. Black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: An exhaustive conversation with John Romita, Sr.! Tom Spurgeon chats with the artist about his life, art and career! Plus: an interview with Ron Rege, Jr. (Skibber Bee-Bye, Boys) conducted by The Ganzfeld's Dan Nadel. Also: Doubleday abandons graphic novel line. Cover by Romita, Sr. features Spider-Man cast of characters. Magazine, 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: The Comics Journal is proud to present a cover-length interview with Eric Drooker, examining his fascinating life and art, his marvelous wordless comics work, particularly his recent novel Blood Song and the seminal Flood! A Novel in Pictures, as well as his illustrations for clients like The New Yorker and Rage Against the Machine, and his collaboration with Allen Ginsberg! Also, esteemed Hal Foster biographer Brian Kane has a brief but utterly absorbing chat with veteran comics legend and inheritor of the Prince Valiant series, John Cullen Murphy! Plus, Eurocomics sensation Jason is interviewed! As always, the issue is packed with the kind of arts/literature coverage on the entire world of comics that earned it a 2002 Utne Independent Press Award. Magazine, 128 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

IInterviews with pioneering MAD artist Will Elder and Japanese cartoonist Kazuo Umezu. Tom Spurgeon on the link between comics and obesity. Rich Kreiner on comics aesthetics. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Cover by Elder. Black and white; 144 pages. Cover price $6.95.

R. Sikoryak - comics' postmodern chameleon interviewed; Bob Levin answers the question "Whatever happened to Arn Saba?"; Aaron McGruder interviewed; Harvey Pekar, movie star. Cover by R. Sikoryak. Cover price $6.95.

Fort Thunder forever - an appreciation of the Fort, its artists, history and legacy by Tom Spurgeon; exclusive interviews with Mat Brinkman, Brian Chippendale and Brian Ralph; profiles of Jim Drain, Leif Goldberg and Paul Lyons by Robert Boyd, Megan Kelso and Dan Nadel; interview with Barefoot Gen's Keiji Nakazawa by Alan Gleason with an appreciation by Bill Randall; screwed creators, identity theft and a vengeful femme fatale by Michael Dean. Cover price $6.95.

Conversations with the late great comix art visionary Rick Griffin; CrossGen for sale; Superman, X-Men and Automatic Kafka writer Joe Casey interviewed. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of News and Criticism. In this issue: The Journal is proud to present a comprehensive look at the work of enigmatic genius Steve Ditko! A massive suite of essays from our Utne Award-winning critics will cover Ditko's 50 years of work, from his early ghost stories to his Marvel monsters, Spider-Man and Dr. Strange, through his later DC and Charlton comics, to Mr. A and his current politically maverick independent work -- and explore the nooks and crannies of what makes Ditko a vital, important figure in our medium's history. Plus: panel chat with Gilbert Hernandez (Love and Rockets) and Craig Thompson (Goodbye Chunky Rice, Blankets). Magazine, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: TCJ presents their annual, indispensable "Year In Review" issue, examining 2003's vital events and releases from around the world! And this issue also boasts the "Young Cartoonists" section, featuring scads of interviews and profiles of the next generation of emerging talents! Yes, a new generation emerges - Jeffrey Brown, Robyn Chapman, Christopher Forgues, Asaf & Tomer Hanuka, Sammy Harkham, Paul Hornschemeier, Kevin Huizenga, Ben Jones, Derek Kirk Kim, Anders Nilsen, Lark Pien, John Pham, Souther Salazar, Jason Shiga, Drew Weing and Dan Zettwoch. How can you not want this issue? Don't you want to know what the books of the year were? Don't you care about the children? Cover by Drew Weing. Magazine, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: You know 'em, you secretly love 'em, you'd be speaking English if it weren't for them -- it's the French! Leading off with a cover chat with Philippe Dupuy and Charles Berberian of Mr. Jean fame, we're also proud to present an unpublished conversation between the late, great Gil Kane and Jean-Claude Mezieres (Valerian and Laureline, The Fifth Element)! Zut Alors! And: Eddie Campbell on the work of comics pioneer Rodolphe Töpffer. Also: Dave Cockrum's sickbed deal with Marvel Comics. Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Cover by Dupuy and Berberian. Magazine, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: The Journal is proud to present the long-awaited, exhaustive and engrossing cover interview with Phoebe Gloeckner, author of the tear-down-the-sky brilliant books A Child's Life and Diary of a Teenage Girl! Conducted by the Journal's own Gary Groth, this conversation is not one to miss. If that weren't enough, this issue also boasts a fascinating Gloeckner essay by legendary critic Donald Phelps, author of the American Book Award-winning Reading the Funnies! Also: dropping science with Jay Hosler; the gospel according to Chester Brown; and the early work of comics pioneer Winsor McCay. Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Magazine, 144 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $6.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. In this issue: In its 28th year as the preeminent magazine of comics journalism and criticism, The Comics Journal is revamping its format with more color, more pages, better paper and higher quality printing, and a fresh, new design. Content is also being rejuvenated with expanded news and commentary sections, the inclusion of a comics section, and wider and more contemporaneous coverage of current comics publishing. This issue's cover feature is Alex Toth, with an examination of his life and work by Bob Levin, critical essays, an interview, and 30 pages of rare comics from one of Toth's most fertile creative periods in the 1950's, in both B&W and color. Our pre-election 2004 political coverage includes interviews with Steve Bell and Steve Brodner, one of America's the most preeminent illustrators and political satirists, whose work has appeared in periodicals from The New Yorker to Rolling Stone to The Atlantic Monthly to Harper's magazine. Reviews of the most noteworthy current comics and graphic novels and our columns on every facet of comics from manga to European comics to mini-comics and even (gasp!) mainstream comics round out the issue. Cover by Alex Toth. Softcover, 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Now revamped with more pages, better paper stock and more color pages, The Comics Journal remains the finest source of comics-related news, reviews and commentary in the market today. This issue features an in-depth, career-spanning interview with writer and cartoonist Ed Brubaker, covering his life in comics from his early days as an indie cartoonist to his work for DC Comics on such titles as Batman and Sleeper. Sean Phillips (the artist behind Sleeper) provides this issue's cover. Also in TCJ #263: In a series of essays, our critics (and a few surprises recruited especially for this issue) take a closer look at one of the most renowned and controversial self-publishing success stories in comics history, Dave Sim and Gerhard's Cerebus! From the duo's many artistic accomplishments to Sim's many pronouncements on gender and politics, this roundtable will put it all into perspective for you as only The Comics Journal can. Also: The legal battle for Superman and Superboy; Jingle Jangle Tales; and the celebrated news and critical coverage that has won the magazine countless awards! Softcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Now revamped with more pages and higher quality reproduction! This issue features a cover interview with Ivan Brunetti (conducted by editor Gary Groth), a cartoonist known for his caustic, scabrous and self-lacerating comic, Schizo, the cartoon collection Haw!, as well as his comics contributions to anthologies and illustration work in such magazine as Mother Jones, The Baffler, and Entertainment Weekly. Underground comics are highlighted this issue in two major features: Patrick Rosenkranz, the author of the underground comix history Rebel Visions, provides a historical profile of the major underground publishers in a long essay based on interviews with all the participants. Second, his own book comes under the knife in a series of critiques of his own history of underground comix by the underground cartoonists he covered in the book itself! Plus: Darcy Sullivan on defiling the legacy of Jack Kirby; Harold Gray's Little Joe; and vicious smears. Also: TCJ's regular columns covering European comics, manga, newspaper strips, and other facets of the medium, investigative journalism and letters, all in the most iconoclastic and unorthodox magazine about comics in the world. 200 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. The latest issue of the recently revamped magazine turns its attention to the legendary William Steig, creator of Shrek! Since 1930, Steig produced over 1,600 cartoons and 117 covers for The New Yorker. The tribute to Steig opens with a critical essay by Donald Phelps, and includes a historical essay as well as short tributes from his peers and fellow cartoonists and a gallery of Steig's most significant work. This issue also features an interview with the cartoonist Eric Shanower, creator of the Image series Age of Bronze, conducted by Managing Editor Dirk Deppey. The comic strip reprint this issue is Garret Price's rarely seen, critically lauded White Boy -- 35 Sunday pages printed in full color! Plus: a profile of cult-favorite British cartoonist Chris Reynolds, written by famed graphic novelist Seth! Add in acerbic industry commentary and the celebrated news and critical coverage that has won the magazine countless awards. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue of the comics profession's foremost magazine of news and criticism contains two main features. First, a career-spanning interview with one of the most skillful and popular genre writers in comics, Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis discusses his crime comics beginnings, writing Sam & Twitch for Todd McFarlane, his early crime comics (Jinx, Goldfish, Torso), his Hollywood satire Fame & Glory and his sordid experiences in Hollywood, his espionage/noir graphic novel Fire, and his break-out into mainstream comics where he rejuvenated Marvel's Daredevil and Ultimate Spider-Man and created Alias, as well as his creator-owned Powers. Second, this is our annual Year-In-Review issue: The Journal's critics revisit 2004, selecting the best comics and graphic novels of the year. We'll also look at manga, webcomics and how the industry itself reacted to the changing marketplace. Add in Garrett Price's White Boy in the comics section, no-holds-barred industry commentary, and the celebrated news, regular columns, elitist judgments and snide remarks that have won the magazine countless awards. Cover by Alex Maleev. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

Will Eisner Memorial issue. Tributes by Dave Sim, Mike Ploog, Scott McCloud, Jeff Smith, Ron Goulart, Steven Grant, R.C. Harvey, Gary Groth and others. Classic military comics by Eisner. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Black and white with some color pages; 200 pages. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. Now entering its 29th year, The Comics Journal returns yet again with the comics-related news, reviews and commentary that has made the magazine indispensable. In this issue, longtime contributor Charles Hatfield sits down for a conversation with breakout indie comics superstar Craig Thompson in an interview that runs his early days to Goodbye Chunky Rice to Blankets and beyond! Also, Managing Editor Dirk Deppey talks to the genius behind Flaming Carrot and the Mystery Men, Bob Burden. Burden's fame as an easygoing raconteur and surreal wit gets a workout in this freewheeling trip through a career that spans the last two decades of comic-book cartooning. Ut! Plus, British journalist Paul Slade examines the progression of Herge's internationally renowned Tintin series as it grew from classic strip to universal storytelling genius, in an enlightening essay you're not going to want to miss. Add in a reprint of rare, archival comic strips, insightful and acerbic industry commentary, plus the celebrated news and critical coverage that just won the magazine Great Britain's prestigious Eagle Award for "Favourite Magazine About Comics," and you've got another fine issue of the most essential magazine about comics available today! PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This shoujo manga issue is devoted to exploring and explaining the "Girls don't like comics" phenomenon. Includes an interview with pioneering shoujo cartoonist Moto Hagio, often called "the Osamu Tezuka of women's manga," who is renowned both for her psychologically challenging stories and as the originator of the "shonen-ai" (boy love) subgenre. Includes the first-ever English translation of Hagio's short story "Hanshin." Also: journalist Kai-Ming Cha traces the rise of shoujo as a market force in Asia and the United States; cartoonist Lea Hernandez explains how shoujo shaped her view of comics as an art form; and cartoonist and historian Trina Robbins examines all-ages manga for girls. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

The Magazine of Comics News and Criticism. This issue, Greg Stump sits down for an interview with award-winning artist Jessica Abel, tracing her career from early, self-published mini-comics to her first deal with a major book publisher. Also: Bill Shafer talks to cartoonist Mark Bode about carrying on the legacy of his famous father, Vaughn. Plus: an interview with Lalo Alcaraz (La Cucaracha); Nell Brinkley comics; and corporate upheaval at DC. PC/PB&W. Cover price $9.95.

Interviews with Jerry Robinson (Batman, The Joker) and Renee French (The Soap Lady). Bill Blackbeard on E.C. Segars Thimble Theater, the strip that introduced Popeye. Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman talk about getting the business end of comics. Plus reviews, comics, letters, and news. Black and white with some color pages; 200 pages. Cover price $9.95.

The Steve Bell interview; the Jeff Danziger interview; Jerry Robinson & political activism; Diamond purges smallest publishers; John Stanley's 'Thirteen.' Cover price $9.95.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, Brian K. Vaughan, writer of Y: The Last Man, takes readers behind the scenes of the upcoming Y film, TV's Lost, his award-winning comic Pride of Baghdad and the politics that infuse his WildStorm series Ex Machina, as well as his upcoming comics projects. Plus: Paul Karasik chats with Italian cartoonist Gipi about his Santa Maria video and animation studio, They Found the Car, Garage Band and Notes for a War Story. Also: John Kerschbaum of The Wiggly Reader talks brutality; Noah Van Sciver conducts a cartoon interview with Liz Prince; and should superheroes come out of the closet? Plus: Reviews of Zot!, Kirby: King of Comics, Chester Gould's biography, Terry Moore's Echo, The Herbie Archives, and the Independents documentary. Cover by Niko Henrichon. 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.99.

NOTE: Manufacturer's non-permanent "peel-off" retail sticker on front cover may or may not still be present. Interviews with Lynda Barry, Frank Quietly, Dash Shaw, David Hajdu and Mike Luckovich. Also includes a first look at Carol Tyler's new project You'll Never Know Book 1: "A Good and Decent Man". Cover price $11.99.

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 contains a career-spanning interview with Mort Walker, the creator of the long-running comic strips Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, as he talks about a half-century in the funny pages. Plus: French artist Emmanuel Guibert on documenting Alan's War. Also: A gallery of art by pioneering 17th century caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson and a biographical essay by acclaimed Masses cartoonist Art Young. And: Noah Van Sciver conducts a cartoon interview with Frank Stack. Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Cover by Mort Walker. 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.99.

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, the multiple Eisner Award-winning Brazilian twins Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon tell us about working together on graphic novels such as DeTales and Ursula and the anthology 5, as well as collaborating with My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way on Umbrella Academy, Joss Whedon on Sugarshock and Matt Fraction on Casanova. Plus: Perry Bible Fellowship creator Nicholas Gurewitch gives us the scoop on his BBC television pilot based on the strip, why he semi-retired the comic after its phenomenal success on the Web and in alt-weeklies and collections, and what it's like to achieve that level of fame by the age of 25. Also: Brutally honest Thriller artist Trevor Von Eeden on his professional and romantic struggles; Percy Crosby's Skippy rediscovered; Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood previewed; and Noah Van Sciver conducts a cartoon interview with Peter Bagge. Plus: reviews, comics, letters and news. Cover by Fábio Moon & Gabriel Bá. 208 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.99.

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. In this issue: How Michel Choquette (Almost) Assembled the Most Stupendous Comic Book in the World - The Pirate and the Mouse author Bob Levin tracks down the El Dorado of comics, a lost collection of unpublished strips by 190 of the world's most important cartoonists, including Will Eisner, Vaughn Bode, Jack Kirby, Harvey Kurtzman, Art Spiegelman, Arnold Roth, Bill Griffith, Ralph Steadman, Don Martin, Gahan Wilson, Jeff Jones, Guido Crepax -- even William Burroughs, Tom Wolfe and Frank Zappa! The comics were assembled in the 1970's by Michel Choquette (creator with Neal Adams of National Lampoon's Son o' God comics) for a book called Someday Funnies, which never saw print. Levin and Choquette reveal for the first time the whole catastrophic story of what might have been the comics anthology of the century. Plus: an Interview with Josh Cotter; Myron Waldman's Eve in the comics section; and Noah Van Sciver conducts a cartoon interview with John Porcellino. Also: reviews, columns, letters and news. PC/PB&W. Cover price $11.95.

Anniversary issue has great cartoonists interviewing each other: Art Spiegelman and Kevin Huizenga. Zak Sally and Jaime Hernandez. Dash Shaw and David Mazzucchelli. Ted Rall and Matt Bors. Jim Borgman and Keith Knight. Ho Che Anderson and Howard Chaykin. Also, Frank Quitely, Dave Gibbons, Sammy Harkham, Denny O'Neil, Matt Fraction, Stan Sakai, and Alison Bechdel. Noah Van Sciver conducts a cartoon interview with Mr. Fantagraphics himself, Gary Groth. 288 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $14.99.