(This profile of Michael Jantze, creator of “The Norm,” is part of a series I did in 2003 for the Post-Star of Glens Falls, NY. The Norm has since gone out of syndication but is available on-line in reruns.)It’s kind of like “Annie Hall.” It’s like illustrated stand-up comedy. Sometimes, it feels like jazz. It’s […]
From ICV2 comes word that John Kovalic is bringing back Dork Tower with perhaps a print run either as a stand-alone comic or part of the 10th Dork Tower collection that is scheduled to be out in the Spring of 2011. Going forward Kovalic plans to release a 4 or 5-issue mini-series annually for both […]
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has posted a transcript of the panel he moderated at Heroes Con last June with Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson. Definitely a must read if you’re a fan of Richard’s work – and should read anyway if you’re not. SPURGEON: How do you like to read strips? Are you a […]
If you’re in the Netherlands (and I do have a couple of readers there according to my web analytics) you might be interested to know that the Anne Frank Foundation has announced a graphic novel based on Anne Frank’s life is now available. The idea for a comic book originated from the fact that children […]
The Somali man who is accused of attempting to kill Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard back on New Year’s Day has been officially charged with terrorism. The man’s name has not been released. He allegedly broke into Kurt’s home armed with a knife and axe.
It’s hard for print comics to match the timeliness of web features like The New Adventures of Queen Victoria, and it’s hard to anyone to match Pab Sungenis’s gift for snarky insight.I have been following the inescapable story of LeBron James and the Decision That Would Rock the World, and thinking that there are a […]