Five drawings from the mid-20th century by Carl Barks, famed Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comic book artist, have been recently brought to the public’s attention to the delight of the artists fans. [The columnist emailed] Michael Barrier, a Barks scholar whose “Carl Barks and the Art of the Comic Book” was published in 1982, […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for January 2023 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. A couple late listings from last month: Back to New Year new books. top image Peanuts by Charles Schulz © Peanuts […]
I was dismayed to read the absurd piece by a Cleveland editor in which he said that, while readers like comics, he doesn’t, and so he doesn’t care that they do. Though, granted, I appreciated his proving my long-time dismissal of editors as cloth-eared lumpkins who don’t understand the art form. His ignorant rant, however, […]