What is the significance of Mr. Gabriel using the old-fashioned linotype to print his sheet? Is Mr. Gabriel a muckraking messenger of God or a publisher of tabloid journalism? Does “etaoin shrdlu” make as much sense to young people as “Klaatu barada nikto” does? Is catching up on Dick Tracy more convenient on Comics Kingdom […]
The National Cartoonists Society has revealed the nominees for THE Reuben Award (Cartoonist of the Year). Due to a tie there are six finalist rather than the usual five. The nominees are … Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Darrin Bell and the creator of Candorville. Daniel Clowes – comic book creator of last year’s highly […]
David Ostow is right, and so was my professor, all those years ago. We were reading Hamlet and he led off the day’s discussion by asking what purpose the gravediggers’ scene served. Being sophomores, we knew everything, so we chattered away about rising and falling action and the need for comic relief in a tense […]