I Mean, Fuck Robert Crumb: Thoughts On The Patron Saint For White Apologists

“The Crumb laugh isn’t just unconvincing, it’s painful. Something disturbing is going on, for which the laugh is a bribe. It buys you off, deflects your attention, solicits your collusion. I know that something grotesque is being smuggled in, I just don’t know exactly what.” – Laura Kipnis, BOOKFORUM Review, Spring 2025 Well friends, another new year is […]

“I Did Not Sleep Much in The ’80s, or the 90s’ for that Matter…”- an Interview w/ JayJay Jackson on Her Prolific Career, Art, and Life in Comics

Where does one begin with a creative force and powerhouse personality like JayJay Jackson? Prolific and eclectic, she has worked steadily and consistently as a viable collaborator in nearly all areas of the comic book industry (to say nothing of her work as a graphic artist, designer, and author) while still flying purposely under the […]

“…FanFic Masquerading as Journalism and Still Winning the Pulitzer…” – Highlights from the Mid-Week Mailbag

Well friends, I suppose writing this on a Tuesday doesn’t really qualify as a “midweek” mailbag but hey- this isn’t a journalism site so give your humble and gregarious host a break, yeah?? I’m barely coherent and yet still decided to delve into the ol’ inbox to finally response and share a horrid host of […]

“The Results Were Pure Simon, With Only Hints of Kirby…”- Reviewing Joe Simon’s 2011 ‘My Life in Comics’

Joe Simon (1913-2011) was (and is) a seminal and pivotal figure in the history of American Comic Books, and one that is largely associated by his successful and innovative partnership with Jack Kirby, a partnership that had such value during the Golden Age of Comics that their names were touted on covers, a rarity for […]

“I’ll Be Damned if I Stand Aside Silently…” – The Confessions of Roy Thomas, Creator

Well folks, buckle up! The long-awaited rebuttal from Rascally Roy has finally reached us, courtesy of TwoMorrows Publishing- and its chock-full of, well, everything you might expect from Team Thomas at this point. One of the more interesting things I got from reading this was indisputable proof that at least someone on Roy’s plantation is […]

“And I Knew That Roy Was The Second Wave Guy…”- an Interview with the Living Legend, John Cimino

I’ve got to start by sharing what a gratifying experience it was to see the tremendous response from fans and industry professionals alike when it came to our interview with the great Clair Noto. Even esteemed and established comic journalists gave credit for the journalistic qualities of that conversation, and the discussions it provoked within […]

“There Isn’t A Word of Truth In Any of That”- A Conversation With The Elusive & Prolific Clair Noto on Hollywood, Marvel, and Her Erasure from Red Sonja

Clair Noto has been a footnote in the history of Marvel Comics. Superciliously deigned as a co-writer (which she denies), lazily written off (if written about at all) by supposed fans and historians, Noto exists in a rare field between rumor and mystique. Her comic book credits are slim in comparison to other figures; her […]

“Poverty and Comics Don’t Mix (Unless You’re a Creator or Comics JOURNALIST)…” – On One Reason Why Comics Journalism Routinely SUCKS

Please allow me, if you will, to state at the offset that I am not against comics journalism. I am for it, wholeheartedly. It’s just that I sincerely continue to be amazed at how much it fumbles the ball while at the same time publicly commenting on the upwards trajectory it faces and the need […]

“Makes a Big Deal Out of Trumpeting Respect and Admiration For Someone, Then Actually Treats Them With Disrespect…” – On The Complete Lack of Ability Or New Ideas From Roy Thomas

Gosh, that was a long title… and you think you’ve got problems! Truth be told frantic ones, this is not an article I intended or even considered writing. Like with many things, I sort of stumbled onto the idea while researching other topics… and, in my sleepy brain, made a sort of mental chuckle at […]

“I Don’t Like Anything That’s Contrived- I Conceive, They Contrive. OK?”- Another Look at Jack Kirby’s “Infamous” 1989 TCJ Interview

Far be it from me, the most refreshing of comic critics, to simply beat the same old mash all the time, especially when this particular interview has been discussed and covered more academically than I’m about to do. That being said, some minor instances nudged me towards thinking about this oft-cited interview with Jack Kirby […]