Jan 17 2008
Comics scholars/writers Craig Fischer and Charles Hatfield have launched a new comics blog of comics writing and criticism at: http://www.thoughtballoonists.com. Both writers are involved with teaching comics curricula, have worked together on The International Comic Art Forum, and both have written for publications such as The Comics Journal. It looks like the plan is to …
Dec 17 2007
USA Today ran a story over the weekend [story here…] about the growing prevalence of comics curricula in schools and the growing critical and academic respect of the art form. I had spoken with the reporter who wrote the article last week (I’m mentioned briefly in the article) so I had a good idea what …
Oct 17 2007
The most recent Mad Magazine (the one with the insurance caveman on the cover) includes a Chris Ware parody among the gags in the “Fundalini Pages” at the beginning of the issue. Mad‘s comics/graphic novel parodies are usually presented in the form of a review, with text above and a (supposed) excerpted page from the …
Jul 16 2007
I’ll be giving a two part workshop at the Forsyth County Central Library in downtown Winston-Salem tomorrow (7/17) and Wednesday (7/18) from 3:00 to 4:30 each day. Further details can be found on the library’s website. I believe the program is free and open to folks ages 13 and up, but registration is required (call …
Jul 03 2007
I’m currently teaching two two-week sections of comics art for the Sawtooth School’s Summer Art Honors program for rising 8th through 12th graders. Today I did a section on gag cartooning, which–aside from the occasional Nickelodeon Magazine reader–seems to be a pretty much unknown art form among this age group. I took in a couple …
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