I recently received an inquiry from a writer at the Daily Telegraph, asking me a few questions about Steve Ditko’s art style for an article he was working on–presumably to coincide with the release of the most recent Spider-Man movie. Why me? I’m guessing because this old post of mine on Ditko probably turned up …
Tag: Comics
May 22 2026
On the Importance of keeping a Sketchbook
By happenstance, I recently completed two sketchbooks that I’d been working in simultaneously: my larger daily sketchbook and a smaller, more portable notebook-sized Moleskine. I’ve occasionally posted bits of my sketchbooks here in the past, and I’m doing so again now–although, I’ve done full video flip-throughs this time. Also, I thought this would be a …
Mar 24 2025
Roy Crane: Forever the “Cartoonists’ Cartoonist”?
A few weeks ago I was listening to author/comics historian Glenn Fleishman discussing his new (and amazing) book on the history of comics printing technology, How Comics Were Made, on the podcast Blockhead, and heard this exchange about the use of Craftint: (at 43:45) Geoff: I’m just wondering about Roy Crane.. I was actually …
Jan 01 2025
Comics Stuff of Note in 2024–and What I Read
So, clearly my New Year’s resolution for 2025 should be to post more, as I’ve only done two other posts since my “What I Read in 2024” write-up. That said, I’ll try to make this year’s round-up a little more robust and less of just a list than last year’s–although I will, if for no …
Jul 16 2024
Angoulême 2024: Moto Hagio!
Yeah, Angoulême was six months ago, but that doesn’t mean I’m not gonna post a few pics from the amazing Moto Hagio show! Shows of original manga pages are rarer than the proverbial hen’s teeth. I’ve seen exactly three: this one, Junji Ito at a previous Angoulême, and Kaoru Mori at the Kyoto Manga Museum. …




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