Comic strips are the great brothers of modern comic books and the original modern form of reading about sequential art. Comic strips, mostly published in news papers and on Web sites, is the way most people read about this art form, and one of the most popular section of most news papers.
Tamara Drewe is a comic strip that appeared in the Saturday edition of the Guardian newspaper as a comic strip between September 17 2005 and October 20 2007 Dec 14, 2008 - 10:37:37 AM
Debuting in fine comic book shops (and book stores) tomorrow, Dec. 20, 2006, is a wonderful new hard back collection of Popeye comic strips. Dec 19, 2006 - 16:54:45 PM
Aaron McGruder continues his comic strip assault on the current American sociopolitical landscape, and the new Boondocks collection, Public Enemey #2, details the attack. Aug 21, 2005 - 11:15:00 AM
Fantagraphics and Alex Chun give us another great retrospective on the work of a Humorama pin-up cartoonist in The Pin-Up Art of Bill Wenzel. Jul 23, 2005 - 18:50:00 PM
Tim Kreider is back in another collection of his work, which would make the short list for most vicious anti-Bush commentary in America. Jul 19, 2005 - 7:40:00 AM
If you didn’t know better, you might have thought that one man drew every Archie comic book for nearly 40 years. That’s because the late Dan DeCarlo was the Archie comic book artist until Archie dismissed him in the late 1990’s over a lawsuit. Mar 14, 2005 - 15:34:00 PM
Kaz has been a darling of alt and mainstream cartoon circles for almost two decades. Jan 10, 2005 - 15:37:00 PM
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Comic Strips The Pain: When Will It End? by Tim Kreider The readers of the Baltimore City Paper have been privileged until earlier this year to be pretty much the only viewers of cartoonist Tim Kreider’s uncannily and crazily perceptive visions of modern life. Dec 5, 2004 - 15:33:00 PM
Many know Jack Cole as the creator of Plastic Man, although DC Comics won't allow a creator credit for Cole in Kyle Baker's current Plastic Man series. Nov 8, 2004 - 15:11:00 PM
As much as I love BOONDOCKS, with its biting satire, acerbic wit, and aggressive social and political commentary, I don't think that Aaron McGruder's strip is quite ready for a giant-sized treasury collection. Jun 24, 2004 - 14:37:00 PM
For nearly two decades, Rick Altergott has been entertaining select comics enthusiasts with his character Doofus, a short, pudgy, weirdo and jerk who lives in Flowertown... Jan 31, 2004 - 14:07:00 PM
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Comic Strips Wally Wood's THE COMPLEAT CANNON Every now and then, it's important to remind comic book fans about the man many folks consider the greatest comic book artist ever. Jan 23, 2004 - 14:30:00 PM
The Eisner's are at best a dubious distinction, especially when one considers the books that don't win and, even more so, the ones that aren't nominated. Jan 2, 2004 - 16:22:00 PM
Bill Ward, a popular glamour girl pin-up artist/cartoonist of the 1950's and 60's, is one of those artists whose work speaks for the man, but there is nothing wrong when flesh and blood fans scream from on high about Ward's skills. Dec 23, 2003 - 9:12:00 AM
Besides Charles Schulz's beloved PEANUTS (the best comic strip ever), there were three daily comic strips that held my attention... Oct 26, 2003 - 10:55:00 AM
Ultimate Captain America The new Ultimate Captain America action figure from Diamond Select is a mixed pleasure.
Membership in the League The latest revival of the Justice League franchise has featured DC Comic's dream team, the Big Seven.
Modern Superman The Modern Age Superman from DCDirect is the ultimate and most successful figure ever from the manufacturer, however, it is seriously flawed
Batman : Nevermore #4
Old-hand Len Wein has teamed with artist Guy Davis to produce this five-part DC Elseworlds story, teaming up Batman with Edgar Allan Poe, no less.
Sentinel #4
The cover of this book deceives the onlooker. Yes, it is about a boy and his newly found robot, but there is, oh so, much more.
Mattel Superman
If I'm not mistaken, this is the first non animated Superman action figure from Mattel.
Crisis in the Infinite Continuity I was flipping through my Marvel Comics page-a-day desk calendar recently, and came across two interesting facts: Thor's secret identity is Jake Olson, and he is an EMT.
Sojourn # 26 SOJOURN # 26
A long time ago the five lands of Quinwere besieged by an onslaught of Orcs, who were brought together and led by Mordath.
Adrian Tomine: Summer Blonde - Four Stories
A college drama instructor once told me that real life was boring and that if I wanted to tell stories about what was going on in the streets, I should "take it to the streets."
BUDDHA VOL. 1: KAPILAVASTU
Many readers consider Osamu Tezuka, creator of ASTRO BOY, to be the "godfather of manga," and because Tezuka's bibliography exemplifies the awe-inspiring diversity that is Japanese comics, this must be true.
Interview with Karl Kerschl I'm doing a three issue crossover on Superman, Action Comics and Adventures of Superman written by Dan Abnett and Andy Manning.
DVD Snake Eyes Action Figure
If every DVD I had ever considered buying had come with an action figure, like the Snake Eyes figure that came in the G.I.JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO! I would have a very large collection of DVDs.
White Chicks White Chicks
Two goofy FBI agents, Marcus and Kevin Copeland try to make up for their latest blunder, by masquerading as the Wilson sisters, upper class white teenage girls going to the annual socialite parade in Hamptons.
The Adapted Victor Hugo
The Adapted Victor Hugo is the English translation of the French comic book adaptation of some of the 19th Century French poet and author originally published by Les éditions Petit à petit.
Karas: The Prophecy
Anime producers Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Battle of the Planets, Gatchaman) bring us Karas: The Prophecy, their 40th anniversary animation production on DVD.
Amanda Hades: The First Broadcast
No revolution can begin until the first shot has been fired. Predatech and I commence with our first broadcast operation, but not without some difficulty.
The Preposterous Voyages of Iron-Hide IronHide is stick figures from a tiny IronHide Tom atop a submerged monster on the front cover to the final panel of a despondent Tom stranded on some alien planet
