Mr. Colostomy by Matthew Thurber experiments with storytelling and form but remains the quintessential example of the four panel comic.
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Book Review: ‘Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Strip, 1944-1945’ by William Marston and H.G. Peter
The Amazon princess’ short-run as a newspaper strip heroine gets a sharp hardcover collection.
Read More »Comic Strip Collection Review: Flash Gordon: On the Planet Mongo by Don Moore and Alex Raymond
A handsome new collection of this classic strip.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Dick Tracy (1990)
Producer-director-star Warren Beatty's noble failure; impeccable technical attributes not supported by screenplay.
Read More »Comic Collection Review: Modesty Blaise: Million Dollar Game by Peter O’Donnell and Enric Badia Romero
A return to the still-potent pop world of Modesty Blaise.
Read More »Comics Collection Review: Kinky & Cosy by Nix
A collection of cheerfully crass gag strips from Belgian cartoonist Nix.
Read More »Comics Collection Review: Beetle Bailey: 1965 by Mort Walker
A new collection from the mid-sixties captures this long-running comic strip at its peak.
Read More »An Interview With Kerry Soper About Garry Trudeau: Doonesbury and the Aesthetics of Satire
Good academic dense look at the work of a cartoonist loathed by some but loved by others
Read More »Manga Review: Neko Ramen by Kenji Sonishi
A cantankerous feline stubbornly struggles to be a ramen noodle chef in this collection of appealingly silly comic strips.
Read More »Comic Review: Frederick Burr Opper’s Happy Hooligan Edited by Jeffrey Lindenblatt
The seldom-seen classic slapstick comic strip gets a well-packaged collection as a part of NBM's "Forever Nuts" series.
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