The Comics Journal
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The Magazine of Comics Journalism, Criticism and History
Relatable content only! A Christmas Gift For You From Malcy Duff: The Tunnel www.tcj.com/malcy-duffs-...
December 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Relatable content only! A Christmas Gift For You From Malcy Duff: The Tunnel www.tcj.com/malcy-duffs-...
The Quiet Wit of Rea Irvin: Rediscovering The Smythes by Tammi Morton-Kelly www.tcj.com/the-quiet-wi...
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Quiet Wit of Rea Irvin: Rediscovering The Smythes by Tammi Morton-Kelly www.tcj.com/the-quiet-wi...
Mariko Tamaki is killing it! ‘We’re constantly pushing back against someone trying to tell us our reality is wrong.’ interviewed by Gina Gagliano www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Mariko Tamaki is killing it! ‘We’re constantly pushing back against someone trying to tell us our reality is wrong.’ interviewed by Gina Gagliano www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...
From ‘stalking’ artists to publishing them: An interview with Jean-Christophe Caurette by Bart “I see dead people” Hulley www.tcj.com/from-stalkin...
October 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
From ‘stalking’ artists to publishing them: An interview with Jean-Christophe Caurette by Bart “I see dead people” Hulley www.tcj.com/from-stalkin...
‘See My Light Come Shining,’ an excerpt from Bob Levin’s Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes and Mysteries by Bob Levin (Vaughn Bode portrait by his brother, Vincent) www.tcj.com/see-my-light...
October 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
‘See My Light Come Shining,’ an excerpt from Bob Levin’s Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes and Mysteries by Bob Levin (Vaughn Bode portrait by his brother, Vincent) www.tcj.com/see-my-light...
Mort Todd is Dead Dead: RIP Michael DelleFemine (Photo courtesy of Douglas DelleFemine) www.tcj.com/mort-todd-is...
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mort Todd is Dead Dead: RIP Michael DelleFemine (Photo courtesy of Douglas DelleFemine) www.tcj.com/mort-todd-is...
Happy 75th, Peanuts! None of that 60-year malarkey: today marks the true Diamond Jubilee of the debut strip by Charles Schultz. From the archives,Gary Groth interviews Sparky himself www.tcj.com/charles-schu...
October 3, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Happy 75th, Peanuts! None of that 60-year malarkey: today marks the true Diamond Jubilee of the debut strip by Charles Schultz. From the archives,Gary Groth interviews Sparky himself www.tcj.com/charles-schu...
You become a better writer by embodying characters: Molly Colleen O’Connell interviewed by Brian Nicholson (Molly O’Connell photographedby Phillip O’Connell lll) www.tcj.com/chat-with-mo...
October 1, 2025 at 9:11 PM
You become a better writer by embodying characters: Molly Colleen O’Connell interviewed by Brian Nicholson (Molly O’Connell photographedby Phillip O’Connell lll) www.tcj.com/chat-with-mo...
The Professional: Peter David, 1956-2025 photos by Kathleen David, Emma Bull www.tcj.com/the-professi...
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Professional: Peter David, 1956-2025 photos by Kathleen David, Emma Bull www.tcj.com/the-professi...
‘Leave the Advil, take the Advil Dual Action’ Clark Burscough always says: here he is with this week’s links www.tcj.com/pump-up-the-...
August 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
‘Leave the Advil, take the Advil Dual Action’ Clark Burscough always says: here he is with this week’s links www.tcj.com/pump-up-the-...
Gil Thorp’s Rachel Merrill and Henry Barajas talk politics, comic strips and the zoot suit riots by William Schwartz www.tcj.com/gil-thorps-r...
August 13, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Gil Thorp’s Rachel Merrill and Henry Barajas talk politics, comic strips and the zoot suit riots by William Schwartz www.tcj.com/gil-thorps-r...
2024 Hot off the Press Book Fair: photo gallery by Chris Anthony Diaz (Alex Barsky and Zack Lydon pictured) www.tcj.com/2024-hot-off...
July 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
2024 Hot off the Press Book Fair: photo gallery by Chris Anthony Diaz (Alex Barsky and Zack Lydon pictured) www.tcj.com/2024-hot-off...
‘I had a panic attack because I realized I was making a romance comic’: Stjepan Šejić on Sunstone and beyond www.tcj.com/i-had-a-pani...
July 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
‘I had a panic attack because I realized I was making a romance comic’: Stjepan Šejić on Sunstone and beyond www.tcj.com/i-had-a-pani...
Unicorns do exist: Dana Simpson on being a dangerous, freethinking rebel at 700px, interviewed by William Schwartz (Dana Simpson photographed by Donavan Freberg)https://www.tcj.com/unicorns-do-exist-dana-simpson-on-being-a-dangerous-freethinking-rebel-at-700px/
July 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Unicorns do exist: Dana Simpson on being a dangerous, freethinking rebel at 700px, interviewed by William Schwartz (Dana Simpson photographed by Donavan Freberg)https://www.tcj.com/unicorns-do-exist-dana-simpson-on-being-a-dangerous-freethinking-rebel-at-700px/
The Giga Cartoon Books That Hokusai Saw by Shimizu Isao, translated by Ayumi Naraoka and Jon Holt (art by Toriyama Sekien) www.tcj.com/the-giga-car...
June 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The Giga Cartoon Books That Hokusai Saw by Shimizu Isao, translated by Ayumi Naraoka and Jon Holt (art by Toriyama Sekien) www.tcj.com/the-giga-car...
‘You Would Not Survive if There Wasn’t Humor’: Kate Beaton interviewed by Sarah Glidden — The Comics Journal #311 Preview www.tcj.com/you-would-no...
June 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
‘You Would Not Survive if There Wasn’t Humor’: Kate Beaton interviewed by Sarah Glidden — The Comics Journal #311 Preview www.tcj.com/you-would-no...
Pointu Vague: ‘A Great Big De-Braining Device’ by Ben Juers— The Comics Journal #311 Preview, art by Isidore Isou www.tcj.com/pointu-vague...
June 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Pointu Vague: ‘A Great Big De-Braining Device’ by Ben Juers— The Comics Journal #311 Preview, art by Isidore Isou www.tcj.com/pointu-vague...
Happy Memorial Day to Zippy, Zerbina and those who celebrate hot dogs (art by Bill Griffith).
See you tomorrow!
See you tomorrow!
May 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Happy Memorial Day to Zippy, Zerbina and those who celebrate hot dogs (art by Bill Griffith).
See you tomorrow!
See you tomorrow!
Happy National Roadie Day!
Art from On Tour by Moa Romanova (Peow, 2020)
Art from On Tour by Moa Romanova (Peow, 2020)
May 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy National Roadie Day!
Art from On Tour by Moa Romanova (Peow, 2020)
Art from On Tour by Moa Romanova (Peow, 2020)
You must be from The Doorless Village- why don’t you close it behind yourself on the way out, I’m just here for for Clark Burscough and this week’s links: www.tcj.com/at-least-be-...
May 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You must be from The Doorless Village- why don’t you close it behind yourself on the way out, I’m just here for for Clark Burscough and this week’s links: www.tcj.com/at-least-be-...
In honor of The Comics Journal #311- in stores a mere month from today- TCJ.com is temporarily down- we will have it return shortly.
Artwork by Daria Tessler
Artwork by Daria Tessler
May 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
In honor of The Comics Journal #311- in stores a mere month from today- TCJ.com is temporarily down- we will have it return shortly.
Artwork by Daria Tessler
Artwork by Daria Tessler
‘Insane, but not impossible’: ALIVE OUTSIDE editors Cullen Beckhorn and Marc Bell discuss their ambitious anthology with Bill Boichel of Copacetic Comics fame!https://www.tcj.com/insane-but-not-impossible-alive-outside-editors-cullen-beckhorn-and-marc-bell-discuss-their-ambitious-anthology/
May 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
‘Insane, but not impossible’: ALIVE OUTSIDE editors Cullen Beckhorn and Marc Bell discuss their ambitious anthology with Bill Boichel of Copacetic Comics fame!https://www.tcj.com/insane-but-not-impossible-alive-outside-editors-cullen-beckhorn-and-marc-bell-discuss-their-ambitious-anthology/
Today on TCJ: @zachrabiroff.com talked to R.E. Burke about her ICE detainment: “No one should be here” www.tcj.com/u-k-cartooni...
April 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Today on TCJ: @zachrabiroff.com talked to R.E. Burke about her ICE detainment: “No one should be here” www.tcj.com/u-k-cartooni...
What’s the latest with the flurshugginer Diamond mess? Fear not, @brigidalverson.bsky.social is here to lay it all out for you. www.tcj.com/drama-on-the...
April 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
What’s the latest with the flurshugginer Diamond mess? Fear not, @brigidalverson.bsky.social is here to lay it all out for you. www.tcj.com/drama-on-the...
@stevenianbrower.bsky.social writes about poet, artist, mystic, actor and comic book writer Lionel Ziprin: www.tcj.com/a-complete-u...
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
@stevenianbrower.bsky.social writes about poet, artist, mystic, actor and comic book writer Lionel Ziprin: www.tcj.com/a-complete-u...