Catching up with the cartoonist behind such punk romantic works as Rav, Lovers Only, and Space Academy 123.

Pride in Panels 2026!

Mickey Zacchilli talks to Ana Woulfe about Obblyn's roller coaster mayoral race- could the white house be next?

Kaoru Kumi takes a trip from Godzilla to modern military-themed manga and examines how Donald Trump's second term could affect the industry's future.

Do incarcerated people want to read comics? Absolutely. But how can they? Ian Thomas speaks with representatives of four organizations dedicated to getting books into the hands of American prisoners -...

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Major Taylor by Frederick Noland, reviewed by Kevin Brown.

Frank Johnson toiled for decades on thousands of pages of comics, all of which remained unseen by anyone but Johnson until his death in 1979. Hagai Palevsky illustrates the significance of creating in...

It's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine.

Len Brown, the Topps executive who created the Mars Attacks bubble gum trading cards, is dead at age 84. Friends and co-workers remember his life.

Kaoru Kumi takes a trip from Godzilla to modern military-themed manga and examines how Donald Trump's second term could affect the industry's future.

It's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine.

Brian Nicholson tracked down and talked to one of the lesser-known Paper Rodeo contributors about comics, sculpture, water and exploration.

Death to Pachuco (Image, 2026) by Henry Barajas, with art by Rachel Merrill and Lee Loughridge, reviewed by Tegan!

Death to Pachuco (Image, 2026) by Henry Barajas, with art by Rachel Merrill and Lee Loughridge, reviewed by Tegan!

Sharon Rudahl on being a self-described hack, interviewed by Alex Dueben,

In “Unbound in the Square: Superhero Auteurs in Reagan's America,” critic Ian Thomas explores a lineage of titles from the early days of the squarebound comics format; a design-forward, creator-driven...

A transcript of a conversation that took place on April 19 at the Ray Stark Family Theater at USC during The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

In this month's Grid, we talk about Daniel Clowes's The Death-Ray. Please add your two cents or more in the comments section.

It's apparently Batman Day tomorrow, so here's an essay on Batman, courtesy of Ian Thomas, from a self-published charity zine.

The following conversation took place on April 19 at the Ray Stark Family Theater at USC during The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. JORDAN CRANE: Good afternoon, everybody. Hello. This afternoon,...

The following conversation took place on April 19 at the Ray Stark Family Theater at USC during The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. JORDAN CRANE: Good afternoon, everybody. Hello. This afternoon,...

The following conversation took place on April 19 at the Ray Stark Family Theater at USC during The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. JORDAN CRANE: Good afternoon, everybody. Hello. This afternoon,...

Brian Nicholson tracked down and talked to one of the lesser-known Paper Rodeo contributors about comics, sculpture, water and exploration.

We are being watched. In his new collection of short stories, Michael Deforge takes this for granted. We are being watched in secret, surveilled, monetized, and viewed in public as well, all of us bei...

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr will run at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts from October 31st to November 8th. Tickets can be purchased at mnopera.org.

Brian Nicholson tracked down and talked to one of the lesser-known Paper Rodeo contributors about comics, sculpture, water and exploration.

Thorsby's alien worlds and creatures do not exist for their own wacky sake. His stories align on two highly specific axis: Elaborate explanations of evolutionary biology, and classical farces based on...

There is a long and rich history of trans women in comics, but that history becomes far shorter when applied solely to superhero books.

Warren Bernard and his majestic collection, perused by Jason Bergman.

First things first: Fantagraphics has delivered a beautiful new edition of Tardi’s classic series, collecting the first four volumes of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Pterror Over Pa...

Warren Bernard and his majestic collection, perused by Jason Bergman.

First things first: Fantagraphics has delivered a beautiful new edition of Tardi’s classic series, collecting the first four volumes of The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: Pterror Over Paris, The Demon of the Eiffel Tower, The Mad Scientist, and Mummies on Parade. The cover is sleek and elegant – although I admit I preferred the... Read more »

The Many Deaths of Laila Starr will run at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts from October 31st to November 8th. Tickets can be purchased at mnopera.org.

There is a long and rich history of trans women in comics, but that history becomes far shorter when applied solely to superhero books.

In a conversation with Matthew Perpetua, Gfrörer discusses how she started in comics, her early inspirations, the creative freedom of making zines, and why some people have a hard time understanding c...

Richard Bruning interviewed by Zach Rabiroff, part 2.