Comics Journal Magazine

The Comics Journal, commonly referred to as TCJ, is a U.S. magazine that covers news and critique related to comic books, comic strips, and graphic novels. It is recognized for its in-depth interviews with comic artists, insightful editorials, and sharp reviews of mainstream comic products. The magazine advocates for comics as a legitimate art form deserving of greater cultural appreciation, suggesting that they should be assessed with more rigorous critical standards.

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Life Drawing - The Comics Journal

1 week ago | tcj.com | Tom Shapira

At this point - at any point during the 21 st century really - getting into Love and Rockets seems like more trouble than its worth. The reviews are still good, they've always been good, but there's just so much of it. And unlike one of these long-running manga serials with hundreds of collections, the Love and Rockets publication model is a rather convoluted affair.
Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse

1 week ago | tcj.com | William Schwartz

Early on in Art Spiegelman: Disaster Is My Muse, Art Spiegelman narrates one of his quick little comics from Breakdowns. His father Vladek is insisting on packing the luggage correctly before a trip, and emphasizes the importance of space economy.
An interview with Crumb biographer Dan Nadel: 'He has this incredible instinct for survival'

1 week ago | tcj.com | Chris Mautner

Dan Nadel should be a name familiar to most Comics Journal readers. He is, after all, the former publisher of PictureBox, the author of such books as Art Out of Time, co-founder of the Comics Comics blog and - let's not forget - a former editor of The Comics Journal. But now Nadel has wrapped up what might be his biggest challenge yet, penning a biography of none other than Robert Crumb, one of the most influential, talented and controversial cartoonists to ever weird a pen nib.
The War on Gaza - The Comics Journal

2 weeks ago | tcj.com | Zach Rabiroff

On a November night in 1995, on the steps of city hall in Tel Aviv, two bullets struck Yitzhak Rabin at close range, fatally injuring the sitting Prime Minister of Israel. Rabin had been leaving a peace rally in support of the Oslo Accords, the landmark agreements he had begun brokering with Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat two years earlier to end the 50 year span of occupations and insurgencies that had persisted since the Nakba of 1948.
Thrice upon a time in Tintin's America

4 weeks ago | tcj.com | Tom Shapira

I have three copies of Tintin in America. These are: The 2018 softcover color edition from Egmont (bought as a part of the massive Tintin Box Set, which contains all books bar Tintin in the Congo), henceforth America 1; the 2018 black and white facsimile edition (meant to represent the "original" version as drawn by Herge in 1932) from Last Gasp, henceforth America 2; and the 2020 version from Moulinsart, which features colors over the original black and white art, henceforth America 3.
The Collected Crimehot: Volume 1

1 month ago | tcj.com | Claire Napier

As fellow Journalist Hagai Palevsky and I discussed which of us might cover -I won-the loser drew the obvious comparison to Monkey Punch's : high-intensity heist capers with regular diversions for sex.
Phoo Action: Silver Jubilee

1 month ago | tcj.com | Tim Hayes

Seekers of lost British comics now have plenty of places to look. Rebellion sets sail in search of an audience for strips from its Fleetway/IPC archives on a regular basis, the Gerry Anderson organization is untangling the rights issues of its 1970s licensed comics, Dark & Golden has reprinted early work from corners of the UK industry in gratifyingly lo-fi formats.
'Why I don't believe in glory': An interview with Charlton Comics alum, Will Franz

1 month ago | tcj.com | Alex Dueben

Will Franz had a short career in comics. With the exception of a few stories in the decades since, Franz began writing for Charleton Comics as a teenager in 1967 with " The Sniper ," in Charleton Premiere #19 , and his career ended just a few years later. Between 1967 and 1970 he wrote a number of short comics for the company, including " The Organist and the SS " and " Kewpie Dolls " which appeared in titles like Army War Heroes , Attack , Fightin' Army , Fightin' Marines , War Heroes .
Bowling with Corpses and Other Strange Tales From Lands Unknown

1 month ago | tcj.com | Tom Shapira

A new book by Mike Mignola. By that I mean an actual new book, not another Hellboy spin-off/prequel/sequel/re-imagining/whatever. It has been a while, hasn't it? To be clear, when I write "by Mike Mignola" I mean a book by Mike Mignola, not: "A book by Mike Mignola and some other people who do their best to kinda look like Mike Mignola." , the work which made him a star, started out as one man's creative expression and with time grew and grew into a publishing empire of its own.
Edifice - The Comics Journal

1 month ago | tcj.com | Chris Mautner

Andrzej Klimowski's Edifice is a wintry dream lingering on the verge of conscious explanation. It may well get there, as in the closing pages the narrator conjectures about next year's Christmastime - well you wouldn't say "festivities" - perhaps simply "events" in the fictional city of Engelstadt. These stark, fantastical scenes play out over the course of a Dec. 22 and 23, with Christmas Eve taking up the final forty pages of the book.