Why So Serious?
A recently revealed 1982 DC Comics style guide created by José Garcia López shows shows the familiar cast of characters in bright colors and positive attitudes. Superheroes have fun too.
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It’s the Lil Things
Illustrator Evan Lorenzen has successfully created the cutest book you’ll ever read. Titled Life’s Lil Pleasures, the wee volume enumerates universally pleasant experiences like “eating cereal out of your enemy’s…
The Rumpus Interview with Tomi Ungerer
Writer and illustrator Tomi Ungerer discusses his exile in Ireland, being a target of censorship, and his work's recent resurgence of popularity in the US.
Sound & Vision: David Barnes
In Sound & Vision #8, multimedia artist and performer David Barnes discusses his work with the band of Montreal, art as a career, and writing a graphic novel about a baby growing inside a pregnant male football player.
An Iconophobic Literature
While writing and text are often utilized in visual arts, peeking out in pictures or art installations, within the literary world photos and images are not always as welcome. Over…
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Patricia Mainardi on 19th century Picture Stories/Stories with Pictures
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights from 7-9…
The New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium: Michael Lobel on John Sloan; Huguette Martel on her Work
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights from 7-9…
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Interview with Keren Katz
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights from 7 to…
THE NEW YORK COMICS SYMPOSIUM: Misha Beletsky
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Monday nights at 7-9…
Artist Collaborates With 4-Year-Old on Weird, Wonderful Drawings
Much like when our beloved illustrator Jason Novak collaborated with his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter to draw all 43 US presidents, artist Mica Angela Hendricks shared her sketchpad with her four-year-old: “I was…
Spotlight: Dylan Glynn
Dylan Glynn meanders between the bright and the spooky in his Who Are You series.
A Story of Equine Intimacy
“She had big brown eyes, long eyelashes, and a light brown mane and tail. It may not seem possible but I saw a shy smile on her lips. She tried…