Category Archives: Comics I Like

Two excellent but long comic strips about sexual harassment and assault

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Ampersand

I thought this cartoon by sci-fi novelist Jim Hines was terrific, despite his lack of technical skill: Then click over and read Street Harassment In An Ideal World, which is very possibly the most delightful cartoon about harassment ever. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Comics I Like, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 40 Comments

Some Things I’ve Read Or Seen Lately

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Ampersand

Django Unchained If the idea of an action movie featuring a former slave bloodily blowing away dozens of white slavers appeals to you, then this movie won’t disappoint. I loved it. It was extremely well-done popcorn, well-filmed and well-acted, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics I Like, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 9 Comments

Two great long-form political cartoons

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Ampersand

I really like long-form political cartoons, which we don’t see much of, I think because it’s hard to find a market to sell them to. But here are two great ones I came across this week: “Straw Feminists In The … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Comics I Like, Economics and the like | 6 Comments

Modest Medusa season 2 kickstarter

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Ampersand

My friend and studiomate Jake Richmond — who is also my collaborator on Hereville (Jake does the colors) — has a kickstarter up for Modest Medusa season 2. Please check it out! I find kickstarter enormously exciting — it’s like … Continue reading →

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Jean “Moebius” Giraud, 1938-2012

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Ampersand
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Dicebox book one flip-through!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Ampersand

My friend, the brilliant cartoonist Jenn Lee, is self-publishing the first book of her sci-fi webcomic Dicebox. Last week she posted the flip-through: Jenn let me contribute a blurb to Dicebox. Here’s what I wrote: Molly and Griffen are blue-collar workers in space looking for work and avoiding past mistakes. Jenn Manley Lee’s unique brand […] Continue reading →

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“I Do Not Have An Eating Disorder”

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Ampersand

I’m really enjoying this ongoing autobiographical comic about anorexia and denial being posted on the cartoonists’ Tumbler, “Just Be Honest For Now.” The comic (17 pages long so far) begins here, and the notes under each page are also well … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics I Like, crossposted on TADA | 2 Comments

Read “Modest Medusa”

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Ampersand

Jake Richmond, the cartoonist who (among a zillion other things) colors “Hereville,” has started a new webcomic, called “Modest Medusa,” which is genuinely funny, charming and nice to look at. The first strip is here, but I&#82… Continue reading →

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My favorite Cerebus covers (gallery)

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Ampersand

For my money, few comic books has been as thrilling and interesting as Dave Sim’s Cerebus – and no other comic has been as infuriating and disappointing in the end. Here are some of my favorite covers, drawn by Sim and Gerhard. (Sim does the figures and lettering, Gerhard does backgrounds, objects and colors). Issue […] Continue reading →

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Comics I Like: Lotus Root Children

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Ampersand

One of the comics I picked up at Stumptown was Lotus Root Children, by Wei Li. (SPOILERS below!) Li told me that he was inspired by the documentary “China’s Stolen Children.” As you might expect, the approximately 50 page comic … Continue reading →

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