Wednesday, June 17 2009
The History of Comic Conventions
This edition of "Iconographies" looks at the rise in popularity of the comics convention, and the pop-cultural changes conventions have brought to comics.
Tuesday, June 2 2009
Is the ‘New York Times’ Tracking Porn Sales Now?
That “comics” persists in connoting “pulp” and “graphic novels” implies something “literary” is purely a matter of convention, and is not because those are the inherent meanings or implications of the terms.
Monday, January 5 2009
A Spirited Friendship
Given the respective careers of Will Eisner and Frank Miller, the root of their friendship becomes apparent. For both, the comics medium takes precedence above all else.
Sunday, January 4 2009
Will Eisner’s Dual Identity: The Spirit of an Artist
A biography of Will Eisner, perhaps the greatest cartoonist in the history of American comics. Eisner used The Spirit as his vessel for unexplored creativity with story elements not commonly found in comics.
Friday, January 18 2008
Life, in Pictures by Will Eisner
This collection cleanly articulates the value of owning a book more for history’s sake than for enjoyment.
Monday, September 18 2006
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Will Eisner's story shows the negative influence that this document has had in countries all over the world.
