A collection of interviews with underground comix legend, house cartoonist for Fortean Times: Hunt Emerson! Purported to be heavily illustrated with rare or seldom seen art from throughout Emerson's "50-odd" years of cartooning. We have a soft spot in our hearts for Good Nose Art.
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Ever get the feeling the new stewards of the Heavy Metal legacy are two dudes operating out of their Mom's basement? That would be awesome. Anyway, I pledged for this Ranxerox hardcover, mostly because I was always intrigued by the Catalan translation that was advertised in TCJ way back when. I don't know if we'll ever see any of these books. It'd be fun if we did, though
Stephen Pellnat does Sonic:
At Optical Sloth: Kevin Bramer reviews Mach the Hedgehog, a different sort of comic from the talented Stephen (Upstate) Pellnat! Still available.
Paul Gravett top December 2025 titles:
Always worth a look. Mr. Gravett separates the good stuff from the boring stuff in the world of graphic novels. December 2025 picks here.
Remembering J.D. King (1951-2025):
John Kelly, of Dummy Zine fame, assembles a highly reverential and informative obituary/biography/memorial on the one and only cartoonist J.D. King.
Coming across the cover of Twist 1 in the back issue bins in the early 90s was a real revelation, much later I found the other two issues. However, that first issue - with Peter Bagge, John Holmstrom, Dan Clowes, Josh Gosfield, and Stephen Blickenstaff - really captures the underground origins of a certain time in pop culture. Kind of the space-age bachelor pad, tiki bar, ugly art vibe that became a fad not to much later on.
Those three Twist covers are still an inspiration:
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Comix Reading List:
Catching up on a bunch of old Carol Swain Fantagraphics releases on Comixology Unlimited. I have to admit to being a little underwhelmed, but that may be what Swain was going for. Foodboy is some kind of masterclass in pacing and tension, however.
And, for something completely different. Joe Coleman's brutally raw true crime sories. Highly recommended.
As a follow-up to his Any Similarity to Persons Living or Dead, The Fun Never Stops is a disappointment. These are commercial assignments that are so blandly conceived that the occasional weirdness of "Fred and Ricky Join Nambla" (written by Howard Stern) seems not only out of place, but obtuse. The pointillism of Drew Friedman is still on a whole other level.
Comics Video Watchlist:
Tom Fellrath has been digging up some real gold in his "Classic Zines" series on YouTube. This episode, in particular, highlights a hidden black and white boom gem from the 80s (bonus comment from creator Daryl Hutchinson):
It's been about six months since the unfortunate passing of small press comics tub-thumper Larned Justin (1942-2025). Seems like a good time to revisit his final Talking Small Press Comics episode (with the amazing Steve Keeter by his "side"):
