Comics
“Time, My Old Friend, She Has Changed”: An Artist’s Reflections on Quarantine
A comic artist speaks to artists across the world to see how they — and their practices — have been holding up.
Comics
Comics
An Artist Develops a Daily Habit of Drawing Plants During COVID-19
A comic artist speaks to artists across the world to see how they — and their practices — have been holding up.
News
Holy Bidding, Batman! Bruce Wayne and Tintin Break Comic Art Auction Records
A pristine copy of "Batman No. 1" from 1940 is now the most expensive Batman title ever sold, and a rejected 1936 Tintin cover illustration became the most expensive work of comic book art.
Comics
Imagining a World Where the Characters of Children’s Animation Are Black
The concern of who children will “identify with” has only applied to a select few.
Art
After Viral Racist Encounter, Central Park Birder Shares Experience in Comic Form
A semi-fictionalized account of Christian Cooper’s own experiences, It’s a Bird takes on racist dog whistles with necessary straightforwardness.
Comics
How to Stop From Falling Into a Self-Judgment Spiral
I’ve always struggled with anxiety and depression, but lately they’ve been exacerbated by compounding global crises.
Books
A Comic Tells the Rebellious, Messy Lives of Teenagers
Ancco, who became famous for her diary-like webcomics, has published a collection of stories that ripple through domestic violence, social oppression, and rebellion.
Books
Yayoi Kusama Gets Her First Graphic Novel Biography
In this excerpt of Kusama: The Graphic Novel, illustrator Elisa Macellari time travels to Kusama’s life in 1960s New York City, when the artist became “the high priestess of love and pacifism.”
Comics
The “Artists in Residence” of Fishkill Correctional Facility
Within a week of landing in Fishkill, I found myself in a confab of the inmate-run illustration group.
Books
Enter the Humorously Awkward World of a “Long-Distance Cartoonist”
Brilliantly paced, Adrian Tomine’s latest graphic novel takes readers from discomfort to laughter in just a few panels.
Art
A Comics Series Offers an Exercise in Optimism
An Instagram project by Desert Island Comics, Rescue Party offers poetic renderings of the world beyond our current reality. According to these artists, it’ll be beautiful.
Comics
Who Tells the Art Stories You Want to Read?
From preliminary sketches to completing works like “How to Draw a Black Guy,” my path to becoming an artist has been a journey.