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SEATTLE POST-MAY DAY: Niketown vs. Wells Fargo

Niketown, Seattle, after May Day Niketown, Seattle, back in business, not a scratch, a week later. The May Day protests wreaked havoc in Seattle on May 1. Looking on my calendar, today, May 18, it is...

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OPEN LETTER TO GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: FIRE ANN COULTER

Dear George, Ann Coulter is addicted to grabbing attention by being as offensive as possible. We all know that. Maybe that is considered by network executives to be a good thing as it brings in...

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ELECTION 2012: ROMNEY DISTRESS CALL

Here is a portrait of a very troubled candidate. We, at Comics Grinder, ask all Americans to consider this election a true game changer. Whatever differences you may have with Barack Obama, you know...

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PAUL KRASSNER AND THE ART OF THE OFFENSIVE CARTOON

Print Magazine’s Michael Dooley provides a profile on legendary iconoclast, Paul Krassner. If you are looking for the heart and soul of the counterculture in America, the roots of everything from “The...

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EXTRA: HYDE PARK ON HUDSON

Bill Murray playing the role of FDR makes a lot of sense. We all think we know Bill Murray. He has that unique set of skills required to portray FDR, another person everyone felt familiar with. While...

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The Troubled Genius of Al Capp

copyright © Capp Enterprises, Inc. Denis Kitchen is a name synonymous with comics. An opportunity to discuss comics with him is to be treasured. Micahel Dooley interviews Denis Kitchen for Print...

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TRENDS: WIBBLY-WOBBLY SEXY-WEXY

“Wibbly-Wobbly Sexy-Wexy.” Don’t you just feel more sexy saying that? This is a new term coming out from the new comics anthology, ANYTHING THAT LOVES, published by Northwest Press. What does it mean?...

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Editorial Cartoon: BOSTON MARATHON MEMORIAL

Editorial Cartoon by Daryl Cagle, published with permission This editorial cartoon expresses well the mourning we share after the Boston Marathon bombing. Daryl Cagle is the publisher of Cagle.com and...

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INTERVIEW: CRAIG FRANK AND JKF SECRET OPS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL

JFK SECRET OPS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL by Craig Frank JFK survived the assassination and is out for revenge. That is the premise of Craig Frank’s humorous and thrilling work, JFK SECRET OPS: THE GRAPHIC...

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TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL: MATT BORS, SARAH GLIDDEN, JOSH NEUFELD, AND RUTU...

For those who appreciate comics journalism, this is the perfect panel to catch while at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this weekend, May 11-12. You’ve got quite a lineup: Matt Bors, Sarah Glidden,...

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Movie Review: ‘Far Out Isn’t Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story’

Tomi Ungerer was a household name. He was the most popular children’s book illustrator in America. He is also a masterful artist of subversive and erotic art. That’s what got him into trouble within...

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Cartoonist David Chelsea and his favorite story in EVERYBODY GETS IT WRONG

What do the critics know? What does anyone really know..unless they take the time to carefully take in the subject? The subject in this case is David Chelsea’s new collection of comics, “Everybody...

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Review: ‘The Minimum Security Chronicles: Resistance to Ecocide’

“The Minimum Security Chronicles: Resistance to Ecocide” is full of whimsy and wisdom as it follows its characters on a journey to save the planet. It’s all up to a group of friends to figure out if...

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Interview: STEPHANIE McMILLAN and Activism in Comics

Stephanie McMillan is an important voice. She is doing her part to make this a better world through her activism and her comics. And, fortunately for us, those two passions turn into some very...

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Interview: Keith Knight Talks About ‘The K Chronicles’ and the Cartoonist’s Life

Keith Knight is one very funny, and profound, cartoonist. What is the secret to his success? Consider this life lesson: It is all in the doing. It applies in art school, law school, med school, any...

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BALLARD COMICS #8

Editor’s Note: Here in Seattle, we have an election this Tuesday. And, here in Seattle, we are going through some vastly problematic growing pains. What exactly are we doing as we sprout condos in...

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Putin leans in. Will only vodka spill, instead of bloodshed?

Illustration by Otto Dettmer, The New York Times Here at the Comics Grinder news desk, things move along at whatever pace seems right. My friend, and editorial assistant, Roy, will occasionally drop...

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Movie Review: The French Minister

If you are interested in an intriguing movie based on a work in comics besides “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” you will want to see “The French Minister.” This comedy could be your window to offbeat...

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On Isaiah Berlin’s ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox’

Roy and I were just hanging out at the offices of Comics Grinder when we began to consider the current crisis in the Middle East. I had told Roy that Hillary Clinton was talking, actually warning,...

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Comic-Con 2014: A Celebration of Walt Kelly and POGO

The pure magic of Walt Kelly’s “Pogo” comic strip defies easy description. It appeared in newspapers around the country and galvanized thought among the thoughtful. His strange and beautiful comic...

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