Fantagraphics

Released February 1993

Comics Journal #156

Synopsis

Newswatch Record Year for Major Publishers - Business overview for 1992 reveals healthy profits for Image, Dark Horse and Valiant. Penguin cancels comic book line. Smurf create " Peyo " dies. Features Missing: The Search for Zap #0 - A modern day true-life mystery as Bob Levin attempts to track down the missing artwork from Robert Crumb's first book. Interviews Gahan Wilson - Explores censorship, publishing and other macabre topics in a lively interview by Dennis Daniels. Doug Allen - The creator of Steven discusses his collaborative work and reveals a private world  filled with "idiots." International Comics of the Italian New Wave - Carlos Branzagalia introduces us to important creators who changed the face of Italian comics.  Comics Library Economy Zaps Brazilian Comics - As economic concerns Edith heavily on publishers, cartoonists struggle to keep working. Pogo Runs Only in Re-Runs - R. C. Harvey provides a in-depth look at Pogo Files for Pogophiles .  When Adventure was an Art - An examination of Alex Reymond's Flash Gorden by Gregory Cwiklik Rodeo Round-Up - International Cowgirl review by Aaron Cohen. Sketchbook Mark Martin - What a guy! What an artist! What a Sketchbook! Columns Funnybook Roulette - R. Fiore returns with a unique look at "Wigwam Bam." Cool Comic Shops - The first in a series of visits with cool comics shops around the country. Swipe File - We catch John Callahan in a one monster of a swipe! Hit List - The Journal staff picks their favorite. Hey, Kid Comics! - Hunt Emerson, Colin Upton, Roberta Gregory, and Donna Barr share their memories of the Angouleme comic expositions.

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Details

Cover Date
February 1993
Pages
112
UPC
N/A
Cover Price
$4.95
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Creators

  • Writer
    Gil Kane
  • Writer
    Will Eisner
  • Writer
    Kim Thompson
  • Writer
    Frank Stack
  • Writer
    Robert Boyd
  • Writer
    Gary Groth

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