The Comics Journal #307

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SKU: 9781683964292
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By RJ Casey and Kristy Valenti and Gary Groth

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The Comics Journal #307 presents an eclectic mix of interviews, essays, and artwork spanning the graphic novel and indie comics landscape. Highlights include an interview with Cathy Malkasian, animation storyboards by Ho Che Anderson, and a discussion between Anya Davidson and Sally Cruikshank on underground comics' impact on animation. The issue also features unpublished comics from Ben Sears, insights from Christy Marx on comics versus animation, and sketches by Vanesa Del Rey. Accompanied by interviews with emerging voices and critical essays, this issue continues The Comics Journal's 45-year tradition of deep engagement with the comic arts.
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Ideal for readers passionate about graphic novels, indie comics, animation, and insightful industry commentary.

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In addition to this issue's featured interview with Cathy Malkasian, MLK graphic biographer Ho Che Anderson shares his animation storyboards, and Anya Davidson talks to Sally Cruikshank about how the underground comics movement influenced the latter's aesthetic in a career that encompasses indie shorts and Flash animation, as well as work for feature film credits and Sesame Street.

Other features include: an unpublished Ben Sears (Midnight Gospel) comic, and Jem and the Holograms cartoon creator Christy Marx talks about the behind-the-scenes advantages and disadvantages of both art forms.

Plus! Sketchbook art by Vanesa Del Rey (Black Widow), an interview with Amazon warehouse worker-turned-cartoonist Ness Garza, Paul Karasik's essay on an unseen gem, and much more.

For more than 45 years, no magazine has chronicled the continuum of the comic arts with more rigor and passion than The Comics Journal.

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The Comics Journal is hailed as the storied arbiter of the indie-comics world by NPR, reflecting its respected status in chronicling the comic arts with rigor and passion.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683964292

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 164

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Gary Groth Graphic Novels Kristy Valenti RJ Casey

About the Author

Cathy Malkasian is an animation director and cartoonist. Her credits include Rugrats, The Wild Thornberrys film (for which she received a British Academy Award nomination), and most recently, over 20 episodes of Curious George for PBS since 2008. Fantagraphics has released several of her graphic novels including Percy Gloom (2007), Temperance (2010), Eartha (2017), and NoBody Likes You, Greta Grump (2021). Gary Groth is the co-founder of The Comics Journal and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle. Kristy Valenti is an Eisner-Award winning editor and a writer. She lives in Seattle, Wash. RJ Casey is a publisher, editor, and writer. He lives in Tacoma, WA.

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