Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Kibbles ‘n Bits 5/25/12: Gay Superhero Week continues

Kibbles ‘n Bits 5/25/12: Gay Superhero Week continues

Some stories about comic books, some interviews, some gays-in-comics stuff.

PICK O THE WEEK: Michel Fiffe looks at the lost art of the One-Artist Anthology Comics, from Crumb to DeForge

As if it wasnt enough that comics are the domain of the obsessive control freak, there is a cartooning sect that perfectly defines the creative mania responsible for some of our greatest works: the one-artist anthology. Its a publishing sensibility that may have had its moment in the sun decades ago, but its never really been a dominant point of interest for cartoonists. Thats not surprising; carrying the weight of multiple narratives issue after issueis not particularly alluring to those who just want to draw cool stuff for a page rate, or for those who just want to tell... [via The Beat]

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