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Recent Articles
Joana Mosi: Day three
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose.
Mort Todd is Dead Dead: RIP Michael DelleFemine
John Kelly pays tribute to former Cracked and Marvel Music editor (among many, many other things) Michael DelleFemine, aka Mort Todd.
Joana Mosi: Day two
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose.
DIY Bad-Boy and Black Cohosh author, Eagle Valiant Brosi, spreads Scabies all over town, leaves us wanting more
Eagle Valiant Brosi drops a bomb on Sally Madden as he waffles on puppetry, airs his family’s dirty laundry, and goes over the slush pile form his new memoir Black Cohosh (Drawn & Quarterly, 2025).
Joana Mosi: Day one
This week the Comics Journal is pleased to bring you a collection of diary strips from Portuguese cartoonist Joana Mosi, author of The Mongoose.
It’s a Comix Thing, you wouldn’t understand: a photo gallery from Comix Thing 2025
Isaac Odai went to Comics Thing, look at all of the pretty tables.
Here’s Hoping You’re Swell — This Week’s Links
New York Comic Con weekend arrives, as it inevitably does, which, in the esoteric calendar of this week’s links, below, means we’ve hit the part of the year marked “if it isn’t done by now then it ain’t getting done, chalk it up as a loss and try again in 2026.”
Sites of Collapse
Ilan Manouach documents his path to creating The Cubicle Island Pirates – Microworkers, Spambots and the venatic lore of clickfarm humor.
‘The character is always the most important part’: An interview with Melissa Mendes
Melissa Mendes’ new book The Weight is a tome. A book that takes place over decades, it is the story of one character, Edie. A long book that is at its best in detailing small, silent moments. Scenes in nature as Edie and other characters live their lives. These quiet scenes of being, people in… Read more »
Dogtangle by Max Huffman – excerpt
An excerpt from Dogtangle by Max Huffman, out from Fantagraphics November 2025.
Grey October – This Week’s Links
As the nights draw in, gentle rappings can be heard at one’s chamber door. But it’s only this week’s links!
Charles Schulz at 3 O’Clock in the morning: An excerpt from The Comics Journal #200 interview
*This is an excerpt from Gary Groth’s Charles M. Schulz (Peanuts) interview, which ran in The Comics Journal #200, December 1997.
You become a better writer by embodying characters: A chat with Molly Colleen O’Connell
Brian Nicholson talks to the author of Shriekers and Pebbles about those comics, her career, and a whole lot more.
Remembering Star Fruit Books publisher Matt Haasch, 1990-2025
Zack Davisson pays homage to the late Haasch, who died of cancer on Sept. 6.
Death Dealers in court: The Frazetta lawsuit against Vanguard and how an email led to forgery accusations
The judge’s order closes the book, at least for now, on the lengthy and often contentious relationship between Frazetta Properties, LLC, which represents the heirs of the late artist, on one side and J. David Spurlock and his publishing company Vanguard on the other.
Autumn Equinox — This Week’s Links
Let’s bask in the pumpkin spice ignorance of what the future holds, solemnly observe another national comic book day (???), and enjoy some more of this week’s links.
Elijah Brubaker, 1975-2025
Austin English collects remembrances from the friends and colleagues of the Reich and Story of Jezebel author, who died on Aug. 28 at the age of 50.
Bud Plant is calling it a day: A conversation with the comics retail pioneer
Bud Pant’s Incredible Exit Interview by Zach Rabiroff.
San Diego Comic Con 2025 in pictures
Chris Anthony Diaz saw more people than you could ever dare dream of at SDCC ’25- and out of the goodness of his heart, will share his sightings with you all.
Where Light Barely Reaches — This Week’s Links
Wishing a fond fare-thee-well to short-sleeved flannel shirt weather, and warmly opening the door to long-sleeved flannel shirt weather, as the cosmic ballet goes on and on and on, here at this week’s links.
The Professional: Peter David, 1956-2025
Peter David died in a hospital bed on May 24, 2025, having suffered the latest in a series of strokes and heart attacks that had mounted in severity over the course of 13 years.
Arrivals and Departures — September 2025
Month after month I have put out reviews of the latest self-published and micropress offerings and do you know what I’ve gotten in return? A lot of DMs, that’s what.
An interview with Josh Pettinger: ‘Well-written comedy is like a magic trick’
Richard Pound talks to the Tedward and Pleasure Beach author about his life and work.
