Brian makes hilarious-out-loud comics like his long-running webcomic, The Princess Planet, and Owl Magazine’s Alex & Charlie. His methodical approach to comics lead to many tutorials on his website and an upcoming books on cartooning for kids for OWL Kids.
John and Naomi were childhood sweethearts— and then they grew up. Life took them on very different paths, but accidents will happen. When their two lives intersect again, they decide to have another go at love. But this is no simple romantic rekindling: Both John and Naomi are wearing the …read more
[close]You wouldn’t expect Nate and Charlie to be friends. Charlie’s the laid-back captain of the basketball team, and Nate is the neurotic, scheming president of the robotics club. But they are friends, however unlikely—until Nate declares war on the cheerleaders. At stake is funding that will either cover a robotics …read more
[close]Every/Body is a follow-up to Little Heart that focuses inward on people as individuals, by examining the topics of the body and gender. This anthology, edited by newcomer Greer Lawson and distributed by 2D Cloud, discusses and explores the way people view themselves and others, their bodies, and the way …read more
[close]Open Spaces and Closed Places is a humorous comic series with a magical realistic setting about high school delinquents, supernatural happenings, flowery young love, and dreamy-eyed youth. This newest issue explores the past of the three main characters Oscar, Vivien, and Jirou. Previous issues of OSCP can be read for …read more
[close]Welcome to the city of Red Wheelbarrow, where the world’s greatest detective has yet to meet the crime he can’t solve—every criminal in Red Wheelbarrow is caught and convicted thanks to Detective Gould’s brilliant mind and cutting-edge spy technology. But lately there has been a rash of crimes so eccentric …read more
[close]Translated by Edward Gauvin Cover design by David Mazzucchelli What are the movies? What effect do they have on us? Why do we love them so much? Blutch addresses all these questions in a series of interlocking short comics that move between scholarly history, romantic theory and ribald vignettes, featuring …read more
[close]Following on the heels of the The Song of Roland, Montrealer Michel Rabagliati returns to the childhood story of his famous semi-autobiographical character. It’s 1970 and Paul’s family watches the news with anxiety as bombs are going off around Montreal. But Paul is more interested in flying his kite, comics, and …read more
[close]Alternative Comics’ flagship anthology returns as a twice-yearly comic with more pages, showcasing the best indie, web and zine artists of today’s underground. Cover art by Mike Bertino (Trigger). Comics by Theo Ellsworth (The Understanding Monster) & Craig Thompson (Blankets, Habibi), Sam Alden (Eighth Grade), James Kochalka (SuperF*ckers), Sam Henderson …read more
[close]Double Fine Productions is renowned for making videogames such as Psychonauts, Brütal Legend, and Iron Brigade. Scott Campbell (or Scott C) came on as art director for Psychonauts and started drawing comics as a morning warm up. These comics were then uploaded to doublefine.com and the world was made amazing. …read more
[close]Manhattan-born and based Victor Kerlow’s Everything Takes Forever is a collection of the cartoonist and illustrator’s ink-and-wash comics that blur the quotidian with the absurd. In Kerlow’s world tacos and toast have bodies and smoke, tiny men who can no longer copulate or consume sandwiches deal with existential angst, and dream logic …read more
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The Doug Wright Awards
TCAF Queer Mixer: Featuring Tagame & Vellekoop!
