I highlight my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week of comics in another edition of The Pull, headlined by Head Lopper #1 as my Comic of the Week and Young Shadow & The Watchdogs as my Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week.
Just a reminder that orders close for SKTCHD BOOK 2025 in ten days, so if you want a print collection of my five favorite pieces from SKTCHD and Off Panel's year and to support good writing about comics, make sure to order it soon! There will only be one print run!
It was a delight to chat, Julia! Also a thrill to have so many listeners send me images of Bury Me Already after they bought it, which was a treat!
and if you enjoyed the short WNYC talk, maybe you'll enjoy this longer one with @sktchd.bsky.social in which I'm slightly less composed and spend far too long talking about how all kids have dirty buttholes. whoops! (this is on youtube as well if you prefer video)
This week on Off Panel, writer Pornsak Pichetshote @pornsak.bsky.social returns to the podcast to talk Absolute Green Arrow, his newsletter Day 2, collaboration, finding personal hooks in massive stories, navigating a very strange time in his life, and a whole lot more.
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I wrote about eight things I liked or didn't like from the week of comics, including the very unfortunate changes at Marvel, DNX, new Chris Ware, Javier Rodriguez being the coolest, behind the scenes folks on the move, best wishes to Adam Hughes, and more.
My latest Mailbag Q&A is now up, and I answer subscriber/patron questions about the comics that I think will be remembered 50 years from now, quick reads, the best comic comebacks, how I do what I do, superstar artists, and a whole lot more.
Chip Zdarsky joins me for a CHIP CHAT about the origins of Avengers: Armageddon, the development of a Marvel event, the old AND new characters found within, making an event comic mean something, and more.
OH. And we talk about that wild MAD About DC trailer he made, which is a true delight.
By the way, if you'd prefer to read or listen to this month's CHIP CHAT instead of watch it, that option is available to SKTCHD subscribers! Subscribe to the site and you can exclusively do that for every one of these conversations this year!
Chip Zdarsky joins me for a CHIP CHAT about the origins of Avengers: Armageddon, the development of a Marvel event, the old AND new characters found within, making an event comic mean something, and more.
OH. And we talk about that wild MAD About DC trailer he made, which is a true delight.
If you want to read cool writing about comics, you might dig SKTCHD BOOK 2025, my new print annual that features my favorite articles I wrote this past year on my Eisner-nominated comic site, bonus content, a foreword by @kierongillen.bsky.social, and more!
Orders close on 4/30!
Over in The Pull, I highlight my buys, recommendations, and curiosities from the week in comics, including End of Life #3 as my Comic of the Week and Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here) as my Trade/Graphic Novel of the Week.
This week on Off Panel, cartoonist Julia Wertz (@juliawertz.bsky.social) joins the podcast to talk about her comic book journey, her new book Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here), the processes and experiences of making autobio comics, and a whole lot more.
This week on Off Panel, cartoonist Julia Wertz (@juliawertz.bsky.social) joins the podcast to talk about her comic book journey, her new book Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here), the processes and experiences of making autobio comics, and a whole lot more.
This week in Comics Disassembled, I wrote about eight things I liked or didn't like from the week of comics, including Mecha Rob-zilla, Books with Pictures' new library, Javier Pulido in Crisis, Fear Agent getting a compendium, 🚨🚨 new Kerascoët 🚨🚨, and more.
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Big thanks to the great @davidharper.bsky.social for not only listening to me rant about comics for more than an hour, but also having the fortitude to then type the entire thing up and share it with the world!
Read on below!
(Also: support comics journalism and subscribe to @sktchd.bsky.social!)
Oni Press has big things cooking as it approaches a major anniversary, so today on SKTCHD, I sat down with @oni-press.bsky.social's President and Publisher @gorinson.bsky.social to talk about its big plans, Archie and Flux House's arrival, comics marketing, the state of the industry, and more.
Have you ordered SKTCHD BOOK 2025 yet?
This new print annual collects my favorite pieces from SKTCHD and Off Panel from the past year, including a Bone/Disney Adventures history piece, a giant interview with Grant Morrison, a look at the comic strip boom, and more.
Orders close on April 30th!
Which comic characters would do the best during a shift in The Pitt? Today on SKTCHD, I played out that thought experiment, tiering out dozens of characters to figure out who would be an Abbot and who would be an Ogilvie from the world of comics.
Woooo!!!!
We ordered one!
I love chatting with @davidharper.bsky.social, and I love chatting about The Comics Staple, so this Off Panel chat was really a blast.
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I made a trailer for SKTCHD BOOK 2025 and it’s very silly and I loved doing it. It features important guest stars like Patrick Brower from @challengers.bsky.social, my cats, and Stilt-Man!
The new print annual for SKTCHD and Off Panel — SKTCHD BOOK 2025 — is now for sale on my Big Cartel. Want to read deep dive articles into the world of comics? A giant interview with Grant Morrison? A foreword by @kierongillen.bsky.social? Order this today!
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Always a blast to chat with Mr. David Harper, podcaster, about comics, The Comics Staple, and many, many more things.
This week on Off Panel, comics critic Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social joins the podcast to talk about her new comics zine, The Comics Staple, its incredible lineup of contributors (and me), Kickstarter living, the state of comics journalism, the Eisner judging experience, and more.
SKTCHD BOOK 2025 is here! It might be my favorite yet, as my wife Amber nailed the cover, Kieron's foreword is lovely, and it includes pieces like:
- The story behind BONE's time in Disney Adventures!
- A big interview with Grant Morrison!
- A look at the comic strip boom!
- More!
Order it today!
Yep! After orders close on the print book and the files are finalized.
My new book SKTCHD BOOK 2025 is now for sale, and it collects five of my favorite pieces from SKTCHD and Off Panel in 2025, has a foreword by @kierongillen.bsky.social, features incredible art from Bone + @beetlemoses.bsky.social ++, and more.
Orders close on April 30th, so get on it soon!