R.I.P.

“For God’s sake, don’t do it”

(In a way it’s like that one Furuya book where he put the gross art on uncut pages, so to see the art you have to take a blade to the book or rip it with your hands, symbolically ‘becoming’ the assailant…)

I think a critical element is the cover art to the Hollow Press edition, with a shadow falling on the women’s utopia… the shadow is positioned to be you, the reader holding the book. The assailant is never shown, because it is you doing this. You must untie the book to read it. You are guilty.

IIRC he’s said the intent was to “illustrate my feelings as a kid,” tho that does not necessarily mean it’s strictly autobiographical… certainly informed by his life.

Cover art to Feartreland, one of two books contained in Kevin O’Neill’s Silent Pictures.

Cover art to The Balaclava Kid, one of two books contained in Kevin O’Neill’s Silent Pictures.

Comic page by Kevin O’Neill in which a cartoon black cat obtains a magic lamp, from which a sinister djinn emerges.

Comic page by Kevin O’Neill in which characters leap around outside an elevated trolley car as explosions boom in the distance. It’s exciting!

Hi, hello, I wrote a few words today about Silent Pictures, a pair of no-dialogue color comic albums which represent the final works of Kevin O’Neill, co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

LOL… no fear of Ireland in this book, as far as I can tell…

Yeah, 800 copies of the box set

Silent Pictures - The Comics Journal Silent Pictures (the final work) by Kevin O'Neill (Knockabout, 2026), reviewed by TCJ newcomer, Joe McCulloch.

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Cover art to Feartreland, one of two books contained in Kevin O’Neill’s Silent Pictures.

Cover art to The Balaclava Kid, one of two books contained in Kevin O’Neill’s Silent Pictures.

Comic page by Kevin O’Neill in which a cartoon black cat obtains a magic lamp, from which a sinister djinn emerges.

Comic page by Kevin O’Neill in which characters leap around outside an elevated trolley car as explosions boom in the distance. It’s exciting!

Hi, hello, I wrote a few words today about Silent Pictures, a pair of no-dialogue color comic albums which represent the final works of Kevin O’Neill, co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Life in the Zashikiro: A Discussion with Hiroshi Harada An in-depth interview with Hiroshi Harada of the independent Kiryukan production company: covering his filmography, personal history, political views and more...

Really extraordinary interview with Hiroshi Harada, the independent animator who adapted Suehiro Maruo’s Shōjo Tsubaki to film, among many other endeavors: aarondylankearns.substack.com/p/life-in-th...

It’s really gross!!!

I can’t comment on the accuracy from the Japanese, since my Japanese reading is very poor, and I don’t have a JP language edition anyway. It flows well in English. There is a production error on one page (205) where part of a panel gets garbled, but that may be an issue with the JP files, I dunno.

I am 22 years old and VERY sexy!

Haha, it *is* kind of a noir riff, the comic…

Not the same guy, he’s been dead for years. But it’s a very popular tv show now, so there’s probably a bunch of parodies…

The Solitary Gourmet - The Comics Journal Joe McCulloch offers his thoughts on the latest Jiro Taniguchi offering from Fanfare/Ponent Mon.

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Cover of The Solitary Gourmet

1990s interior page from The Solitary Gourmet

21st century interior page from The Solitary Gourmet

ATTN GLUTTONS: Please savor this mouth-watering review of The Solitary Gourmet, a comic about eating in the age of loneliness (1994-present) by Jirō Taniguchi & Masayuki Kusumi, up today at TCJ (The Chowbell Jouissance)

Ok, then they are running the classic fundie apocalyptic prophecy line, makes sense

None, thanks, tho I’d kind of be interested in knowing the title selection… there’s no way This Was Your Life isn’t also lurking around, but they did at least one really explicit Jews-need-to-convert title for U.S. dissemination years ago…

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I’m so sorry to hear that the indie manga publisher Matt Haasch of Star Fruit Books has died; he was undergoing treatment for lymphoma. I very much enjoyed their releases, including some great Hideshi Hino classics. Rest in peace! www.gofundme.com/f/donate-to-...

This is the best podcast in the universe!!!

Dummy - Number Two The second issue of dummy looks at several notable examples of unauthorized (and inspired by) Mickey Mouse comics. It includes a deep dive into the...

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I was pleased to assist in proofreading the super-deluxe issue #2 of “dummy,” the editorial project of longtime comics-focused journalist and museum director John Kelly. It’s 92 pages dedicated to a century of artists parodying America’s best friend, Mickey Mouse. Recommended!

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ATTN all shivering vampires, I wrote a little about Anthology Editions’ new, first-ever English publication of 1967’s Saga de Xam, a notable early adult-oriented French comic album from artist Nicolas Devil, working from scenarios by soon-to-be cult filmmaker Jean Rollin.

They also updated the character portraits to make them more boring.

Big news, I impulse bought the “Memoire” version of Ys Oath in Felghana on sale; same game, but as a novelty they decided to have Adol talk. This is done *without* changing the text, however, so all the parts that narrate Adol’s actions now have him sorta talking over the text narrator. Kinda funny!

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You’re laughing… I have been ferociously attacked by the Adult Content label, and you’re laughing…