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Dennis Johnson
In her Book Standard column, Jessa Crispin says that mainstream book reviewers who try to cover comics tend to come up wanting because “They didn’t know comic books, and they… Read more »
In her Book Standard column, Jessa Crispin says that mainstream book reviewers who try to cover comics tend to come up wanting because “They didn’t know comic books, and they… Read more »
“Jewish leaders in Germany are deeply upset” by two new comic books that “depict the horrors of Auschwitz,” according to a Times of London report by Roger Boyes. Yossel, by… Read more »
A book of religious satire by German cartoonist Gerhard Haderer that takes a “playful look” at the life of Jesus Christ “has caused a furore that could potentially land the… Read more »
The comic strip Doonesbury this week featured an installment in which the long-running character based on Hunter S. Thompson, “Uncle Duke,” learns of Thompson’s suicide. As an Associated Press wire… Read more »
“Theological scholars” gathered in Italy say the Bible is “not a book known for its comedic value” but it does contain “a joke or two,” says a Guardian article by… Read more »
The Bloom County comic strip was huge in the 1980s, but weird. “Consider,” as Kathy Balog writes in this USA Today story: “The strip’s oddball cast of characters, who skipped… Read more »