A By-No-Means-Comprehensive List of Austinite Comics Writers and Artists

Some of the most illustrious comics creators to have made their home in Austin sometime between 1960 and 2006

"...Jack "Jaxon" Jackson – first underground comic God Nose (1964);..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature

The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared

A bestselling Swedish novel jumps to screen with inevitable Forrest Gump comparisons

"...Directed by: Felix Herngren. Starring: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar Wiklander, Mia Skäringer, David Wiberg, Alan..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bedside Manner: Clowes, Stieg, and Soccer

Books, papers, and apps

"...As a proofreader I read for a living. You'd think..."

Dec. 13, 2010 Books Post by Mark Fagan

Owen Wilson and the Joy of Paint

The star of the new wry comedy on the inner and outer life of Burlington’s No. 1 art show host

"...It starts with the hair...."

April 7, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Pretty in Pink: A Gabriela Bucio Story

The millennial Midas brings reggaeton and Mexican regional to Sixth Street and beyond

"...In the queendom of Gabriela Bucio, she reigns with a millennial Midas touch. Her..."

July 8, 2022 Music Feature by Christina Garcia

His Name Was Gary Poulter

Meet the homeless man who became a movie star

"...Gary Poulter was a charming movie star with shockingly pale..."

April 11, 2014 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Feeling an Elephant

The Toronto International Film Festival's inexhaustible breadth

"...The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, the largest film festival on this continent,..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

"...Friday SleepersAll showcase times subject to change. Please check official..."

March 14, 2003 Music Feature

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...Saturday Picks Terry Poison..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

After a Fashion

A look back at a 50-year career and Steven Tyler's big, fat lips

"...AMERICAN IDLE I have never enjoyed American Idol – my..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Getting Political With The Tree Play and Robin Hood: An Elegy

Two new Austin plays tackle timely subjects

"...Theatre in summer can often feel like just a thicket..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Elephants and Pygmies

A profile of rising Austin honky-tonker Roger Wallace.

"...Tucked back in a quiet neighborhood on Wilson Street in South..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

See Tom Run ... and Run ... and Run

Summer movie mayhem at Arthouse

"...How precisely does one parse the difference in artistic merit between, say, a 15-year-old..."

July 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

A Family Affair

Those Canadians are too damn happy. Must be the the donuts.

"...Blame socialism or any other intrinsically good-natured Canadian aspect that..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

New in Graphic Novels

The Chronicle Comics & Manga Team hunts down some inky delights

"...This week's print issue features reviews of four new graphic..."

May 7, 2009 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

2003 SXSW Web Awards Winners

Web site competition winners.

"...John Halcyon Styn hosted the sixth annual SXSW Web Awards on..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature

George of the Jungle

"...Directed by: Sam Weisman. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church,..."

July 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...South by Southwest audiences have seen the artier side of Ryan Gosling with..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Amplified Heat..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

UK Calling

Damon Albarn leads SXSW 07's UK act armada. Again.

"...Albion is troubled...."

Feb. 23, 2007 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Keene Prize, Kudos to George Brant

"...Since those halcyon days of deep-pocketed patrons are long gone, struggling writers..."

July 1, 2008 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...Johnny Winter on the outdoor stage at Stubb's Saturday, March 21 photograph by John Carrico..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Love in Infant Monkeys: Stories

This sometimes comic story collection explores the relationships between celebrities and animals

"...Love in Infant Monkeys: Storiesby Lydia Millet Soft Skull Press, 192 pp.,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Books Review by Sarah Jean Billeiter

Jokes Aside, Trevor Noah Actually Wants To Inform You

The Daily Show host on the 5:30pm curse and comedy in the Trump era

"...Let’s get the elephant in the (Austin Convention Center) room out of the..."

March 9, 2019 SXSW Post by Mary Tuma

Invaluable Information

Technology, privacy, hacking, and legislating in the new Digital Age

"...On the one hand information wants to be expensive, because it's so valuable...."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

Postmarks

The union's due, the boys in blue, The Sopranos' view, and Miracle Mike takes it on the, um, chin.

"...Vouching for Van Os..."

April 13, 2001 Column

Austin Psych Fest Live (Sunday): Roky Erickson/The Black Angels/The Moving Sidewalks

Lone Star lysergia’s frontier days past and present

"...On the Reverberation mainstage, Austin Psych Fest’s final day drew to a..."

April 29, 2013 Music Post by Scott Schinder

Crock of Love, Too

Scouring the wreckage of Rock of Love 2.

"...While going to sleep Sunday night, I started worrying about those two stars tattooed..."

April 21, 2008 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Gay Place

OUTsider Fest, Andrea Gibson, and more heat up the week ahead

"...For such a short month, February sure does pack it in. If..."

Feb. 16, 2018 Column by Sarah Marloff

World Cup Finals!

International remainders, including Zolar X, from Plutonia, Pluto

"...The World Cup may be months away, but this year's extended roster of..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Dan Oko

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