Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

"If it was torture, I’d’ve given up by now.”

"...like two days where all we did was think about comics, talk about comics, draw comics – and it..."

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Comics (Artist) Panel

Five Austinites on the state of the sequential art, from comics to comix to manga and beyond

"...Nose. And fewer people follow the still fertile current comics scene...."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

Pages And Pages of Free Comics

Flicking through this year's Free Comic Book Day comics

"...Comic Book Day? Imagine record store day, but for comics. Oh, and they're free. The massive annual event for..."

May 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Bullish On Comics

Guillermo del Toro gets serious about the funny papers.

"...passion for film, it may be his passion for comics. The director is a lifelong fan, dating back to..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

Transgender Comics Anthology “We’re Still Here” Nails Kickstarter to the Crowdfunding Wall

Oh! This thing has more successful panels than a SXSW weekend!

"...Holy Winsor McCay, there’s a daunting multitude of comics anthologies in this world! So many, many, many anthologies..."

July 31, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Book This Gift, You Comics-Loving Citizen

Because the All-Trans Comics Anthology is a many-splendored thing

"...of the introduction to We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology, and of course it’s absolutely true...."

Dec. 5, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comics for Courage

Funnyman Christopher Cannon is serious about helping veterans

"...the armed services: raising both funds for and awareness about wounded veterans and their struggles to readjust to civilian..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Lot to Crow About

Goth comic king James O'Barr at Staple! this weekend

"...There aren't many comics that were true cultural landmarks. The first appearance of..."

March 5, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Moontower Comedy Fest: Comics to Watch

Because we know funny

"...From April 22-25, over 100 comics will takeover 11 venues around the city for the..."

April 16, 2015 Events Post by Tamar Price

Marvel Vs. DC Comics: Who Clobbered Whom?

The Dionysium's comics debate did not turn out as predicted

"...post predicting his victory in that evening's Dionysium debate about Marvel being better than DC, you've no doubt been..."

Dec. 8, 2011 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Moontower 5: More Comics Announced

David Cross, Leslie Jones, and Colin Jost join the fest fun

"...The 2016 Moontower Comedy & Oddity Festival continues to..."

Jan. 21, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

What Place for Muslims in DC Comics?

'Superman' writer Chris Roberson on the controversy of earthly aliens

"...industry press is bubbling with the news that DC Comics pulled the original story slated for issue #712 of..."

June 24, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Much Ado About Nothing

With Shakespearean language tripping off their contemporary tongues, the actors are more than game for Joss Whedon's informal, black-and-white take on this classic comedy.

"...The romantic banter in Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing flutters and flirts as it navigates the course..."

June 21, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Of Comics and 'Immortals'

'Kabuki' creator David Mack talks about Tarsem's new epic

"...There is something divinely inspired about letting Tarsem – the director behind the visual overloads..."

May 29, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Hey Kids! Free Comics!

The folks who make and sell comic books are hoping that a promotional giveaway of 2 million comics after the release of the Spider-Man movie will rescue their ailing industry.

"...public on Saturday, May 4, more than 2 million comics at no charge. Four of the industry's leading publishers..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Robert Faires

Comics Worth Spending Money on

Three Chronicle writers recommend 14 current comics, from standard superhero fare to funny-animal satire to slice-of-life drama.

"...costs money. But there's so much being published in comics today that it can be a little overwhelming just..."

May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

115 Comics Walk Into a Bar ...

"...Dallas comic Chris Cannon Nothing brings comics crawling out of the woodwork faster than the appearance..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Comics Writer Donny Cates Casts Spells on Doctor Strange

Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme and big bad Thanos get a local scribe

"...Cates was one of the hottest writers in independent comics. This week sees his first issue writing one of..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

David Wheeler of Dragon’s Lair Has Been Selling Comics In Austin for 30 Years

Local bastion of supergraphics & gaming celebrates three decades

"...there too. And that’s what got me into the comics and gaming industry.”..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Comics? Sequential Art? Literature for Your Visual Cortex?

A year's worth of goodness for the smarter parts of your brain

"...The Best American Comics 2013 is going to have one definite problem: It..."

Oct. 2, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Great Comics Getting Greater

Austin's newest comic and film convention leaps into action

"...of the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water), and featuring comics legends and local rising stars, it promises to be..."

June 15, 2018 Screens Feature by Moisés Chiullán

Eating My Way Through Two and a Half Decades of Comics

The Drawn and Quarterly 25th Anniversary Anthology

"...I know this because Brown illustrated his unusual (I'm..."

June 5, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Claudio Sanchez: My Life in Comics

Coheed and Cambria frontman explains how he will Kill Audio

"...form through his own Evil Ink imprint and Image Comics, but this is a whole new venture, released through..."

Oct. 7, 2009 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

Hey, Adults! Comics! Comics that are Funny, Weird, and Profound!

Reviewed: New School, Superzelda, My Dirty Dumb Eyes

"...synergistic combinations of words and text, whether they're called comics or sequential art or bande dessinée or manga or..."

Sept. 2, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Cinema, Comics, and Crafts in This Week’s Arts Events

Weekday nights are for arting

"...not in the know), but here he’ll be talking about his theatre journey that started years ago at an..."

May 2, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Dungeons & Dragons, Trivia, Comics, and More Recommended Events

It's a new year! Why not try some new things?

"...Fun fact about the astonishing 2001 Tom Green vehicle Freddy Got Fingered:..."

Jan. 3, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Comic Creator Spotlight on John Gholson: "For Three Years I'm Working on Comics That Literally Nobody Can Read"

For Free Comic Book Day we chat with Austin's sequential standouts

"...First Comic: “Fantastic Four 222. It’s about Franklin Richards being possessed. This was the Fantastic Four’s..."

May 5, 2023 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Tale of Two Comics

Comedy Contrast: Bill Hicks & David Letterman

"...years who could be compared to the outstanding, innovative comics of the 1950s and '60s...."

March 21, 1997 Arts Feature by Harvey Pekar

Late Night TV Is About to Get Downright Gaar-ish

Stand-up comic Brian Gaar hosts a new Austin-based show on the CW

"...It Weird" city while highlighting the talent of local comics...."

Sept. 18, 2015 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Everything Went Black: Let's Talk About Pron

Why cineastes should give a fuck about anti-porn rhetoric

"...the 1954 Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency (Fare-thee-well, E.C. Comics!), or the ongoing war on a woman's right to..."

Sept. 5, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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