Your Library Wants These Bad

How do we recommend these books highly enough? What miracles of precision can be created with pen-and-ink?

"...Whateverby Karl Stevens Alternative Comics, 128pp., $9.95 (paper)..."

May 2, 2008 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Austin Chronicle' Receives AAN Nod

Finalist for reproductive rights coverage

"...The Association of Alternative Newsmedia announced the finalists for its 2014 AAN Awards..."

June 18, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

‘Austin Chronicle’ Nominated for AAN Awards

Nods for breaking news, public service, and film criticism

"...The Association of Alternative Newsmedia announced today its 2013 AAN Awards Finalists, including..."

May 22, 2013 News Post

Pizzeria Kamikaze

"...Alternative Comics, 100 pp., $14.95 Here's the other half of..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...sensibilities. They were part of a new wave of alternative comics -- including Julia Sweeney, Margaret Cho, and Andy..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...of femme-penned pieces caused quite a buzz in the comics scene, as well as in feminist academic circles. It..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

"...classic God Nose set the standard for all underground comics from Shelton to Crumb to Trudeau and his illustrated..."

Oct. 23, 1998 Column

Has Daniel Clowes Really Grown Up?

"...the underground cartoonists (Crumb, Spiegelman, Deitch) than whatever 'edgy,' 'alternative' creator is popular today."..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

Portrait of the Artist as a Road Comic

Long Drives, Low Pay, and Drunks -- What a Life!

"...Road comics are the gypsies of the modern age, wandering far..."

March 28, 1997 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Chris the Conqueror

Chris Roberson takes on Superman, Elric, Captain Kirk, and Cinderella – and wins

"...And between them is Chris Roberson, the award-winning Austin-based comics author who shocked himself by spending the last year..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Otto Binder Had a Vision

The great science-fiction and comic book writer already had a name for Trump back in the 1950s – Bizarro

"...the mid-Fifties Binder was writing a lot for DC Comics. It was a try-anything period – and they did...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Column by Louis Black

Livin' Lavaca Loca

In the early Eighties, back when Jay Leno was still funny, he and a number of now-big name comics told jokes at a little place on Lavaca called the Comedy Workshop. Being there changed the life of one person, who recalls what it was like.

"...the class. They included a couple of local stand-up comics and several folks from the Better Than TV Players,..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Arts Feature by Angela Davis

Essential Man-Thing: Vol. 1 and Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier

No nostalgia: discovery and rediscovery

"...Marvel Comics, 544 pp., $16.99Showcase Presents: The Unknown Soldier..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Books Review by Rick Klaw

The Velveeta Room: Vive la Difference de le Fromage!

Nearly three dozen comics are flocking to Sixth Street to pay tribute to Austin's other comedy club

"...first was bigger, brighter, better-appointed, and, most importantly, featured comics you could see on cable. Its polish and prestige..."

June 13, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Postmarks

Letter to Isaac

"...at the expense of those who cannot afford suitable alternatives -- and also to those with no room for..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Column

Get Your Rees On

Comic artist David Rees and the theatre of 'War'

"...DR: Yeah, I used to draw comics. I used to draw them for my college student..."

April 29, 2005 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Pete Principle

The star of TBS' 'The Pete Holmes Show' is a poster boy for SXSW Comedy's impact on a comic's career

"...Of all the comics who've made numerous visits in that time frame, few..."

March 7, 2014 Arts Feature by Russ Espinoza

Dude, It's Mitch Hedberg!

"...aficionados probably can't remember the names of half the comics they see. So if you were to take a..."

Feb. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Heard It on the X

Gibby Haynes on the Airwaves

"..."You're listening to 101-X, Austin's new rock alternative! I am a flake of dandruff that has fallen..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Music Feature

The People’s Joker

Trans coming-of-age story filtered through superhero homage

"...like an opening in her legal defense if DC Comics decided to drag the film through the courts. Drew..."

April 12, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Archenemy

Revisionist Superman riff brings new meaning to street-level superheroics

"...While alternative takes on Superman aren't exactly new (only last year..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel cinematic universe opens its gates once again, and The Dark World does not disappoint.

"...appetite for lore? And what about your stance on alternative spellings? They’re both tested when the latest installment in..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Austin Comedy Stories

New fests, new venues, and big returns

"...a surprise lineup) and their artist residency program allows comics from across the country to perform spots during their..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Arts Feature by Valerie Lopez

Austin Arts Happenings Online: A Chronicle Round-up for Your Quarantined Exploration

Live and creative diversions – from your talented friends & neighbors

"...had one comic with TV credits, the majority of comics were able to perform to an audience of hundreds!..."

March 23, 2020 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Strong and Talented and Young

Austin's Raw Paw collective inhales life, exhales art

"...It's more about comics, isn't it? Because Raw Paw also produces the Rough..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Postmarks

Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...easiest way to prevent traffic is to supply an alternative, more efficient form of public transportation so that people..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

Music Amidst Used Furniture

The History of the Red River Strip

"...wares hawked by free-standing, hand-painted wooden signs: Books, Playboys, Comics, Records, We Buy Everything, Loans, We Buy Guns. The..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Music Feature

Eugene Mirman Gets Intimate in It Started as a Joke

Documenting the 10-year run of an underground comedy revolution

"...How to describe the alternative comedy of the Russian-born comic Eugene Mirman, familiar to..."

March 8, 2019 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Luv Doc: A Johnny Appleseed of Negativity

You will become an even better version of the person you believe yourself to be

"...A few years ago, I ended a three-year relationship..."

Nov. 23, 2018 Column by The Luv Doc

Bedside Manner: Hell on Earth

Dark literature in dark times, plus a plea for casting sanity

"...I am a firm believer in buying comics in hardcover collected editions and trade paperbacks (in part..."

Sept. 6, 2011 Books Post by Richard Whittaker

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