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

Tillie Walden: Talking Comics

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

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

Nov. 1, 2017 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Hulk

"...fact, everything about Ang Lee’s sprawling vision of Marvel Comics’ The Hulk is painted in the broad, flashing, manic..."

June 20, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Page Two: Oh, Death

Remembering the late Steve Levitan, and a long-ago afternoon with him boxing Wendell Crowley's comics collection

"...where I grew up in New Jersey. Binder wrote comics for close to three decades, authoring scripts for dozens..."

March 25, 2016 Column by Louis Black

You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yeti

Erik T. Johnson's 'The Outliers' is good and deep and weird.

"...Alternative Comics – the indie publishing company that used to be..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Tomine & Beaton & Drawn & Quarterly: Yes, This

These two collections will rock your heart, brain, and funny bone

"...narratives from people who are among the world's best comics creators...."

Sept. 19, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: A Cheating Top 10

An introduction, then a list of lots of cool things, shoved into 10 slots, that are not necessarily related to 2008

"...12-page comic-book supplement that was inserted into newspapers. The brilliance of the comic has to do with storytelling techniques,..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Do We Really Need More Superhero Movies?

We asked local artists if we're approaching Peak Cape anytime soon

"...Kelly-Sue DeConnick, comics writer: Do we? I suspect, because of my profession,..."

April 25, 2018 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

It Gets Better Than This?

In general, not bloody likely

"...of riches comes into play in the world of comics, these days. Comics? Or graphic novels, in other words...."

Sept. 30, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Commissioner Has Left the Building

Johnny Torrez was one of the first Austin comics to work on a professional level, and every local comic who ever made a living in the business credits the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Comedy" as an early influence and inspiration. On Valentine's Day, the Commissioner died. Here's how he is remembered.

"...the Commissioner of Comedy. One of the first Austin comics to work on a professional level, Torrez could be..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Journey Into Clarity #83

For years he'd blamed his sister for destroying his comic book, a book worth over two grand today. Looking back at a painful memory brings Wayne Alan Brenner that much closer to understanding why losing that darned comic book at age seven meant so much.

"...We're talking about Marvel Comics' Journey Into Mystery #83. We're talking about my sister..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Magda Boreysza's Got Some Toastycats

And creates comics like Edward Gorey's more demented twin sister

"...discovered by your reporter while rummaging among the self-published comics section at that bright emporium of pop & mostly..."

Sept. 15, 2011 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Something for Everyone... Jack's Back... and It's Hell

"...as strikingly, and as unforgettably, as the acclaimed British comics writer Alan Moore in From Hell...."

Nov. 17, 1995 Books Feature

Me, Ange, and the Interlocking Shadows of Trees

Why do I love Naruto? Because I love my daughter.

"...the steps beyond them, mobilizing the static panels of comics, are part of manga's design vernacular, are what make..."

June 1, 2007 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Building Hive Stories: Ware Burns Bright and Burns' Bright Wares

Two of the world's best cartoonists are at BookPeople on Thursday

"...And the second part of that bipartite other part,..."

Oct. 24, 2012 Chronolog Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Bloody Brides, Creepy Cats, and More Arts Events for the Week

Valentine's (and anti-Valentine) fun, soundtracking a rock, etc.

"...Making Comics Workshop..."

Feb. 9, 2024 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

2 Kool 2 Be 4gotten

"...her Walter Mitty-ish parlor maid; and James Thurber, whose brilliance I should not have to explain. The inclusion of..."

Nov. 29, 1996 Books Feature by Margaret Moser

10 Recommended Arts Events This Fall

So much creative energy flowing to quench your cultural thirst

"...days with more than 200 vendors showcasing independently made comics, zines, art, crafts, and games. Visitors can meet the..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Events Post

Austin Monuments to Pop Culture

Fiji mermaids, vintage toys, and a Cathedral of Junk

"...culture afforded the sort of elegant treatment their polychrome brilliance deserves? Where can you find Dunnies and Munnies and..."

March 3, 2017 Chronolog Post

Guide to Austin Improv

The venues, events, troupes, and individuals who have transformed Austin into a "Yes, and" boomtown

"...much use for improvisation, preferring its humor from stand-up comics and sketch troupes like Esther's Follies. And even once..."

Aug. 26, 2016 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Excellent Things to Do in Austin this Weekend

Aside from enjoying this, we mean, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS weather

"...C-note to attend its posh, food-and-cocktail-studded finery amidst the brilliance of that Blanton Museum's soaring walls. But maybe your..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

It's Comic! It's Art! It's … Spiegel-Man!

Maus creator Art Spiegelman's new Breakdowns is even better than his old Breakdowns.

"...The original offered enough of the artist's weird graphic brilliance from the 70s to, like, blow your mind, man...."

Oct. 1, 2008 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Wonder Stories

The unbound adventures and outrageous duets of a life spent with science fiction

"...comic-book writer, having authored the majority of the Fawcett Comics' Golden Age superhero Captain Marvel stories, as well as..."

July 25, 2008 Column by Louis Black

Scrapbook: Uncollected Works 1990-2004

All this 'represents my hobbies, my diversions, my day jobs,' says Adrian Tomine, who will be at BookPeople on June 15, in his brief introduction. But it's so much more.

"...reading this. Because you're already aware of the subtle brilliance of his narratives ("Tomine gets loneliness and disconnection down..."

June 11, 2004 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Packs a Punch

Chances are you've seen Powerhouse Animation's work, whether you know it or not -- its portfolio includes Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Disney TV's The Proud Family, and plenty of local TV spots, ad campaigns, and one-off Flash animation projects.

"...for viewing via the Powerhouse Web site, has Marvel Comics stalwarts Captain America and Daredevil mulling over the intricacies..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Daniel Black (Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America) Cat Bohannon (Eve: How the Female Body..."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

The Perfect Date Night Is In the Details

A sort of recipe for showing your beloved (and yourself) some love

"...Women from Fantagraphics and are glad that Top Shelf Comics has done such a good job on the production..."

Sept. 22, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

In Memoriam: George Wilkerson

Remembering Esther's Follies' first sketch-writing superstar

"...fresh show, and George came through with his usual brilliance, never confrontational, just happy to see his work being..."

June 17, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Comedy: Completely Official Showcase of Comedy

Even in a lineup of stars, Austin’s Lashonda Lester is the one to watch

"...they’ve dominated her personal life, haven’t altered the core brilliance of her act, which rests on her homespun delivery..."

March 12, 2017 Arts Post by Carina Magyar

Moontower Review: Andy Kindler's Particular Show

That pain at the base of your skull? That's comedy!!

"...a master anatomist of comedy, and therein lies his brilliance. Every subject, every word, every second in his delivery,..."

April 26, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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