The Book of Other People

Profits from the sales of this priceless anthology of short stories will benefit 826NYC

"...author seem genetically derived from an outcropping of living quartz; Chris Ware's "Jordan Wellington Lint," which chronicles a boy..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Totally Giftee Things

"...perfect for shoring up your more kawaii volumes of sequential art...."

Dec. 11, 2007 Design 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

"...Austin has a pedigree of comic-book artists to make any bullpen on any coast nervous. And..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Joey Seiler

The Mother's Mouth

"...seeming like a lesson from Derivation 101. Who will chart the deep and sometimes wracked paths of the human..."

Dec. 8, 2006 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Truth Serum

Pity the poor costumed heroes of our childhood

"...anti-highlight on a character's features), while aided by a smart series of articles that serve as textual sidekicks to..."

May 12, 2006 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Page Two: Life, Fiction, and Selling Out

Life, fiction, and selling out

"...Part III (to be explained later) – in an unending..."

March 31, 2006 Column by Louis Black

News/Print

Friday, Feb. 3, 8pm

"...it, but if you're a fan of comic books, cartoons, graphic novels, or sequential art, recent events in the..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Books Column by Marc Savlov

Two From Alternative Comics

'The Cute Manifesto' and 'A Strange Day'

"...intrepid moonlighting lawyer, continues to enrich the landscape of sequential art with its frequent, well-produced editions. Among the latest..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

Big Books

Gift guide

"...in their annual Monte Beauchamp-edited anthology, is the usual sequential art gallery between two covers, gorgeously reproducing new work..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Persepolis 2

After the success of Persepolis, there was only one question for Satrapi. What would she do for an encore?

"...the story. You use all the relevant conventions of sequential art to illustrate your adventures as an adolescent struggling..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Books Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

'Idol' Hands

Comic art contest kept Austin's John Rubio drawing furiously for a month

"...heroes, you gotta figure there's one for aspiring comic artists. And John Rubio's drawing hand can painfully attest that..."

July 16, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

In Person

Funny Papers, April 24

"...shop and attempt to churn out 24 pages of sequential art in as many hours, sans sleep – you..."

May 14, 2004 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

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.

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May 3, 2002 Books Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

SXSW Interactive Festival

As a keynote guest at SXSW Interactive 2001, Scott McCloud discussed his pioneering efforts to explode the form and expand the audience through online comics.

"...Scott McCloud: Bridging the Gap Between Art and Technology..."

March 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

The Past Has Never Been Better for Chris Ware

"...at Austin in the mid-Eighties and the School of Art at the Institute of Chicago after that. He's a..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Books Feature by Marc Savlov

Nailing the Market

The next time you go out to eat, keep an eye out for the work of Austin artist Elizabeth Guenthner. She's showing in almost every cafe where it's possible to display art, and her works' precise, distinctly disturbing beauty is simply transcendent.

"...Austin native Elizabeth Guenthner is exhibiting her artwork, throughout the year, in almost every local cafe where..."

July 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

I Wanna Take You Higher

"...on the nature of the work, both of this particular body and of the larger role of a rock..."

Dec. 4, 1998 Books Feature by Simon Reynolds

Wallace & Gromit

Aardman's Big Cheese Is Nick Park

"...had a key role in the development of the art we now call animation...."

June 28, 1996 Screens Feature by Patrick Taggart

Crossing the Lines

Women Comic Strippers

"...beard, flecked with feathers and vomit, with small bird parts dripping from the hairy nest. Penny Moran Van Horn's..."

May 12, 1995 Books Feature by Kate X Messer

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