Writer and artist: Simon Hanselmann Fantagraphic Books, 2021 For those of us who have small children, Meg and Mog might be a bedtime ritual with bifurcated effects. The series, involving a witch, her cat, and a owl, started in 1972. Despite being regarded as children’s classics, the books are completely inane, guaranteed to amuse three … Read more
The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library Carl Barks Fantagraphics, 2011 – I WAS NEVER IN LOVE with Donald Duck, only loved those who loved Donald and the rest of the duck family. It is possible, however, I have been seen in public quacking like a maniac with no pants on, and might have momentarily quite … Read more
Writers: Pat Shand, Mike Wolfer/Ken Siu-Chong Artists: Eric Shanower/Omar Dogan American Mythology/Udon, 2019 A GHOST NUDGED MY ARM while rifling stacks on Free Comic Book Day in 2019, couldn’t help it, I came home with Casper’s “Spooksville,” a reissue of CASPER THE FRIENDLY GHOST, whom I formerly knew well from the age of diapers and … Read more
Writer: Eric Shanower Artist: Skottie Young Adapted from L. Frank Baum Marvel Comics, 2010 SOMETIMES A CLASSIC APPEARS on first blush, as some folk songs composed in past decades that felt familiar like old clothes, and sometimes did come from an earlier era, revived by a new artist in a new generation. Some artifacts may … Read more