hey, were you hoping you’d get to see me writing about Jason today? (not the stabby guy, the dog men guy) - well, good news!

oh shit (lol) a new shintaro kago...

Hmm, I wonder what's going on over at @comicsjournal.bsky.social? Why, it's a review of Japanese ero-guro master/all-around creepazoid Shintaro Kago's latest award-winning manga horror collection, BRAIN DAMAGE! Written by me, a reviewer of comics! Pop on over and have a look.

One thing I can guarantee about Shintaro Kago--there will always be at LEAST one story that is just too much for you...

They Can’t Stop: A visit to Perpetual Motion Machine, a Project Onward exhibition by Anya Davidson www.tcj.com/they-cant-st...

David Bowie came to town, flying overhead: Death in Trieste by Jason (Fantagraphics 2025) reviewed by Tegan O’Neil www.tcj.com/reviews/deat...

Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago, translated by Zack Davisson (Fantagraphics, 2025) reviewed by Leonard Pierce www.tcj.com/reviews/brai...

Much Ado About the Mitfords: A Talk with Mimi Pond by Tammi Morton-Kelly www.tcj.com/much-ado-abo...

Mariko Tamaki is great! It was so fun to get to have this conversation with her, she’s the coolest! www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...

One thing doing interviews for The Comics Journal with older artists has taught me, it's that if you like someone's work, it's important you TELL them. It's true for any medium, but especially in comics, the motivation isn't financial. When they stop hearing from fans, it's hard to keep going.

This was a great read: www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak... @comicsjournal.bsky.social @ginagagliano.bsky.social @nicolegoux.bsky.social

Mariko Tamaki is killing it! ‘We’re constantly pushing back against someone trying to tell us our reality is wrong.’ interviewed by Gina Gagliano www.tcj.com/mariko-tamak...

What's the book like? Let @thorazos.bsky.social and @fluxblog.bsky.social fill you in

complete run of The Comics Journal in the Fantagraphics offices ❤️

This week‘s links, brought to you by Clark “Seven Days“ Burscough www.tcj.com/fright-night...

Just in time for Halloween, my review of Sole Otero's wonderful Witchcraft for The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/witc...

Uninhibited ideas and dope comics: A 2025 San Diego Zine Fest photo gallery by Jake “You're lime green jello and you can't even admit it to yourself” Zawlacki www.tcj.com/uninhibited-...

"Uninhibited Ideas and Dope Comics: A 2025 San Diego Zine Fest Photo Gallery" by Jake Zawlacki for @comicsjournal.bsky.social (10/30/25): www.tcj.com/uninhibited-...

From ‘stalking’ artists to publishing them: An interview with Jean-Christophe Caurette by Bart “I see dead people” Hulley www.tcj.com/from-stalkin...

Korenza Sparks' THE CORUS WAVE (@averyhill.bsky.social) follows Lorelei and her friend Eddie on a Dan Brown-meets-geology search, asking questions about science along the way; thanks to @comicsjournal.bsky.social: www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

The Corus Wave by Karzena Sparks (Avery Hill, 2025) reviewed by Kevin “I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti” Brown www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

Interview de Viva Lomasko, artiste russe vivant en Allemagne depuis l’invasion de l’Ukraine. Elle y raconte la vie sous l’URSS et l’après, les manifestations de 2012, etc. Via The Comics Journal (anglais) www.tcj.com/vika-lomasko...

EC's Al Feldstein was a huge Bradbury fan: “This became the love of my life, adapting Ray Bradbury into comics. I did The Martian Chronicles, Golden Apples of the Sun, and for the horror, I was doing The Dark Carnival. And I just loved it" via @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/al-feldstein...

Really great interview between @riteshwriter.bsky.social and Ram V. One of the best writers of comics talking to one of the best writers about comics. www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...

Where there's a Will there's a way... Sadly, there isn't a great comics biography. My review is on @comicsjournal.bsky.social www.tcj.com/reviews/will...

Really enjoyed reading this wide-ranging, insightful conversation between @riteshwriter.bsky.social and Ram V, one of the best comics writers working today.

Really great retrospective of Ram V, the creative process and navigating the confines of direct market comics. www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...

Many months ago, Ram hit me up to ask if I'd consider unretiring for one last thing. I asked him what he had in mind. He'd decided not to renew at DC, and said he wanted to step away from superheroes, as well as just monthly DM comics. I thought it over. I said yes. www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...

‘You have to reinvent yourself every 10 years’: A talk with Ram V

’You have to reinvent yourself every 10 years’: Ram V interviewed by Ritesh “do you like scary movies“ Babu www.tcj.com/you-have-to-...

I first read A Contract With God as a teenager when I borrowed it from the library. I loved the book then, and I love it now for completely different reasons. The thing that I appreciate now is how valuable it is a document of the time and place that Einser depicted.

really spicy opinion on "a contract with god" in this lol. but i appreciated this frank look at Yet Another Bio Work about comics

Une interview de Charles Schulz par Gary Groth pour The Comics Journal (anglais) ressortie pour les 75 ans des Peanuts www.tcj.com/charles-schu...

Doing everything you possibly can to protect the one you love sometimes just isn’t enough! Here’s Clark Burscough with this week’s links: www.tcj.com/tairon-at-ni...

Briana Loewinsohn won the Harvey, and now she’s coming for you! A photo gallery of her ongoing tour by Chris Anthony Diaz www.tcj.com/briana-loewi...

Will Eisner: A Comics Biograph by Stephen Weiner and Dan Mazur (NBM, 2025), reviewed by Tom Shapira www.tcj.com/reviews/will...

More Small Press Expo memories from @comicsjournal.bsky.social.

Matt came by my PSU class today. Updating my presentation I found this. We didn't know it was online. its one of Matt's favorite things & SO interesting cuz there was no #batfraction in his future then. FROM THE TCJ ARCHIVES: A DENNY O’NEIL AND MATT FRACTION CONVERSATION www.tcj.com/a-denny-onei...

Il y a une deuxième partie à l’article de Tegan O’Neil sur la Doom Patrol toujours sur The Comics Journal (anglais) www.tcj.com/the-wreckage...

Pour les fans de Batman: Year One, un long papier de Tegan O’Neil sur les fac-similés des floppies de 1987 sortis récemment aux États-Unis, dans The Comics Journal (anglais) www.tcj.com/year-one/

I got my first critical write up in @comicsjournal.bsky.social and hey man I’m just happy to be here www.tcj.com/arrivals-and...

An utterly fascinating read on @comicsjournal.bsky.social to share in the form of an in-depth interview with exiled artist Vika Lomasko conducted by Zach Rabiroff! Excellent piece! www.tcj.com/vika-lomasko...

Arrivals and Departures — October 2025 by RJ Casey www.tcj.com/arrivals-and...

Analyse de Akira Toriyama par le biais de l’influence du comics sur le manga dans The Comics Journal (anglais) www.tcj.com/reading-with...

Un long article qui revient sur la Doom Patrol depuis ses débuts par The Comics Journal (anglais) www.tcj.com/the-wreckage...

I was working all night at my office, when a man I had recently killed called me up from the phone near my building: Tough Love at the Office by Sal Jiang, translated by Alexa Frank(Seven Stories,2025)reviewed by Tegan O’Neil www.tcj.com/reviews/tough-love-at-the-office-the-complete-yuri-collection/

Vika Lomasko, at home in exile: the last Soviet artist speaks to a post-American world, interviewed by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/vika-lomasko...

Une interview de Paul Pope dans The Comics Journal (anglais) à l’occasion de la sortie de son artbook chez Boom www.tcj.com/an-interview...

Check it out: TCJ has an exclusive excerpt of Bob Levin's essay about Vaughn Bode from Messiahs, Meshugganahs, Misanthropes & Mysteries (originally printed in The Comics Journal Special Edition Vol. 5 2005): https://ow.ly/hUYc50Xf78N

Artist Vika Lomasko grew up in the waning days of the Soviet Union, and has made art and comics documenting her country's movement through freedom, authoritarianism, and war. Now, an exile at age 47, she has words for us in America. My interview at @comicsjournal.bsky.social: