My apologies for the silence of late. It's been a busy semester here: first planning and hosting ICAF, then catching up on all the work I'd put off for ICAF, and of course volunteering for John Kerry. The past couple of weeks, every spare moment I've had after teaching and canvassing has been devoted to writing my first commissioned piece, a lengthy analysis of Peter Bagge's Reason comics for Indy Magazine (named "Best New Comics Magazine" in New York by the Village Voice).
I hadn't intended to take a second pass at Bagge's strips, but Bill Kartalopoulos had a great concept for his fall issue (the theme is politics and comics) and I'm glad I took him up on his offer. It's quite a jolt just to be published in the same issue with some of Bill's other contributors - now I've finally realized my lifelong dream of collaborating on a project with Henry James. (I thought I'd have to wait until Dreamworks releases our duet album in 2006.)
Hopefully, things will calm down after election day (mind you, that's what I said about ICAF too). I'm already planning my triumphant return with a post about what may be the mushiest liberalest comic ever made, courtesy of Gerry Conway, Dick Dillin, and Frank McLaughlin. In the meantime, the autumn issue of Indy Magazine is recommended to your attention.
you'd better believe it has my full attention Marc--this looks great!
Dave
Posted by: David Fiore | October 30, 2004 at 03:03 AM
Not to pick on Dave, but sometimes I think just typing the words 'Conway' and 'Gerry' too close together summons him like the Candyman.
Posted by: matt rossi | October 30, 2004 at 05:42 AM
Do I need to have read or in any way care about Peter Bagge or Reason to get anything out of your article?
Conway, Dillin, and McLaughlin, huh? That makes it pretty obviously JLA from the mid 150s to the early 180s. I.e., the founding comics of my Golden Age.
I await your takedown with shallow breathing and distracted trails of saliva.
Posted by: Greg Morrow | November 01, 2004 at 10:23 AM
That depends on the extent to which you like reading critiques of hamfisted libertarian ranting.
And who said it was a takedown? Or rather, who said I would need to do any additional work to take down what Conway hath wrought?
Posted by: Marc | November 01, 2004 at 11:40 AM