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Thoughtful review by Richard Pound for @comicsjournal.bsky.social on Carol Tyler's The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief!
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Trop envie de le lire… j’aime bcp Hobtown!

Lucca Comics and Games 2025: A merry, light-hearted show, but not devoid of complainers - The Comics Journal No sore-loser report this year.

Lucca Comics and Games 2025: A merry, light-hearted show, but not devoid of complainers by Valerio Stivé www.tcj.com/lucca-comics...

The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief - The Comics Journal Richard Pound reviews Carol Tyler's latest autobiographical comic, which looks at grief in all of its manifestations.

The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
(Fantagraphics), reviewed by Richard Pound www.tcj.com/reviews/the-...

10/10, A+, 100%, Best In Show, Class Valedictorian, etc etc etc

Shaolin Cowboy: Beginning of the End Results — 21 Years of Blood, Sweat, and Chainsaws - The Comics Journal Mark Peters takes a look at the latest collection of Geof Darrow's work.

Shaolin Cowboy: Beginning of the End Results — 21 Years of Blood, Sweat, and Chainsaws by Geof Darrow (Dark Horse), reviewed by Mark Peters www.tcj.com/reviews/shao...

Hobtown Mystery Stories 3: The Secret Of The Saucer - The Comics Journal A mea culpa is in order.

Hobtown Mystery Stories 3: The Secret Of The Saucer by Kris Bertin and Alexander Forbes, reviewed by Brian Nicholson www.tcj.com/reviews/hobt...

The Empty Table Revolution: How Angoulême's Cancellation Proved the Girlcott’s Power - The Comics Journal Passion doesn't pay rent, cultural work deserves economic dignity: Ilan Manouch on the cancellation of the 2026 Angoulême Festival.

The Empty Table Revolution: How Angoulême’s Cancellation Proved the Girlcott’s Power by Ilan Manouach www.tcj.com/the-empty-ta...

Conversations with Lynn Johnston - The Comics Journal Shaenon Garrity looks at the latest book in the University of Mississippi Press' Conversations series, a collection of interviews with For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston.

Conversations with Lynn Johnston, edited by Jeff McLaughlin (University Press of Mississippi, 2025) reviewed by Shaenon Garrity www.tcj.com/reviews/conv...

Photographic Memory: William Henry Jackson and The American West (Abrams, 2025) by Bill Griffith (Jackson's great-grandson), reviewed by Richard Pound www.tcj.com/reviews/phot...

Traced identities: Hisashi Eguchi and the crisis of the Tokyo Pop image - The Comics Journal In the autumn of 2025, Japanese illustrator and manga artist Hisashi Eguchi was accused of tracing a photograph of a woman without her consent for a public promotional image.

@comicsjournal.bsky.social: Traced identities: Hisashi Eguchi and the crisis of the Tokyo Pop image

www.tcj.com/traced-ident...

Hobtown Mystery Stories 3: The Secret Of The Saucer - The Comics Journal A mea culpa is in order.

"What if Memento was an episode of Twin Peaks?" What if I wrote about the new @hobtown.bsky.social for @comicsjournal.bsky.social? What might that be like?

Lucca Comics and Games 2025: A merry, light-hearted show, but not devoid of complainers - The Comics Journal No sore-loser report this year.

Using an excellent writeup by Valerio Stivé on @comicsjournal.bsky.social to remind myself and the world that should a comics publisher pick up the English-language rights to the comics collection Domesticated Animals by @bianca-bagnarelli.bsky.social, I will love them forever & bring them a coffee.

I think I skipped this in the deluge of pre-order choices, but this article peaked my interest.

Diane DiMassa: Still Homicidal After All These Years - The Comics Journal

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with 'Artist Edition' mastermind Scott Dunbier - The Comics Journal Zach Rabiroff talks with the former IDW editor about his new publishing venture and exactly what it takes to put together one of those massive Artist's Editions.

Great profile of the amazing @act4publishing.bsky.social at @comicsjournal.bsky.social by @zachrabiroff.com - www.tcj.com/from-wildsto...

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with 'Artist Edition' mastermind Scott Dunbier - The Comics Journal Zach Rabiroff talks with the former IDW editor about his new publishing venture and exactly what it takes to put together one of those massive Artist's Editions.

@comicsjournal.bsky.social: From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with ARTIST EDITION mastermind Scott Dunbier

www.tcj.com/from-wildsto...

Diane DiMassa: Still Homicidal After All These Years - The Comics Journal Diane DiMassa interviewed by Ana Woulfe for the Philly Comix Expo 2025.

Diane DiMassa : Still Homicidal After All These Years, interview by Ana Woulfe live at PCX 2025 www.tcj.com/diane-dimass...

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with 'Artist Edition' mastermind Scott Dunbier - The Comics Journal Zach Rabiroff talks with the former IDW editor about his new publishing venture and exactly what it takes to put together one of those massive Artist's Editions.

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with ‘Artist Edition’ mastermind Scott Dunbier by Zach Rabiroff www.tcj.com/from-wildsto...

The Empty Table Revolution: How Angoulême's Cancellation Proved the Girlcott’s Power - The Comics Journal Passion doesn't pay rent, cultural work deserves economic dignity: Ilan Manouch on the cancellation of the 2026 Angoulême Festival.

@comicsjournal.bsky.social: The Empty Table Revolution: How Angoulême’s Cancellation Proved the Girlcott’s Power

www.tcj.com/the-empty-ta...

"From Wildstorm to Act 4: An Interview with 'Artist Edition' Mastermind Scott Dunbier" by Zach Rabiroff, writing for @comicsjournal.bsky.social (3/2/26): www.tcj.com/from-wildsto...

From WildStorm to Act 4: An interview with 'Artist Edition' mastermind Scott Dunbier - The Comics Journal Zach Rabiroff talks with the former IDW editor about his new publishing venture and exactly what it takes to put together one of those massive Artist's Editions.

Today at @comicsjournal.bsky.social : an interview with former art dealer, Wildstorm and IDW editor, and Alan Moore-whisperer Scott Dunbier as he embarks on Act 4 of his long career in comics.

www.tcj.com/from-wildsto...

Conversations with Lynn Johnston - The Comics Journal Shaenon Garrity looks at the latest book in the University of Mississippi Press' Conversations series, a collection of interviews with For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston.

Shaenon reviewed Conversations with Lynn Johnston for The Comics Journal! Check it out!

www.tcj.com/reviews/conv...

Traced identities: Hisashi Eguchi and the crisis of the Tokyo Pop image In the autumn of 2025, Japanese illustrator and manga artist Hisashi Eguchi was accused of tracing a photograph of a woman without her consent for a public promotional image. The image was withdrawn, corporate collaborations were suspended, and the dispute was eventually resolved through legal and contractual settlement. In Japan, the revelation triggered an intense... Read more »

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By: Kaoru Kumi on Wednesday, February 25, 2026

"...a rigorous and delightfully idiosyncratic examination of how we face loss, enlivened by Tyler’s unique approach to the medium." The Comics Journal featured a thoughtful review by Richard Pound of The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler: https://ow.ly/bZhW50YkNLv

Conversations with Lynn Johnston - The Comics Journal Shaenon Garrity looks at the latest book in the University of Mississippi Press' Conversations series, a collection of interviews with For Better or For Worse creator Lynn Johnston.

I reviewed CONVERSATIONS WITH LYNN JOHNSTON for The Comics Journal!
www.tcj.com/reviews/conv...

Retail Therapy, 'Fuck ICE' Edition: A conversation with Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books - The Comics Journal Zach Rabiroff speaks with the Minneapolis retailer about where he, and his community, find themselves now.

If you haven't read it yet, check out this great interview with Greg by @zachrabiroff.com at TCJ — loved this closing:

Do you have any advice you want to offer the rest of America?

Yeah, be like Minnesotans. Just be strong, be supportive, and hang in there. People will help support you.

Flea - The Comics Journal Brian Nicholson reviews Mara Ramirez's latest comic from Fieldmouse Press.

Flea by Mara Ramirez (Field Mouse Press, 2025) reviewed by Brian Nicholson www.tcj.com/reviews/flea/

Lost Marvels Volume 3: Savage Tales: Old-fashioned machismo in the EC tradition - The Comics Journal Remember Marvel's Savage Tales? No, the other Savage Tales. The one edited by Larry Hama. Tom Shapira takes a look at a new collection of the series published by Fantagraphics.

Lost Marvels Volume 3: Savage Tales: Old-fashioned machismo in the EC tradition reviewed by Tom Shapira www.tcj.com/lost-marvels...

PRH Inks Distribution Deal With Drawn & Quarterly Under the agreement, Penguin Random House Publisher Services will sell and distribute D&Q’s frontlist and backlist exclusively across all sales channels, including the Canadian market, beginning Septe...

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