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Gail Simone and the Love for Comics
Gail Simone has a love affair with comics, we know that. Moreover, she loves to write, we know that too. If you’re a really good writer, you make your readers feel that you’re writing just for them...
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Review: SMASHING PUMPKINS DELUXE REISSUE OF “MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE...
“We only come out at night, we only come out at night, the days are much too bright. I walk alone to find the way…home.” The bumpity bump bump beat in the background reassures you that anything is...
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THE CHRISTMAS TRUCE OF 1914
The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a moment in time that is an object lesson for us all. The First World War (1914-1918) was six months in when a push for a cease-fire for Christmas took hold mainly...
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GUEST COLUMN: Webs in David Lynch’s Closet? by R.W. Watkins
Here is an unusual essay that argues that the screenplay for David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” was lifted from classic “Amazing Spider-Man” comics. Republished with permission, this essay originally...
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE HEROES GONE? Gloria Swanson and a Talk About How We Got...
Gloria Swanson photograph by Edward Steichen, 1924 “Where have all the heroes gone?” asked Sherman. He asked this plainly and earnestly, without even a hint of irony. He looked to be about 16-years-old...
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Justin M. Damiano, You Are One Of Us; We’d Embrace You, If You’d Let Us
“Justin M. Damiano” is a short work in comics by Daniel Clowes that appeared in an anthology edited by Zadie Smith, “The Book of Other People,” in 2008. As a satire on our current state of being, it...
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Lost Cat: Fremont’s Grey is Missing.
Easter turned out to be a very nice day. I’ve just walked around my Seattle neighborhood of Fremont to surmise the current situation, take the pulse of the zeitgeist, and just get some fresh air....
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Furor Over Basic Comics Criticism: Janelle Asselin and the Attack on Women
As many of you can imagine, there is a lot of cheesecake that makes its way into comics. As a critic, this is a can of worms that you open when you’re ready for the shit storm that follows when daring...
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On Isaiah Berlin’s ‘The Hedgehog and the Fox’
Roy and I were just hanging out at the offices of Comics Grinder when we began to consider the current crisis in the Middle East. I had told Roy that Hillary Clinton was talking, actually warning,...
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It Happened in Seattle
Photo by Julia E. Light Editor’s Note: Above photo is by Julia E. Light. Find her work here. I moved to Seattle many years ago and, while I still like to travel, I find it to make a good home base. It...
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Essays: When You Need Help
Bryan Cranston, as Dalton Trumbo writing in bathtub Dalton Trumbo was a very prolific writer. Even during the time he was black-listed during the Red Scare, he steadily kept on creating screenplays....
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Story: Photo Finish
Sprint finish: Dunaden (top) beats Red Cadeaux to win the 2011 Melbourne Cup at Flemington racecourse (Photo: Reuters) It has been some years since I’ve gone to the races. Here in Seattle, the...
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7 Ways to Make Your Vaping Device Last Longer
Welcome to Vape Nation. Illustration by Henry Chamberlain. Editor’s Note: Comics Grinder strives to cover all aspects of our culture, including the rising trend in vaping. Well, we’ve come a long way...
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Book Review: ‘In the Shadow of King Saul: Essays on Silence and Song’ by...
‘In the Shadow of King Saul: Essays on Silence and Song’ by Jerome Charyn Saul was the first king in the Bible but, as writer Jerome Charyn points out, he took a backseat to the celebrated David. It...
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Drawing: Sunglasses and Good Times
Illustration by Henry Chamberlain Spring is in the air and we’re getting more sunshine. While 2020 gives us plenty for pause, there is a need for optimism and comfort. For me, once I’m wearing a nice...
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Howling Metal
Métal hurlant #57. The only collaboration between Moebius and Phillipe Druillet. Comic books are perhaps the most popular sources of inspiration for moviemakers in this decade. Just think of all the...
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On Black Cartoonists and Black Humor: Rethinking the Racist Narrative
A Charles Johnson self-portrait. If you know who R. Crumb is, then you really need to know who Charles Johnson is! IT’S LIFE AS I SEE IT, cover designed by Kerry James Marshall Chicago is one of the...
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One More Look: AVENUE D and SNAKE EYES
Snake Eyes #3 cover Snake Eyes (1990, 1992, 2001) was a comix anthology (editors: Glenn Head and Kaz) with some of the best comix talent going on at the time. It’s a great place to get a sense of what...
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