Bøger af Gary Groth

100 years ago the world was embroiled in a destructive conflict that proved to be a defining event in modern history. The First World War opened the door to a new age, filled with stories of tragedy, horror, and loss. Even those who survived came to be known as the "Lost Generation."Jus ad bellum is about a British soldier in World War One who undergoes a crisis of faith amidst the horrors he experiences on the Western Front.

From the trenches of independent/small press comics publishing, two art comics publishers talk -- Gary Groth (Fantagraphics) interviews Annie Koyama (Koyama Press). This issue of the award-winning magazine focuses on international small press comics publishing and distribution.

This comics criticism annual feature career-spanning interviews with Maurice Sendak and Jacques Tardi, a kids' comics roundtable moderated by Art Speigelman, and much more.

These interviews delve deeply into the moral, aesthetic, and intellectual foundations of Schulz''s worldview and his art. They reveal a man at once humble and self-deprecating, but also assured of his talents and success. Some days he feels like the hopeless, downtrodden Charlie Brown, while other days he revels in being an artist made rich and famous through the sheer mastery of his art.

In this issue, Gary Groth interviews Roz Chast, the New Yorker humor cartoonist turned graphic memoirist (Can''t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?). TCJ #306 focuses on the intersections between comics and politics. It includes op-eds on the importance (and lack thereof) of modern political cartooning, and a profile about Anne Thalheimer, a DIY cartoonist turned local politician.

Collects career-spanning interviews with Harvey Kurtzman (creator of Mad), Wallace Wood, and many others who influenced game-changers such as Stephen King, George A. Romero, and Matthew Weiner.