Month: November 2018

al feldstein's cover of ec comics' tales from the crypt #22

Wizard #11 & #12: EC Comics

July/August 1992 (on sale dates: May/June 1992)

Back in the summer of 1992, I devoted two "Palmer's Picks" columns to EC Comics. Now you can relive the whole experience in one handy blog post!

art spiegelman's iconic cover of raw magazine #1

Wizard #10: Anthologies

June 1992 (on sale date: April 1992)

Anthology comics Raw, Taboo and Drawn & Quarterly get the spotlight in this reexamination of my fourth "Palmer's Picks" column.

doug gray's eye of mongombo with a duck attacked by a gang of mimes

Wizard #8: Humor Comics

April 1992 (on sale date: February 1992)

A look back at my very serious examination of some seriously funny cartoonists like Peter Bagge, Drew Friedman, Doug Gray, and more.

dave sim's cerebus wielding a hammer standing on a crumbled statue of superman

Wizard #7: Dave Sim

March 1992 (on sale date: January 1992)

I tackle the controversial Cerebus and its equally contentious creator Dave Sim as I reexamine the second installment of "Palmer's Picks" from 1992.

morpheus from the cover of neil gaiman's sandman #1 by dave mckean

Wizard #6: Neil Gaiman

February 1992 (on sale date: December 1991)

Revisiting the very first "Palmer's Picks" column from Wizard Magazine and my essay about Neil Gaiman's iconic Sandman series.

early covers of wizard the guide to comics featuring marvel comics and dc comics superheroes wolverine, batman, silver surfer, the hulk, ghost rider and spider-man

The Origins of “Palmer’s Picks”

So how did "Palmer's Picks" get started? The short answer is that I was in the right place at the right time. Want the longer version? Keep reading.

tom palmer jr from palmer's picks the alternative indy comics column from wizard the guide to comics

What is “Palmer’s Picks”?

The return of "Palmer's Picks!" The old alternative/indy comics column from Wizard is back with a brief history of how it all began and a mission statement.