Wizard #65: 1997 PreviewJanuary 1997 (on sale date: November 1996)
The Palmer's Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
Category: Themed Overview
Wizard #65: 1997 Preview
Wizard #58: Dave Sim Q&AJune 1996 (on sale date: April 1996)
My first Q&A-style article was an interview with Cerebus creator Dave Sim for Wizard's unofficial small press issue.
Wizard #53: 1996 PreviewJanuary 1996 (on sale date: November 1995)
A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.
Wizard #50: Small Press Expo 1995October 1995 (on sale date: August 1995)
Palmer's Picks hit the road for the Small Press Expo for Wizard's fiftieth issue.
Wizard #41: The Picks of ’94January 1995 (on sale date: November 1994)
Relive the heyday of alternative comics as I recap the best of 1994.
Wizard: How To Collect ComicsUnpublished (written spring 1994)
And now for something completely different...an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.
Wizard #32 & #33: MinicomicsApril & May 1994 (on sale dates: February & March 1994)
My look at some standout minicomics of the '90s was spread over two issues of Wizard, and there still wasn't room for all the good ones.
Wizard #17: Christmas 1992January 1993 (on sale date: November, 1992)
Take a look back at what might be the weirdest Christmas list ever assembled: Maus, Bone, Skin, Madman, and more in "Palmer's Picks" from winter 1992.
Wizard #13: “Weird” ComicsSeptember 1992 (on sale date: July 1992)
Relive the time I talked about Chester Brown's adults-only Yummy Fur in Wizard Magazine (along with Dan Clowes, Charles Burns and Jim Woodring).
Wizard #10: AnthologiesJune 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.
Wizard #8: Humor ComicsApril 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.