charles vess Archives – Palmer’s Picks

Wizard #79: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

My final indie comics-related writing for Wizard: a Special Report from the 1997 Small Press Expo where I followed Jeff Smith for the weekend.

Andi Watson, creator of Skeleton Key, was the interview subject for the final installment of “Palmer’s Picks” in Wizard magazine.

My first Q&A-style article was an interview with Cerebus creator Dave Sim for Wizard’s unofficial small press issue.

Cartoonist Rob Walton discussed his self-published Ragmop in an interview for Palmer’s Picks.

A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.

Legendary American Splendor writer Harvey Pekar was the subject of a Palmer’s Picks column along with his wife Joyce Brabner.

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

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