The penultimate “Palmer’s Picks” featured cartoonist Ed Brubaker and his autobio and fiction comics including Lowlife, At The Seams, and Detour.
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Wizard #72: Peter Kuper
Famed magazine illustrator and master of silent comics Peter Kuper was interviewed for Wizard in the summer of ’97 to discuss several of his graphic novels.
Wizard #65: 1997 Preview
The Palmer’s Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
Wizard #62: Seth
The Palmer’s Picks interview with Canadian cartoonist Seth appeared shortly before he began his long-running Clyde Fans graphic novel.
Wizard #61: Dave Cooper
Dave Cooper talked about his serialized graphic novel Crumple in his Palmer’s Picks interview.
Wizard #60: Tom Hart
Cartoonist Tom Hart was featured in Palmer’s Picks for Wizard’s fifth anniversary issue.
Wizard #57: Rick Veitch
The second Palmer’s Picks on Rick Veitch focused on the “Crypto Zoo” story from his Rare Bit Fiends series of dream comics.
Wizard #56: Jay Stephens
The second Palmer’s Picks spotlight on Jay Stephens coincided with the launch of his two new comics, The Land of Nod and Atomic City Tales.
Wizard #53: 1996 Preview
A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.
Wizard #49: Chris Ware
Chris Ware was interviewed for “Palmer’s Picks” as he began serializing Jimmy Corrigan in the pages of Acme Novelty Library.
Wizard #48: Charles Burns
My interview with Charles Burns was featured in “Palmer’s Picks” when he began his landmark series Black Hole in 1995.
Wizard #43: David Mazzucchelli
Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.
Wizard #42: Very Vicky
Self-published ’90s comic Very Vicky was profiled in “Palmer’s Picks” along with its creators Jana Christy and John Mitchell.
Wizard #41: The Picks of ’94
Relive the heyday of alternative comics as I recap the best of 1994.
Wizard #39: Terry Moore
Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore was profiled in Palmer’s Picks as he was launching his influential self-published comic.
Wizard #37: Jay Stephens
The first of two full-length “Palmer’s Picks” focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.
Wizard #35: Teri S. Wood
There were quite a few self-published comics in the ’90s. Teri S. Wood’s science fiction series Wandering Star was one of the few to get a “Palmer’s Picks” profile.
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.