The Palmer’s Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
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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 #58: Top 10
Wizard’s unofficial small press issue featured a special Palmer’s Picks rundown of Ten Small Press Books You Should Own: Hate, Eightball, Dirty Plotte, and more!
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 #43: David Mazzucchelli
Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.
Wizard: How To Collect Comics
And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.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 #24: Los Bros Hernandez
Wizard turned two years old and I profiled two of the world’s greatest cartoonists in my overview of the iconic Love and Rockets from the summer of ’93.
Wizard #11 & #12: EC Comics
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!