Andi Watson, creator of Skeleton Key, was the interview subject for the final installment of “Palmer’s Picks” in Wizard magazine.
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Wizard #73: Ed Brubaker
The penultimate “Palmer’s Picks” featured cartoonist Ed Brubaker and his autobio and fiction comics including Lowlife, At The Seams, and Detour.
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 #71: Gary Spencer Millidge
The critically-acclaimed comic Strangehaven and creator Gary Spencer Millidge were the subject of Palmer’s Picks in the summer of ’97.
Wizard #70: Frank Cho
Cartoonist Frank Cho was interviewed in 1997, back when his popular Liberty Meadows got its start as a newspaper comic strip.
Wizard #67: Linda Medley
Linda Medley was interviewed for Palmer’s Picks when she began her fairy tale comic book Castle Waiting.
Wizard #66: Joe Chiappetta
Autobio comic book innovator Joe Chiappetta talked about his new Silly Daddy storyline “A Death In The Family” for Palmer’s Picks.
Wizard #64: Megan Kelso
Megan Kelso and her self-published one-woman anthology series Girlhero were the focus of Palmer’s Picks in the fall of 1996.
Wizard #63: Steven Weissman
My profile of Steven Weissman, creator of the delightful Yikes! series, helped the cartoonist score an interesting freelance gig.
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 #59: Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis was interviewed for Palmer’s Picks to promote his indy crime comics years before he redefined mainstream superhero comics.
Wizard #58: Dave Sim Q&A
My first Q&A-style article was an interview with Cerebus creator Dave Sim for Wizard’s unofficial small press 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 #55: Bob Fingerman
Cult-favorite series Minimum Wage and creator Bob Fingerman were featured in early 1996.
Wizard #54: Rob Walton
Cartoonist Rob Walton discussed his self-published Ragmop in an interview for Palmer’s Picks.
Wizard #53: 1996 Preview
A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.
Wizard #52: Strange Attractors
The obscure self-published series Strange Attractors got a full-length Palmer’s Picks column near the end of its run.
Wizard #51: Harvey Pekar & Joyce Brabner
Legendary American Splendor writer Harvey Pekar was the subject of a Palmer’s Picks column along with his wife Joyce Brabner.
Wizard #50: Small Press Expo 1995
Palmer’s Picks hit the road for the Small Press Expo for Wizard’s fiftieth issue.
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 #47: Eddie Campbell
My second profile of Eddie Campbell featured an interview with the legendary creator on his newly-launched Bacchus comic.
Wizard #46: Adrian Tomine
My interview with Optic Nerve creator Adrian Tomine appeared just as he was taking his minicomic to Drawn & Quarterly as a full-size comic.
Wizard #45: Don Simpson
Dandy Don’s superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer’s Picks in early 1995.
Wizard #44: Rob Schrab
Fan-favorite comic series Scud: The Disposable Assassin was the subject of Palmer’s Picks in 1995, long before its creator Rob Schrab made the jump to Hollywood.
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 #40: Paul Pope
The prolific Paul Pope was the subject of my first proper interview for “Palmer’s Picks.”
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 #38: Steve Bissette
Horror master Steve Bissette’s sorely-missed dinosaur comic Tyrant was the subject of Palmer’s Picks in the fall of ’94.
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.
Wizard #27: Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith’s Bone was profiled in “Palmer’s Picks” way back in the fall of 1993, when it was just a black and white comic book.
Wizard #26: James A. Owen
Self-publisher James A. Owen and his fantasy series Starchild was the subject of the twentieth installment of “Palmer’s Picks.”