The Palmer’s Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
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Wizard #63: Steven Weissman
My profile of Steven Weissman, creator of the delightful Yikes! series, helped the cartoonist score an interesting freelance gig.
Wizard #61: Dave Cooper
Dave Cooper talked about his serialized graphic novel Crumple in his Palmer’s Picks interview.
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 #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 #43: David Mazzucchelli
Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.
Wizard #37: Jay Stephens
The first of two full-length “Palmer’s Picks” focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.
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And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.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 #28: Colleen Doran
The most controversial “Palmer’s Picks” ever! Read about all of the trouble surrounding my profile of Colleen Doran and A Distant Soil.
Wizard #25: Tragedy Strikes Press
Wizard’s milestone 25th issue contained my overview of short-lived Canadian publisher Tragedy Strikes Press (Pickle, Cheese Heads, Sin, Way Out Strips).