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.
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Wizard #77: A Small World?
Was there a future for the small press after the late ’90s comic book market crash? I tried to answer that question with this feature in Wizard #77.
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 #65: 1997 Preview
The Palmer’s Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
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 #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 #54: Rob Walton
Cartoonist Rob Walton discussed his self-published Ragmop in an interview for Palmer’s Picks.
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 #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 #45: Don Simpson
Dandy Don’s superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer’s Picks in early 1995.
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: 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And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.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 #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 #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 #17: Christmas 1992
Take a look back at what might be the weirdest Christmas list ever assembled: Maus, Bone, Skin, Madman, and more in “Palmer’s Picks” from winter 1992.
Wizard #16: Martin Wagner
Troubled self-publisher Martin Wagner, and his comic Hepcats, was the focus of my tenth “Palmer’s Picks” column. Where did it all go wrong?
Wizard #7: Dave Sim
I tackle the controversial Cerebus and its equally contentious creator Dave Sim as I reexamine the second installment of “Palmer’s Picks” from 1992.
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.