joe matt

andi watson's skeleton key

Wizard #74: Andi Watson

Andi Watson, creator of Skeleton Key, was the interview subject for the final installment of “Palmer’s Picks” in Wizard magazine.

peep show by joe matt from the wizard 1997 preview issue

Wizard #65: 1997 Preview

The Palmer’s Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.

palooka-ville by seth

Wizard #62: Seth

The Palmer’s Picks interview with Canadian cartoonist Seth appeared shortly before he began his long-running Clyde Fans graphic novel.

chris ware's acme novelty library

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.

don simpson's bizarre heroes

Wizard #45: Don Simpson

Dandy Don’s superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer’s Picks in early 1995.

a selection of alternative comics from the 1990s, including robert crumb, joe matt, joe sacco, roberta gregory, julie doucet, chester brown, terry laban and stephen bissette

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And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.

art spiegelman's iconic cover of raw magazine #1

Wizard #10: Anthologies

Anthology comics Raw, Taboo and Drawn & Quarterly get the spotlight in this reexamination of my fourth “Palmer’s Picks” column.

Cartoonist Kayfabe Playlist: Palmer's Picks