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.
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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: 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 #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 #45: Don Simpson
Dandy Don’s superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer’s Picks in early 1995.
Wizard #43: David Mazzucchelli
Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.
Wizard #34: Marshal Law
Brutal superhero parody Marshal Law got the “Palmer’s Picks” treatment, the only time I broke format to focus on a character instead of a single writer or artist.
Wizard #20: Scott McCloud
I profiled Underrstanding Comics author Scott McCloud before his landmark book. Delve into his early work with a revisit of my original “Palmer’s Picks.”
Wizard #13: “Weird” Comics
Relive the time I talked about Chester Brown’s adults-only Yummy Fur in Wizard Magazine (along with Dan Clowes, Charles Burns and Jim Woodring).
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!
Wizard #8: Humor Comics
A look back at my very serious examination of some seriously funny cartoonists like Peter Bagge, Drew Friedman, Doug Gray, and more.