mark martin Archives – Palmer’s Picks

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And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.

Wizard #36: Jim Woodring

Delve into the dreamscapes of Jim Woodring with a revisit of my “Palmer’s Picks” about his Frank comics.

a collection of minicomics including work by david lasky, aleksander zograf, matt feazell, elizabeth watasin, tom motley and sean bieri

Wizard #32 & #33: Minicomics

My look at some standout minicomics of the ’90s was spread over two issues of Wizard, and there still wasn’t room for all the good ones.

brian sendelbach's cover for tundra publishing humor anthology hyena featuring a lot of grotesque faces hurting each other

Wizard #23: Everything…And The Kitchen Sink Too

My second feature about Kevin Eastman’s Tundra spirals into chaos when Brandon Lee’s death scuttles plans for The Crow and Kitchen Sink “buys” the company.

james o'barr's the crow trade paperback cover from tundra publishing

Wizard #12: Tundra-The Creator’s Edge

A look back at my first feature length magazine article, a profile of Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman’s Tundra Publishing.

doug gray's eye of mongombo with a duck attacked by a gang of mimes

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.

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