Wizard #69: James KochalkaMay 1997 (on sale date: March 1997)
Prolific cartoonist James Kochalka landed a slot in Palmer's Picks with one of his early graphic novels.
Tag: minicomics
Wizard #69: James Kochalka
Wizard #46: Adrian TomineJune 1995 (on sale date: April 1995)
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 #37: Jay StephensSeptember 1994 (on sale date: July 1994)
The first of two full-length "Palmer's Picks" focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.
Wizard #34: Marshal LawJune 1994 (on sale date: April 1994)
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 #32 & #33: MinicomicsApril & May 1994 (on sale dates: February & March 1994)
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.
Wizard #30: Peter BaggeFebruary 1994 (on sale date: December 1993)
Grab your flannel shirt, crank up some Seattle grunge, and read my profile of Peter Bagge's Hate from 1994.
Wizard #25: Tragedy Strikes PressSeptember 1993 (on sale date: July 1993)
Wizard's milestone 25th issue contained my overview of short-lived Canadian publisher Tragedy Strikes Press (Pickle, Cheese Heads, Sin, Way Out Strips).
Wizard #13: “Weird” ComicsSeptember 1992 (on sale date: July 1992)
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).