The Palmer’s Picks interview with Canadian cartoonist Seth appeared shortly before he began his long-running Clyde Fans graphic novel.
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Wizard #61: Dave Cooper
Dave Cooper talked about his serialized graphic novel Crumple in his Palmer’s Picks interview.
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 #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 #45: Don Simpson
Dandy Don’s superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer’s Picks in early 1995.
Wizard #42: Very Vicky
Self-published ’90s comic Very Vicky was profiled in “Palmer’s Picks” along with its creators Jana Christy and John Mitchell.
Wizard #41: The Picks of ’94
Relive the heyday of alternative comics as I recap the best of 1994.
Wizard #38: Steve Bissette
Horror master Steve Bissette’s sorely-missed dinosaur comic Tyrant was the subject of Palmer’s Picks in the fall of ’94.
Wizard #37: Jay Stephens
The first of two full-length “Palmer’s Picks” focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.
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And now for something completely different…an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.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 #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 #19: Rick Veitch
“Palmer’s Picks” focused on legendary comics creator Rick Veitch and his King Hell Heroica books Bratpack and The Maximortal in early 1993.
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 #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.
Wizard #10: Anthologies
Anthology comics Raw, Taboo and Drawn & Quarterly get the spotlight in this reexamination of my fourth “Palmer’s Picks” column.