Tag: self-publishing

Wizard #71: Gary Spencer Millidge

July 1997 (on sale date: May 1997)

The critically-acclaimed comic Strangehaven and creator Gary Spencer Millidge were the subject of Palmer's Picks in the summer of '97.

Wizard #67: Linda Medley

March 1997 (on sale date: January 1997)

Linda Medley was interviewed for Palmer's Picks when she began her fairy tale comic book Castle Waiting.

Wizard #58: Dave Sim Q&A

June 1996 (on sale date: April 1996)

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

May 1996 (on sale date: March 1996)

The second Palmer's Picks on Rick Veitch focused on the "Crypto Zoo" story from his Rare Bit Fiends series of dream comics.

Wizard #52: Strange Attractors

December 1995 (on sale date: October 1995)

The obscure self-published series Strange Attractors got a full-length Palmer's Picks column near the end of its run.

Wizard #47: Eddie Campbell

July 1995 (on sale date: May 1995)

My second profile of Eddie Campbell featured an interview with the legendary creator on his newly-launched Bacchus comic.

Wizard #46: Adrian Tomine

June 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 #45: Don Simpson

May 1995 (on sale date: March 1995)

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

rob schrab's scud the disposable assassin

Wizard #44: Rob Schrab

April 1995 (on sale date: February 1995)

Fan-favorite comic series Scud: The Disposable Assassin was the subject of Palmer's Picks in 1995, long before its creator Rob Schrab made the jump to Hollywood.

Wizard #43: David Mazzucchelli

March 1995 (on sale date: January 1995)

Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.

Wizard #42: Very Vicky

February 1995 (on sale date: December 1994)

Self-published '90s comic Very Vicky was profiled in "Palmer's Picks" along with its creators Jana Christy and John Mitchell.

Wizard #40: Paul Pope

December 1994 (on sale date: October 1994)

The prolific Paul Pope was the subject of my first proper interview for "Palmer's Picks."

cover of terry moore's strangers in paradise 2

Wizard #39: Terry Moore

November 1994 (on sale date: September 1994)

Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore was profiled in Palmer's Picks as he was launching his influential self-published comic.

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

Wizard #32 & #33: Minicomics

April & 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.

back cover of colleen doran's a distant soil 1

Wizard #28: Colleen Doran

December 1993 (on sale date: October 1993)

The most controversial "Palmer's Picks" ever! Read about all of the trouble surrounding my profile of Colleen Doran and A Distant Soil.

cover of jeff smith's bone 12 featuring fone bone, smiley bone and phoney bone

Wizard #27: Jeff Smith

November 1993 (on sale date: September 1993)

Jeff Smith's Bone was profiled in "Palmer's Picks" way back in the fall of 1993, when it was just a black and white comic book.

Wizard #26: James A. Owen

October 1993 (on sale date: August 1993)

Self-publisher James A. Owen and his fantasy series Starchild was the subject of the twentieth installment of "Palmer's Picks."

rick veitch's maximortal cover from tundra publishing

Wizard #19: Rick Veitch

March 1993 (on sale date: January 1993)

"Palmer's Picks" focused on legendary comics creator Rick Veitch and his King Hell Heroica books Bratpack and The Maximortal in early 1993.

martin wagner's hepcats comic book cover

Wizard #16: Martin Wagner

December 1992 (on sale date: October 1992)

Troubled self-publisher Martin Wagner, and his comic Hepcats, was the focus of my tenth "Palmer's Picks" column. Where did it all go wrong?

dave sim's cerebus wielding a hammer standing on a crumbled statue of superman

Wizard #7: Dave Sim

March 1992 (on sale date: January 1992)

I tackle the controversial Cerebus and its equally contentious creator Dave Sim as I reexamine the second installment of "Palmer's Picks" from 1992.