tragedy strikes

the back cover of jay stephens' land of nod treasury

Wizard #37: Jay Stephens

The first of two full-length “Palmer’s Picks” focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.

back cover of colleen doran's a distant soil 1

Wizard #28: Colleen Doran

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

dylan horrocks cover for pickle 1 from tragedy strikes press which later became black eye productions

Wizard #25: Tragedy Strikes Press

Wizard’s milestone 25th issue contained my overview of short-lived Canadian publisher Tragedy Strikes Press (Pickle, Cheese Heads, Sin, Way Out Strips).

scott mccloud's destroy comic book cover

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.”

Cartoonist Kayfabe Playlist: Palmer's Picks