Words and Pictures

ComicCon: A Time of Pros and Cons I have been out of circulation recently, and haven't posted anything for a while. I just returned from...

George Olesen and his (Artistic) Music (That title is an in-joke for other fans of 1920s American popular music.) While indulging in my neve...

Why the Hell Do You Like That?! Like every comic strip fan, I have a special regard for some features that, when anyone else sees them, pro...

Begorrah! Shure an' 'Tis an Oirish Stereotype When I was writing my 1930s aviation fantasy Crash Ryan I wanted to convey the ide...

The Force of Delta I don't hear much about Carlos Gimenez in the U.S. these days. Gimenez, now pushing 70, is still quite active in Spai...

Sketch Time It's been a very long time since I posted here, something I promised myself I wouldn't do. I've been working on a ve...

Hail the Hallowed Halo Many years ago Jim Vadeboncoeur and I interviewed the late John Buscema about his early career. At one point I asked ...