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	The Comics Journal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Comics Journal is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books and strips.
		The magazine promotes the view that comics are a fine art deserving of broader cultural respect and higher critical standards.
		Over the years TCJ has prevailed in a handful of lawsuits, one of which involved author and critic Harlan Ellison.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comics_Journal (694 words)

	Comic Book Galaxy - Pushing Comix Forward Since 2000.
		The Comics Journal is the one, single comics-related periodical that I have never stopped buying, reading and re-reading, even in the times when I have been so utterly disgusted by the poor quality of corporate comics that I stopped buying them altogether.
		If you aren't a regular reader of The Comics Journal, this issue will also give you the usual dose of thoughtful reviews, in-depth reportage and as is the new standard, reprints of rare comics you won't find anywhere else, probably ever.
		But with the current focus on the entire comics industry, with improvements, adjustments and expansions in just about every department, and even with Kenneth Smith back occupying the back pages, The Comics Journal is as indispensible as it has ever been, as satisfying as sex and as necessary as oxygen.
	www.comicbookgalaxy.com /101804_review.html (761 words)

	The Comics Journal
		The Comics Journal is a magazine that covers the comics medium from an arts-first perspective, and one of the nation's most respected single-arts magazines, providing its readers with an eclectic mix of industry news, commentary, professional interviews, classic comics sections and reviews of current work on a regular basis.
		Coming to comics at a time when the financial awards were poor and the chance for ownership of what one created was even poorer, these writers breathed new life into the dying icons of the past.
		Collecting four long out-of-print interviews from The Comics Journal's archive in an oversized, artbook format, this third volume in the TCJ Library series provides an absorbing oral history of comics in the latter half of the 20th century, from the point of view of an artist who single-handedly shaped it to a great extent.
	www.fantagraphics.com /tcj/journal.html (2223 words)

	Comics Journal Interview :: The Real Deal
		The trend nowadays in comics seems to be to zero in on a narrow, specific audience, like divorced parents, baby boomers, and so on.
		Comic strips are words and pictures, but there is little room for either any more.
		Until something is done to restore the size of comics, they will only continue to get more insipid, and have less pull on their audiences.
	ignatz.brinkster.net /ccomicsjournal.html (6991 words)

	Unca Cheeks Silver Age Comics Site: SlowComicsJournal
		A close, close second on the list of Reasons To Laud and Appreciate THE COMICS JOURNAL is the magazine's steadfast and unwavering social conscience; a rare (and most welcome) quality, in the (frequently) short-sighted and self-serving environs of the mainstream American comics industry.
		It was TCJ, the record informs us -- alone, amongst all the major comics-oriented 'zines -- initially championed the artistic contributions such valuable and worthwhile craftspersons as (say) Howard Cruse [GAY COMIX; Wendel; etcetera) and Donna Barr [re: the gender-bending THE DESERT PEACH].
		I was reminded of that sketch while I read Marvel Comics' ALPHA FLIGHT #106, in which two pin-headed and thunder-thighed super-heroes knock each other through skyscrapers while arguing the politics of sexual orientation in the age of AIDS.
	www.geocities.com /cheeksilver/comicsjournal.htm (5778 words)

	Comics Journal #40
		It all began on Christmas morn, 1977, at the Long Island home of my parents My son had just reduced a mountain of X-Mas presents to disposable rubble and sat, in the midst of this mess of paper, tearing a group of tiny shiny figurines out of their vacuum sealed packages.
		Joe Rubinstein, whose embellishment of the last year's Avengers Annual made that issues a landmark in comics history, will be inking the book and will also be co-plotting, thus brining the oft-ignored inker into the primary creative phase of the mag.
		We believe there's a tremendous capacity for excitement still to be found in comics, and it is my personal feeling that most books fail not because of reader disinterest, but because of lack of conceptualization in the creation of a new book.
	www.innerspaceonline.com /CJ40.htm (1461 words)

	PULP CULTURE for MARCH 4, 2004: 40 years later, Spider-Man's co-creator is still controversial
		He is the subject of a series of essays in the February issue of The Comics Journal (No. 258).
		And he is the only comic artist discussed as much for his philosophical views as for his artistic contributions.
		Ditko's reputation as an artist of comics' Silver Age (1956 to 1970) is second only to Jack Kirby's, and at his best, especially his Doctor Strange stories in "Strange Tales," Ditko is superior to Kirby.
	home.hiwaay.net /~tfharris/pulpculture/columns/040304.shtml (739 words)

	Comic World News \| Flipped
		The Comics Journal 269, The Shoujo Manga Issue, is book-ended by two worth-the-cover-price pieces.
		For me, it was that elitism that partly marred TCJ’s other recent comprehensive manga outing, The Comics Journal Special Edition: Manga Masters.
		One thing TCJ has always done exceptionally well is the comprehensive creator interview, which brings me to the second showpiece of the edition.
	www.comicworldnews.com /cgi-bin/index.cgi?column=flipped&page=30 (1070 words)

	Comics Journal #40
		In this issue of Comics Journal magazine #40, June 1978, Bill Mantlo is describing his idea for a new book he's about to begin called the Micronauts.
		Something he envisioned as not a "super hero" comic, but more of a "space fantasy", a genre he apparently wanted to work with for a while.
		We (Bill, Mike Golden, Joe Rubenstein and Jim Shooter) believe there's a tremendous capacity for excitement still to be found in comics, and it is my personal felling that most books fail not because of reader disinterest, but because of a lack of conceptualization in the creation of a new book.
	www.innerspaceonline.com /cjournal.htm (610 words)

	... The Comics Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Comics Journal is a monthly magazine which deals exclusively with...comics.
		The Comics Journal # 68, November 1981 This issue features two great panel discussions from the 1981 San Diego Comicon: "Relevancy in Comics" and "What Does an Editor Do?" and, of....
		The Comics Journal # 175 March 1995 This issue features an interview with Rick Veitch and a great exploration of S. Clay Wilson at work and play.
	www.undergroundcollectibles.com /index.cfm/fa/categories.main/parentcat/10303 (602 words)

	Wildside Comics' Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Well I did a little cosmetic to the Wildside Comics site, not the mention the regular update (blessed be the automated update).
		Wildside Comics has the reprints of older Hardcore strips (daily).
		This is the place where the creators involved, and myself will give news updates, and recieve feedback for the comics we produce online, and in print under the "Wildside" marquee.
	community.livejournal.com /wildside_comics (694 words)

	The Comics Journal #256 Review - Silver Bullet Comics
		The Comics Journal turns into The Wire by covering a group of artists that rarely distribute their work outside of their own state, have only a handful of books in print but turn in excellent shorts for the better anthologies.
		Tom Spurgeon provides the central article and manages to show the communal living space where they slept and worked as three-way marriage between Warhol's Factory, the ZAP team and Pee-Wee's Playhouse without any of the financial concerns.
		It probably helps that I love what I have seen of their comics, love the sense of movement and the creation of personal mythology and symbols.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /reviews/107342000483927.htm (283 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		For starters, the writers associated with TCJ are prone to making sweeping generalities without at all bothering to take any points beyond step one.
		If the reverse of da Vinci's notion that the supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance is true, the Fort housed the most fortunate artists of their generation.
		Now, I'm not sure what comics "avant garde" he is talking about, but if anything is radically experimental in the comics world, it could very well be represented by what the artists associated with Fort Thunder were doing.
	www.durationpress.com /weblog/archives/000369.html (407 words)

	COMICON.com: The Comics Journal #262
		The two creators didn't sign the strip over to Archie because they'd suddenly realized that they were wrong to poke fun at the residents of Riverdale -- they did so because Archie made it rain lawyers on their heads and threatened to bankrupt them in court.
		A lot of folks have criticized the Journal for perceived elitism, or because the Publisher himself is abrasive, but that didn't matter to me, because it was something I felt coupled passion for the art form with principle.
		Jackie Estrada mentions on the TCJ board that she wouldn't republish the Toth drawing without seeking Toth's permission, but if she were publishing a critical magazine I think that IMO she would have the right (if not the preference) to do so.
	www.comicon.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=010661 (3335 words)

	Komikero Comics Journal
		If they're reading this, I would love to get in touch with you guys because I wanted to ask you something (permissions and other stuff), and of course to show my appreciation for a great body of work you have done.
		To be honest, not being able to join doesn't make me feel as bad as letting down David Hontiveros yet again.
		Because of the high profile of this contest, and the fact that winners and runners up will be published, I really believe that this will bring out the absolute BEST in all who will join.
	alanguilan.com /sanpablo/wbnormal.html (1101 words)

	Comics Journal 130 :: Errors & Misconceptions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		First, during the dark days of 1981-82 when Bill couldn’t sell his blood to the Red Cross, he did create five comic strips and all were rejected by just about every syndicate.
		None of them, however, got to the development contract stage, as was stated in the introduction to the interview.
		In regards to the Treasury, or “rip-off” as Harvey characterizes it, fans should know that Bill is not in control of Andrews and McMeel’s publishing plans for Calvin and Hobbes.
	ignatz.brinkster.net /cerrors.html (338 words)

	Blogcritics.org: New Comics Journal
		A movie is temporal and constantly moving, whereas with a comic you also have more control and can get the feeling in your head you want to convey and hopefully put it down on paper.
		There are so many ways a story plays out in comics, not only in choosing a moment to have stillness to highlight an emotion or a moment, but also the gaps between the panels, where you try to suggest things in between.
		I've heard one too many stories of people mistreating other people at conventions, of professionals doing unnecessary damage to a very young and impressionable fan who is there because they like a pro's work and would like nothing more than to meet him and go away feeling that they've met a very decent person.
	blogcritics.org /archives/2002/11/04/095451.php (1563 words)

	Micro-Comics' Journal
		I worked for a while today creating a little AOL webpage as a followup to the page where I showed how uncut sheets of Micro-Comics looked...this update showed the pages as they look when they're cut apart.
		I got a letter this afternoon (by mail, not e-mail) from Small-Press legend Steve Willis, who has been doing a charming digest-sized publication called "Bezango, WA 985"...imagine a cross among Garrison Keillor, the Twilight Zone, and illustrations by William Steig.
		Apparently he doesn't really do COMICS anymore (his enduring classic is "The Tragedy of Morty"...a breathtaking funny-animal adaptation of "Hamlet") but he is still fondly remembered.
	micro-comics.livejournal.com (975 words)

	The Comics Journal #260
		Surely you’ve heard otherwise, but for nearly three decades THE COMICS JOURNAL has been the best American magazine about comix, comic books, sequential arts, etc, and issue 260 is another shout of “Amen” from the choir.
		However, the editorials, new articles, and commentary are what usually make TCJ a treat.
		Dean’s article is so good that one can’t possibly read it and not at least begin to grasp the how morally and ethically funky it is for Marvel and DC not to financially recognize the many artists they barely, if at all, acknowledge.
	www.comicbookbin.com /comicjournal260.html (315 words)

	Index to Comic Art Collection: "Comics Joins" to "Comics Journal"
		For best access please return to the A to Z index screen and search for the name, title, or topic that is of interest.
		The Best Comics of the Decade, 1980-1990 / selected by the editors of the Comics Journal.
		The New Comics / edited by Gary Groth and Robert Fiore ; notes and bibliography by Robert Fiore.
	www.lib.msu.edu /comics/rri/crri/comicsj.htm (6276 words)

	SpiderFan.org - Comics : Comics Journal
		Note: Comics shown are for database purposes only.
		For further information about the contents and management of this database, please read our database notes page.
		This material is used for the purposes of informed discussion, and is not intended to interfere with Marvel's right to use said material for their own commercial goals.
	www.spiderfan.org /comics/title/comics_journal.html (147 words)

	The Comics Journal Hair-Trigger
		Deflector screens went up pretty hastily over at Electrolite once the faintest hint of a critique of science fiction fandom was sensed in my piece.
		What squicks me is the narcissism and perhaps also lack of proportionality that a certain modality of fannishness seems to license for those in its grip, the lack of ordinary empathy for the humanness of the people who write the books and sing the songs and act the parts.
		My own little Comics Journal guy was working up a pretty rigorous screed about how science fiction is great literature and all that, but I managed to stifle it.
	www.swarthmore.edu /SocSci/tburke1/perma82103.html (554 words)

	Mars Import - The Comic Journal
		EC's "New Trend" war comics by Harvey Kurtzman & various
		EC's "New Trend" horror comics by Al Feldstein & various
		One of Japan's biggest comics stars, Kia Asamiya, adapts Episode I of Star Wars into comics, manga style!
	www.marsimport.com /listtcj.php (222 words)

	THE COMICS JOURNAL Number 100 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The high point of this issue is the fifth installment of the essential Newave Comics Survey by DALE LUCIANO, which includes a brief biographical sketch of:
		Nice one-page biography and an overview of the significant contribution that MICHAEL RODEN has made to the zine scene.
		As noted above, this is the fifth installment of this encyclopedic survey of the 1980s zine scene.
	homepage.mac.com /dalecoovert/MRC_CJ_100.html (196 words)

	TCJ Index, issues 2-142
		Comic strips: "The Stage Is Set: The History of the Comic Strip Part 2: Decline and Death of Puck Magazine." 84-87 [058 Sep 1980] H Richard Marschall
		Comics Journal: "Thomas on ERB and the Journal." 16 [040 Jun 1978] L Roy Thomas
		Comics Journal: "The Comics Journal." 120-121 [048 Aug 79] Marilyn Bethke
	www.english.ufl.edu /comics/scholars/TCJ_Index.html (21322 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Comics Journal: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FOR THE FIRST TIME, TJC DEVOTES A VOLUME TO THE MOST POPULAR COMICS IN THE WORLD: MANGA The now annual Comics Journal Special Edition focuses this time on the phenomenal Manga (Japanese comics) invasion.
		The cover feature is Manga superstar Hideshi Hino, whose 30-year career and inimitable style have put him at the forefront of Japan's horror genre.
		Subjects > Comics & Graphic Novels > General
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1560976241 (276 words)

	The Comics Journal Message Board - powered by the Ultimate Bulletin Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Comics Journal Message Board - powered by the Ultimate Bulletin Board
		The Comics Journal reserves the right to reprint any and all messages posted to this message board within the print format of the Journal.
		Click here to subscribe to The Comics Journal.
	www.tcj.com /messboard/ubbcgi/Ultimate.cgi (60 words)

	Comics Journal Summer Special Glitches
		Fantagraphics have released the following statement regarding the upcoming Comics Journal Summer Special:
		"Please note that the Bill Griffith story and the second page of the Brian Ralph story in the SUMMER 2002 COMICS JOURNAL SPECIAL are suffering from a slightly faded fl plate by the gutter.
		This is a printer's error that occurred on press (the proofs were fine) which is on ALL the copies -- there are no better or worse ones.
	www.silverbulletcomicbooks.com /news/102749188347916.htm (166 words)

	BugPowder: ImageText Online Comics Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If you came here via Google please bear this in mind.
		BugPowder is a collaborative website produced by and for the UK small press comics community.
		ImageText, at least according to its website, aims to advance the academic study of comic books, comic strips, and animated cartoons.
	www.bugpowder.com /05/04/11/imagetext_online_comics_journal.html (88 words)

	Here There Be Monsters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Here are some of the comics: Set to Sea, The Journal Comic, "Pup," Blar, and Little Trees.
		Drew Weing, Eleanor Davis, Little House Comics, Comics, Cartoon, Cartooning,
		Illustration, Art, Caricature, Journal, Diary, Comic Strips, Savannah Georgia.
	www.drewweing.com (48 words)

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