{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-234-63258","title":"The Comics Journal #234","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Magazine of Comics News and Criticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eWhat do Charles Burns, Kim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Joe Sacco and Seth all have in common -- aside from the fact that they're all among the elite alternative cartoonists working today? Well, yes, this month's jam cover -- but also to the group interview featured in this issue, conducted by TCJ founder and editor Gary Groth behind the scenes at SPX 2000! Also in this issue: If you draw breath, you've wondered what it's like to be married to Acme Novelty Library's Chris Ware, or Love \u0026amp; Rockets' Gilbert Hernandez, or Eightball's Dan Clowes. Find out in this issue's feature-length interview with cartoonists' wives as Carol Kovinick-Hernandez, Marnie Ware, Erika Clowes and Wendy Jung kiss and tell. Add in all the reviews, news and criticism you've come to expect, and TCJ #234 is a no-lose proposition in April!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eLetters\u003cbr\u003eBlood \u0026amp; Thunder (p. 3)\u003cbr\u003eNews\u003cbr\u003eNewswatch (p. 5)\u003cbr\u003eReviews\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Brayshaw, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth (p. 24)\u003cbr\u003eSarah Kavage, The Soap Lady (p. 26)\u003cbr\u003eKent Worcester, Speechless (p. 27)\u003cbr\u003eDylan Horrocks, Understanding Comics (p. 29)\u003cbr\u003eNg Suat Tong, The House on the Borderland (p. 40)\u003cbr\u003eGregory Cwiklik, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (p. 43)\u003cbr\u003eNg Suat Tong, \"Marcel Guldemond, Underrated Gem\" (p. 47)\u003cbr\u003eAnne Elizabeth Moore, Kent Worcester, Ng Suat Tong, Eric Reynolds, Nancy J. Arms, Matt Silvie, Hitlist (p. 118)\u003cbr\u003eEssays\u003cbr\u003eGary Groth, McCloud \"Cuckoo-Land Un-Reinventing Comics, Part 2\" (p. 49)\u003cbr\u003eMike Barrier, \"Thoughts on Carl Barks's 100th Birthday\" (p. 53)\u003cbr\u003eInterviews\u003cbr\u003eKim Deitch, Bill Griffith, Seth, Joe Sacco and Charles Burns \"Six Guys in a Hotel Room\" (p. 66)\u003cbr\u003eMarnie Ware, Erika Clowes, Wendy Jung and Carol Kovinick-Hernandez \"Kiss and Tell\" (p. 78)\u003cbr\u003eColumns\u003cbr\u003eScattershots: Robert Edison Sandiford on Bob Fingerman (p. 57)\u003cbr\u003eViva la Comix! (p. 20)\u003cbr\u003eComicopia: \"The Graphic Novel, Will Eisner, and Other Pioneer Part 2\" (p. 92)\u003cbr\u003eMeet The Comics Press: \"The Charlton Phenomenon\" (p. 98)\u003cbr\u003eMinimalism (p. 100)\u003cbr\u003eEurocomics for Beginners: \"El Diablo's Danijel Zezelj, important cartoonist\" (p. 105)\u003cbr\u003eHistory of Comics Fandom (p. 107)\u003cbr\u003eEnd Times \"Slavish New World\" (p. 112)\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations\u003cbr\u003eKim Deitch, Charles Burns, Joe Sacco, Seth and Bill Griffith, colored by Carrie Whitney (Front Cover)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51540446314794,"sku":"63258","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/2879\/4922\/files\/BFB2A79D-069C-4771-AEAF-61F50387243B.jpg?v=1778788010","url":"https:\/\/stuartngbooks.com\/products\/the-comics-journal-234-63258","provider":"Stuart Ng Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}