Panels & Pictures: Constraint
In this month's Panels & Pictures, Derik A Badman discusses the idea of constraint in creative work and a number of comics examples in print and around the web.read more
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Close Reading Krigstein
In this month's Panels & Pictures, Derik A Badman takes a close look at "Murder Dreams", a short comic from 1954 drawn by B. Krigstein.read more
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Definition
This month, Derik A Badman offers some quotes and comments on the idea of defining "comics" and why we should stop bothering. A brief detour from looking at individual comics to the idea of "comics"...
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Definition Redux
Last month, Derik Badman posited his thoughts on defining comics and essayist (and ComixTalk contributor) Neil Cohn wrote a response to it. In this month's Panels & Pixels, Badman examines Cohn's...
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Text in Comics
In this month's Panels & Pictures, Derik A Badman makes an illustrated list of the various ways text is used in comics: from speech and thought to sound effects and labels.read more
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Parade (With Fireworks)
In this month's Panels & Pictures, Derik A Badman takes a look at Parade (With Fireworks) by Mike Cavallaro. Nominated for an Eisner in "Best Limited Series," the comic originally appeared...
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: The Lady's Murder
In this month's Panels & Pictures, Derik A Badman reviews the recently completed The Lady's Murder by Eliza Frye, an evocative 32 page mystery that uses bold colors and striking compositions.read...
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Electrocomics
Derik A Badman takes a looks at two nonfiction webcomics from the European "screen publisher" Electrocomics in this month's Panels & Pictures. Rubiah by Sacha Goerg is an autobiographical telling...
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: Cave and Jungle
Derik A Badman looks at two webcomics from Top Shelf 2.0, Cave Adventure by Michael DeForge and Ritual of the Savage by Jed McGowan, in this month's Panels & Pictures.read more
View ArticlePanels & Pictures: The Pleasures of the Comics
In this month's column Derik A Badman discusses the seven pleasures that keep him reading a comic.read more
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