In Denmark we were lucky to get the insane strip “Cocco Bill” by the original Italian loony, Benito Jacovitti. He is big in Finland, but it might be easier to learn Italian, I should think. Or see if there are any French translations of his madness. The Dutch were also treated to a lesser known Jacovitti…

Finally a new, richly illustrated biography on Belgian pantheon artist Maurice Tillieux, whose star has far from waned in the French-speaking countries, where he is still a superstar. This is only the second biography of Tillieux that I am aware of, so by all means purchase it, don’t be put off by the hefty cover…

I et interview med “Boule et Bill” tegneren Jean Roba, bliver han spurgt om sit syn på belgiske tegneserier. Han er bange for, at belgiske tegneserier har de bedste år bag sig og kun henvender sig til nostalgikere nu. Men siger så også, at det belgiske folk er klar over, hvilket ekstraordinært fænomen belgiske tegneserier…

It’s official now, Maurice Tillieux and Raymond Macherot tie for third place in Fantagraphics’ editor Kim Thompson’s personal backyard pantheon of European comic artists. I especially dig that Thompson likens Tillieux to Hollywood director Howard Hawks, not the first time I have read that comparison. Tillieux is on the level of Hawks, a master of dialogue…

Så er det tid til en lille HOF update fra Norge, deroppe tager de deres Disney seriøst og i rigt mål, ikke som herhjemme, hvor vi er udsultet med Disney oldies!! HALL OF FAME    Gottfredson 349,-    Vicar1,2 349,-    Milton/Jippes 349,-    Barks – Bilene i Andeby 349,-    Barks – Til bords… …

Greg Irons was one of the original pioneers of American underground comix. He was born in Philadelphia in 1947, and became interested in art at a very early age. A self-taught artist, his early influences were the MAD pocket book reprints featuring the works of the usual gang of idiots, Kurtzman, Elder, Wood, and Davis. At…

I’ve mentioned Frank Godwin before in this blog, both the beautiful “Connie” reprints from Pacific Comics Club, and the upcoming “Rusty Riley” reprints from Classic Comics Press, but there may also be a third Frank Godwin project that needs our attention, reprints of the classic golden age comic strip, “War on Crime”. There’s some speculation as…

Holy henpecked husband! Jiggs is back! No, I don’t mean the sold out book from IDW, although that is a must as well, but get a load of this: 1690 strips of George McManus’ classic strip “Bringing up Father” have now been collected in a nifty CD-ROM package, ready for print-out! Ready Teddy, here we…

Jay Disbrow was one of the more obscure golden/atom/silver age artists, who was mostly active in the 1950s, and discovered by American comic fans in the 1970s, even made convention appearances. Robert Crumb turned me on to his work and I love the bleakness and grimness of it all, very austere and even a little…