This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2019 at steemit as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission from Mike and updated/clarified information on Mystery Graphix. For more on Mystery Graphix, see the following Instagram posts: 1, 2, 3, 4— KF. So for the past few months … Read more
Podcast: Miguel Ángel Espinoza on Nahual, His RPG Adaptation of Mexican Outlaw Comic Operación Bolívar This month I’m joined by Miguel Ángel Espinoza, creator of the urban fantasy tabletop role playing game Nahaul. Nahaul is based on the Mexican outlaw comic Operación Bolívar by Edgar Clément, originally published in Mexico in the 90s and recently … Read more
Jon Renzella is the creator of the Sunderland series of graphic novels that he’s illustrating entirely in woodcuts. The second book in the series, Solitude, was published in February, takes the already weird dystopian future story into even weirder territory. Themes range from environmentalism to right-wing news networks to hippie communes to conspiracy theories and … Read more
This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2019 at Peakd as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission. — KF. If you know anything about James O’Barr and Everette Hartsoe, then you already know why this project had been waiting to happen for almost ten years. Both O’Barr and … Read more
Welcome to Sewer Mutant, the podcast that takes you way underground to excavate comics you won’t find anywhere else. You’ve probably heard of The Crow, James O’Barr’s tale of revenge that became a film, TV show, and pop culture phenomenon. But O’Barr did a few lesser-known works that I’ve been obsessed with for years. For … Read more
This article was written by Michael Crisman and originally published in 2018 at Peakd as part of his Michael’s Longbox series. It’s republished here with permission. — KF. I’ll be the first to admit that as a dude so white he inspired a Cool Whip diss track, I’m the wrong person to write this article. Despite that, … Read more
An earlier version of this article appeared on Indie Creator Explosion in May 2020. Intro In this article, I delve into the work of Barry Blair, a controversial figure in alternative and independent comics in the 1980s and 1990s. I want to preface this piece by saying that as a kid I was a fan … Read more
From Gasm # 4 by James O’Barr Part 1: The Crow Creator James O’Barr’s Early Years Part 2: The Crow and Caliber Years Part 3: After The Crow: The Works of James O’Barr Note: I might receive a cut of any referrals to Mycomicshop.com. Even if they sold fairly well, most Outlaw Comics existed on the … Read more
Our tagline here at Sewer Mutant: “excavating comics that you can’t find anywhere else.” But there actually is another place to find a lot of the same comics I cover: a zine called Strangers: A Celebration of the Forgotten and Overlooked, which could also serve as the tagline for Sewer Mutant. Strangers has featured interviews … Read more
Tim Vigil’s first project for Comics Express was Omega, a sci-fi series co-created with inker Paul Martin. Omega was a big departure from Grips. Vigil tapped into his love of Jack Kirby and Fantastic Four to produce cosmic psychedelia complete with “Kirby Crackle.” The story is the tale of a hiker who stumbles upon a … Read more