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This month, The Comics Journal unearths a long-lost interview
of the legendary cartoonist and illustrator Noel Sickles. Sickles drew the
adventure strip Scorchy Smith, which in turn inspired Milton Caniff
(Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon) to further refine
Sickles' chiaroscuro style, later championed by Alex Toth. The interview is
conducted by another legendary cartoonist, the late Gil Kane, and comics
historian Ron Goulart. This is a fascinating conversation among three articulate
members of the profession, part history, part shoptalk. This issue boasts an
expanded reviews section, featuring analysis of an amazingly broad spectrum of
comics - from The Invisibles to Skibber Bee Bye to Peanuts;
from Jack Cole to Rick Geary to Mark Kalesniko, and from Astro City to
Berlin - as well as a number of fascinating essays about foreign comics.
In addition to the Journal's award-winning news and analysis, this issue also
marks the return of critic R. Fiore and his Funnybook Roulette column.
MATURE READERS
Magazine, 120pg, b&w
