MINOR AT HEART
Self-expression from the underground in 1968
At The Comics Journal, critic R.C. Harvey has a lengthy examination of the start of underground comix.
Blazing Combat and the ultimate futility of war
Michael Dooley writes about mid-1960s-era black and white comics magazine Blazing Combat.
Olivier Kugler and other artist-reporters are drawing the news
On graphic reportage and my Hyperallergic piece on reporter-illustrator Olivier Kugler
Gabrielle Bell is only partially present
An answer to graffiti art
The NYT profiles street artist, illustrator, and comics creator Richard McGuire.
Stand clear of the closing doors, etc.
ABOUT
Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Get in touch.