MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 078: 60 Years Ago In the most recent installment of this column, I waxed nostalgic about “the Olden Days of Comic Books.” But 1960 received only a couple of paragraphs in that look back, noting such points as, “Those who had grown up with earlier fare were now old enough […]

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 077: 2020 Vision Remember Maggie’s World 073? It concerned the fact that 2019 was the year in which the 50th Comic-Con International: San Diego took place. But it also contained a pledge to return to the topic of innovation and evolution in the Olden Days of Comic Books. A recent look […]

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 076: Providing Support The topic doesn’t include Robin; let’s consider Alfred. Robin is a sidekick. At some point, sidekicks can be a focus—but this time, it’s the turn of Alfred and similar individuals. He’s one of the background characters who provide familiar variety in a series cast. The […]

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 075: Dressing Up In October, variety stores fill with a wide assortment of fantastic get-ups, both for kids and for adults. But throughout the year, comics events feature a vast array of costumes on display, worn by both kids and adults. That year-round pop culture feature is relatively […]

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 072: Treats An anecdote: In October 2018, I was told about a situation that hadn’t occurred to me until then. A couple of campuses for special-needs kids in New York were preparing for their annual Halloween events, and parents were in an early-October meeting about those kids. Many […]

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 071: Gag Cartoons When Don and I began our Comic Art fanzine in 1960, we named it that because we were fans of all sorts of comics—including magazine cartoons, daily newspaper panels, stand-alone comic-book-cover gags, and similar varieties. The gag cartoon is in a category by itself: standing alone to […]