Tag: Maggie Thompson

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 052: Abstracted Harvey Pekar pointed out that in comics, there’s no limit to how good the words can be or how good the pictures can be. But what if the pictures are … well … short of masterpiece status? Years ago, I discussed with Joe Orlando the challenges…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 050: Free A free comic book? Free? Who thought up that idea? A look at the “Promotional Comics” section of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide will demonstrate that many, many free comics have been released over the years—even over the decades. Most are long forgotten—and, by the way, are really hard…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 049: Influences When my late husband, Don, and I were working at Krause Publications, we received many requests to be put in touch with professionals—many of whom were reluctant to share contact information. So we decided to kill the proverbial two birds with one stone and prepared a…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 048: No, But I Read the Comic Conversation years ago: “Have you read the novel?” “No, but I saw the movie.” For some of us, though, it was: “No, but I read the comic book.” I actually read Gilberton’s Classics Illustrated line because I wanted to know more about the…

MAGGIE’S WORLD BY MAGGIE THOMPSON Maggie’s World 047: Food for Thought Maybe you’ve decided that 2017 is the year you take control of what you’re eating. Nourishment has been a plot element in comic art ever since (or, perhaps, long before) Tad Dorgan popularized the term “hot dog.” Realizing going in that this can only…