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Pride 2020
Jun 24, 2020
No cops at Pride?
By Rachel Hawley
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Pride 2020
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No Cops at Pride
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Pride 2020
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comics
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Pride Parade
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Stonewall riots
Arts & Culture
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Lit Feature
Nov 12, 2019
Recommended
Lynda Barry gives a master class in creation in
Making Comics
The comics artist’s latest book is the culmination of lessons learned in her decades-long career.
By Salem Collo-Julin
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Lit Feature
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Lynda Barry
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Making Comics
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Drawn and Quarterly
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comics
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Matt Groenin
,
John Keister
,
Ernie Pook's Comeek
,
The Good Times Are Killing Me
,
Marlys
,
Maybonne
,
Macarthur fellow
,
genius grant
,
Recommended
Music
,
The Secret History of Chicago Music
Sep 10, 2019
Video
Pedro Bell made art to embody Funkadelic’s revolutionary grooves
The underappreciated genius behind many of Funkadelic's most famous album covers died last month after nine years in a nursing and rehab center.
By Steve Krakow
Tags:
The Secret History of Chicago Music
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Pedro Bell
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P-Funk
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Funkadelic
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George Clinton
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album art
,
artwork
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comics
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liner notes
,
Village Voice
,
record reviews
,
the Torch
,
Roosevelt University
,
Captain Draw
,
Pedrodelic
,
Sir Lleb
,
obituary
,
RIP
,
Video
Food & Drink
,
Food & Drink Feature
May 30, 2019
A brief history of ramen
An excerpt from Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan’s forthcoming comic cookbook
Let’s Make Ramen!
By Mike Sula
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Food & Drink Feature
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Food
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Ramen
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noodles
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japan
,
soup
,
comics
,
cookbook
News & Politics
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Comics Feature
Apr 1, 2019
Live from C2E2
By Rivven Prink
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Comics
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C2E2
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cosplay
Arts & Culture
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Comics
Dec 19, 2018
Beauty under duress
Movement studies of a woman with multiple sclerosis.
By Anneli S. Henriksson
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Comics
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comics
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Comics journalism
,
comics feature
,
multiple sclerosis
,
Anna May Keisler
,
Blockley Hospital
,
Philadelphia General Hospital
News & Politics
,
Comics Feature
Dec 7, 2018
Film on fire
A 1983 science fiction film fuels ongoing discussion on racial and gender justice.
By Anya Davidson
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Comics Feature
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Comics journalism
,
comics
,
Anya Davidson
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Born in Flames
,
Lizzie Borden
,
Kathryn Bigelow
,
Jean Satterfield
,
Florynce Kennedy
,
honey
,
Adele Bertei
,
Robert Bird
,
Dr. Kara Keeling
,
Cauleen Smith
News & Politics
,
Feature
Nov 29, 2018
Report from a Syrian refugee camp in Iraqi Kurdistan
An excerpt from the comics journalism collection
Escaping Wars and Waves
.
By Olivier Kugler
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Feature
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Comics journalism
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comics
,
Syria
,
Iraq
,
Kurdistan
,
Olivier Kugler
Arts & Culture
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Comics
Nov 15, 2018
'In these rooms, change does happen'
Artist and poet Karen Finley on hope and Trump.
By Anya Davidson
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Comics
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Comics journalism
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comics
,
Anya Davidson
,
Karen Finley
,
Grabbing Pussy
Arts & Culture
,
Comics
Nov 12, 2018
The night of the stripping dead
A comics review of a horror-themed strip show.
By Morgan Claire Sirène
Tags:
Comics
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Comics journalism
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comics
,
Admiral Theatre
,
Chicago Horror
Arts & Culture
,
Comics
Nov 2, 2018
Let's go bananas
A guide
By Sarah Becan
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Comics
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comics
,
comics journalism
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Sarah Becan
,
bananas
Arts & Culture
,
Comics
Oct 31, 2018
Julie Doucet is done making comics
But the comics world is definitely not done talking about her.
By Anne Elizabeth Moore
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Comics
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comics
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Julie Doucet
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Quimby's Bookstore
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Dirty Plotte
,
Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet
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Drawn & Quarterly
,
Carpet Sweeper Tales
,
feminist
,
feminism
News & Politics
,
Feature
Oct 25, 2018
Sometimes I believe them
Trans bodies, fear, and feeling normal in 2018.
By Marina Labarthe del Solar
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trans
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comics
,
trans rights
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Bleader
Jul 9, 2018
Nerds unite at Challengers for Women’s Comics Night
Nonbinary folks and dudes are welcome too.
By Andrea Thompson
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comics
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comic books
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Challenger's Comics
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Women's Comics Night
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Samantha LaFontaine
,
Cristina McCrystal
,
Gabi Mendez
,
Lemonade Summer
Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 20, 2018
Weapon H
smashes together two of Marvel's most beloved heroes into a brilliant new series
What happens when you combine a Hulk and a Wolverine?
By Luca Cimarusti
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Books
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comic books
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Marvel
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comics
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Weapon H
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Incredible Hulk
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Wolverine
,
Hulk
,
Weapon X
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Greg Pak
Blogs
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Bleader
Apr 6, 2018
Three Spider-Man outfits, mechanical feathered wings, and other great photos from C2E2
Some of the best costumes and props that fans and cosplayers prepared for this weekend's comic, games, movies, and everything expo, C2E2.
By Sue Kwong
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Chicago Reader Instagram
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C2E2
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cosplayer
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comics
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Totoro
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,
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,
Thor Ragnarok
,
Inside Out
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 8, 2018
Black Panther gets a fun fresh start in a new series about the world's biggest superhero
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Evan Narcisse put a modern twist on the comic in
Rise of the Black Panther
.
By Luca Cimarusti
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Arts
,
Books
,
Black Panther
,
Rise of the Black Panther
,
Evan Narcisse
,
Ta-Nehisi Coates
,
comics
,
comic books
,
Marvel Comics
Arts & Culture
,
Art Feature
Jan 29, 2018
Chris Ware talks about higher education, creating art as a Chicagoan, and making peace with self-doubt
In
Monograph
, the artist looks back on his life in comics.
By Dmitry Samarov
Tags:
Art Feature
,
Chris Ware
,
comics
,
Monograph
,
School of the Art Institute
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art books
,
Rizzoli
,
Richard Keane
,
Bob Loescher
,
Jeanine Coupe-Ryding
,
Jim Nutt
,
Karl Wirsum
,
Andy Paczos
,
Ivan Brunetti
,
Frank King
Columns & Opinion
,
On Culture
Jul 5, 2017
Comics and outsider art expert Michael Bonesteel blasts ‘Title IX abuse’ at SAIC
Longtime adjunct professor quits, calls out hostile PC environment.
By Deanna Isaacs
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On Culture
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School of the Art Institute
,
Michael Bonesteel
,
comics
,
outsider art
,
Henry Darger
,
Lisa Wainwright
,
Title IX
,
political correctness
,
Gerard Jones
,
Men of Tomorrow: Geeks Gangsters and the Birth of the Comic Book
,
Comic Book: Gold Age to Comics Code
,
Present and Future of Outsider Art
,
Policy Against Discrimination
,
Harassment and Retaliation
Music
,
Music Feature
Apr 19, 2017
Record stores for Record Store Day heretics
It’s always a good time to skip the lines and get acquainted with the great neighborhood shops that don’t partake in the annual retail circus.
By Leor Galil and Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Music Feature
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Record Store Day
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Reckless Records
,
Permanent Records
,
Record Dugout
,
Fletcher’s 1 Stop
,
Kstarke Records
,
Let’s Boogie Records & Tapes
,
Out of the Past Records
,
Bob’s Blues & Jazz Mart
,
Jazz Record Mart
,
Bob Koester
,
Neal S. Keller
,
Kenny Lott
,
Steve Batinich
,
Marie Henderson
,
Kevin Starke
,
south side
,
west side
,
soul
,
jazz
,
funk
,
blues
,
gospel
,
R&B
,
CDs
,
tapes
,
comics
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cassettes
,
DVDs
,
classic rock
,
eight-tracks
,
45s
,
78s
,
vinyl
,
Out of the Past
,
Fletcher's 1 Stop Records
Blogs
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Bleader
Mar 23, 2017
Remembering underground comics artists Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson
Jane Shay Wald, Lynch's ex-wife, remembers the wild 60s with her former husband, his partner in comics, and their influence on the medium.
By Michael Miner
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Media
,
News
,
Visual Art
,
History
,
Jay Lynch
,
Skip Williamson
,
Jane Lynch
,
Jane Shay Wald
,
Art Spiegelman
,
Nelson Algren
,
Simone de Beauvoir
,
Eliot Wald
,
Art Shay
,
Harvey Kurtzman
,
Mad magazine
,
R. Crumb
,
Hugh Hefner
,
Playboy Mansion
,
comics
,
art
Arts & Culture
,
Lit Feature
Mar 8, 2017
Trina Robbins’s comic strip is still going
And the underground-comic icon has four new titles expected to be released this year alone.
By Isabel Ochoa Gold
Tags:
Lit Feature
,
Trina Robbins
,
comics
,
It Ain't Me Babe Comix
,
Wimmen's Comix
,
Wonder Woman
,
Vampirella
,
LA Free Press
,
East Village Other
,
feminism
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 13, 2017
The heartbreaking tale of the Visions was the best comic of 2016
Tom King's crushing series shows the synthezoid trying to become a normal man.
By Luca Cimarusti
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Arts
,
Books
,
Lit & Lectures
,
comics
,
comic books
,
The Vision
,
Tom King
,
Marvel Comics
,
Marvel Cinematic Universe
,
Gabriel Hernandez Walta
,
Jordie Bellaire
,
the Avengers
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 23, 2017
Y: The Last Man
is given the Absolute Edition treatment—is it worth $125?
Brian K. Vaughan's dystopian masterpiece is given DC's highest honor.
By Luca Cimarusti
Tags:
Arts
,
Books
,
Y: The Last Man
,
Bran K. Vaughn
,
comics
,
DC Comics
,
Vertigo Comics
,
Absolute Edition
,
comics
,
comic books
,
graphic novels
Blogs
,
Bleader
May 23, 2016
Slideshow
ICYMI: Best cosplay from this weekend's Anime Central
A look at cosplay from this weekend's ACEN convention, the midwest's largest expo of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture.
By Danielle A. Scruggs and Chris Riha
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Arts
,
Whoa
,
ACEN
,
Anime Central
,
anime
,
manga
,
Japanese pop culture
,
Star Wars
,
Super Mario Bros.
,
Dragon Ball Z
,
Rosemont
,
Marvel
,
Deadpool
,
Captain America
,
comics
,
video games
,
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