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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
- Tags: Food & Drink Feature, Food, Ramen, noodles, japan, soup, comics, cookbook

News & Politics, Comics Feature Apr 1, 2019
Live from C2E2
- By Rivven Prink
- Tags: Comics Feature, Comics, C2E2, cosplay

Arts & Culture, Comics Dec 19, 2018
Beauty under duress

Movement studies of a woman with multiple sclerosis.
- By Anneli S. Henriksson
- Tags: Comics, comics, 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
- Tags: Comics Feature, Comics journalism, comics, Anya Davidson, 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
- Tags: Feature, Comics journalism, comics, Syria, Iraq, Kurdistan, Olivier Kugler

Arts & Culture, Comics Nov 15, 2018
'In these rooms, change does happen'

Artist and poet Karen Finley on hope and Trump.
- By Anya Davidson
- Tags: Comics, Comics journalism, 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, Comics journalism, comics, Admiral Theatre, Chicago Horror

Arts & Culture, Comics Nov 2, 2018
Let's go bananas

A guide
- By Sarah Becan
- Tags: Comics, comics, comics journalism, 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
- Tags: Comics, comics, Julie Doucet, Quimby's Bookstore, Dirty Plotte, Sweet Little Cunt: The Graphic Work of Julie Doucet, 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
- Tags: Feature, trans, Comics journalism, comics, trans rights

Blogs, Bleader Jul 9, 2018
Nerds unite at Challengers for Women’s Comics Night

Nonbinary folks and dudes are welcome too.
- By Andrea Thompson
- Tags: Arts, Books, Visual Art, Gender Issues, LGBTQ+, comics, comic books, Challenger's Comics, Women's Comics Night, Samantha LaFontaine, Cristina McCrystal, Gabi Mendez, Lemonade Summer

Blogs, 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
- Tags: Arts, Books, Marvel Comics, comic books, Marvel, comics, Weapon H, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Hulk, Weapon X, Greg Pak

Blogs, 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
- Tags: Chicagoans, Lit & Lectures, Small Screen, Visual Art, Chicago Reader Instagram, C2E2, cosplay, cosplayer, comics, Totoro, costume design, comic convention, Thor Ragnarok, Inside Out

Blogs, 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
- Tags: 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, 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
- Tags: On Culture, 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, Record Store Day, 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, cassettes, DVDs, classic rock, eight-tracks, 45s, 78s, vinyl, Out of the Past, Fletcher's 1 Stop Records

Blogs, 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
- Tags: 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
- Tags: 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
- Tags: 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, Slideshow

Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 18, 2016
Jen Dot of Swimsuit Addition launches a comics-centric online zine

Plus: Dance label Clear releases the latest from techno misfits Dar Embarks, and Richard Album drops a new LP of sweetly sick 80s-flavored synth-pop.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Swimsuit Addition, Jen Dot, Disappearing Media, Ben Snakepit, Erica Walker Adams, The Political Class, Glass Rooms, Emo Grrrls Clear, Dar Embarks, Kenneth Zawacki, Dan Jugel, Cypher, Barrel Rider Richard Album, Saturday Night Album, Athletic Tapes, Richard Album and the Singles, Burlington, online zines, comics

Arts & Culture, Book Review Jan 27, 2016
Recommended
Comics can also be documentary

In her latest book, U. of C. professor Hillary Chute establishes a new field of study: "drawn witnessing."
- By Dominic Umile
- Tags: Book Review, Disaster Drawn: Visual Witness, Comics, and Documentary Form, Hillary Chute, comics, documentary, Art Spiegelman, Francisco Goya, Keiji Nakazawa, Joe Sacco, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2015
Slideshow
Superdog, Catwoman, and other sightings at Wizard World Comic Con

As always, the costumed crowd was the real draw at this year's con.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Arts, Humor, Style, The Internet, Things I Love, wizard world comic con, cosplay, star wars, superman, Nintendo, comics, Mario and Luigi, Bruce Campbell, Nick Swardson, Jodie Sweetin, Burt Reynolds, the Joker, Harley Quinn, princess leia, Full House, Slideshow

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