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<i>The Comics Journal</i> and Eddie Campbell: In Defense of Shit and Poor Logic

February 11, 2013
By Ng Suat Tong
Attack of the Literaries, Blog, Top Featured
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The Comics Journal and Eddie Campbell: In Defense of Shit and Poor Logic

The EC war comics; still not all that.

EC Comics and the Chimera of Memory (Part 2 of 2)

As long as we believe in good, we can’t go wrong!

February 22, 2011
By Richard Cook
Blog
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War, what is it good for?

Blazing Combat Editor and Writer: Archie Goodwin Original Publisher: Warren Publishing (1965-66) Re-published by Fantagraphics Books Blazing Combat was a war anthology edited and written by Archie Goodwin in collaboration with a dozen artists. It was also a commercial flop back in the sixties, getting canceled after only four issues. According to its publisher, James [...]

Review: <i>It Was the War of the Trenches</i>

September 20, 2010
By Ng Suat Tong
Article, Blog
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Review: It Was the War of the Trenches

When two specks in the distance start shooting at Ferdinand Bardamu on the first page of Céline’s Journey to the End of the Night, he quickly comes to the unshakable conclusion that it is all a big mistake. His only viable option is to get out of that situation as soon as possible. The colonel [...]