Israeli comics critic: The Comics Journal, Solrad, PanelXPanel, other places.
End the occupation.
Tom Shapira
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Tom Shapira
Jules Feiffer
It's sad because there ARE flashes of brilliance here. But just flashes. The man is lost within himself.
Hey, Feiffer's BFF Eisner is a great example of both ends of the spectrum: great when working on schlock, terrible when trying to be Capital-A artist.
I wonder if Alex Toth ever saw Grist's work. And if he did - what he thought of it?
Because in many ways Grist seems to naturally grasp what it took Toth decades to learn.
I enjoy this sort of creative snapping, though I disagree with Feiffer: Wood was definitely an auteur. Not that it made his work great (I've read enough Witzend), but it was definitely an expression of the 'self.'
Tom Shapira
Tom Shapira
Tom Shapira
People can be bad auteurs. Just as others can be genius craftsmen*. And the line is never clear.
* Looking at you John Romita Jr.
