''Comic Art'' was a magazine, founded and edited by Todd Hignite, which surveyed newspaper comic strips, magazine cartoon panels and

comic book art A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

, both historical and contemporary.

History and profile

''Comic Art'' was established in 2002. The first seven issues featured articles on

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and Frank King. According to critic

Tom Spurgeon Thomas Martin Spurgeon (December 16, 1968 – November 13, 2019) was an American writer, historian, critic, and editor in the field of comics, notable for his five-year run as editor of ''The Comics Journal'' and his blog ''The Comics Reporter'' ...

, "''Comic Art'' is a comics publication that... has chosen to investigate the good and interesting no matter when it's been done."Tom Spurgeon (2005). ''Review of Comic Art #7.''
at ''The Comics Reporter''. Retrieved on November 2, 2006. Daniel Zimmer was the publication's graphic design and art director for the first seven issues. The eighth and ninth issues were expanded considerably and published annually in book form by Buenaventura Press. Alvin Buenaventura assisted Hignite with editing these two issues, and they were designed and art directed by Jonathan Bennett. It is not connected with the original fanzine ''Comic Art'', which was published (beginning in 1960) by Maggie and Don Thompson.

Publications

*''Comic Art'' #1, 2002, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #2, 2003, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #3, 2003, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #4, 2003, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #5, 2004, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #6, 2004, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #7, 2005, 80p., M. Todd Hignite & Daniel Zimmer (St. Louis, MO) *''Comic Art'' #8, 2006, 176p.,

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(Oakland, CA) *''Comic Art'' #9, 2007, 208p., ,

(Oakland, CA)

Awards

In 2003 the magazine was nominated for both the

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and

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, and won the 2004 Harvey Award for ''Best Historical, Biographical, or Journalistic Presentation.'' In 2006,

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published a collection of Hignite's "In The Studio" columns in an expanded 320-page hardback, ''In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists'', .

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History and profile

Publications

Awards

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