''Comic Art'' was a magazine, founded and edited by
Todd Hignite
Todd Hignite is the author of the books ''In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists'' (Yale University Press, 2006) and ''The Art of Jaime Hernandez/The Secrets of Life and Death'' (Abrams ComicArts, 2010). He is also the founder and edi ...
, which surveyed newspaper comic strips, magazine cartoon panels and
comic book art, both historical and contemporary.
History and profile
''Comic Art'' was established in 2002. The first seven issues featured articles on
Art Spiegelman,
Daniel Clowes,
Harvey Kurtzman,
Crockett Johnson and
Frank King. According to critic
Tom Spurgeon, "''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
A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...
''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., Buenaventura Press (Oakland, CA)
*''Comic Art'' #9, 2007, 208p., , Buenaventura Press (Oakland, CA)
Awards
In 2003 the magazine was nominated for both the Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards, and won the 2004 Harvey Award for ''Best Historical, Biographical, or Journalistic Presentation.''
In 2006, Yale University Press published a collection of Hignite's "In The Studio" columns in an expanded 320-page hardback, ''In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists'', .
See also
* Allan Holtz
* Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
* '' The Comics Journal''
* Dave Strickler
Dave Strickler (born 1944) is an American reference librarian noted for his compilation of ''Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index'', regarded as a major reference work by researchers and historians of newspaper comi ...
* ''Graphic Story Magazine
''Graphic Story Magazine'' was an American magazine edited and published by Bill Spicer in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Attempting to find a new direction for narrative art and a point of departure from commercial comic book stories, this journa ...
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* '' Hogan's Alley''
* '' Nemo, the Classic Comics Library''
* Sequart Organization
References
2002 establishments in Missouri
Annual magazines published in the United States
Magazines about comics
Magazines established in 2002
Magazines published in St. Louis
Visual arts magazines published in the United States
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