Comic Art Magazine
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Comic Art is a magazine focusing mainly on newspaper strip and comic book art. The first 7 issues featured articles on such luminaries as Art Spiegelman, Dan Clowes, Harvey Kurtzman and Frank King. The magazine was founded by comics scholar Todd Hignite, author of "In the Studio: Visits with Contemporary Cartoonists"
According to the comics critic Tom Spurgeon, "Comic Art Magazine is a comics publication that rather than engaging with the good and bad of the medium right now has chosen to investigate the good and interesting no matter when it's been done. There are two underlying values that are frequently given expression. The first is a re-telling of comics history that emphasizes the quality work done both before and during the medium's formal lifespan. The second is a concern with comics as they are created by artists, an understated attention to what it's like to put yourself in service of this particular form of expression."[1]
In 2003 the magazine was nominated for both the Eisner Awards and Harvey Awards.
In August 2006, the magazine switched to a larger format which is expected to be published annually by Buenaventura Press.
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- ^ Tom Spurgeon (2005). Review of Comic Art #7. at the Comics Reporter website. Retrieved on 2006-11-02
