Comic Riffs: John Callahan


Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2011

'Riffs in Review: Remembering 10 cartooning greats who died in 2010
By Michael Cavna
From such authentic street bards as Harvey Pekar and John Callahan to Pulitzer-winning political firebrands like Paul Conrad, some cartooning greats died in 2010. Here is what Comic Riffs and others said about 10 of these talents: TV animator...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:00 AM ET, 01/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  General | Tags:  Alex Anderson, Alex Johns, Frank Frazetta, Harvey Pekar, John Callahan, Leo Cullum, Paul Conrad, Satoshi Kon

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 07/31/2010

'Riffs Picks: The Week's TOP 10 COMICS TWEETS
By Michael Cavna
From Comic-Con forays to Callahan bouquets, it was a particularly memorable week in comics-world tweets. Here are The Ten Tweets that most caught the ever-watchful eye of @ComicRiffs: 10. @God_Damn_Batman: Arkham Asylum is the most disgusting den of filth...

By Michael Cavna  |  12:15 PM ET, 07/31/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Top Tweets | Tags:  Ann Beaton, Dave Gibbons, Jim Lee, John Callahan, Richard Thompson, Ruben Bolling, Scott McCloud, Stan Lee, Top Tweets

Posted at 11:45 AM ET, 07/28/2010

From Pekar to Callahan: Why a town's 'favorite son' cartoonist is good for the civic soul
By Michael Cavna
"From my seat in a medium-sized newspaper, I can only advise cartoonists to focus their work on their communities as newspapers focus more and more on the local." That was the advice of the Cincinnati Enquirer's longtime cartooning legend,...

By Michael Cavna  |  11:45 AM ET, 07/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  The Riffs | Tags:  Harvey Pekar, Jim Borgman, John Callahan, Phil Frank, Richard Thompson

Posted at 06:05 AM ET, 07/27/2010

A CARTOONIST'S TRIBUTE: Let us not forget the unflinching wit of John Callahan
By Michael Cavna
JOHN CALLAHAN'S "PELSWICK": If you were a teen cartoonist in the '80s, trying to figure out how best to shock the world with a punch line, there was one man you especially had to come to a reckoning with....

By Michael Cavna  |  06:05 AM ET, 07/27/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  General | Tags:  John Callahan