MINOR AT HEART
The Velvet Underground takes Boston
The revolutionary 1960s New York City rock band, which eventually found a second home in Boston, occupies a lot of space in the new issue of Maggot Brain.
One of the last bastions of wordless storytelling
The New Yorker’s art editor Françoise Mouly discusses Adrian Tomine and other contributors.
It was safer to put your head down
A comic by Matt Huynh called "Cabramatta" draws on his experiences as the son of refugees and spending his childhood near an open-air drug market.
The end of MAD, once a boon in comics' end-times
At The Nation, Jeet Heer writes about the impact of MAD magazine and references its origins, which came at a tumultuous time for the comic book industry and for EC Comics publisher William Gaines.
About
Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Send him an email.