Wizard #69: James Kochalka
Prolific cartoonist James Kochalka landed a slot in Palmer's Picks with one of his early graphic novels.
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Wizard #28: Colleen Doran
The most controversial "Palmer's Picks" ever! Read about all of the trouble surrounding my profile of Colleen Doran and A Distant Soil.
Wizard #60: Tom Hart
Cartoonist Tom Hart was featured in Palmer's Picks for Wizard's fifth anniversary issue.
Wizard #56: Jay Stephens
The second Palmer's Picks spotlight on Jay Stephens coincided with the launch of his two new comics, The Land of Nod and Atomic City Tales.
Wizard #49: Chris Ware
Chris Ware was interviewed for "Palmer's Picks" as he began serializing Jimmy Corrigan in the pages of Acme Novelty Library.
Wizard #46: Adrian Tomine
My interview with Optic Nerve creator Adrian Tomine appeared just as he was taking his minicomic to Drawn & Quarterly as a full-size comic.
Wizard #58: Top 10
Wizard's unofficial small press issue featured a special Palmer's Picks rundown of Ten Small Press Books You Should Own: Hate, Eightball, Dirty Plotte, and more!
Wizard #37: Jay Stephens
The first of two full-length "Palmer's Picks" focusing on the imaginative worlds of Canadian cartoonist Jay Stephens.
Wizard #20: Scott McCloud
I profiled Underrstanding Comics author Scott McCloud before his landmark book. Delve into his early work with a revisit of my original "Palmer's Picks."
Wizard #25: Tragedy Strikes Press
Wizard's milestone 25th issue contained my overview of short-lived Canadian publisher Tragedy Strikes Press (Pickle, Cheese Heads, Sin, Way Out Strips).
Wizard #73: Ed Brubaker
The penultimate "Palmer's Picks" featured cartoonist Ed Brubaker and his autobio and fiction comics including Lowlife, At The Seams, and Detour.
Wizard #53: 1996 Preview
A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.