Wizard #65: 1997 PreviewJanuary 1997 (on sale date: November 1996)
The Palmer's Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
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Wizard #65: 1997 Preview
Wizard #62: SethOctober 1996 (on sale date: August 1996)
The Palmer's Picks interview with Canadian cartoonist Seth appeared shortly before he began his long-running Clyde Fans graphic novel.
Wizard #58: Top 10June 1996 (on sale date: April 1996)
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 #57: Rick VeitchMay 1996 (on sale date: March 1996)
The second Palmer's Picks on Rick Veitch focused on the "Crypto Zoo" story from his Rare Bit Fiends series of dream comics.
Wizard #56: Jay StephensApril 1996 (on sale date February 1996)
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 #53: 1996 PreviewJanuary 1996 (on sale date: November 1995)
A recap of the year 1995 in alternative comics, and a look at what was in store for 1996.
Wizard #49: Chris WareSeptember 1995 (on sale date: July 1995)
Chris Ware was interviewed for "Palmer's Picks" as he began serializing Jimmy Corrigan in the pages of Acme Novelty Library.
Wizard #43: David MazzucchelliMarch 1995 (on sale date: January 1995)
Legendary cartoonist David Mazzucchelli on his anthology series Rubber Blanket and the joys of two-color comics.
Wizard: How To Collect ComicsUnpublished (written spring 1994)
And now for something completely different...an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.
Wizard #24: Los Bros HernandezAugust 1993 (on sale date: June 1993)
Wizard turned two years old and I profiled two of the world's greatest cartoonists in my overview of the iconic Love and Rockets from the summer of '93.
Wizard #11 & #12: EC ComicsJuly/August 1992 (on sale dates: May/June 1992)
Back in the summer of 1992, I devoted two "Palmer's Picks" columns to EC Comics. Now you can relive the whole experience in one handy blog post!