Wizard #27: Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith's Bone was profiled in "Palmer's Picks" way back in the fall of 1993, when it was just a black and white comic book.
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Wizard #79: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
My final indie comics-related writing for Wizard: a Special Report from the 1997 Small Press Expo where I followed Jeff Smith for the weekend.
Wizard #54: Rob Walton
Cartoonist Rob Walton discussed his self-published Ragmop in an interview for Palmer's Picks.
Wizard #70: Frank Cho
Cartoonist Frank Cho was interviewed in 1997, back when his popular Liberty Meadows got its start as a newspaper comic strip.
Wizard #45: Don Simpson
Dandy Don's superhero parody series Bizarre Heroes was featured in Palmer's Picks in early 1995.
Wizard #58: Dave Sim Q&A
My first Q&A-style article was an interview with Cerebus creator Dave Sim for Wizard's unofficial small press issue.
Wizard: How To Collect Comics
And now for something completely different...an unpublished article about indy comics written for a specialty magazine co-produced by Wizard and Toys R Us.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 #67: Linda Medley
Linda Medley was interviewed for Palmer's Picks when she began her fairy tale comic book Castle Waiting.
What is “Palmer’s Picks”?
The return of "Palmer's Picks!" The old alternative/indy comics column from Wizard is back with a brief history of how it all began and a mission statement.
Wizard #7: Dave Sim
I tackle the controversial Cerebus and its equally contentious creator Dave Sim as I reexamine the second installment of "Palmer's Picks" from 1992.
Wizard #77: A Small World?
Was there a future for the small press after the late '90s comic book market crash? I tried to answer that question with this feature in Wizard #77.
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 #24: Los Bros Hernandez
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 #17: Christmas 1992
Take a look back at what might be the weirdest Christmas list ever assembled: Maus, Bone, Skin, Madman, and more in "Palmer's Picks" from winter 1992.
Wizard #65: 1997 Preview
The Palmer's Picks recap of 1996/preview of 1997 was the final year-end installment of the column.
Wizard #39: Terry Moore
Strangers In Paradise creator Terry Moore was profiled in Palmer's Picks as he was launching his influential self-published comic.
Wizard #57: Rick Veitch
The second Palmer's Picks on Rick Veitch focused on the "Crypto Zoo" story from his Rare Bit Fiends series of dream comics.
Wizard #48: Charles Burns
My interview with Charles Burns was featured in "Palmer's Picks" when he began his landmark series Black Hole in 1995.
Wizard #16: Martin Wagner
Troubled self-publisher Martin Wagner, and his comic Hepcats, was the focus of my tenth "Palmer's Picks" column. Where did it all go wrong?
Wizard #51: Harvey Pekar &
Joyce Brabner
Legendary American Splendor writer Harvey Pekar was the subject of a Palmer's Picks column along with his wife Joyce Brabner.