madman

cover of the first trade paperback of art speigelman's maus a survivor's tale from raw magazine

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.

art spiegelman's iconic cover of raw magazine #1

Wizard #10: Anthologies

Anthology comics Raw, Taboo and Drawn & Quarterly get the spotlight in this reexamination of my fourth "Palmer's Picks" column.

mike allred's madman adventures trade paperback cover

Wizard #21: Mike Allred

The early work of Madman creator Mike Allred was the topic of the day for "Palmer's Picks" in the spring of 1993, and now you can experience it again!

james o'barr's the crow trade paperback cover from tundra publishing

Wizard #12: Tundra-The Creator’s Edge

A look back at my first feature length magazine article, a profile of Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman's Tundra Publishing.

brian sendelbach's cover for tundra publishing humor anthology hyena featuring a lot of grotesque faces hurting each other

Wizard #23: Everything…And The Kitchen Sink Too

My second feature about Kevin Eastman's Tundra spirals into chaos when Brandon Lee's death scuttles plans for The Crow and Kitchen Sink "buys" the company.

rob schrab's scud the disposable assassin

Wizard #44: Rob Schrab

Fan-favorite comic series Scud: The Disposable Assassin was the subject of Palmer's Picks in 1995, long before its creator Rob Schrab made the jump to Hollywood.