397 Gary Groth, Kim Thompson, editor, The Comics Journal, join us on Mr. Media! - a podcast by Bob Andelman

Today's Guests: Gary Groth.Kim Thompson, editors, The Comics Journal, Fantagraphics Kim Thompson, Eric Reynolds and Gary Groth, the Fantagraphics brain trust Order 'Critters, Edition# 6,' available right now at a great price by clicking on the book cover above! (JULY 21, 2009) They are probably the best-known good cop/bad cop team in comics today. “They” are Gary Groth, the founder of The Comics Journal, and his partner in Fantagraphics—and fellow editor—Kim Thompson. Fantagraphics is a preeminent publisher of comics –related books and magazines, including the more than 30-year-old Comics Journal, as well as an extensive line of graphic novels, comics histories, underground comix—with an ‘X’ or two—and comic strip collections such as “Peanuts” and “Popeye.” Order 'Zero Hour And Other Stories illustrated' by Jack Kamen, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above! Order 'Maria M.: Book One' (Vol. 1) by Gilbert Hernandez, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above! So who is the good cop and who is the bad cop? It’s no secret actually. Groth, the founder of the company, is generally regarded as the bad cop, the guy who shoots acid from the lip and lets the cow chips fall where they may. Thompson, therefore, is generally regarded as the good cop, the guy who evens out Groth’s rough edges. That, as in any case, is the reputation of the two guys atop Fantagraphics. The truth, I suspect, is somewhere in-between. Fantagraphics Website • Tumblr • Twitter • The Comics Journal Order 'Peanuts Every Sunday 1952-1955' by Charles Schulz, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above! Order Will Eisner: A Spirited Life (2nd Edition) by Bob Andelman, available from Amazon.com by clicking on the book cover above!   The Party Authority in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland!  

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