Posted on June 25, 2010 by Joshua Lazarus
In the Spring semester of 2010, I took a class titled Literary Criticism and Applied Research. My professor, Dr. Gochenour, gave quite a bit of leeway in choosing topics for our final papers. After submitting the paper and receiving a grade, I decided to cut some material and shape it into something that would get people thinking. Hopefully, I have achieved this. Here is the latest draft of the paper.
Click the link below to read the PDF.
An Analysis of Modern Comics Criticism
Any constructive feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted on June 18, 2010 by Joshua Lazarus
I started interning in the editorial department at Diamond Comics Distributors in June.
Yes, that Diamond Comics Distributors.
The PREVIEWS Editor, Marty Grosser, couldn’t be a nicer guy to work with. He’s been editing the magazine longer than I’ve been alive, so not only is he fun to work with, but he’s also a treasure trove of knowledge. With any luck, I may just learn something valuable this summer.
My first day on the job was right at deadline for July’s issue. Marty needed a feature article, and he gave the job to me as my first assignment.
My article -in PREVIEWS #262-will be in on comic book store shelves next to great comics such as Superman #700, Detective Comics #866, Amazing Spider-Man #635, Fantastic Four #580, Powers v3 #5, Secret Warriors #17, and Thunderbolts #145 on June 23rd.
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Posted on May 14, 2010 by Joshua Lazarus

Brubaker/Phillips’s neo-pulp comic Incognito returns this fall for its second volume, titled Incognito: Bad Influences.
Phillips recently posted the above picture -the finished cover for the first issue- on his blog.
SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST BOOK WILL BE MENTIONED AFTER THE BREAK. GO READ INCOGNITO IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.
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