by tombatiuk | Mar 6, 2024 | Komix Thoughts
Following the success of Lisa’s Story, in 2009 I once again approached the Kent State University Press with some thoughts about publishing, not one, but three other possible book collections. The first was called Roses in December which gathered the strips from...
by tombatiuk | Oct 4, 2023 | Komix Korner
When I was in middle school and creating my own comic strips and comic books, I called my comic book “company” Batom Comics which was a play on my name. Later, when I was having comic book covers created for use in Funky based on those childhood characters, I created...
by tombatiuk | Oct 4, 2023 | Komix Korner
When I was in middle school and creating my own comic strips and comic books, I called my comic book “company” Batom Comics which was a play on my name. Later, when I was having comic book covers created for use in Funky based on those childhood characters, I created...
by tombatiuk | Oct 3, 2023 | Media, Media and Events
Very proud to be featured in a recent article on The Comics Journal. The article is titled, “The Dying of the Light: My Grandmother, Dementia, Time in the Comic Strip, and Roses in December — by Tom Batiuk and Chuck Ayers.” Here’s an excerpt from the...
by tombatiuk | Sep 22, 2023 | Komix Thoughts
The cover to this issue is the weakest in a recent string of pretty uninspiring covers, and it frankly points to an overall lack of editorial oversight. The book’s sales are obviously sinking at this point, and the powers that be at DC Comics seem to have...
