by Tom Batiuk | Feb 11, 2026 | Events
Where :Barnes and Noble The Plaza at Southpark 16700 Royalton Road Strongsville, OH 44136 When: Saturday February 14 12:00 to 3:00 ...
by Tom Batiuk | Feb 11, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
I learned pretty early on to just trust my own instincts when it came to writing. As I mentioned back in Volume 1 of this series, I had purchased a book on writing gag cartoons, which I immediately abandoned and put aside as ineffectual for me. Part of that I’m sure...
by Tom Batiuk | Jan 21, 2026 | Komix Thoughts
In previous introductions to these collections, I’ve discussed the writing in terms of how it changed from gags to sitcoms to a more cinematic storytelling approach, and how that opened the work up to approaching more complex subjects and edge work. However, I’ve...
by Tom Batiuk | Dec 6, 2025 | Komix Thoughts
I’ve been woodshedding it lately working to wrap up Volume 16 of The Complete Funky Winkerbean. I’ve come up for air for a minute to remind you that Volume 15 is available right now and just in time for Christmas. Remember, it’s always a good time to...
by Tom Batiuk | Jan 25, 2025 | Komix Thoughts
Plans were made for Cathy and me to hit a number of comic-cons around the country that summer of 2012 as sort of a celebratory book tour. The tour started at Wizard Con in Philadelphia and ended there as well. Between the con in Philly and the next stop on the tour, I...
