The Hogan’s Alley website is the online companion to the print edition, and here you’ll find features from past issues, Web Extras supplemental material, and other exclusive content you won’t find anywhere else! Dive right in, and we hope you’ll return often to discover the wonders of the award-winning Hogan’s Alley magazine! (And please note that the website contains only a small fraction of what the print edition features.)
We’re preparing to publish the long-awaited Hogan’s Alley #24, and for a limited time, we’re making the issue available for preorders. Read about the amazing issue we’re publishing and place your preorder now!
Here’s your chance to own a signed copy (inscribed, if you want) of The Complete Betty Brown, Ph.G., the book compiling strips from 1934 to 1948 that tell the remarkable story of the first female professional in comics! (Each purchase includes an exclusive 8x10 print showcasing an image from the strip.)
Cartoonist Patrick McDonnell discusses his newest book, The Super Hero’s Journey, which is a nostalgic look at the Silver Age of Marvel Comics as well as a treatise on finding contentment in the world.
Our intrepid photographer was seemingly everywhere during the National Cartoonists Society’s 2023 Reuben Awards, so let this photo album take you behind the scenes at the gala event. You’ll see attendees mingle with their peers, receive awards, make speeches and even consume some adult beverages—it’s the next best thing to being there!
Cartoonist Bill Griffith talks with Hogan’s Alley editor Tom Heintjes about Three Rocks, his new graphic biography of Nancy creator Ernie Bushmiller.
In this interview, author Eliot Borenstein talks with Tom Heintjes of Hogan’s Alley about his new book, Marvel Comics in the 1970s: The World Inside Your Head, touching on topics including how the Marvel revolution in the 1960s laid the groundwork for the next decade’s author-driven point of view, how the new editorial philosophy germinated and grew, and why it ultimately couldn’t last.
Even cartoonists who became household names had to start somewhere. CAROL L. TILLEY surveys one path that helped some boys realize their professional dreams.
Even cartooning giants had to start somewhere. MIKE LYNCH talks to New Yorker legend George Booth about the early days of his illustrious career.
BILL BLACKBEARD examines Hearst’s scheme to expand his comics empire by creating “toppers,” or strips within strips. Though the gambit failed, it left behind some memorable work.
As expansive as the print edition of Hogan’s Alley #23 is, we always end up with lots of material we can show. So we invite you to gorge yourself on the Web Extras for this issue, the overflow from the print magazine and the material we couldn’t show in its original glorious color!
As Lincoln Peirce’s “Big Nate” prepares to make the jump from children’s books and newspaper comic strips to the small screen, Tom Heintjes talks to Peirce about the character’s evolution to animation and how he helped adapt his creation to a new medium.
Jack Mendelsohn had a hand in many iconic comics properties, from the animated Beatles cartoon Yellow Submarine to his fondly remembered newspaper strip Jackys Diary. JOHN PROVINCE interviews the creative chameleon Mendelsohn about his long and eclectic career.
Comic strips exist squarely at the intersection of art and commerce, and this has perhaps never been more true than in the case of Robotman (later rechristened Monty), Jim Meddick’s innovative strip that began its life as a children’s toy tie-in. TOM HEINTJES talks with Meddick about the circuitous path to creating a strip whose vision eventually became his own.
Journalists have a storied role in the history of comics, from breaking news to breaking hearts and heart-stopping antics in between. MICHELLE NOLAN gets the scoop on the fictional Fourth Estate.
ANDY BROOME looks back at the highs and (literal) lows of the career of Ted Mullings, a cartoonist who toiled for many years in extreme conditions.
An Atlanta-area university is hosting a major exhibit of original comic art, including works by legends such as Winsor McCay, Bill Watterson, Will Eisner, Neal Adams and dozens more. DOUG DeLOACH walks you through the exhibit’s many wonders and includes information on attending.
Three Black cartoonists—Barbara Brandon-Croft, Ray Billingsley and Lonnie Millsap—discuss the challenges of working in syndicated cartooning as African Americans in a conversation with Hogan’s Alley editor Tom Heintjes.
Cartoonist Bill Holbrook discusses his new graphic novel, Dethany and the Other Clique—an exploration of the younger years of Dethany the Corporate Goth—in an interview with Hogan’s Alley editor Tom Heintjes.
Comics veteran Hy Eisman has had more ghostly adventures than Casper. Mark Squirek talks to the man who has drawn a who’s who of famous characters.
Once almost entirely the professional domain of men, cartooning has seen its practitioners diversify considerably in recent years. Hogan’s Alley editor Tom Heintjes sat down with some female cartoonists to discuss their experiences in the industry and changes they’ve seen during their careers.
Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, is among the most influential and respected cartoonists of all time. But people haven't always shown that respect by taking the time to make sure they've spelled his name correctly. Nat Gertler surveys some errant attempts at crediting a globally known icon.
When Cathy Guisewite chose to retire her popular strip Cathy, the comics page lost one of the pioneers of bringing a female perspective to the comics page. Tom Heintjes talks to Guisewite about her career and her decision to leave on top.
Lee Salem, editorial director and vice president of Universal Press Syndicate, saw a lot in 25 years in syndication. In this candid interview, he discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the comics industry and what must be done to continue to thrive in a changing world.
Generations of children grew up reading the antics of Nicky and Dicky, better known as the Tracy Twins. Drawn for decades by Dik Browne for the Boy Scouts’ Boys’ Life magazine, the strip is as sewn into the fabric of yesteryear’s boyhood as an Eagle Scout patch. Brian Walker chronicles the strip’s development and evolution into an American institution.
During the heyday of sheet music, comics characters often appeared on the music's cover in one of cartoon merchandising's first successes. Kevin Lanagan examines this tuneful genre.
You’re not familiar with Irma Peterson? In the ’50s, she was Queen of All Media. Andrew Pepoy examines her comic strip incarnation.
Though largely forgotten by the animation world by the time of his death, John Sutherland was a seminal figure in instructional and propaganda cartoons. Mark Arnold profiles the influential producer.
Zippy the Pinhead creator Bill Griffith has had a lifelong interest in the circus-sideshow subculture, and he recently produced Nobody’s Fool, a remarkable look at a singularly fascinating performer in that unique entertainment world. In an interview, Griffith discusses what prompted him to create the book and the challenges of researching a lost era.
Nat Gertler sheds some light on the career of Fanny Hillman, the Jewish madam whose career was illustrated by MAD magazine maestro Sergio Aragonés.
It’s our photo album from the National Cartoonists Society’s 2019 meeting, filled with exclusive, behind-the-scenes images you won’t find anywhere else! It’s your chance to see dozens and dozens of your favorite cartoonists as you’ve never seen them before!