Michael Tisserand

Michael Tisserand is author of Krazy: George Herriman, A Life in Black and White (HarperCollins). His website is www.MichaelTisserand.com.

R.I.P.

How Jules Feiffer Changed American Comics, and Culture

Although Feiffer will be remembered first and foremost as a cartoonist, he was also a comics scholar, playwright, screenwriter, graphic novelist, memoirist, illustrator and teacher.

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COMIC TIMING

How ‘Curtis’ Tackled the Coronavirus in a Newspaper Comic

When Ray Billingsley’s gently funny, often insightful comic strip about an African-American family addressed the pandemic in real time, the story became heartbreakingly immediate.

Michael Tisserand

DRAWING BLOOD

Cartoonist Jules Feiffer Skewered Nixon and Now Trump

The legendary cartoonist, who turns 91 this month, has been satirizing politicians for decades. In an interview, he lays out the grotesque similarities between Nixon and Trump.

Michael Tisserand

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ODD COUPLE

How a Heavyweight Champ and a Cartoonist Flouted Race Hate

The unlikely friendship between the first black heavy weight champion Jack Johnson and celebrated cartoonist Tad Dorgan changed both boxing and cartooning.

Michael Tisserand

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MIX IT UP

How Obama Taught Us to Embrace Mutts

A self-described ‘mutt,’ Obama encouraged us to think about race in ways that erased the color line. But George Herriman, another mutt, and his creation Krazy Kat were there first.

Michael Tisserand