Comics publisher Fantagraphics is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It began as “The Comics Journal” – one of the first magazines that reviewed comics with a critics eye. At the time, it took an adversarial role against the big players in the comic industry: DC and Marvel. It tried to push comics into the realm of art instead of idle time waster for kids. And then it grew into so much more.

Guest:

Gary Groth, co-founder and president of Fantagraphics

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Comics publisher <a href="https://www.fantagraphics.com/">Fantagraphics</a> is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It began as &ldquo;The Comics Journal&rdquo; &ndash; one of the first magazines that reviewed comics with a critics eye. At the time, it took an adversarial role against the big players in the comic industry: DC and Marvel. It tried to push comics into the realm of art instead of idle time waster for kids. And then it grew into so much more.
Guest:
Gary Groth, co-founder and president of Fantagraphics
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KUOW: <a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-comics-publisher-fantagraphics-celebrates-50th-anniversary">Seattle comics publisher Fantagraphics celebrates 50th anniversary</a>
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Fantagraphics co-founder and president Gary Groth spoke with Soundside about the 50th anniversary of the publisher