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''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels.〔Wolk, Douglas. ''Reading Comics'' (2007) Da Capo Press. p.68. ISBN 0-306-81509-5〕 Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing reviews of the products of the mainstream comics industry, the magazine promotes the view that comics are a fine art meriting broader cultural respect, and thus should be evaluated with higher critical standards.〔Inge, M. Thomas, ''Comics as Culture''. p.153.〕〔Skinn, Dez. ''Comix: The Underground Revolution''. p.244.〕 ==History== In 1976, Gary Groth and Michael Catron acquired ''The Nostalgia Journal,'' a small competitor of the newspaper adzine ''The Buyer's Guide for Comics Fandom''. At the time, Groth and Catron were already publishing ''Sounds Fine'', a similarly formatted adzine for record collectors that they had started after producing Rock 'N Roll Expo '75, held during the July 4 weekend in 1975 in Washington, D.C. The publication was relaunched as ''The New Nostalgia Journal'' with issue No. 27 (July 1976), and with issue No. 32 (January 1977), it became ''The Comics Journal'' ("a quality publication for the serious comics fan"). Issue No. 37 (December 1977) adopted a magazine format. In addition to lengthy interviews with comics industry figures, the ''Journal'' has always published criticism—and received it in turn.〔 Starting in the early 2000s, the ''Journal'' published a series of annual specials combining its usual critical format with extended samples of comics from specially selected contributors. With issue No. 300 (November 2009), ''The Comics Journal'' ceased its semi-monthly print publication.〔(The 300th and final magazine-sized issue of the Comics Journal ) The Comics Journal No. 300 free and online〕 ''TCJ'' shifted from an eight-times a year publishing schedule to a larger, more elaborate, semi-annual format supported by a new website.〔Phegley, Kiel. ("Rethinking 'The Comics Journal'" ), Comic Book Resources, October 30, 2009〕〔Spurgeon, Tom. ("TCJ Moves More Dramatically On-Line; Print Version To Come Out Two Times A Year" ), The Comics Reporter, October 27, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Comics Journal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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