“Something is very wrong with me,” says Frank Einstein in the first issue of Mike Allred’s cult-classic comic book series, _Madman_, published sporadically since the early ’90s. Frank’s insecurity stems from his being previously dead, then brought back to life—with no memory and with scars that make him look like Frankenstein’s monster’s cuter brother—by mad...

Comic artist Evan Dorkin offers readers an unusual recipe.

When Josh Swiller traveled to Africa to build a well, he never intended to dig himself into a hole.

*Rhymes With “Chagall”* Jewdar has long followed the career of martial artist, action star, PETAphile, energy drink entrepreneur, environmentalist, musician, reincarnation of a Tibetan lama and all-around awesome human being *Steven Seagal*. For years Jewdar has wondered when the wheel of karma would turn and allow him to ascend from the depths of direct-to-DVD, and...

Zach Galifianakis’s new Brooklyn apartment is almost bare. There’s a couch and a table with a vase of sunflowers, some books and papers. Taped up on the adjacent wall are three maps of the Middle East. “Oh, don’t worry about those,” he grins when he catches me eyeing the Gaza Strip. “I’m just planning something....

_PulpHope_ (AdHouse Books, 2007), modern mythmaker and comic-art giant Paul Pope’s new 250-page graphic monograph is part autobiography, part retrospective and part pornographic sketchbook. The oversized volume covers work ranging from Pope’s influential indie comics—like _One Trick Rip Off_ or his recent “sci-fi Philip K. Dick/Blade Runner” trilogy (Heavy Liquid, 100%, Batman Year 100) from...