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John is a former retailer who has taken his life long love for comics and how they are made and channeled it as a high school art teacher and comic creator. John moderates the Art Unleashed forum, works with Sketch Magazine & Blue Line Pro and shares reveiws here.


Christmas Shopping Tips

Christmas Shopping Tips

Co-Owner John Wilson dusts off his old Graphic Content column to give out a few shopping tips in these final days

Danger Tours

Danger Tours

Graphic Content Comic Related's Co-Owner John Wilson reviews Chris Dreier's graphic novel Danger Tours

Richie Rich

Richie Rich

Enjoy as Comic Related Co-Owner John Wilson looks at the recent comic book update of a childhood favorite--Richie Rich

Indie Comics

Indie Comics

Graphic Content Comic Related co-Owner John Wilson offers an editorial on the need for balance at conventions

FCBD: The Origin

FCBD: The Origin

Graphic Content John Wilson looks at the origin behind the annual holiday that celebrates comics buyers

New Buddy Scalera Book

New Buddy Scalera Book

Graphic Content John Wilson returns with a review of the Colossal Collection of Action Poses by Buddy Scalera

Super Show: Day One

Super Show: Day One

John Wilson looks back on Comic Geek Speak's Super Show a report on Day 1 from a gathering that left him saying "wow"

Creating Comics Part 2

Creating Comics Part 2

Graphic Content John Wilson completes his review of Buddy Scalara's Creating Comics from Start to Finish book

Creating Comics Part 1

Creating Comics Part 1

Graphic Content John Wilson returns to his art roots for the first of a two part review on a unique How-To book

Letraset Review

Letraset Review

Graphic Content Review John returns to his art roots for a review of the British based Letraset Markers Sets

Comic Book Pin-Ups

Comic Book Pin-Ups

John shares a review of Comic Book Pin-Ups with Joe Benitez: The Art of Sex Appeal through Pose and Expression

Cartoon 360

Cartoon 360

Graphic Content John shares a review of Cartoon 360: Secrets to Drawing Cartoon People and Poses in 3-D

Louisville

Louisville's Comicnomicon

Graphic Content John Wilson's column returns as he reviews the Louisville Cartoonist Society's Comicnomicon

Ultimate Comics Studio

Ultimate Comics Studio

Graphic Content John explains "He Had Me at Verisimilitude" as he reviews Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Comics Studio

Brimstone Review

Brimstone Review

Graphic Content John Wilson returns to his column with a review of Brimstone and the Borderhounds #1 and #2

Why Comics?

Why Comics?

Graphic Content John Wilson returns to his column to answer the question of the ages: Why Comics?

A Comedy of Errors

A Comedy of Errors

Graphic Content John Wilson returns with a report on day 3 as he looks back on the close of HeroesCon 2010

Greatest Day Ever

Greatest Day Ever

Graphic Content John Wilson returns with a report on day 2 of HeroesCon 2010 in Charlotte this weekend

The Way to Heroes

The Way to Heroes

Graphic Content John Wilson shares his thoughts so far on HeroesCon 2010 from Charlotte, NC

C2E2 Day Three

C2E2 Day Three

John Wilson serves up a Graphic Content moment as he looks back on day two at C2E2. The fun weekend concludes.

C2E2 Day Two

C2E2 Day Two

John Wilson serves up a Graphic Content moment as he looks back on day two at C2E2. The fun continues...

C2E2 Day One

C2E2 Day One

John Wilson serves up a Graphic Content moment as he looks back on day one at C2E2. In summary, one simple word... WOW

Pre-Gem City Party

Pre-Gem City Party

Graphic Content John gives us an inside look at the pre-con party where anything could and did happen

Lora Innes

Lora Innes' Dreamer

Graphic Content John Wilson sits down with Lora Innes of the acclaimed webcomic and IDW Publishing Series, The Dreamer

A Personal Look at MOC

A Personal Look at MOC

Graphic Content John Wilson serves up a personal look back at his impressions of Mid-Ohio-Con 2009

No Gods #1-6

No Gods #1-6

Graphic Content John Wilson takes a look at No Gods Written by Dustin Carson with Art by Armando Abeleda

Graphic Content Reviews

Graphic Content Reviews

As so often happens, John Wilson returns from a con with a pile of comics acquisitions and begins sharing a mix of reviews

HeroesCon Day 3

HeroesCon Day 3

HeroesCon John Wilson's Graphic Content column looks back on the final day of HeroesCon and promises to return

The Zone Comics

The Zone Comics

Graphic Content John Wilson serves up an article, a podcast and a solid look at this Louisville, Kentucky store

Once More into SPACE

Once More into SPACE

John Wilson shares his second Graphic Content look at this year's amazing small press and alternative comics show

A Day in S.P.A.C.E.

A Day in S.P.A.C.E.

John Wilson shares a Graphic Content look at his first day at this amazing small press show

Comics Nirvana

Comics Nirvana

John Wilson sums up his weekend part way through Sunday in Comics Nirvana (aka My Weekend at Comics Camp)

Proactive Vs. Reactive

Proactive Vs. Reactive

Graphic Content John Wilson's column returns as he contemplates Proactive vs. Reactive and serves up an editorial

Look Up in the Sky

Look Up in the Sky

John Wilson's Graphic Content is back and he's winging his way toward LA as he asks that we consider a few comic flyers

Everyman Guide to A Con

Everyman Guide to A Con

John Wilson Shares The Everyman Guide to Attending a Comic Book Convention and Gets You Ready for NYCC!

JLA Sanctuary

JLA Sanctuary

Review: John Wilson's Graphic Content column looks at the Justice League of America: Sanctuary graphic novel

Johnny Saturn

Johnny Saturn

20 Questions John Wilson sits down with Scott and Benita Story, the creators behind Johnny Saturn

The Works of Ken Minter

The Works of Ken Minter

John Wilson's Graphic Content takes you surfing between the panels as he looks at the work of Kenn Minter

Comic Hopes for 2009

Comic Hopes for 2009

From skrulls to R.I.P. to Serenity, John Wilson offers you a few brief hopes that he has for the world of Comics in 2009

Teen Titans: Year One

Teen Titans: Year One

Review: With all the crisises, invasions, deaths and resurrections, the pure fun of comics can be lost, but not here

Daniel Thompson Q&A

Daniel Thompson Q&A

John Wilson sits down and shares a mix of questions with brick and mortar comic store owner Danial Thompson of The Zone

Holiday Shopping Tips

Holiday Shopping Tips

John Wilson Turns His Graphic Content Column to the Dreaded Topic of Holiday Shopping Offering Some Advice

Bill Nichols: 20 Questions

Bill Nichols: 20 Questions

John Wilson sits down with a friend and mentor for his latest Graphic Content column

No Time for Magog

No Time for Magog

John Wilson Serves Up A Graphic Content Editorial and States With Certainty That He Hates Magog

A New MOC Mix

A New MOC Mix

Cleaning off his drawing table so he can draw, John Wilson reviews a new mix of items discovered at Mid Ohio Con

The Ultimate Pop Up Book

The Ultimate Pop Up Book

John Wilson's Graphic Content returns as he reviews the very impressive DC Super Heroes: The Ultimate Pop Up Book



John Wilson / Reviewer and Site Contributor

John Wilson is a life long comic book fan and recent comics professional. In addition to his Graphic Content column of Comic and How-to book reviews on Comic Related, he writes content for Sketch Magazine.net, is a digital colorist for Unleashed Press, a moderator on the Art Unleashed forum for Blue Line Pro and Sketch Magazine and writes his own comic stories. John is also an Art educator, Multi-media artist and graphic designer. In the other five minutes of his day, he spends time with his wife, Kim and their two dogs and reads more magazines than should be humanly possible.