Nate McDonough: Day Three
Clocking in has its own challenges, but otherwise, Nate’s work day turns out quite like most of ’em. But swapping Sons of Anarchy out for Downton Abbey? That’s a choice, pal!
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Excerpt: Trust Album
Thanks to Przemysław Trusciński, we’re pleased to share this excerpt from his Trust: Album. To find out more, take a look at Michal Chudoliński’s interview with him, published last week.
Welcome to Paradise Systems
R. Orion Martin (with kuš!) has helped translate and publish a number of underground Chinese comics artists, which American alternative comics readers will find familiar in subject matter, but strange and original in tone and approach.
Nate McDonough: Day Two
Nate’s morning ramble through the backissue market concludes with an explanation of the difficulties inherent in getting Coors Light to the people. Cartoonist? Meet diary!
“ALL Of Making Comics Is Pleasurable To Me”: An Interview with Trevor Von Eeden
From shaking hands with the King to sharing studio space with Neal Adams, Trevor Von Eeden’s career has been laced with history–and he and Josh Bayer mined it all for the latest run of All Time Comics. In this 2019 interview, the two of them dive right into Eeden’s hard-earned philosophy on the form.
Nate McDonough: Day One
Nate McDonough opens today’s latest Cartoonist’s Diary with all the varied modes of travel: walking, biking, running, bussing. Also: dogs!
The Empty Mirror
After 18 months, it’s time for the final episode of Tegan O’Neil’s column, Ice Cream For Bedwetters–and we’re talking Spider-Verse, the Clone Saga and the motivation behind it all.
Comics Outsider: An Interview with Przemysław Truściński
Przemysław “Trust” Trusciński, one of Poland’s most acclaimed artists–known primarily in the US for his work on The Witcher video game franchise–discusses his most recent work with Michał Chudoliński, his history with comics, and the current state of affairs of the Polish comics scene.
A Brief History of Ernie Bushmiller’s Dirtiest Comic Strip
Although intended only as a cheap laugh for his Dutch Treat Club cronies, “How To Housebreak Your Dog” assumed an illustrious afterlife.
Chris Kuzma: Day Five
In today’s installment of Chris Kuzma’s Cartoonist Diary, we see our creator lost in a dream of his making, designed for the enjoyment of one.
“It Is Kind of Fun to Torture People Through Comics”: The Penny Van Horn Interview
In this interview, Weirdo cartoonist Penny Van Horn talks about color, motherhood, animation, and scratchboard technique.
Chris Kuzma: Day Four
In today’s installment of Chris Kuzma’s Cartoonist Diary, we enter the mysterious world of absolute peak Kuzma.
Steve Ditko and the Comic-Book People
A big-picture/close-reading appreciation of Steve Ditko through the lens of his relationship with the world known as Comicdom. (It’s also a story about a cartoonist’s profound investment in words and his hostility toward editors who didn’t understand his unusual approach to language.)
Chris Kuzma: Day Three
The tighter one grips, the more likely chaos is to ensue. Allow Chris Kuzma to walk you through his experience of the stated truism, in today’s installment of his Cartoonist Diary!
On Don Ault
Remembering the pioneering comics scholar. Without him there might never have been such a thing as comics studies at all.
Chris Kuzma: Day Two
Is the glass half-empty? Is it half-full? Today, Chris Kuzma is throwing that question out at you with a quality social time twist.
Dominique Goblet and the Architecture of Self
The Belgian artist is among the most empathetic of artists working in the comics form, with each project pushing further the boundaries of interpersonal hermeneutics.
Chris Kuzma: Day One
This week, we’ll be joined by Chris Kuzma. In today’s installment, he’s on the hunt for a technological marvel, and won’t be stopped by panel borders.
