Excerpt: Motel Universe
Check out a 16 page excerpt from Joakim Dresher’s Motel Universe, released this week from Secret Acres.
Features
He Wanted Her Dead. She Turned It into Art: A Conversation with Vivek Shraya
In Death Threat, Shraya and artist Ness Lee turn a series of transphobic death threats–directed at Shraya herself–into a kaleidoscopic comic.
Eight of the Eleven Defendants Dismissed from Pickrodt Lawsuit
New developments in the Cody Pickrodt case see eight of the eleven defendants dismissed, Alec Berry has the details
“Comics Are the Best Way to Meet My Needs”: Sloane Leong Talks to Pao-yen Ding
Cartoonist and critic Sloane Leong has been speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she spoke via email with Pao-yen Ding about why he chose comics, his efforts in interpreting his dreams, and how he used the residency.
The Materiality of Comics
In this first installment of a new column, Kim Jooha explores the materiality of comics by looking at the work of three artists: Warren Craghead, Alexis Beauclair, and Erin Curry.
OVERWORD 4 · Squadron Supreme & Quasar
OVERWORD RECAP 1 · TEEN TITANS – My need for colorful, clean-cut super heroics and my obsessive habit to hunt back issues in bulk met at the intersection of Wolfman & Pérez. My enthusiasm was destroyed by troubling story elements but was resuscitated by the excellent Titans Hunt storyline. 2 · JSA/ALL-STAR SQUADRON – A Roy… Read more »
“We’re All Writing About Ourselves on Some Level”: A Conversation with Sophie Yanow
Talking to the creator of War of Streets and Houses about art styles, the dangers of navel-gazing memoir, and her webcomic, The Contradictions.
“I Left with the Mission to Level Up”: Sloane Leong Talks to Glynnis Fawkes
Cartoonist and critic Sloane Leong has been speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she’s speaking with Glynnis Fawkes about her comics work on black holes, literary titans and middle grade historical fiction.
The Art of Juxtaposition: Botticelli and Karl Stevens
At Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Renaissance art is being exhibited with contemporary comics work.
The Dark Knight Returns: Art Makes Sense If You Force It To
A new comics reader decides to cram the titles that comics call their canon. In the first installment, it’s Frank Miller’s take on an aging Batman that gets the spotlight.
“What’s Next, Walmart?”: An Interview with Mary Fleener
Mary Fleener sits down with Alex Dueben to talk about Bille and the Bee, her wildly unique graphic novel about bees, the environment, and people who don’t pay attention.
There’s Power in a Name: Seth on His Twenty-Year Project, Clyde Fans
After twenty years, Seth’s Clyde Fans sees publication this month from Drawn & Quarterly. In this extensive conversation, he talks about the story, the work that went into it…as well as David Lynch, likable characters, the mysteries of writing, God & Chester Brown.
Kazuo Koike, 1936-2019
Remembering the writer of Lone Wolf and Cub, Crying Freeman, Lady Snowblood, and many more things than were deemed fit for our local eyes.
A No-Deal Christmas
Cassandra Darke, the titular protagonist of Posy Simmonds’ latest comic, is the cartoonist’s most heroic figure so far, and the book is an assertive step in the direction of more proactive social engagement.
“I’m Very Interested in Cartooning as a Language”: Sloane Leong Talks to Antonio Hitos
Cartoonist and critic Leong is speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she talks to Hitos about his “Noise” project, Charles Schulz, and whether or not he’s being too strict with himself.
So British, So French: Posy Simmonds & Catherine Meurisse Do Pulp
This year’s Pulp Festival revolves around new books and exhibits by and about two pioneering artists, Simmonds and Meurisse, and we caught up with both of them.
Excerpt from Darwin: An Exceptional Voyage
Take an extended look at Fabien Grolleau & Jérémie Royer’s Darwin: An Exceptional Voyage, a recent non-fiction release from Nobrow.
Kicks
Pondering the lessons of Malcolm Whyte’s Art Out of Chaos.
Today’s National Cartoonists Society: A Conversation with Steve McGarry
Steve McGarry talks about the future of the National Cartoonists Society, their festival, and what they’re doing to prove they aren’t just “old white guys who make comic strips”.
Joe Decie: Day Five
A night out with friends presents an artistic dilemma for this week’s cartoonist. How will Joe cope?
“What’s Your Secret?”: Sloane Leong Talks to Rebecca Roher
In the first of a series, cartoonist and critic Sloane Leong spoke with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she’s speaking with Rebecca Roher about Roher’s One Hundred Year Old Wisdom project.
Let Us Now Praise Famous Synthezoids
The penultimate edition of Tegan O’Neil’s super-hero column takes a look at Secret Wars, The Vision, Chris Ware, Jonathan Franzen, 9/11, and what it feels like to despise yourself for what you spend money on.
Joe Decie: Day Four
Life makes its presence felt, and Joe goes for a run to figure things out.
Joe Decie: Day Three
Animal waste didn’t stop Mozart, and construction noise didn’t silence Kirby–and they won’t slow Joe Decie down either!
