The Vanessa Davis Interview
On the occasion of being awarded the Paris Review’s Terry Southern Prize for humor writing, Vanessa Davis spoke with Naomi Fry about autobiography, drawing, and management.
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THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/5/17 – Warmer)
I almost don’t need a coat, but I’ve put on weight.
Gluyas Williams: Master of Line and Shape and Subject
A life of the master of the clear line.
An Interview with Joe Ollmann
The author of The Abominable Mr. Seabrook talks cannibalism, tree farms, and Canada.
Episode 18: Maggie Umber
On the eighteenth episode of Comic Book Decalogue, Maggie Umber (Time Capsule, Sound of Snow Falling) discusses Ron Wimberly, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and the comics tastes of Guillermo del Toro.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/29/17 – Goodbye, Sweetheart)
Above we see my favorite bit of Dominique Goblet’s Pretending Is Lying – published in French in 2007 and entirely re-lettered by the artist herself for the 2017 English edition. Goblet also collaborated on the translation itself, with Sophie Yanow; it’s a work that benefits from as much of the artist’s presence as possible. Immediately,… Read more »
I Hope No One See Me In Here
Mankoff, etc.
Risograph Workbook 4
Ryan Sands, Publisher at Youth in Decline, on riso printing and book production and the genius of Mickey Z.
An Interview with Yvan Guillo/Samplerman
A quiet revolution in comics—as relates to its connection with fine art and design—is staged on the tumblr of Yvan Guillo, under the pen name of Samplerman. Using castaway imagery from comics—much of it found at free websites like the Digital Comics Museum, and Comic Book Plus—Guillo creates breathtaking, playful kaleidoscopic images that have, until recently,… Read more »
The Berni Wrightson Interview
This archival interview is about the roots of Wrightson’s love for the macabre, his colorful accounts of his career in horror comics (including brushes with unscrupulous printers and unpredictable publishers), and the evolution of his style over the years.
Bernie Wrightson, 1948-2017
The contemporary comic book horror master has passed away.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/22/17 – Welcome to the “real” world.)
Pestilence and survival, AT THEIR BEST!
The Skip Williamson Interview
This freewheeling interview by Grass Green touches on Williamson’s early influences, his fellow underground cartoonists including Jay Lynch and Gilbert Shelton, and the trajectory of his own comics career.
Skip Williamson, 1944-2017
Keep a Smile on Yer Lips: Born: August 19, 1944, San Antonio, Texas. Died: March 16, 2017, Albany, New York.
An Interview with R. Sikoryak
R Sikoryak’s Terms and Conditions manages to compress half a century’s worth of required comics reading into the span of 104 pages, while simultaneously tethering it to this specific moment in time by using the newly infamous iTunes Terms and Conditions. When I prepare to talk to R. I am baffled—how does someone prepare to talk… Read more »
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/15/17 – Temple of Water)
Deep inside the frozen world.
The Julia Gfrörer Interview
A conversation between Phoebe Gloeckner and Julia Gfrörer.
An Interview with Sophie Yanow
The memoirist, journalist, and translator talks about politics, journalistic ethics, and how her art has changed.
Jay Lynch: The Final Interview
In this 2017 interview, Gary Groth talks to cartoonist Jay Lynch about his upbringing, the roots of the underground comix movement, and the trajectory of his career in comics.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/8/17 – The Patter of Rain on the Roof Brings Me Blessed Sleep)
I won’t monopolize your time, just your LOVE.
The Jay Lynch Interview, 1987
In this 1987 interview, underground cartoonist Jay Lynch talks about his experience growing up with comics and the influence of printed satire. The underground comix scene and the comic industry are discussed in depth as well as the theories behind his work.
Jay Lynch, 1945-2017
The life and legacy of the underground cartoonist.
Risograph Workbook 3
Ryan Cecil Smith on color, line, and Japan.
