Deeper Than the Seafloor Traveled by the Mantis (This Week’s Links)
Beep beep! That’s the sound of a truck backing up, as Ryan Flanders does some reorganization to his look at this week’s comics noise and news! Beep beep, I say!
Article Archive
Keren Katz & Rotem of Qiryat Gat In Germany
Oliver Ristau visits Raum 404 one more time to check out some boundary pushing comics work by Keren Katz & Rotem of Qiryat Gat.
Kate Lacour: Day Four
Had a day packed full with parental obligations? Why not close it out Lacour style, with a fat slice of “Knifepoint Horror”?
Kate Lacour: Day Three
Kate Lacour’s reaction to seeing a dead bird is one of many rock solid reminders of why Kate Lacour has been, and always will be, way cooler than me.
Excerpt: Rat Time
Check out an 11 page excerpt from Keiler Roberts Rat Time, coming this fall from Koyama Press!
Kate Lacour: Day Two
In today’s Diary, Kate gets a bit of a scolding from a friend who would prefer she not die at the hands of brain-eating amoeba.
The Purpose of Shittiness
Bob Levin’s all caught up on the early years of Casanova Frankenstein, and he’s ready to play tour guide. Buckle your seatbelt!
Kate Lacour: Day One
Kate Lacour’s Cartoonist Diary debuts, and if you wanted to know the real word for caterpillar crap, then you’ve come to the right place. Also? Kids playing Sabbath!
Vive Le Livre: Simon Roussin’s Beautiful BD
Cynthia Rose speaks with Simon Roussin about the varied styles that have gone into his award-winning and wildly colorful work, how he grapples with his influences, and the choices he’s made about who gets to publish him.
Mardou: Day Five
Who would have thought that something called “Slime Rancher” would end up being the hero of the week? Mardou’s Diary concludes with that story, as well as her final take on Anne Lamott!
I’m the Foot but Who’s Stepping (This Week’s Links)
In this week’s column, Ryan experiments with youth-related meme behavior to punctuate his links, and the end result is about as middle-aged as that description implies. Hail Satan?
Mardou: Day Four
Telling the truth in a memoir is easier said than done, and that’s probably doubly true when you’ve got to draw the tale as well. Mardou grapples with both in today’s Diary!
“Vengeance As A Subject Matter Always Excites Me”: An Interview With Tia Roxae
As Tia Roxae’s horror inspired comics begin making their way to readers, Katie Skelly pinned the artist down to talk about what inspired her to move into the field, and what she has planned for the future.
Mardou: Day Three
While the Heavy D line is my favorite of Mardou’s phrase turns, “Little Zack Soto over here” is a pretty dang good runner-up.
Excerpt: Internet Crusader
Check out a 15 page excerpt from George Wylesol’s Internet Crusader, coming this fall from Avery Hill!
Usagi Yojimbo’s Neverending Story
Tom Shapira takes a fond look back at the last few decades of Stan Sakai’s Usagi Yojimbo, and makes some predictions for the future of the series.
Mardou: Day Two
Is Anne Lamott all that? That’s one of the questions on Mardou’s mind today–but to find out the answer, you’ll just have to read along in her Cartoonist’s Diary!
Mardou: Day One
It’s time for a new Cartoonist’s Diary-in this week’s installment, Mardou opens things up with the single greatest gift one can give oneself: a rock solid morning routine!
“Style Itself Influences The Mood.”: An Interview With Colleen Doran
Colleen Doran’s latest graphic novel sees her taking Harry Clarke’s illustration and stained glass work as inspiration. In this interview, she explains to Alex Dueben how the project–her newest collaboration with writer Neil Gaiman–came about.
Alison Wilgus: Day Five
Wilgus week concludes, with Alison’s look at Sign Out, Wiscon’s non-hierarchal version of Artist’s Alley. And then she gets on a plane and decides to make a comic about the week: META
Forfeit the Scrimmage (This Week’s Links)
Ryan’s here with your week in news, your week in links. Let him trawl social media for you, so that you may focus on what matters: being extremely, extremely angry.
“The Paper Was The Place Where We Could Play”: An Interview With Simon Grennan
Dr. Simon Grennan talks with Nicholas Burman about his work in comics, and how that work drew him and his collaborators to the work of graphic medicine, exemplified in the recent publication “Parables of Care”.
Alison Wilgus: Day Four
Alison’s Wiscon diary turns its focus to inspiration and admiration, with today’s installment looking at the Tiptree Award ceremony.
Alison Wilgus: Day Three
There’s few things that beat the satisfaction of being in the company of a good auctioneer, doing their deal.
