Melanie Gillman: Day Six
In the neverending battle between bird and coyote, one laughing avian has them all figured out.
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Melanie Gillman: Day Five
You can get a patent on anything, it would seem: but that’s what you SHOULD do when you find something that works 100% of the time!
“Time Is Not Enough”: Sloane Leong Talks to Pam-Pam Liu
Leong has been speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she spoke with Pam-Pam Liu about the comics scene in Taiwan, being “honest” and trying to balance the demands of a life spent drawing all the time.
Melanie Gillman: Day Four
If you don’t feel it in the gut when you read “it’ll be worth it”, than pal, you might want to head back to the soul factory and ask for a replacement. The one you got is broken.
Excerpt: “Meskin and Umezo”
An extended look at Austin English’s upcoming unfinished work, “Meskin and Umezu”, currently on exhibition at New York’s Marvin Gardens Gallery.
A Dialectic Approach to Comics Form
How many of the most fundamental formal aspects of comics constitute dialectical relationships.
Melanie Gillman: Day Three
“You there, what day is this?”, Scrooge asked, leaning out his window. “It’s the day you get to meet an amazing dog”, said Melanie Gillman.
“You Could Stand Up a Little Taller”: An Interview with Paige Braddock
Paige Braddock takes Alex Dueben through the history of her groundbreaking Jane’s World comic, her secret career as a novelist, and what it’s like when your day job is Peanuts.
Melanie Gillman: Day Two
Sometimes, you can open your window and tell your caterwauling neighbors to keep it down. Other times? Best to leave things alone and count to ten.
Melanie Gillman: Day One
Cartoonist Melanie Gillman is on their way to the White Leaves Artist Residency–but first, they’ve got to learn the rules of the land. Then, creation can commence!
“You Also Wanna Have a Couple Weirdos”: Sloane Leong Talks to Vincent Kings
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 with Vincent Kings about oil painting, Heavy Metal & autobiography.
Bijou Funnies: The Conclusion!
Marc Sobel has a sermon on George Pérez, old Red Circle comics and classic pissed off Toth quotes for you. Put on a tie before you walk into this church, ya turkey!
Excerpt: Motel Universe
Check out a 16 page excerpt from Joakim Dresher’s Motel Universe, released this week from Secret Acres.
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.
