Truman sits down to talk about his upcoming return to Scout, how he’s found one of his best artistic collaborations by working with his son, and yes, because one of us demanded it, how he ended up making the greatest Hawkman story of all time.
Jenn Haines, owner of The Dragon, came all the way from Ontario to explain how she went ahead and created the future of comics retail about two decades ago.
The editor of The Temple of Silence: Forgotten Works & Worlds of Herbert Crowley talks about one of the most mysterious, obsession-inspiring artists in comics history.
With a new book landing in stores and a book tour about to begin, Hope Larson talks to Martyn Pedler about the choices she’s made to have an artistic career, and the work that has been produced as a result.
Sloane Leong speaks with Nivedita Sekar about the inspiration behind her upcoming comic, Your Mother’s Fox.
On the eve of its re-release, cartoonist Craig Thompson looks back on Carnet de Voyage and all that he learned while creating the influential travelogue.
There is something calming about the control Anna Haifisch exerts over her works with her defined color palettes. Even in her most off-hinged works, such as Von Spatz, can be entered with equilibrium. Haifisch’s Von Spatz is the story of the Von Spatz Rehab Center, a fictional oasis and healing space for a number of… Read more »
Two of the most talented artists working today sit down to debate the value of guilt, celebrate the potency of the competitive spirit, and demand a better way to live.
Ardo Omer wanted to know more about how gg makes her comics, why the quest for freedom keeps coming up in her stories and most importantly, what’s up with all that pink?
Through writing for this site and being employed by its publisher, I occasionally am lucky enough to get sent books in the mail. None of them have floored me quite like one I received a couple weeks back called Qoberious Vol. 1. It was completely striking, yet familiar; esoteric, but entirely personal. I read it,… Read more »
Joe Infurnari has some battle scars to show for his years in the comics industry, and he’s not afraid to tell the stories behind them. The Toronto-based artist and occasional writer recently completed “So What That You Can Draw!?”, a collection of his sketchbook art inspired by a massive falling-out with a longtime artist friend.… Read more »
Aug Stone speaks with the artist Roman Muradov about their upcoming work, the influence of The Fall, and what it’s like to look back on one’s past art.
Ardo Omer speaks with Taneka Stotts about her career in editing, poetry and Eisner-nominated comics.
Cartoonist Jeremy Sorese talks to cartoonist Kevin Czap on the routes that they’ve taken through comics–karaoke, punk, and the cities that are both home and muse.
Cartoonist Antoine Cossé discusses his recent releases, drawing driving, communication and how to make a “shared universe” interesting.
There’s a part of me that wants to constantly relive that because when you’re a teenager your emotions are so raw. You think you have everything figured out, but you’re also so lost and frustrated. I just find it fascinating, and I’m trying to organize that time of my life on paper.
But this is what has pushed me into the arms of prose fiction: I am so tired of producing graphic novels. I’ll never leave comics. It’ll be more like a shared custody thing… but since I made the choice to split my time it’s made me a lot happier.
And she compares Primo Levi’s “over-analysis” of Auschwitz to her own over-analysis of what body wash to use in the morning.
In this in-depth interview, Mort Walker talks about growing up during the Great Depression, serving in the military, developing risque versions of his characters for overseas publishers, founding a comics art museum housed in a concrete castle, raising 10 kids, and much more.
I guess I’m also not really interested in creating expectations?
Alex Dueben speaks with two of the people behind the recently announced slate of Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards.
“I don’t think traditional comics will survive. But I’m trying one last gasp now before they go under completely.”
Hopefully people who are too busy to even bother going on social media are completely unaware of my meltdown!
Hayley Campbell catches up with “Britain’s most isolated cartoonist”, Jon Chandler. Movies are discussed, the specific pen and ink recommendations of Sammy Harkham are touched upon, and complaints regarding nudity are registered.
