Let’s Get Physical: An Interview With Elsa Charretier
Elsa Charretier sits down with Aug Stone to catch us up on her successful Kickstarter, how to record a commentary for an Image Comic, and the merits of getting out there and taking chances.
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“It’s Not A Slam-Bang-Action-So-Quiet”: An Interview with Cliff Chiang and Brian K. Vaughan
Upon the eve of its conclusion, Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang discuss the history behind their Paper Girls series, and no nuts, bolts, warts, or feelings are left behind.
Re-Writing the Revolution: In Conversation with Jesús Cossio and Carla Sagástegui
The Peruvian duo discuss their latest work, Ya nadie te sacará de tu tierra, and the role of comics in political discourse.
Serious as a Snake Bite: A Meeting With Robert Williams
Chris Platt spent the day with Robert Williams, and he came away with his mind thoroughly blast-sanded. You’ll want to be prepared yourself, just like the Scouts of old.
Gary Groth Interviews Gahan Wilson
Check out this 2011 conversation between cartoonist Gahan Wilson and Fantagraphics publisher and Comics Journal Editor-In-Chief Gary Groth, which originally appeared in the Fantagraphics collection of Wilson’s Playboy cartoons.
“My Personal Hero Would Be Like Sisyphus”: An Interview with Badiucao
Dissident artist Badiucao talks with Martyn Pedler about why he left China, why he’s no longer anonymous, the responsibility of the artist in the face of tyranny, and how he tries to create practical work that protesters can actually use.
“But On The Other Hand, It’s Great Story Fodder:” A Conversation with Kim Deitch
Master cartoonist Kim Deitch speaks with Bill Kartalopoulos about his latest release, Reincarnation Stories, and the lifetimes it took to get it made.
“There Are Some Experiences That Bring Us Closer”: An Interview with Marcelo D’Salete
Marcelo D’Salete’s follow up to his Eisner winning Run For It is a 400 plus page graphic novel about an independent kingdom of runaway slaves in 16th Century Brazil. He spoke with Heitor Pitombo about the success the book, and how it came to America.
“Wood Told Me If You Can’t Do It Good, Do A Lot Of It”: A Conversation With Ken Landgraf
It’s easier to name publications Ken Landgraf didn’t work for than to name all the ones he did. Get ready for a firehose of history, and make sure you stay seated long enough to hear about the experience of working for magazines like Whitetail Deer Hunter & Tactical Knives.
“One Thing Leads to Another”: An Interview with Kevin Huizenga
“I don’t think about it in that way. At this point, that’s the way that I draw and the way that I write. It’s not a choice. It’s just the way I do it.”
“All That Truly Matters In A Story Is Emotion”: An Interview with Mark Waid
Alex Dueben attempts to catch up with Mark Waid, one of the most prolific and successful comic writers of the last three decades, and while he can’t quite cover it all–they certainly cover a good bit of what has kept Waid’s creative fires burning on books like Archie, Daredevil, Superman: Birthright, Impulse and his latest, Ignited.
“If Anything, The Book Would Be Longer”: A Conversation With Kelsey Wroten
Annie Mok catches up with cartoonist Kelsey Wroten, about their graphic novel Cannonball, the struggle between legible cartoons and artistic expression, and the lack of athletic style benchmarks in the creative arts.
Warts & All The Presidents: A Chat With Drew Friedman
In advance of a major exhibition of his illustrations of the US Presidents, Drew Friedman sat down with Mark Newgarden to answer the burning questions: which of those dudes was the ugliest?
In Deadly Earnest: A Conversation with Kate Lacour
Katie Skelly uncovers the beating heart of Kate Lacour’s Vivisectionary by sitting down with the creator behind a book that has been referred to as “neocomics” by some, “unsettling” by others, and “kind of goofy, kind of creepy” by its own creator.
“I’m Definitely Not Trying To Subvert”: The Alabaster Pizzo Interview
Rob Clough sits down Alabaster Pizzo, whose ongoing project Mimi & The Wolves just reached the halfway point. In this conversation, Pizzo reflects on decades spent living cheap, regretting nothing, and making comics.
“The Sanest Guys In The Ball Park”: An Interview With Paul Tumey
Paul Tumey reflects back on the conclusion of a seven year project: Screwball! The Cartoonists Who Made the Funnies Funny. In this conversation with Michael Tisserand, Tumey walks us through the history of American newspaper comics comedy..and to define the word “screwballist”!
The Comics Journal #304: Excerpt from The Simon Hanselmann Interview
In this excerpt from TCJ #304, Hanselmann talks about Gretzkys, the relationship between autobiography and fiction, and selling stuffed animals.
“I Took It Very Serious”: An Interview With Johanna Maierski
Kim Jooha catches up with Johanna Maierski of Colorama, a small comics press out of Germany with a focus on quality, community and wildcard beauty.
“They Left Me Alone And That Was Pretty Great”: An Interview With Phil Jimenez
Phil Jimenez talks with Alex Dueben about highlights from his twenty-eight year career in comics, the importance of mental health in the LGBTQ comics community, and why he’s returning to Wonder Woman.
“Rhyme With The Images”: An Interview with Frank Santoro
Frank Santoro sits down with Caitlin McGurk to talk in detail about Pittsburgh, his most widely anticipated release from New York Review Comics.
Trauma, Anxiety and History: Travis Dandro In Conversation With Pascal Girard
Cartoonist Pascal Girard spoke with cartoonist Travis Dandro about processing trauma, dealing with anxiety, and managing a full time life…and how all of those things came together for Dandro’s new memoir, King Of King Court.
In Praise Of Popnut Skrummies: An Elmo Conversation With Frank M. Young
Mark Newgarden and Frank M. Young discuss their love for Cecil Jensen’s Elmo, and the reason Young decided to make this unheralded classic available again via print on demand.
“It Became An Obsession”: An Interview With Jonathan Fetter-Vorm
Jonathan Fetter-Vorm speaks with Alex Dueben about the difficulty of making graphic novel out of a conflict-free story where every reader knows the ending: Moonbound, the story of Apollo 11.
LGBTQ Speculative Fiction: A Creative Roundtable
Blue Delliquanti and Dylan Edwards are both cartoonists working in the field of queer and trans spec fic for kids and teens. In this interview, they talk with Melanie Gillman about the power of LGBTQ spec fic as a genre to challenge existing infrastructures, provide escapes, and create allegorical mirrors for young queer and trans readers.
