Jim Woodring
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“Lit By an Invisible Source”: Briefly, with Jim Woodring
A few words with a most distinctive artist – on the creative process, his newest works, getting by in the world, and the future of Frank.
Bezango, WA: An Interview with Filmmakers Louise Amandes and Ron Austin
Back in 2011, two documentarians set out to make a movie about artists in the Pacific Northwest who make comics. They thought they were making a simple film about a beloved subject and then discovered they were in the middle of a cultural surge.
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (12/3/14 – Raised from the Rhine)
A golden treasure of upcoming comics! I stole them – YOU buy them.
Blood and Thunder: Craft is the Enemy
This argument began with a letter by James Kochalka (American Elf) in The Comics Journal #189 (in 2005, he would expand on his theory in The Cute Manifesto). Some readers found this letter inspirational; others, such as Jim Woodring, wrote in refutations.
“The Mind of a Worldly Man Is Like a Fly”: A Jim Woodring Interview
The creator of Weathercraft and Congress of the Animals opens up about his upbringing, influences (from Max Fleischer to Kenneth Patchen), and art.
The Jim Woodring Interview
Jim Woodring talks about his career in animation, shares anecdotes about Jack Kirby and Gil Kane, his move to Seattle, his transition from autobio to Frank, collaborating with Harvey Pekar and more.
The ABCs of Autobio Comix
In 1971 Justin Green’s Binky Brown started a revolution. Here’s what happened next.