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Lale Westvind

Alive Outside

‘Insane, but not impossible’: ALIVE OUTSIDE editors Cullen Beckhorn and Marc Bell discuss their ambitious anthology

Bill Boichel | May 6, 2025

Best Comics

The best comics of 2024, as chosen by TCJ contributors

The Editors | December 24, 2024

Reviews

Cicadas

Compiled by Riley Gale, edited by AJ McGuire & Ned Russin

Lockin’ Out Records

Chris Mautner | January 10, 2024

Grip Vol. 1

Joe McCulloch | October 4, 2018

Articles

michael shea-wright

An interview with Michael Shea-Wright: ‘It’s about setting yourself on a path’

Brian Nicholson talks to the ATP cartoonist about teaching art, the importance of a reliable comics community, and what makes for a good fight scene.

Brian Nicholson | November 18, 2024

The Comics Journal #310

Lale Westvind and Aidan Koch in Conversation: ‘Creative Energy Is a Holy Thing’ – The Comics Journal #310 Preview

Aidan Koch (Spiral and Other Stories) and Lale Westvind (Grip), moderated by Austin English, have a conversation about self-publishing, inspiration, process, and more.

The Editors | July 30, 2024

Interview

“This Amazing Mechanism She Can Control With Her Mind”: An Interview with Lale Westvind

Brian Nicholson catches up with one of our most important (in terms of raw, awesome power) cartoonists, Lale Westvind, on her history, her work, her teaching and whether or not she’s going to keep riding motorcycles cross country.

Brian Nicholson | August 11, 2020

Lale Westvind: Bushwhacking through Infinity

A look at the emerging cartoonist Lale Westvind’s diverse body of work.

Karen Peltier | May 19, 2014

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