Sloane Leong
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I Feel Like We Don’t Meaningfully Have Much Of An “Underground” Right Now”: An Interview With Evan Dahm
Evan Dahm talks to Sloane Leong about the exciting sprawl his career in comics has taking, from successful webcomics to series work with publishers, all while struggling against the traditional expectations of what a “story” is supposed to be.
“Simplifying Is My Thing”: Sloane Leong Talks To Giorgia Marras
Cartoonist and critic Leong is speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she talks to Giorgia Marras about the inspiration and decisions behind her graphic novel, Sissi, Une Femme Au Delà Du Conte De Fées.
“I’m Crazy. This Is Why It’s Really Hard To Find A Publisher”: Sloane Leong Talks To Giorgia Casetti
Cartoonist and critic Leong is speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she talks to Giorgia Casetti about the cartooning “code”, making work for children, and lining things up for publishers.
“We Need to Talk about Illness in a Way That’s Not Paternalistic”: Sloane Leong Talks to Josune Urrutia
Sloane Leong has been speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison des Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she spoke with Josune Arrutia about cancer, Susan Sontag, and the growing interest in what’s being called “graphic medicine.”
“We Want to Become, But We Don’t Even Know Who We Are”: Sloane Leong Talks to Kathrine Avraam
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 Kathrine Avraam about exploring comics with modern technology hand in hand, loud music, and her hometown scene.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“I Left with the Mission to Level Up”: Sloane Leong Talks to Glynnis Fawkes
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’s speaking with Glynnis Fawkes about her comics work on black holes, literary titans and middle grade historical fiction.
“I’m Very Interested in Cartooning as a Language”: Sloane Leong Talks to Antonio Hitos
Cartoonist and critic Leong is speaking with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she talks to Hitos about his “Noise” project, Charles Schulz, and whether or not he’s being too strict with himself.
“What’s Your Secret?”: Sloane Leong Talks to Rebecca Roher
In the first of a series, cartoonist and critic Sloane Leong spoke with the her fellow artists-in-residence at the Maison de Auteurs in Angouleme, France. This week, she’s speaking with Rebecca Roher about Roher’s One Hundred Year Old Wisdom project.
The Plight of the Superhero Comic Book
Working his way through a stack of recent mainstream and alternative superhero comics, Ken Parille finds many drowning in clichés and a few that get it right.
Take The Fox, At Least: An Interview with Nivedita Sekar
Sloane Leong speaks with Nivedita Sekar about the inspiration behind her upcoming comic, Your Mother’s Fox.
Discussing Sports and Comics with Sloane Leong
The From Under Mountains and Maps to the Suns creator talks about her new project, the importance of dynamic accuracy, and good sports comics—or the lack thereof.
