Inkstuds

Vortex cartoonist William Cardini joined me to talk about his comics work. William has an amazing loose style that takes his work into some really odd space and direction. I am especially enjoying his work on the great Study Group website. William will be at SPX launching a new comic with Yeah Dude Comics . If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Pat...

Robert Goodin returned to the show his initial interview 5 years ago. His new book is Kurdles from Fantagraphics. A beautifully drawn children’s book, showing a nice departure in style. Robert’s a great drawer and I love to see anything that has his ink. Robert was also the founder of the much loved Covered blog . If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporti...

This weeks guest is cartoonist Daryl Seitchik . I first got Daryl’s mini comics through the great Oily subscription and have sine picked up others thoroughly enjoyed her introspective work that explores her childhood and adolescence. You can find her Missy comics on her tumblr and finer comic stores. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patre...

I caught up with Noah Van Sciver about his wide selection of new and wonderful books. His latest releases include My Hot Date from Kilgore Books, Cheer Up from Hic and Hoc and 2 books from Fantagraphics , Fante Bukowksi and Saint Cole. This is my third time talking to Noah and it’s really interesting to see how much his cartooning has grown and improved between each conversation. His latest...

Marc Bell joined me, Brandon and local cartoonist, Owen Plummer, to talk about his new book from Drawn and Quarterly, Stroppy . For me, Marc is one of the most important Canadian cartoonists with his work pushing different ideas around storytelling, style and more. His new book is his first long form work and a return  to comics after an extended period focusing on his fine like the work in Hot P...

  Spanish cartoonist, Emma Rios joined me and Brandon to talk about her comics work. Her latest work can be found in the pages Island Magazine from Image comics(which she is editor of, along with episode cohost Brandon Graham). Emma also has, along with writer Kelly Sue DeConnick the second volume of Pretty Deadly coming in the fall. Thirdly, Emma is writing the 8house series Mirror with arti...

Jen Lee, the cartoonist behind the amazing Thunderpaw webcomic joined me to chat about her new comic from NoBrow, Vacancy . It’s fantastic read, exemplifying Jen’s talent for complex characters navigating situations.

Christopher Butcher is the co-founder and festival director of the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. One of the greatest annual gatherings of cartoonists, fans of the medium and the general public. David Brothers is the Branding Manager for Image comics, probably the most powerful publisher of creator own comics in the comics industry. This conversation came about after joking around on twitter that I...

Clément Oubrerie  artist of the award winning Aya series published in english by Drawn and Quarterly , joined me to talk about his new book from Self Made Hero . Pablo is a look at the world of Pablo Picasso’s early days through the eyes of his companion Fernande Olivier. It’s a really fantastic book that captures an amazing array of distinct visual art styles.

Kat Verhoeven joined me and Brandon to talk about her new book about little neighborhood in Toronto,  Towerkind . Kat also has an excellent webcomic called Meat and Bone .

While Zac Gorman was in Vancouver for Vancaf, Brandon and I were able to meet up with him for some comics chatting. Zac’s work includes his Magical Game Time web comic and the Costume Quest book and Rick and Morty comic both from Oni Press. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patreon .

One the great underground publishers, Ron Turner , joined me to chat about his history in comics. Last Gasp books has gone from publisher of a couple of underground comix, to being one the major forces in counter culture art. From publishing series like It Ain’t me Babe and Wimmens Comix to the work of Ron English and Junko Mizuno, Last Gasp has continued to put out really forward thinking w...

Alex Degen joined me to talk about his new book from Koyama press , Mighty Star and the Castle of the Cancatervater. Alex has a wide range of really interesting work utilizing distinct manga sensibilities in contemporary alt comix context. Alex will be appearing at TCAF this weekend, so here is something to check out while you are there!

Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins joined me and Brandon to talk about their Massive comic anthology ; a collection of gay manga comics featuring a wide range of burly men. It’s a really interesting and important piece of work. Graham and Anne have brought together a diverse range of men doing very different but similar work in Japan. They also have the Massive Gay Apparel line, featuring a some...

Connor Willumsen has a wide variety of comics. When preparing for this interview, both Brandon and I were surprised by how he approaches comics from such and exciting directions. His most recent work in print, Treasure Island can be found from Breakdown Press . He also has a short piece in the 3-d Studygroup anthology and a great short comic with Studygroup bigwig Zack Soto, about Damo Suzuki. We...

In celebration of the complete Zap collection and release of issue 17, Paul Mavrides joined me to discuss his varied comic work. Paul’s work can be found not only in the more recent issues of Zap, but also in the comic posted above, Cover Up Lowdown, Co-Editing the fantastic Anarchy Comics series with Jay Kinney. As an early member in the Church of the Subgenius, you can see his visual sensi...

New York comicer and animator, Lale Westvind joined me to talk about her comics Hot Dog Beach, Here and Now and much more. She also has a new music video she did for Lightning Bolt. And go check out the inkstuds patreon !

Ed Luce joined me to chat about his new  Wuvable Oaf collection from Fantagraphics. It’s a terrific collection bringing together his great self published run of comics following a uniquely San Francisco cast of characters. It’s a fun book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Dylan Horrocks is up there as one of my favorite cartoonists and thinker on comics. He has run the mile in comics, from his grown breaking Hicksville to working deep in the mainstream, Dylan has since returned to his roots. His latest book, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen , feels like a natural follow up to Hicksville, exploring different facets of comics in a more decompressed experiential work. We h...

It’s the end of the great Inkstuds Roadtrip. To end my time in London, I sat down with Alison Sampson , Jamie Mckelvie and Darryl Cunningham about all things comics. We recorded it at Gosh comics. A really great comic store that I went to a couple of times that week for various interesting comics events. They were great hosts and I was happy to be there.

Brandon and I sat down with Scott McCloud in the midst of his publicity blitz for his new book, The Sculptor . With academic and institutionalized success of Understanding Comics, Scott is one of the most visible ambassadors of comics and always has something interesting to say. Scott was also guest editor on the latest Best American comics, which we also discussed.

Oliver East was someone who I had wanted to talk to while I was in the UK, but naively didn’t realize how most folks in the UK don’t live super close to London. Oliver’s work is an ongoing exploration of his surroundings and his own personal dialogue. I really get a lot out of how much Oliver puts himself out there in his work. Comics that really worth exploring and thinking abou...

Lala Albert joined me to talk about her new book from Breakdown Press , Janus. It’s a fantastic book showing a lot of unique insights and a really great usage of riso printing.

Up and coming uk cartoonist Lando, joined me in my London flat for a chat about his self published work from Decadance Comics and his new book from Breakdown Press , Gardens of Glass. Lando’s style reminds me of what Frank Santoro and I used to talk about with the idea of fusion comics, where you see someone pulling from so many different sources and creating something completely new.

My first interview in London was with Joe Decie . I have been meaning to interview Joe for quite a long time, so this was perfect timing. He was in London to see Deltron 3030 that night, so we were able to make the time work. Joe and I were both recovering from Thought Bubble con crud, so apologies for the sound of our stuffed up noses. I actually slept all day and woke up about 20 minutes before...