Inkstuds

Australian cartoonist, Campbell Whyte joined me to talk about his new book from Top Shelf Comics, Home Time . It’s a really delightful read and I was really blown away by the artwork. Campbell gots some really good chops for his first graphic novel. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patreon .

Sophia Foster-Dimino has slowly been releasing these amazing Sex Fantasy mini comics. I have been able to get a couple of them, but always got jealous from friends that were able to get copies. They are amazing personal nuggets of work. Sophia creates comics in a really amazing space, developing satisfying exploratory work. I am really excited that Koyama Press just released a giant collection of...

This is my second interview with Jerry Moriarty. We first talked back in 2010 for the rerelease of his might Jack Survives collection. Jerry first got notice in the comics community being printed in Raw magazine. His work stood out for his bold line work capturing a simpler time. Raw (aka Art Spiegelman and Francois Mouly) published a collection of Jack Survives back in the 80s. Alvin Buenaventura...

Newly ignatz nominated creator Ben Passmore joined me to talk about his book Your Black Friend , his political comics and other stuff like Daygloayhole. Ben’s work is vibrant and filled with life. Your Black Friend has been getting a lot of well deserved praise and attention. It’s a fantastic comic. Ben’s other work is equally enjoyable to read on a number of different levels. Hi...

Chicago cartoonist, Keiler Roberts joined me to chat about her latest book, Sunburning. Published by Koyama Press , Sunburning continues Keiler’s memoir work, much along the lines of her previous work in her Powdered Milk mini comics and collections. This latest book is a great personal look into a personal level of life, focused on the small things and moments. I really enjoyed reading Keil...

In recognition of the release of the complete Neil the Horse Collection from Conundrum Press, my good friend Brandon Graham sat down with Neil’s creator, Katherine Collins for a live conversation about her work. Brandon and I both think the world of Katherine’s work. Not just through her comics with Neil the Horse, but also her work interviewing pioneering strip cartoonists in the 70s...

I got the chance to sit down with cartoonist Marcelino Truong while he was in Vancouver at VanCAF to promote his latest book, Such a Lovely Little War . It’s a memoir of his childhood living in Vietnam during the escalation of activities in the early stages of the American intervention into the conflict there in. He brings a unique perspective with his experiences. It’s a part of an in...

YOU FOUND IT: The greatest thing you’ve put in your ears since the plugs you used to block the devil’s lies is FREE and LIVE! Artist, critic and international bon vivant Katie Skelly is readying our world for the August 8 release of My Pretty Vampire (color, Fantagraphics), and we’ve got her for a prudently sub-hourlong chat on work, color, tenacity, economics, and HARDCORE SCAMM...

Chip Zdarsky was in Vancouver for our local Comics Art Festival. Brandon and I took advantage of this opportunity to sit down with him and chat about his comics. We locked Chip in my office for about 2 hours and a pretty great freewheeling conversation. Chip’s latest work can be found writing for Marvel Comics’ SpiderMan and Howard the Duck. His personal work includes his collaboration...

Hosted by Sloane Leong and recorded at the Vancouver Comics Art Festival – From the magically urban to the ancient and otherworldly, this panel will explore a large body of work from a diverse range of contemporary cartoonists whose stories reinterpret and interrogate this genre†s traditions. With guests Jayd Ait-Kaci , Farel Dalrymple , Evan Dahm , Sam Beck and Kel McDonald. If you like t...

Kentucky cartoonist Ben Sears joined me and Brandon Graham to talk about his comics during his visit to Vancouver for Vancaf. Ben’s got a couple of books from Koyama press, the latest being Volcano Trash . His comics have a great life to them. I really enjoy how easily you get pulled into the story telling and weird worlds he creates. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please co...

Bug Boys cartoonist Laura Knetzger joined me to talk about her comics. Her aforementioned Bug Boys collection from Czap Books is a great thick tome of fun exploratory mini comics. She has also been doing some really stellar and thoughtful autobio comics, including Sea Urchin from Retrofit. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patreon .

Originally recorded live at Seattle Emerald City Comicon, this discussion features Adam Warren, Brandon Graham, Carla Speed McNeil, Cheryl Lynn Eaton, and David Brothers. They dig deep into Adam Warren’s EMPOWERED, exploring everything from the tiniest bit of continuity to how Warren taps into the culture at large with his sexy superhero comedy. EMPOWERED, the Graphic-Novel Series: 10 Years...

Thi Bui joined me to talk about her debut memoir book, The Best We Could Do , looking at her parents emigration from war torn Vietnam. It’s a really amazing work that succeeds in capture a rich storied history. It has a lot of strengths in Thi’s ability to tell her parents story, and to also historically contextualize it. The book feels very prescient right now in regards to current po...

It’s the return of an old guest, Roman Muradov. Roman’s latest book is Jacob Bladers and the State of the Art from Uncivilized . Roman is an amazing talent in comics, creating beautiful unique works that show his continuous progression as an artist. We discuss his changing work and the directions he explores. His other recent work includes The End of a Fence from the great Kus Comics a...

I sat down with artist, Jonah Kinigstein for his book from Fantagraphics , the Emperor’s New Clothes: The Tower of Babel in the “Art” World. The book is a collection of large one panel comics about his feelings around modern art through the 20th century. Jonah, now in his 90s, is still very active, working on similar work critical about Donald Trump and his space he occupies. Jon...

Cartoonist Michael DeForge and  SPX  organizer Sam Marx sit down to talk about Magic: The Gathering in the lead up to Michael†s tour to promote his new book  Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero  from  Drawn & Quarterly   There†s about five minutes of comics talk in this one, but it goes deep on our own histories with the game of Magic, our favorite cards and archetypes, and our feelings on th...

German cartoonist Anna Haifisch joined me to chat about her work, including the Aritst which has it’s first collection published by Breakdown Press and has been serialized on Vice . Anna’s work really excites me. She has been pushing her work in interesting directions. She has a new risograph zine out from Perfectly Acceptable as well. This interview ends a little early because my skyp...

New York cartoonist, Wren McDonald joined me to talk about his comics and art. His latest work is a book from NoBrow called SP4RX . It’s a really fun futuristic graphic novel in a similar vein to Hackerz. His work is a lot of fun to read and introduces some great idea. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patreon .

Rich Tommaso joined me to discuss his current work from Image comics that includes She-Wolf, Dark Corridor and the upcoming Spy Seal. He has a great history in comics as well, starting out in the 90s era of one man anthologies, spending times working in the basement at Fantagraphics, to his work for Dark Horse, Alternative, Hyperion books and much more. Rich is a great cartoonist who’s work...

Seattle cartoonist and publisher, Tom Van Deusen joined me to talk about his new comic from Kilgore books, Scorched Earth . Tom has also been publishing work of his own and other folks under Poochie Press . One of his most important works under that header, was bringing back Dennis Eichhorn to release new Real Stuff work. Tom edited and published one collection, and then edited another for Last Ga...

This is a recording of a live panel that Brandon and I did at Fanexpo Vancouver back in Novemeber. We were both really excited to talk to Brain Stelfreeze. I have admired his work ever since seeing his super stylistic Batman covers back in the 90s. Brandon’s own attraction to Stelfreeze’s work goes back even further to comics that I can’t remember. He is probably most recognized...

At Fan Expo Vancouver this past year, Brandon Graham and I recorded a couple of live panels. The first, posted here, was on the topic of Breaking Into Comics. We were joined by Pia Guerra , Ty Templeton and Kaare Andrews . My goal was to really come across with the idea that there wasn’t one specific way to “break” into comics. And even the term itself is fraught with challenges....

New Orleans cartoonist, Kate Lacour joined me to talk about her work. Kate has been putting out some really amazing comics that are unflinchingly crafted. Her work explores the body in rough fascinating ways. I found her work to sit with me for quite a while after, exploring odd visual threads and narratives. You can find her work on the excellent studygroup website. If you like this podcast and w...

Portland based cartoonist and publisher, Tim Goodyear, joined me to chat about his new book, Video Tonfa . It’s a massive tome collecting his movie watching journals and drawings of classic vhs covers. As a publisher, Tim is the man behind Teenage Dinosaur. He has no web presence for it, but you can find his comics through better comic stores or at conventions in pacific northwest. I like ta...