90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives

Seena Shamsavari is the author of Boy Crazy Boy, Concerned Muthers, Atash and the Man-Gods of the Homoverse, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Trevor Alixopulos is the author of Lipstick Traces, The Hot Breath of War, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Mark Connery is the author of Rudy, Melamine Car Bomb, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Mike Taylor is the creator of Late Era Clash, Scenery, In Christ There Is No East or West, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Mark Newgarden was a regular contributor to Raw Magazine and is the author of We All Die Alone, How to Read Nancy, Cheap Laffs, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

David Kiersh is the creator of After School Special, Dirtbags, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Fiona Smyth is the creator of Cheez, Sex is a Funny Word, Somnambulance, The Never Weres, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Megan Kelso is the creator of Artichoke Tales, The Squirrel Mother, Queen of the Black Black and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Vanessa Davis is the creator of Spaniel Rage and Make Me a Woman! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Diane DiMassa is the creator of Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian Terrorist, the iconic alternative comic! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Paul Pope is the creator of Batman: Year 100, Battling Boys, THB, Heavy Liquid, and more! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

We're really honored to feature Craig Thompson. Craig is arguably one of the best cartoonists of his generation. In addition to having sold tons of books, he's also got a beautiful way with words and pictures and has garnered the appreciation of hundreds and thousands of people, including a lot of artists. So, it's wonderful to sit down with him, and it was really kind of a shock to he...

Byron Black is a cartoonist known for his contributions to the National Fantasy Fan Federation, and for his own creation: The Steppenwolf Chronicles. The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Eli Bishop is a writer, illustrator, and actor based in San Francisco. His stories center on regular life, monsters, healthcare, dreams, depression, and dinosaurs. You can find more of Eli at his website and Instagram: http://errorbar.net/ https://www.instagram.com/error.bar The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10...

Liz Prince is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics. Prince initially started publishing on her own on the internet and later became a published author with Top Shelf Comics publishing her first graphic novel "Would You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed?" which earned her an Ignatz Award. Thanks so much for listening! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims...

Chetan Patel is a Toronto based creator who started his mini comics in the early 1990’s.  And continues to create his own comics today. Links: www.tictoctom.com https://www.instagram.com/tictoctom https://youtube.com/@geekshop.2814?si=y0ok9eU17wz1R64g Thanks so much for listening! The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roug...

Vjeran Pavlaković is a historian and professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka. He received his doctorate in 2005 at the University of Washington. He lives in Zagreb, Croatia. In the 90s and early 2000s, Vjeran created mini-comics and zines under the name "Verno the Inferno". He is also a contributer to the alternative comics publisher Komikaze. Thanks s...

Jessica Abel is cartoonist, author, and creative coach known for her extensive contributions to the comics world. From mini-comics such as Art Babe, to longer format comics such as La Perdida, as well as two textbooks about making comics, Abel has been a notable name in the comics community since the 90s when she began making minis. The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of A...

Leela Corman is a painter, educator, and graphic novel creator, working in the realm of diaspora Ashkenazi culture. third-generation restorative work, and New York City history. Her books include the graphic novels Victory Parade, a story about WWII, women's wrestling, and the astral plane over Buchenwald (Schocken/Pantheon, 2024), Unterzakhn (Schocken/Pantheon, 2012), which was nominated for...

John Porcellino (born September 18, 1968) is an American cartoonist and creator of minicomics. Porcellino's self-published, photocopied, mostly autobiographical series King-Cat Comics is among the best-known and longest-running minicomics produced today. Porcellino created King-Cat in May 1989, and to date has self-published 79 issues. The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stori...

Robert Kirby is an American cartoonist, known for his long-running syndicated comic Curbside – which ran in the gay and alternative presses from 1991 to 2008 – and other works focusing on queer characters and community, including Strange Looking Exile, Boy Trouble, THREE, and QU33R. He has worked alongside critically acclaimed queer artists including Diane DiMassa and Alison Bechdel. Thanks for li...

David Lee Ingersoll is a cartoonist and illustrator based in Seattle, United States. Born in Anchorage, Alaska soon after the 1964 earthquake, he spent most of his childhood and young adult years in northern California, specifically the then small town of Sebastopol. He started drawing at an early age, preferring to concentrate on dinosaurs and other monsters. He has primarily been active in small...

Peter Kuper (born September 22, 1958) is an American alternative comics artist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations. Besides his contributions to the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he co-founded in 1979 with Seth Tobocman, Kuper is best known for taking over Spy vs. Spy for Mad magazine, which he both wrote and drew from 1997...

Larned Justin is a cartoonist who has produced numerous mini comics and small press comics throughout the decades. Steve Keeter is the founder and chairman of the revived United Fanzine Organization (or UFO). Both Justin and Keeter contribute to the Youtube Channel "Talking Small Press Comics" an archive that promotes small press comics. We are thrilled to have them participate in our ar...

Andrew Coltrin is a writer, comics artist, and disabilities advocate when not at the day job as a paraeducator for a large urban school district. For decades Andrew thought he was just weird, anxious and unexplainably broken until the DSM finally had an update that caught up with lived experience. Andrew was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 37, and informally diagnosed with ADHD by his brother...