Chicago – The Virtual Memories Show

Virtual Memories Show 681: Colin Asher “The creation of culture is what marks us as human beings, and the fact that everybody has that desire connects us to each other.” With his amazing new book, THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL: The Secret Prison History of American Music (WW Norton), author Colin Asher explores how the criminal justice … Continue reading "Episode 681 – Colin Asher"

Virtual Memories Show 661: Josh Neufeld “It was a really fulfilling thing, as an artist, as a journalist, to feel like I was carrying these people’s stories, that I was representing them, bringing out who they were, and that they were trusting me to give them a voice.” Comics journalist Josh Neufeld joins the show … Continue reading "Episode 661 – Josh Neufeld"

Virtual Memories Show 652: Dmitry Samarov “I want the reader to feel like they were there, like it’s a sketchbook from that moment in the book.” It’s been a year since his last episode, so what’s artist Dmitry Samarov been up to? Plenty! We talk about his new project of redesigning and illustrating public domain … Continue reading "Episode 652 – Dmitry Sam...

Virtual Memories Show 639: Keiler Roberts “My comics have never been about me in the way that memoirs or diary comics are about the person. They’re snapshots, things I want to remember. It’s a way of looking at life that isn’t about identity.” She may be able to quit cartooning (for a while), but Keiler … Continue reading "Episode 639 – Keiler Roberts"

Virtual Memories Show 634: Dan Nadel “You could tell a story about the history of comics, and drawing, and even music through Crumb’s life.” Author and curator Dan Nadel joins the show to celebrate the publication of his amazing new biography, CRUMB: A Cartoonist’s Life (Scribner). We get into Robert Crumb‘s significance in American art, … Continue reading "Epis...

Virtual Memories Show 631: David Shields “I’m not a sociologist, I’m not a political scientist, I’m not a historian; I’m just a writer and half a thinker.” Author David Shields returns to the show for a conversation about his new documentary, HOW WE GOT HERE, and the companion book, HOW WE GOT HERE: Melville plus … Continue reading "Episode 631 – Dav...

Virtual Memories Show 606: Dmitry Samarov “I start the book out with the statement that somebody else should be writing and publishing this thing, but nobody did, so I had to do it.” Artist Dmitry Samarov returns to the show to bail me out after a stressful couple of weeks and to explore his fantastic … Continue reading "Episode 606 – Dmitry Samarov"

Virtual Memories Show 585: Leonard Barkan “Engaging in reading, body & soul, present & past, is an insurance policy against loss.” With Reading Shakespeare Reading Me (Fordham), professor Leonard Barkan blends memoir and deep reading of Shakespeare’s greatest plays to explore his lifelong relationship with literature and the way(s) we use art to construct our … Cont...

Virtual Memories Show 558: Daniel Clowes “As I started working on Monica, everyone around me started dying in succession, and that drastically changed the course of this book.” With MONICA (Fantagraphics), legendary cartoonist Daniel Clowes has pushed the limits of his storytelling and art to make one of the great graphic novels of the decade. … Continue reading "Episode 558 &#82...

Virtual Memories Show 545: Eddie Campbell “There’s probably a memento mori that runs through all my work, including The Fate of the Artist & The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell. The reminder that life is short and don’t take it for granted.” With the publication of The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell (Top … Continue reading "Episode 545 – Eddie Campb...