Inkstuds

Shannon Gerard stopped by Casa-studs to talk about her comics and crocheting. Her latest book is her collaboration with Jim Munroe, Sword of My Mouth and her strip on Topshelf 2.0, Unspent Love .

This interview with Steve Lafler got pretty deep and interesting. Lots of food for thought to be had. His latest book is the self-published El Vocho and be sure to check out the fantastic Bug House trilogy from Topshelf.

STARSHIP OF BONE AND OTHER FAVOURITES I have compiled an assortment of (mostly) Canadian home recordings for your enjoyment. If you listen closely, you might notice that some of these “low-fi” musicians are also cartoonists. Some are not. Many do other things besides cartooning and/or music making. One is a defense lawyer. Another is a librarian. At least one of them is involved in the...

I really enjoyed this chat with Sonja Ahlers about her books, The Selves and Fatal Distraction which both really blew me away in regards to the level of personal work that has gone into them. I really like her work quite a lot of find the process of it equally fascinating. Be sure to check out her blog tooooo.

Wally Gropius cartoonist, Tim Hensley joined me for a chat about his comics, music and more. Wally Gropius is pretty excellent and well worth checking out for a some unique cartooning that shows a man that has been studying and implementing his craft.

Drew Friedman is not just one of America’s most well-known and widely respected illustrators, but his work is arguably the most identifiable. Having worked for counterculture bibles over the years like National Lampoon, RAW, Screw, SPY and Mad, Friedman has, in the past fifteen years, garnered mainstream respectability with onslaughts of work for Entertainment Weekly, Mother Jones, Newsweek,...

Multi-faceted comix and comics person, Denis Kitchen joined me for a chat about his new book, The Oddly Compelling Art of Denis Kitchen . On top of talking about his artwork, we also discuss a bit of his time as publisher and other comics oriented projects.

I feel like Brandon Graham and Frank Santoro are guys that I need to be doing annual check-ins with, and luckily this year, Michael Deforge was around to join us. We chatted with a specific subject in mind, the idea of fusion in modern comics. Frank can put it better than I, so take a listen and enjoy.

This show is a little different, it is two separate interviews with the collaborators of To Teach, Bill Ayers and R yan Alexander-Tanner . I was really curios to hear about this project from the different directions of how this project came about and how it works. I think its pretty interesting two-parter.

Quebecer cartoonist Philippe Girard first English translated book, Ruts and Gullies is a delightful and subdued piece of work. Philippe is part of a Canadian world of cartooning that I still know way to little about, but there seems to be a good chunk of great Quebecer books coming out from Conundrum and Drawn & Quarterly. Also, just for full disclosure, the Inkstuds book is being published by...

CC Colbert aka American historian Catherine Clinton joined me for a chat about her book, Booth, from First Second Books . It was a great talk about the history of not only John Wilkes Booth himself, but also the use of history is a discipline in creating comics. For those that don’t know, over the last several years, I have been working on my own BA degree in History, so this one was especia...

Michael DeForge picked some great music for his interview a couple of months ago, so when i asked to do a mixtape, I couldn’t say no. And you know what, he brought the awesome. 1. Betty Davis – Game Is My Middle Name 2. The Soul Seven – Mr. Chicken 3. The Dirtbombs – I Can’t Stop Thinking About It 4. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love 5. The Cramps with the McMartin Pr...

Cosmic Canadian Cartooning Cat lover, Keith Jones stops by for a chat about his epic comic, Catland Empire. It’s probably one the crazier comics I have read this year, so that means it’s great!

Swedish hedonistic cartoonist Simon Gardenfors joined me to discuss his new translated book from Top Shelf, 120 Days of Simon . Its a pretty fun journey of madness and unique look at Swedish cartooning.

Gabby Schulz joined me for a lively chat about his Eisner nominated book Monsters . I really really liked this book. Very much in the same vein as Justin Green, with cartooning that can’t be beat.

Michel Fiffe is one of the founding dudes of the Act-i-vate comics collective and a mighty fine cartoonist himself. He did this mix quite a while ago, and I have been way too slow on posting it. Its a fine mix that needs to be listened to.

Dash Shaw returns for a catch  up on his latest projects, Bodyworld , Unclothed Man in the 35th Century A.D. and his film projects . We also have a little bit of a follow up discussion to the panel from TCAF .

Picture Box bigwig Dan Nadel returns for a full length chat about his latest book, Art In Time , Comics Comics , Jack Kirby and some of the future Picture Box releases. I always enjoy talking to Dan and this was no exception. This interview has a rare time were I freak out over something Dan mentions. Gondry et Doucet!

Dusty Peas aka Jamie Q and James Kirkpatrick are in town for an art show they are putting together at Lucky’s Comics this weekend. There collaborative work kind of falls into a style that i have a lot of love for. It was excellent to talk to both of them together about process, collaboration and more.

Part of my Toronto trip, was spent interviewing a couple of folks that who’s work is really exciting me right now. Michael DeForge is certainly near the top of my list of new creators doing amazing work. His first 2 issues of Lose have come out swinging with an eye for comics lore and stellar cartooning. This interview was conducted a couple of days before his much deserved Doug Wright award...

David Lloyd is making a quick trip to the west coast of Canada and that brought a great opportunity for me to have a chat with co-creator of one of the most formative influences on me as a comic reader. V for Vendetta is one of the those books that has a timeless quality that asks the tough questions that need asking. As a creator, David has been following through with a unique uncompromised visio...

Vancouver funnymen, James Lloyd and Ian Boothby popped by to talk about their fancy new book from Abrams, The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis . Be sure and check out their work online. James can be found here and Ian has twitter and his site .  James will at the Vancouver Comicon on May 30th, appearing next to David Lloyd.

Here is the second panel I moderated at TCAF. I was a little nervous going in, since I am still pretty new at this moderating in public type of thing, but everyone was really great and seemed pretty happy with the outcome. Here is the official description. “Is comics a solitary pursuit, in creation and enjoyment? Or can there be community, sharing, support, and all of the headaches that come...

Richard Poplak, the author of Kenk , the book on notorious Toronto bike thief, Igor Kenk, joined me to discuss the book and all the odd curiosity that surrounds Igor.

One of the things I was most excited about for TCAF, was my spotlight panel with Dash Shaw and Paul Pope . They are two modern creators, creating very modern work. Here is the official description of the panel – “TCAF Featured Guests Paul Pope and Dash Shaw are two of the most exciting creators in comics, mixing their influences and innovations to create groundbreaking work. Now Inkstu...