Inkstuds

In the course of doing the Inkstuds show over the last two years, I have been able to talk to some of the most interesting, talented and important cartoonists working today. This week I am taking a side step in normal programming, and talking to one of my cultural hero†s. Genesis Breyer P-Orridge has been doing art and music for well over 30 years. From his early days in the art performance grou...

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Here is part 3 of our discussion with Kim Deitch.

Here is part 2 of our discussion with Kim Deitch. It just keeps getting better.

Interviewing someone like Kim Deitch , is the reason I do this show. Kim is a pioneer in the world of comix, creating an intrecat complex universe revolving around Waldo the Cat. Kim has created a sleazy world of drugs, drinks and madness that can surround artistic passions in the veil of wonderfully constructed world of early 20th century animation studios, Vaudeville and depraved carnivals. His...

Jim Blanchard is an awesome artist that has been doing some great stuff for Fantagraphics. His latest book is called Beasts and Priests is a collection of his portrait work that is sure to please the most discriminating eye. Jim has also been active in the comix world with his comic, Trucker Fags in Denial and inking some comic called Hate.

Joe Chiappetta joined us to talk about his comic, Silly Daddy. Here is how he describes his comix – My life is an action-packed adventure as a Christian husband, father of three and a cartoonist. Imagine Van Gogh with a wife and kids today. Or cross Peanuts with the movie Nacho Libre. That†s Silly Daddy, the Xeric Award winning comic, established 1991. Parenting has never been more profoun...

While being an awesome DJ, Eric San aka Kid Koala has been putting out some pretty darn good comix. With each of his cds he includes a comic and also put out the graphic novel, Nufonia Must Fall. Kid Koala was really fun to talk to, and from the description of his next graphic novel, he is gonna be blowing some people away with sheer coolness.

Here it is. The Inkstuds interview so foul, CITR wouldn†t let me even think of playing it on the air. I got to sit down with Josh Simmons , to discuss his latest book, House from Fantagraphics . We didn†t set out to have an R rated conversation, it just ended up happening that way. Special thanks to Robin Bougie , for joining in on the conversation, playing host to Josh while he was in Vancouv...

This week I played an interview I conducted a couple of weeks ago, with Dr. Daniel Wilson , about his latest book, Where†s My Jetpack. Daniel is a really smart interesting engaging guy, and superfun to interview. This is probably the geekiest interview I have done, but thats ok.

Luke Ramsey and Jim Stoten joined us to talk about comix art and fun. Jim is a cartoonist from England that has come to town to partake in Luke†s artist residency project on Pender Island. They are both super talented artist and are doing some really nice looking work. Check out Luke†s ongoing collaborations at the Islands Fold site.

Eddie Campbell is one of the Inkstuds favorite creators. He is one of the few creators that all hosts involved with the show, can agree upon his awesomeness. Colin and I were lucky enough to be able to chat with Eddie about his latest book, The Black Diamond Detective Agency. We also talked about his past comix goodness and his future projects as well.

Barron Storey is one of the most influential people that I have had the pleasure to talk to. He has been teaching for many years, and counts some of the top creators in comix as former pupils. Those that have had the fortune of being students of Barron, include, Kent Williams, George Pratt, Peter Kuper, Seth Tobocman,  and many more. His new book, Life After Black , is a reproduction of one of hi...

John Porcellino has been putting together King Cat Comics for the last 18 years. His latest book, published by Drawn and Quarterly, King Cat Classix , is a massive tome of awesomeness, collecting the best of from the first 50 issues.

During his world wide tour, Scott McCloud joined us to discuss his books, comix and more. Scott is one of the smartest guys in comix, and is really pushing it forward as a critical media that merits discussion as an artform.

We were lucky enough to be able to meet up with Ron Rege Jr. while he was in town with his band, Lavender Diamond. Ron is the guy behind some really interesting inovative comix. Some titles that you should check out are, Yeast Hoist, Awake Field and Skibber Bee-Bye.

Melinda Gebbie is the talented lady behind the artwork in Lost Girls . Lost Girls is an epic journey of smutty goodness involving Alice from Alice in wonderland, Wendy from Peter Pan and Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. They all meet in a hotel in Austria, right before the breakout of the first world war. The 3 ladies of different ages, find comfort in each other, and what follows is nearly 300 page...

Gary Groth and Kim Thompson are the guys that brought us the Comics Journal and Fantagraphics . Together, they have injected a critical attitude towards the wonderful world of comix, pushing it forward as an artform. Fantagraphics has published some of the best in alternative comix and continues to be a very important publisher.

Ed Piskor is a new guy on the scene, making some awesome comix. He is currently collaborating with Harvey Pekar on a couple of projects. He was in the American Splendor, Our Movie Year collection, and illustrated the forthcoming Macedonia book and part of another book that Harvey is doing about the Beats that will be out early next year. As well, Ed makes some great mini†s.

This week, we were joined by comix superstar Tim Sale . Tim has been a recognizable talent in comix for the last 18 years. From his humble beginnings on Grendel, to his ground breaking run on Batman with frequent collaborator Jeph Loeb, to his current work behind the scenes in the popular TV show, Heroes, Tim has continued to excel in his craft. I have been a big fan for years and am always more t...

Nog a Dod is a fabulous collection of some of the oddist unique mix of psuedo comix beauty. I sat down for drinks at Vancouvers lovely Ovaltine with Marc Bell, the editor of this collection, joined by Owen Plummer, Jason Mclean and Mark Delong. We discussed their art, interests, and some history behind the collection. The crew of boyz will be doing a signing at Sophia Books to promote Nog A Dod on...

First Second Books are publishing some of the most interesting and important new comix right now. only a year old in the publishing game, First Second has already established itself as one of the premiere publishers of fine comix. Mark Siegel, the editor for First Second, was kind enough to join us for a chat about their books, vision, and future. If you don†t own any First Second books yet, go...

This weeks guest is Al Columbia. Al is the mastermind behind Biologic Show, Doghead, Orange Sunshine, Pim and Francie and much much more. I am a huge fan of his work, and look forward to the collection of work he is putting together for Fantagraphics. Check out the new Mome for some new art by him, or his website, www.alcolumbia.com .

Ellen is the very talented artist behind one of my favorite collection of 2006, I Love Led Zeppelin. Its a collection of fun filthy collaborations and how to manuals for the subversive. This was an awesome interview. Ellen is a very learned, creative person, who obviously has a lot of passion for her work.

This weeks creative guest was Liz Prince. She does some fantastic slice of life autobio comix. Her work is for the most part short gag strips, that are so cute, they are written with a unicorns horn. You can check out her strips at her livejournal and her books from Top Shelf .

Gabrielle Bell is one of my favorite cartoonist out there right now. She does some excellent slice of life autobio work, and is developing into in my personal opinion being one of the more important modern creators. Check out her collection Lucky , from Drawn & Quarterly as well as short stories in the anthology Mome from Fantagraphics.