Inkstuds

Clément Oubrerie  artist of the award winning Aya series published in english by Drawn and Quarterly , joined me to talk about his new book from Self Made Hero . Pablo is a look at the world of Pablo Picasso’s early days through the eyes of his companion Fernande Olivier. It’s a really fantastic book that captures an amazing array of distinct visual art styles.

Kat Verhoeven joined me and Brandon to talk about her new book about little neighborhood in Toronto,  Towerkind . Kat also has an excellent webcomic called Meat and Bone .

While Zac Gorman was in Vancouver for Vancaf, Brandon and I were able to meet up with him for some comics chatting. Zac’s work includes his Magical Game Time web comic and the Costume Quest book and Rick and Morty comic both from Oni Press. If you like this podcast and want to hear more, please consider supporting Inkstuds on Patreon .

One the great underground publishers, Ron Turner , joined me to chat about his history in comics. Last Gasp books has gone from publisher of a couple of underground comix, to being one the major forces in counter culture art. From publishing series like It Ain’t me Babe and Wimmens Comix to the work of Ron English and Junko Mizuno, Last Gasp has continued to put out really forward thinking w...

Alex Degen joined me to talk about his new book from Koyama press , Mighty Star and the Castle of the Cancatervater. Alex has a wide range of really interesting work utilizing distinct manga sensibilities in contemporary alt comix context. Alex will be appearing at TCAF this weekend, so here is something to check out while you are there!

Anne Ishii and Graham Kolbeins joined me and Brandon to talk about their Massive comic anthology ; a collection of gay manga comics featuring a wide range of burly men. It’s a really interesting and important piece of work. Graham and Anne have brought together a diverse range of men doing very different but similar work in Japan. They also have the Massive Gay Apparel line, featuring a some...

Connor Willumsen has a wide variety of comics. When preparing for this interview, both Brandon and I were surprised by how he approaches comics from such and exciting directions. His most recent work in print, Treasure Island can be found from Breakdown Press . He also has a short piece in the 3-d Studygroup anthology and a great short comic with Studygroup bigwig Zack Soto, about Damo Suzuki. We...

In celebration of the complete Zap collection and release of issue 17, Paul Mavrides joined me to discuss his varied comic work. Paul’s work can be found not only in the more recent issues of Zap, but also in the comic posted above, Cover Up Lowdown, Co-Editing the fantastic Anarchy Comics series with Jay Kinney. As an early member in the Church of the Subgenius, you can see his visual sensi...

New York comicer and animator, Lale Westvind joined me to talk about her comics Hot Dog Beach, Here and Now and much more. She also has a new music video she did for Lightning Bolt. And go check out the inkstuds patreon !

Ed Luce joined me to chat about his new  Wuvable Oaf collection from Fantagraphics. It’s a terrific collection bringing together his great self published run of comics following a uniquely San Francisco cast of characters. It’s a fun book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Dylan Horrocks is up there as one of my favorite cartoonists and thinker on comics. He has run the mile in comics, from his grown breaking Hicksville to working deep in the mainstream, Dylan has since returned to his roots. His latest book, Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen , feels like a natural follow up to Hicksville, exploring different facets of comics in a more decompressed experiential work. We h...

It’s the end of the great Inkstuds Roadtrip. To end my time in London, I sat down with Alison Sampson , Jamie Mckelvie and Darryl Cunningham about all things comics. We recorded it at Gosh comics. A really great comic store that I went to a couple of times that week for various interesting comics events. They were great hosts and I was happy to be there.

Brandon and I sat down with Scott McCloud in the midst of his publicity blitz for his new book, The Sculptor . With academic and institutionalized success of Understanding Comics, Scott is one of the most visible ambassadors of comics and always has something interesting to say. Scott was also guest editor on the latest Best American comics, which we also discussed.

Oliver East was someone who I had wanted to talk to while I was in the UK, but naively didn’t realize how most folks in the UK don’t live super close to London. Oliver’s work is an ongoing exploration of his surroundings and his own personal dialogue. I really get a lot out of how much Oliver puts himself out there in his work. Comics that really worth exploring and thinking abou...

Lala Albert joined me to talk about her new book from Breakdown Press , Janus. It’s a fantastic book showing a lot of unique insights and a really great usage of riso printing.

Up and coming uk cartoonist Lando, joined me in my London flat for a chat about his self published work from Decadance Comics and his new book from Breakdown Press , Gardens of Glass. Lando’s style reminds me of what Frank Santoro and I used to talk about with the idea of fusion comics, where you see someone pulling from so many different sources and creating something completely new.

My first interview in London was with Joe Decie . I have been meaning to interview Joe for quite a long time, so this was perfect timing. He was in London to see Deltron 3030 that night, so we were able to make the time work. Joe and I were both recovering from Thought Bubble con crud, so apologies for the sound of our stuffed up noses. I actually slept all day and woke up about 20 minutes before...

While in Vancouver for an art installation, Walter Scott and I met up to talk about his book Wendy from Koyama. I really get a lot out of his work and love the balance between his comics and conceptual artwork. Walter is doing a signing and performance at Luckys on Friday evening and his showing at Macaulay Fine Art in Vancouver opening Thursday January 15th until February 17th.

I dont remember where i got this, sorry, please let me know if it’s yours so i can credit.   My second day at Thought Bubble brought me together with a stellar group of cartoonists. Boulet, Becky Cloonan and Emily Carroll are all make amazing work from their own artistic perspectives.  Becky has been writing Gotham Academy for DC Comics and her own self published cartooning work By Cha...

image stolen from Fredeggcomics http://fredeggcomics.blogspot.ca/2014/11/thought-bubble-2014.html Here is my first interview from the UK leg of the roadtrip. A conversation with three very nice people. I am a fan of all of them and they also happen to be some of the most personable folks to talk to. Emma Rios is probably most known for her work on the image series Pretty Deadly. Dave Taylor has be...

  Brandon and I really wanted to talk to Tom Spurgeon while we are all at SPX, unfortunately a long and chatty breakfast got in the way. Now that all of the inkstuds roadtripping is finished, Brandon and I are getting caught up with the interviews we wanted to do, but didn’t get the chance. Tom’s Comics Reporter site is a high point for current comics journalism. His site is a dai...

Hot on the heels of the successful roadtrip series of interview, Brandon revisits the work of our most popular subject, Rob Liefeld. Brandon is joined by Ed Piskor and Joe Keatinge for an indepth discussion of Rob’s work, hopefully providing an understanding and perspective on Rob’s work. His impact in comics is felt long and far. He is quickly dismissed and maligned, but I hope with t...

To end our trip in New York City, Brandon and I traveled across Brooklyn to the home of Gary Panter . We were joined by the our touring friends, Simon Hanselmann, Michael Deforge and Patrick Kyle. We thought it would be fun to bring together some amazing talent, a bunch of young cartoonists heavily influenced by one man, our host Gary. It was a really delightful afternoon. Gary has been on the sho...

Nick Bertozzi is a fav of both mine and Brandon’s. His Rubber Necker series really pushed forward some amazing story telling techniques on top of being great comics. Nick has quietly been producing a massive volume of comics for First Second books. He recently returned to Rubber Necker, releasing the 5th and 6th issues over the last year. He self published his Persimmon Cup graphic novel rec...

Bill Kartalopoulos was on to talk about his first volume as series edit of the Best American Comics series from Houghton Mifflin books. For the first volume, he worked with renowned cartoonist, Scott McCloud in crafting a very smartly constructed anthology of wide ranging critically good and important work published in the year covered. Bill is also the programming director for SPX, MOCCA and a n...