Category Archives: cartoonists

Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue

Thank you, Chris Burscough! From the Vouge website: Tove Jansson, Beloved Creator of the Moomins, Painted the World as She Wanted to See It In 1942, newly moved out of her family’s Helsinki apartment and living on her own, the Finnish artist Tove Jansson painted a self-portrait. She gave herself a cool confidence: steely gaze,ContinueContinue reading “Grace Edquist writes on Moomin Creator Tove Jansson for Vogue”

Matt Burbridge Interviews Jeff Smith for Publishers Weekly

Link via The Comics Beat From Publishers Weekly: Throw Thorn a Bone: PW Talks with Jeff Smith For a time, Jeff Smith’s comics masterpiece Bone was only available in a hefty collected edition numbering a staggering 1,360 pages, and when I started college 17 years ago, every friend, colleague, and professor in my major—not to mentionContinueContinue reading “Matt Burbridge Interviews Jeff Smith for Publishers Weekly”

David Harper Inteviews Ryan North on Off Panel

Thank you David Harper! From Off Panel Podcast #471: Off Panel #471: Choose Your Own Adventure with Ryan North Show Notes Writer Ryan North joins the show to talk about his career and relationship with comics, as well as his work on Fantastic Four and the upcoming The Rise of Emperor Doom. North discusses his busy travelContinueContinue reading “David Harper Inteviews Ryan North on Off Panel”

Mattea Roach Interviews Bryan Lee O’Malley for CBC Books

Accompanied by article by Talia Kliot. From CBC Books: Bryan Lee O’Malley reflects on Toronto nostalgia and 20 years of Scott Pilgrim The Canadian cartoonist discussed his series on Bookends with Mattea Roach When Bryan Lee O’Malley came up with the phrase “seven evil exes” he knew he was onto something interesting.  At the time,ContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach Interviews Bryan Lee O’Malley for CBC Books”

Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books

Thank you Chris Burscough! From the CBC Books website: Sarah Leavitt illustrates the tender and complex grief of her partner’s assisted death Vancouver comics creator Sarah Leavitt is no stranger to exploring personal stories through her art.  Her first book, Tangles, tells the story of how Alzheimer’s transformed her quick-witted and outspoken mother into aContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach interviews Sarah Leavitt on CBC Books”

Woodstock Art Gallery: The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the art of Japanese comics

From the Woodstock Art Gallery website: Exhibition Run: Oct. 12, 2024 – Apr. 5, 2025 The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the intricacy and detail of the art of Japanese comics (manga) through full-page pen-and-ink story pages and full-color paintings and digital illustrations, courtesy of Kodansha Advanced Media. This exhibition addresses the range of both art styles andContinueContinue reading “Woodstock Art Gallery: The Kodansha Manga Gallery showcases the art of Japanese comics”

Mattea Roach Interviews Charles Burns on CBC Books

From the article on CBC Books: A flicker of a memory from Charles Burns’ teenage years was enough to pull him out of writers’ block and into a new book, Final Cut. In this memory, he is stoned at a house party, sitting in the kitchen and drawing, hoping that someone incredible will walk in,ContinueContinue reading “Mattea Roach Interviews Charles Burns on CBC Books”