Category Archives: interviews

Michael DeForge launches  Holy Lacrimony Wednesday March 12, 6-8pm at the Lillian H. Smith Library

Email reminder from Lillian H. Smith branch of the Toronto Public Library: Hi Just a reminer that Michael DeForge’s book launch for Holy Lacrimony is tomorrow night, Wednesday March 12, 6-8pm.Michael DeForge launches Holy Lacrimony in conversation with Glenn Sumi. It’s the post-alien abduction trauma memoir we’ve all been waiting for! Holy Lacrimony is classicContinueContinue reading “Michael DeForge launches  Holy Lacrimony Wednesday March 12, 6-8pm at the Lillian H. Smith Library”

“Drawing With Gabrielle Bell” Hosts Marc Bell!

Fun Youtube show “Drawing With Gabrielle Bell” features indie cartoonists who draw with super popular American indie artist Gabrielle Bell, and just chat in a relaxed, meandering way. This month her guest is super popular Canadian indie artist Marc Bell! Much fun, check it out! https://youtu.be/JYaxz4Uty3A?feature=shared

Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview

Chester Brown had a long, chatty, and ultimately charming 3 hour interview on one of his favourite podcasts, Fakeologist. Here he talks, among other things, about his role in the production of Paying For It, where some of seed and production money to make the film came from, and some of Sook Yin-Lee’s motivation behindContinueContinue reading “Chester Brown Fakeologist Podcast Interview”

The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown

William Schwartz talks with Chester Brown and Sook-Yin Lee on the making of the movie version of Chester Brown’s graphic novel Paying For It, for The Comics Journal. From the intoduction to the interview: Sex work isn’t any less of a hot button issue now than it was ten or twenty years ago. But Paying ForContinueContinue reading “The Comics Journal Writes on the Making of Paying For It, with Sook-Yin Lee and Chester Brown”

True North Country Comics: Andy Brown reveals 2025 plans for Conundrum Press

From the True North Comics Podcast site: True North Country Comics Podcast chats with Andy Brown about the graphic novels planned this year from Conundrum Press.Here’s my chat with publisher Andy Brown about graphic novels planned this year from Conundrum Press.Please like and subscribe to this website by hitting the subscribe button. You’ll be notifiedContinueContinue reading “True North Country Comics: Andy Brown reveals 2025 plans for Conundrum Press”

Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition

From the Lillian H Smith Library Events page: Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition Fri Feb 21, 20255:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.150 mins Location Lillian H. Smith Paying For It was the most talked-about and controversial graphic novel of 2011. Chester Brown’s eloquent, spare artwork stands out in this new paperback edition, tiedContinueContinue reading “Book Launch- Paying For It: The Film Edition”

Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST

The 412th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7 pm EST. ONLINE PRESENTATION VIA ZOOM. Please email comicssymposium@gmail.com to register for this event. Free and open to the public.  Glenn Fleishman on Newspaper Comics Production in the Era of Mechanical Perfection Glenn Fleishman has spent years researching the intricacies ofContinueContinue reading “Glenn Fleishman, February 4, 2025 at 7pm EST”