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Juan Fernández

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

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04/14/2016

HarrisonApril 14, 2016NewsDaily News for Thursday April 13 with poetry, storytelling, and casual. RVA Comics Spotlight: Eric Scott Pfeiffer! Humbly astonishing. Two words that come to mind when thinking of this fine sir. Before we get all gushy on how he great he is just check this out below…. Need I say more? So Eric has been here in Richmond, Va for quite some time. (there’s a whole crew that’s been here just spewing out good shit, but I’ll get to that in later news). He has a remarkable comic under his belt, “Arcadia”. Check that out! Here’s a link to his website, but as your checking that out. Put on some smooth tunes and just be amazed by his marvelous ideas: http://ericscottpfeiffer.com/category/illustration/ Last but certainly not least, follow him on social media because he’s got a couple secret projects worth looking out for! Speaking of tunes, this week will also be very Richmond inspired. I’ve got a joint here for you that no one should pass up. Jefferson Harris (not DJ Harrison, but just as good) and Robilu Gibson. These two do a fusion dance AND form *drum roll* SOLUHHH! (SoLuh). A powerful yet smooth beat-maker and a mesmerizing yet stern poet. Rob has been on television a couple times, so you might know his face. Jefferson has been playing all around Richmond, just killin’ the scene with lovely tunes. Together they create a smooth, striking junction of poem, similes, and beats. But that’s enough yappin’ from me. Check them out below. “Incredible Heat Machines” https://soluh.bandcamp.com/album/incredible-heat-machines As always remember to drink water! Take a break, relax. https://youtu.be/9PcJR5MWrzc Storytelling 202 “But John don’t you think that people make a distinction between a story that is true and a story that is imagined or invented? I’m always struck by the fact that there is a kind of ambiguity in the very notion of storytelling. On the one hand we think of storytelling as a truth telling activity, “Tell me the real story”. We think of stories as bringing information, we think of stories as revealing secrets. But we also think of stories as, “That’s only a story!” or “Don’t tell me stories!”, meaning don’t tell me lies, and don’t you think at the very center of the whole enterprise of storytelling there is the fact that storytelling is an activity that faces in two directions. On the one hand is connected to the idea of truth, on the other hand it’s connected to the idea of invention, imagination, lies. One is thrilled by the story precisely because it describes something that can’t happen, it’s connected with fantasy.” -Susan Sontag. Listening to this discussion twice and still running out of paper for notes, maybe the thoughts can come in handy for other artists as well. Special Announcement: Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency Fundraiser Auction ebay.com/sch/copaceticcomicscompany/m.html?_trksid=p3692 **PLEASE NOTE: The Copacetic Comics Company is managing this auction on behalf of Comics Workbook.** This is a BENEFIT AUCTION for the Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency. It is part of the ongoing fundraising campaign to get the Rowhouse Residency up and running and serving students. All proceeds of this auction are going to Comics Workbook to defray the expenses involved in realizing this goal. This auction is a continuation of the now completed Rowhouse Residency IndieGoGo campaign and other fundraising efforts. The eight items donated to The Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency Fundraising Drive by one Mr. Chris Ware. Each item in this auction has been hand packaged and signed by Mr. Ware and was shipped by him directly to Comics Workbook for the purposes of being auctioned here to raise funds for the Rowhouse Residency. Comics Workbook would like to express our profound gratitude to Chris Ware for his support of the Rowhouse Residency. ebay.com/sch/copaceticcomicscompany/m.html?_trksid=p3692 Featuring Jim Rugg | jimrugg.com/ Video by Michael Pisano | michaelpisano.com Soundtrack | Johann Sebastian Bach // Gott fähret auf mit Jauchzen, BWV 43 – 7. Aria: Er ists, der ganz allein // performed by Michel Rondeau John | McCoy | Jimmy | Elvin Share this page: [...]

08/04/2017

Sally IngrahamAugust 4, 2017NewsSally here to finish the week with the focus on Flo Steinberg, and Lynda Barry – plus other news and comics by fabulous women! ———————————————————————————————— Flo Steinberg, longtime secretary of Marvel’s Stan Lee, and underground comics publisher extraordinaire, died last week. Any number of obituaries and tributes have shown up since then, but I especially enjoyed the memories of Michael J. Vassallo, who was a friend as well as a fan of Flo’s. He wrote about her life and work and their friendship on his blog Timely-Atlas-Comics – read all about her HERE (via The Comics Reporter). Flo’s escapades at Marvel are well known – her work ethic, her enjoyment of the form, and her support and interest in the creators inspired devotion and respect from everyone she met. When she left Marvel in 1968 she dove into the world of underground comics, and produced one of the very first independent comics EVER – Big Apple Comix (1975). The one-shot featured work by Wally Wood, Neil Adams, Al Williamson, Denny O’Neil, Archie Goodwin, Ralph Reese, Marie Severin, Paul Kirchner, Stu Schwartzberg, Alan Weiss, Herb Trimpe, Mike Ploog and Larry Hama. Linda Fite contributed a strip and helped with the production, alongside John Verpoorten and Michele Brand. Flo was the editor. She printed 20,000 copies (some stories say) and Warren Publishing helped her store and distribute it. The comic helped build the wave of direct market publications which led to the thriving alternative and underground comics scene of the 80’s. Read more about Big Apple Comix HERE. As one of the stewards of the comics community and a bridge between the mainstream and underground worlds, “Fabulous” Flo earned her status as a “legend” and is certainly an inspiration to those of us who feel compelled to till the earth and look to the tending of this scene. I hope she continues to turn that beautiful smile on us from wherever she is now – and keep us on target as well! ———————————————————————————————— If you were to only read comics by Lynda Barry, and no one else, for a year, you would learn just as much about living – with yourself and with others, and in this weird world – and about the craft of making comics, as you would by reading widely and deeply all across the medium. I revisited One! Hundred! Demons! (2002) recently and it was like being picked up by a tornado full of bright objects, spun round roughly, and spat back out a few blocks away from where I’d started, dizzy and bruised, but laughing. Lynda’s ability to delve into her own memories of childhood, to summon the demons and put them in their place, is frightening and beautiful. Lyda reminds one that childhood is a wild place, and how you felt then is not so different from how you feel now – and that’s okay. I appreciate that Lynda stuck to some formal restraints in the making of this comic – all square panels, arranged in a row of 4 across a spread – which makes for a comforting beat as you move through the somewhat tumultuous story. The black line (made with a brush) and the colors are very satisfying. Her figures are somewhat grotesque at times – even the “pretty” ones – but they are wonderfully alive and vivid. This is great cartooning, in the proper sense of the word, not just lovely illustrations in sequence with word balloons. Groundbreaking at it’s time of publication, and still just as good. Get a copy of One! Hundred! Demons! HERE. Lynda is one of my greatest inspirations as a master cartoonist and a woman. Her teaching and lecturing has impacted numerous creatives and non-creatives alike – as this New York Times Magazine article from 2011 proclaimed, “Cartoonist Lynda Barry Will Make You Believe in Yourself“. For another dose of passion and drive, check out this Ink Talk about how “the answer is in the picture“: Lynda Barry lives and teaches in Wisconsin. She created a comic strip that was nationally syndicated for 2-decades (Ernie Pook’s Comeek), and has created numerous graphic novels, prose novels, plays, and how-to books. She was recently given the National Cartooning Society’s Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award, and is in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame. She doesn’t mess around, and she doesn’t keep quiet – Lynda is a force of nature and we are lucky as cartoonists to count her among us. Keep up with Lynda Barry HERE – and with “the Near-Sighted Monkey” version of Lynda HERE. ———————————————————————————————— The Rest of the Party Women Write About Comics has a nice overview of some recent acquisitions to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum – a wonderful new collection of original art by female cartoonists of the 80’s and 90’s. Read and see pictures HERE. Philippe Leblanc reviews a number of Shee Phon‘s comics over on The Comics Beat – check out his take on her “progressive and personal” work HERE. Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristin Radtke has been getting mixed reviews – over on The Comics Journal Greg Hunter is pretty clear about not liking it – and I find myself thankful that some people are still willing to talk about what makes certain comics poor works of art and storytelling. Check out the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum’s Digital Exhibit of work by Edwina Dumm! Zainab Akhtar is going for Critical Chips 2 – check out the Kickstarter HERE. Brigid Alverson writes about Svetlana Chmakova‘s career over on Publishers Weekly. Sarah Glidden has an on-the-spot autobio comic posted HERE. The celebration of Annie Koyama and Koyama Press’s 10th anniversary continues! Read about it over on Nekkei Voice. ———————————————————————————————— Suzy and Cecil – 8-4-17 – by Gabriella Tito ———————————————————————————————— Joanie and Jordie – 8-4-2017 – by Caleb Orecchio Share this page: [...]

Daniel Clowes Talk At The Bay Area Book Festival 2016

Chris Anthony DiazJuly 1, 2016The Diaz ArchiveDaniel Clowes talked with Ivory Madison at the Bay Area Book Festival, downtown Berkeley, Sunday, June 5, 2016. Dan also signed his latest Fantagraphics graphic novel PATIENCE, THE COMPLETE EIGHTBALL 1-18 SPECIAL EDITION and also advanced copies of the WILSON paperback. Photo color by Graham Willcox Share this page: [...]

01/21/2016

Juan FernándezJanuary 21, 2016NewsHello world, Frank’s got your coverage of what has been going on with the Rowhouse so far over at the Comics Journal. Big things happening come February 1st… Bill expounds on the glory that is Kevin Huizenga’s Gloriana on camera in Bill’s Remedial Comics #1. Watch and and see what all the fuss is about. oh and did you hear the news? You can catch Deforge, Drnaso, Chippendale on the East Coast for their Winter tour! Holy shit is right. Chippendale will be on tour promoting Puke Force, DeForge will be on tour promoting Big Kids, and Drnaso will be on tour for his debut of Beverly. Check out all the details here. Paper Jam – the Bushwick zine/comics hang out is just around the corner and they’ve started announcing exhibitors. Loads of new work to check out there if you want go hang out and talk comics/ pick up some new comics and zines. Stay abreast of their tumblr to get the low-down on who’ll be setting up shop. Kevin Czap is first up to bat. Oh and last but not least, we heard it through the grapevine that Lenny the pug has been getting pretty down what with the dark days spent indoors in Pittsburgh. Maybe you could help cheer Lenny up with some love over at the Lenny Fan Club Mailbox? Share this page: [...]

Clowes and Nadel in Conversation (2010)

Juan FernándezMarch 21, 2016Interviews / The Diaz ArchiveChris Anthony Diaz has passed along this video he shot, for us to share with you: the Daniel Clowes spotlight panel from 2010’s Alternative Press Expo(APE), with Dan Nadel. Of interest since it dovetails Clowes’ 2016 tour for the release of Patience. This video gives a lot of insight indirectly to Patience. Comic book match ups, Burne Hogarth yelling, EC Horror comics, the disappointment in comics history, public vs. private characters, and life in the letters columns, it’s all here. Many thanks to Chris Anthony Diaz for documenting this conversation. Stay up to date with Diaz’s work here: folkloreshed.tumblr.com/ Share this page: [...]

09/26/2018

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 by Juan Fernández

Juan here with a Hannah K. Lee interview by Chris Diaz from 2015 and our upcoming workshops at Cartoon Crossroads Columbus

Here on the site we’ve got an interview of Hannah K. Lee by Chris Anthony Diaz.

This interview was conducted in 2015 via email.
Chris Anthony Diaz: In Shoes Over Bills no. 2, there’s a dichotomy in the page layout of materialism and desires (shoes) on the left side of the two-page spread and monthly obligations and needs (bills) on the right side of the spread, rendered in your colorful, stylized, retro graphics and typography. It’s a potent expression of what choices a young woman faces, enticed by beauty to spend her earnings on. Like two sides of a debate, one side wooing her to buy gratification in possessions or the other side pitching her to commit to practicality, like eating. How did this zine come about for you and what was the original impetus of this theme? (The dichotomy appears again in Everyone Else Is Younger And More Talented, so it appears to be a theme or expression that you are concerned with.)

Hannah K. Lee: Issues #2: Shoes over Bills was first a smaller chapter of a bigger project I wanted to do called No Money Mo Problems, A “lifestyle guide for impoverished freelancers”. A lot of those ideas were stupid, so I extracted Shoes over Bills and made it its own project. I started it right before I started my corporate day job, when I was learning about boring adult things like money management and regular visits to the dentist.

This weekend, the Comics Workbook team will be in Columbus for Cartoon Crossroads Columbus(CXC). We’ll be focused on facilitating comics creation for attendees this time around. We are offering 3 hours of comics workshops across the weekend and will have drop in activities and take home workbooks at our table on the marketplace floor. This is the first time we lean into the education mindset fully so we’re excited to see how it goes! If you’re in Columbus, be sure to stop by and say hello.

I’ve just taken a moment to review the programming for the weekend and the quality is off the charts. Cartoon Crossroads Columbus’ programming is incredible. The amount of things happening in just one hour on Saturday at the Columbus Metropolitan is crazy! Needless to say, if you like comics, get yourself to Columbus this weekend to meet and engage with the finest makers of comics in North America.

Don’t believe me? At 2pm, the following events will all be going on concurrently in the library:

Cartooning In The Time Of Trump, Part One: Mid-Term Mania
A Life’s Work with Lynn Johnston, Jason Lutes, Jim Woodring
Spotlight On Hartley Lin And Young Frances
Radical Praxis In Comics: Comics Practice As A Way Of Life And Community
Katie Skelly Spotlight

Talk about hitting it out of the ballpark.

I know I shouldn’t be surprised by this week of superb comics programming coming from the CXC organizing team and all their partners, but it’s really hitting me the degree to which this is the USA’s Angoulême. What a time to be alive making comics…

That’s it for now! See you in Columbus.

09-26-2018 – by Niall Breen

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Comics Workbook

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Juan Fernández

Posted on September 26, 2018September 26, 2018

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A Studio Visit with Steven Weissman

Chris Anthony DiazJune 6, 2016The Diaz ArchiveBe on the lookout for Steven’s upcoming book LOOKING FOR AMERICA’S DOG from FANTAGRAPHICS this September, and the awesome BUTTER AND BLOOD from RETROFIT is out now. And you can purchase original art and merch directly from Steven. Photos taken in Little Armenia, Los Angeles, Thursday, May 19 2016 and color by Graham Willcox. Thanks Steven! Share this page: [...]

01/16/2018

Aaron CockleJanuary 15, 2018NewsAaron today with Richard Hell; 2 from Liana Finck; The representation of the Spanish Civil War in North-American comic strips ————————————————————————————————— Richard Hell’s Small Press Publishing At White Columns: White Columns will host a small exhibition of Richard Hell’s 50-year history – 1968-2018 – as a small press writer, publisher, editor and designer. Hell, under his original name of Richard Meyers, began his first small literary magazine and press at the age of 17, shortly after arriving in New York City. The magazine was called Genesis : Grasp, as was the press. Genesis : Grasp ran for six issues (numbers 1-5/6, 1968 – 1971), and also released three authors’ first books and two folders of broadsheets. Richard’s small press endeavors have proceeded, under a variety of names (Ernie Stomach, Theresa Stern, Richard Meyers; Genesis : Grasp Press, Dot Books, CUZ Editions …), up through the present, in publications often typeset and printed, as well as designed, by Hell. ————————————————————————————————— A Loner’s Guide to Planning and Cancellation + The Distance Test Some recent work from Liana Finck. At Topic At Catapult ————————————————————————————————— Francisco Manuel Sáez de Adana Herrero on The representation of the Spanish Civil War in North-American comic strips. The 204th meeting of the NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at 7pm at The New School, University Center, 63 Fifth Ave, UL 105 (lower level). PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION. Free and open to the public. The North-American comic strip of the early twentieth century has manifested itself, on many occasions, as a powerful means of transmission of history. In that role, the form of reproduction is a determinant factor since the comic strips were published together with the news of the time and, for that reason, they had an audience of several million readers. Many times the comic strips played the role of showing the public what was happening outside the United States, especially in the years before Pearl Harbor, when American society was more concerned with what was happening within its own borders than with international events. This study shows how an event such as the Spanish Civil War is represented in the comic strips of the late 30’s and how this shows the American society’s position towards this conflict. Francisco Sáez de Adana is Professor at the the Franklin Institute of American Studies of the University of Alcalá in Spain. He works as a comic scholar, mainly focused on American comics, interested in that medium as a way to depict historical events. He has published five chapters in books, seven papers in Spanish and international journals, and several communications In international conferences. He imparted a seminar on Miton Caniff and American culture at the University of Salerno in Italy. He organizes a summer course on comics imparted in the University of Alcalá which is celebrated annually from 2014. ————————————————————————————————— Share this page: [...]

10/12/206

Juan FernándezOctober 12, 2016los Cómics / NewsJuan les presenta: Tierra de fanzines; Teen Wolf de Fosfatina Ediciones; Catalina Bu en La Polola; Laura Andrea Garzón con Aidan Koch; Puño en el Tiempo; “Animal Collective” el cómic europeo de vanguardia; Los Space Riders se acercan; y MAS! ————————————————————————————————— Comics Workbook participará en dos festivales ESTE fin de semana: En el Reino Unido The Lakes International Comic Art Festival, Octubre 14-16. Frank Santoro, Aidan Koch, and Connor Willumsen en Kendal, UK. Buscános para y visita la mesa 67 en el Comics Clocktower para conocer a Oliver East y Jack Brougham, entre otros. Tendremos 3 talleres especiales, “Visual Poetry” con Aidan Koch, “The Hammer Party” con Connor Willumsen y “Composition Competition” con Frank Santoro. Las entradas para los eventos principales en el Festival Internacional de Lagos Arte cómico de este año están a la venta.ickets for the main events at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival are on sale now. Visita nuestra página de eventos para más información.. En los Estados Unidos Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, October 13-16. Ofreciendo talleres y tendremos libros de venta. Júntate con la boca y dibujantes Alexa bar y Kurt Ankeny para disfrutar un fin de semana Juan llenísimo y de creación de cómics. Examinarémos el arte y la cuadricula, uniendo las pracitcas artísticas de Berg y Ankeny junto con la disciplina y el ritmo de la cuadricula, según lo principios establecidos por Frank Santoro. Cuatro horas a través de dos días, llenas de la exploración de una variedad de técnicas y métodos – que inspirarán el principiante, y desafiarán al dibujante avancado. Cómics como el jazz; cómics como la arquitectura; cómo una simple tarjeta de índice puede transformar su proceso de secuenciación y la narración. El horario completo del Festival CXC esta disponible AQUI. ————————————————————————————————— ⚡ Gerardo Vilches anuncia “Tierra de Fanzines” una nueva iniciativa en su blog. ¡Fanzines, todo fanzines! ⚡ Fosfatina ha sacado una nueva antologia: Teen Wolf – Mejores amigas, selfies, transmutaciones en la cancha, superpedos, misiones secretas, hombres malos, drama adolescente, sexo tinaguer, coreografías licántropas… y lo que queda por llegar. Así reza la entrada de esta maravillosa serie creada y alojada por TIK TOK y que ahora aparece recopilada y extendida en este volumen, que ahora se publica en colaboración con FOSFATINA. ⚡ Escucha la nueva edición de @lapololapodcast, un podcast del cómic femenino con Sol Díaz Castillo y Marcela Trujillo: En este capítulo las chicas conversan con Catalina Bu acerca de cómo: … Empezó en el mundo del dibujo, la soledad de venirse a santiago a estudiar, el tema de lo cotidiano, la aceptación de uno mismo en la forma en que tenemos de dibujar, cuestionamos al “éxito” impuesto desde afuera y recomendamos varios libros, entre muchas cosas más. Póngale play! [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/286263657″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] ⚡ Laura Andrea Garzón habla con Aidan Koch en Colombia – De camino al taller hablamos de la estructura laberíntica del barrio. Pienso que es una buena estructura para perderse o para jugar a las escondidas. Curiosamente es algo que se repite en la exhibición de la que ha hablado Aidan. Me interesan los laberintos, aunque no son propiamente juegos. Uno sabe por donde entra pero no puede estar muy seguro de por dónde va a salir. Está esta idea de que se puede ganar o que se puede salir pero no es necesariamente cierta, no es la manera en que funciona la realidad. Usar estas figuras de manera metafórica es lo que más me llama la atención a la hora de incorporarlas en mi trabajo. ⚡ Puño en el Tiempo – ¿Desde pequeño tuvo talento para dibujar? Yo no creo en el talento, creo en el trabajo y en las horas de experiencia. Siempre he sido muy mal dibujante, pero he dibujado tanto que inevitablemente he tenido resultados. Dibujar es fallar miserablemente una y otra vez. Por eso hay mucha gente que lo deja, porque estamos acostumbrados a recibir recompensas inmediatamente y para dibujar bien hay que hacer entre 3.000 y 10.000 dibujos, según tu habilidad para aprender. Entonces, lo que he sido siempre es muy obstinado. ⚡ No te pierdes esta exhibicion – Animal Collective – en Madrid. En un lugar puedes saborear la vanguardia de cómics internacionales. Uuf, que delicia! Solo tenemos que pasear diez metros y habremos visto cuales son los proyectos más innovadores y auténticos del cómic europeo. De Finlandia a Austria pasando por Noruega, Letonia o Bélgica sin olvidar Barcelona o Madrid. Todo es parte de una exposición que pretende ofrecer una amplia visión de los movimientos artísticos y las tendencias colectivas que trabajan la viñeta en la actualidad. Es Animal Collective y se podrá ver en la cuarta planta de Centro Centro madrileño (Plaza de Cibeles, 1) hasta el 29 de enero de 2017. ⚡ SPACE RIDERS – el segundo volumen llegara el año que viene en 2017. Alexis Ziritt y Fabian Rangel Jr. nos vienen FULL FORCE. No se lo pierdan! Apurate y lee el primer volumen cuando puedas! Apúrate, apúrate y lée di el primer volumen cuando puedas! ————————————————————————————————— Echa un vistazo a este medallón estilo Pompeii! “Le encargué a la gran Airi Maeno que hiciera unos medallones de plata con sede fuera de mis dibujos. Este dibujo viende de mi libro Pompeii. Es algo que puedo imaginar que alguien se pondría hace dos mil años. Un simple medallón de un ser querido. Un retrato. Algo permanente para desafiar a la desaparición”. – Frank Santoro Puedes comprar uno aquí! ————————————————————————————————— hasta la próxima, Juan Share this page: [...]

12/21/2016

Juan FernándezDecember 21, 2016los Cómics / NewsJuan con un poquito sobre Sandwich Mixto, Save the Fanzine, el primer encuentro de auto-editoras del cómic realizado por mujeres feministas “COMIQUERAS”, GRAF busca voluntarios, Alexis Ziritt y Fabian Rangel Jr., Tenderete 13, Inés Estrada y más! Hace un año oir hablar de Sandwich Mixto. Estaba en ruta desde Madrid a Zaragoza y alguien en el tren me conto sobro una fanzine-o-teca en el mercado San Antón Martín. No entendi bien como funcionaba, pero me recorde el nombre, Sandwich Mixto. Hasta enero del 2015, Sandwich Mixto fue un estudio de diseño, fanzinería y bar que se encuentraba en uno de los puestos del Mercado de Antón Martín, uno de los más antiguos y tradicionales de Madrid. Hoy en dia es mejor pensar en Sandwich Mixto como una isla móvil. Es a la vez una editorial, taller y estudio de arte y estudio de diseño. Virginia de Diego – Nacimos como una iniciativa –valga la redundancia– mixta, cuyo objetivo es la creación, distribución y difusión de la cultura local, independiente y de calidad (de a lo largo y ancho de nuestra geografía), estando enfocada especialmente en las prácticas editoriales independientes, su gráfica y metodología, o aquellas en las que el formato libro es algo más que un libro. El año pasado se mudaron desde aquí… Hasta aquí Quieres aprender más? Leé te esta entrevista en Fanzinant o sientate un ratito con Virginia de Diego y disfruta lo que fue Sandwich Mixto. Imaginate con una birra en la mano y un fanzine fresco en la otra! Un proyecto, muy especial, que el equipo de Sandwich Mixto mantiene en línea, es SAVE THE FANZINE. Pienso que la siguiente cita es muy interesante con respeto a la idea del fanzine, la autoedicion y como creamos sentido de nuestras vidas. “Who knows their own story? Certainly it makes no sense when we are living in the midst of it. It’s all just clamour and confusion. It only becames a story when we tell it and retell it. Our small precious recollections. That we speak again and again to ourselves or to others. First, creating the narrative of our lives, and keeping the story from dissolving into the darkness…” Nick Cave, 20.000 Days on Earth SAVE THE FANZINE is a digital and online archive for self-published books. Not intended to replace the physical object, its purpose is to pay homage to the self-publising culture and to record these unique publications. It’s a killer record of contemporary zine making in Spain! Make an account and take dip. Water’s fine. Ponte a explorar, estos fanzines son increíbles. Este proyecto es una joya que no deja de darme inspiración. Cómics y noticias que me han llamado la atencion: TRUEKBLOG comenta sobre el primer encuentro de auto-editoras del cómic realizado por mujeres feministas “COMIQUERAS” en Santiago, Chile GRAF busca voluntarios para su próxima edición en Barcelona #GRAFBCN2017 Alexis Ziritt y Fabian Rangel Jr. se reunen para traernos SPACE RIDERS GALAXY OF BRUTALITY #1 -scheduled to debut this March now has an online preview! Dale un vistazo. Tenderete 13 se acerca en Valencia, España! Han anunciado los participantes. Puedes encontrarlos en su tumblr. Tendra lugar el 4 y 5 de Enero. Inés Estrada ha compartido un trozito de su cómic, Alienación #1. Leélo y compra #1-#3 si te gusta! From Comics Workbook: Suzy and Cecil 12-21-16 by Sally Ingraham ⚡️Comics Workbook anuncia el comienzo del semestre de invierno del Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers – el curso empieza 29.21.2016! Curso de 8 semanas – 500 dolares – 10 estudiantes – presentate para el curso! Email santoroschoolATgmail for more details. Direcciones para la Solicitud de Ingreso al Santoro School : -3 figure drawings done on blank 3″ x 5″ index cards -3 landscape drawings done on blank 3″ x 5″ index cards -3 still life drawings done on blank 3″ x 5″ cards -draw in a contour line style – Think Matisse – no under-drawing – draw directly in ink -just send small jpgs of images – dont post to your blog pls -specific url links to any comics work you have done. Manda tu solicitud a: santoroschoolATgmail hasta la proxima, juan Share this page: [...]

02/17/2017

Sally IngrahamFebruary 16, 2017NewsHappy Friday! Sally here with another amazing group of cartoonists and comics scholars – joining me today are Lucy Caswell, Mickey Z, Dominique Goblet, Jillian Fleck, Vanesa R. Del Rey, Gabriella Tito, Caitlin Rose Boyle, and many more. I invite YOU to join me as well in celebrating a special anniversary! ————————————————————————————————— The Lucy Caswell Research Award is roaring to life! The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum is partnering with the Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation to create an endowment that will provide funding for comics scholars to travel to Columbus, OH, and conduct research at the BICLM. The Will and Ann Eisner Family Foundation issued a challenge – if the BICLM and Ohio State University Libraries can raise $35, 000, they will match that amount, generating $70, 000 for comics scholars. During the “Buckey Love” campaign over the last week, the Libraries raised $11, 061 which is a tremendous start to the project! You can make a gift to the Lucy Caswell Research Award HERE. The Award is named after the great Lucy Shelton Caswell, Professor Emerita at Ohio State University and founding curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. “Prior to her retirement, her scholarly work and teaching focused on the history of newspaper comic strips and the history of American editorial cartoons. She has curated more than seventy-five cartoon-related exhibits and is the author of several articles and books, the most recent being the revised edition of Billy Ireland. Caswell is co-editor of The Ohio State University Press Studies in Cartoons and Comics series. She also serves as the vice president of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, the annual citywide celebration of cartoon art.“ It’s hard to actually put into words the importance of Lucy in the comics community, and this award is just one of many ways that her influence will continue to impact the coming generations. More details about the award can be found HERE. ————————————————————————————————— In Mickey Z‘s recent interview with Frank Santoro about risography (HERE on The Comics Journal) she mentioned that she was experimenting with online comics. I immediately went on a hunt for them, and found the (mostly) daily comic that she has been publishing on Instagram for awhile – Space Academy 123 (the latest episode is pictured above)! It is a hilarious story about “space school” that I insist you go and read NOW. Once you’re in the Mickey Z mood check out her RAV collection from Youth and Decline – HERE. She is a cartoonist to keep on your radar – she’s always making terrific work and doing interesting collaborations while holding up her corner of the comics community tent in Providence, RI! ————————————————————————————————— Paste Magazine has a review of Dominique Goblet‘s Pretending is Lying (translated by Sophie Yanow). “In many ways, the book is a mess. The narrative is scattered and patchy, and the characters are often frustrating. On the other hand, it holds an immediate power. Goblet conveys her messy childhood, her difficult relationships with her parents and her lasting problems from her upbringing. The mess is the point, even if it can feel smothering. If pretending is lying (something one character says to another in the heat of anger), these pages avoid deception by being as raw and direct as Goblet can render them. Characters also lie to one another (or to themselves) throughout. It’s complicated. Life is complicated. There’s no clear, overarching storyline because forcing experience into a narrative is a kind of lying.” – Hillary Brown This is the latest release from New York Review Comics, an fairly new imprint that has already published a bunch of really neat comics, including some of my favorite books from last year – the reissue of Mark Beyer’s Agony, the collection of Glen Baxter’s wild single-panel gag strips, and Pushwagner’s Soft City. I’m excited to see what else they put out, and will definitely be taking some time with Dominique Goblet’s Pretending is Lying soon. Read the whole Paste review HERE. ————————————————————————————————— Rob Clough recently reviewed Jillian Fleck‘s Lake Jehovah. “Jillian Fleck’s debut book Lake Jehovah is the sort that an artist with a lot to say tends to throw at the world; there are multiple levels of meaning, metaphor and symbol in the comic that take a long time to unpack, along with a complex visual playbook that riffs on all sorts of formal tricks like the use of the grid and repeating visual motifs. Fortunately for the reader, Fleck was up to the task that she set for herself in telling a story of multiple apocalypses, mysterious illnesses, horny demons and talking animals, and a remarkable balance of the absurd and the deadly serious. Along the way, there’s a serious examination of the value of poetry, the utility of language in general and a restless exploration of gender and sexuality, It’s done with a humane and sympathetic take on all of the characters, no matter their experiences.“ Read the rest HERE! Get a copy of the book from Conundrum Press. Jillian is an alum of the Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers and a member of the Comics Workbook Roller Derby League. ————————————————————————————————— Vanesa R. Del Rey‘s artwork launched Marvel’s Scarlet Witch back in 2015, and then the series continued with collaborations between writer James Robinson and a number of other artists. Keeping things mixed up like this was always the intent of the series. Now, Vanesa returns with issue #15 – out on February 22nd 2017! There’s an interview with her over on Marvel News and some preview pages of her inks for the story – check it out HERE. Be sure to follow Vanesa in Instagram, where she shares tons of process drawings and other artwork – @vrdelrey – and check out the Comics Workbook publication The Art of Vanesa R. Del Rey HERE. ————————————————————————————————— Women Who Write About Comics is expanding their reach through a publishing project – their new imprint, Bleating Heart Press, will be releasing Secrets of the Goat People #1: Voice (above) in late March 2017. “In this inaugural double issue, you’ll find 40+ pages of original comics, illustrations, and prose from 17 international creators. Learn about the power of silence, how a superhero finds her inner strength, the strength of goat women, and what it means for these creators’ voices to be heard.“ This website is a great resource for comics news and reviews – take a minute to explore it. Recent posts include this roundup of mini reviews of work by Anya Davidson, Eleanor Davis, and more – HERE. ————————————————————————————————— The A.V. Club offers up a review of Marvel’s new series The Unstoppable Wasp: “Written by Jeremy Whitley with art by Elsa Charretier and colorist Megan Wilson, The Unstoppable Wasp is a book full of good intentions: It focuses on bringing girls into the male-dominated STEM field (including backmatter interviews with real-life female STEM professionals), features a cast of characters from different ethnic backgrounds, and prioritizes fun and compassion in its storytelling. The artwork from Charretier and Wilson is dynamic, expressive, and bright, with imaginative layouts and detailed linework, particularly when it comes to the messy science lab environments. Charretier has quickly risen through the ranks of comic artist with her animated, effervescent style, and she’s the perfect artist to handle a story about a joyful new superhero.” – Oliver Sava Sounds pretty good, right? The reviewer makes a point of noting, however, that this is yet another series where a female hero is being written by a man. “That’s not to say that every book about a female superhero should have a woman writing it, but the overall message of The Unstoppable Wasp makes it difficult to ignore the lack of female creators in superhero comics while most of Marvel’s superheroine titles are written by men.” – Oliver Sava This is followed by a hefty list of Marvel stories with female leads that are being written by men. At least the rest of the creative team for The Unstoppable Wasp are women – check out more work by Elsa Charretier and Megan Wilson! The A.V. Club piece can be read in full HERE – and among the four comics reviews is a nice write up about Lady Castle, so bonus! ————————————————————————————————— From the Comics Workbook TV archives – Frank met up with Caitlin Rose Boyle around the time the first issue of Jonsey was released. Check out more of Caitlin’s work HERE. We’re up to issue #10 of Jonsey now – read about Jonsey’s recent adventures as an activist HERE. ————————————————————————————————— It’s my Comics Workbook Daily News 1 Year Anniversary! I’ve been with you on 50 of the past 52 Fridays and shone my face plenty of other days too. It has been tremendously satisfying to keep an eye on the comics scene and share what I think is interesting and important with this community. Thanks for hanging out with me and the rest of the CW News team for a year and more – we look forward to continuing to provide quality content and commentary for many years to come. For the record, here’s my first Friday Daily News post! ————————————————————————————————— Popsicle Sticks Julia Wertz‘s The Infinite Wait and Other Stories is reviewed on Fantasy Literature. Reminder to check out Fiona Smyth‘s weekly strip – CHEEZ. Last I checked there were 499 drawings posted there! Emma Lawson reviews Jessica Campbell‘s Hot or Not: 20th Century Male Artists over on Comics Alliance. One of my favorite comics from last year. The Argentinian women’s comics collective Chicks on Comics has released a fanzine – you can view it on Issuu – HERE. It includes work by 150 women from around the world. A reviewer on Forbes believes that Emil Ferris‘ My Favorite Things Are Monsters is about to transform graphic literature – find out how HERE. The Comics Journal has the first long form interview with Emil Ferris EVER – check out Part 1. Jessica Abel blogs about working smarter, not harder, even in your creative life. She is also offering a “live-journal” experience to subscribers who wish to follow her current project – writing and publishing a book about creative focus in 3 months. Check it out. Can we talk about the fact that Jillian Tamaki, creator of SuperMutant Magic Academy, and co-author of This One Summer, also makes the most incredible quilts (pictured below)?! In my mind there is a strong connection between quilting and comics. See more of her work HERE. ————————————————————————————————— Announcing the Spring Semester of thee Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers! The course starts March 7th 2017. Apply by February 26th to get 100 bux off! The course is 8 weeks long – payment plans are available. Application guidelines: – 3 figure drawings done on blank 3 x 5 index cards – 3 landscape drawings done on blank 3 x 5 index cards – 3 still life drawings done on blank 3 x 5 cards – draw in a contour line style –think Matisse – no under-drawing – draw directly in ink – just send small jpgs of images – dont post to your blog pls – send specific url links to any comics work you have done. If you haven’t done comics before that is not a problem. Email santoroschoolATgmail to apply! More details HERE. ————————————————————————————————— Blinkers – 2-17-2017 – by Jack Brougham ————————————————————————————————— Suzy and Cecil – 2-17-2017 – by Gabriella Tito ————————————————————————————————— Joanie and Jordie – 2-17-2017 – by Caleb Orecchio ————————————————————————————————— Cozytown – 2-17-2017 – Juan Fernandez Share this page: [...]

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