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	<title>Inkstuds</title>
	
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	<description>The Radioshow About Comix.</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Inkstuds is the Citr's answer to the wonderful world of comix. Hosted by Robin McConnell and rotated cast of sidekicks, Inkstuds explores the underbelly of the comic world, interviewing some of today's top creators. Inkstuds focuses on underground and ind</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Inkstuds is the Citr's answer to the wonderful world of comix. Hosted by Robin McConnell and rotated cast of sidekicks, Inkstuds explores the underbelly of the comic world, interviewing some of today's top creators. Inkstuds focuses on underground and indy comix from publishers like Fantagraphics, Top Shelf, Drawn and Quarterly and more. Each week, we interview a different creator to get their unique perspective on comix and discuss their own interesting and upcoming works. No creator too big or too small to be interviewed. The talent interviewed, ranges from the legends of alternative comix, to some kid who has only put out a couple of mini's, all with something new and interesting to share to the reading public. Inkstuds is on &lt;a href="http://www.citr.ca"&gt;Citr&lt;/a&gt; Radio on Thursdays between 2:00 - 3:00pm.</itunes:summary>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you think of a cartoonist mixtape as an addition to the inkstuds podcasts? 
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		<title>Inkstuds Dirtybird</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started doing the Inkstuds show, many years ago, I had my good friend Robin Bougie design me a flyer. Knowing me as well as he does, Bougie creator a wonderfully awkward image of a bird type person as my stand in for radio show hosting. I have the nick-name Dirtybird that was [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[When I first started doing the Inkstuds show, many years ago, I had my good friend Robin Bougie design me a flyer. Knowing me as well as he does, Bougie creator a wonderfully awkward image of a bird type person as my stand in for radio show hosting. I have the nick-name Dirtybird that was given to me when I used to play hockey with some friends and was known for not being particularly good, but scrappy as all hell. So that&#8217;s how we get the Inkstuds Dirtybird. My extremely self-indulgent habit of late, has been to commission cartoonists to do their versions. I am really happy with what I have been getting in the mail. You may have already seen the Joseph Bergin III image that I posted a couple of weeks ago. Today, I got another amazing piece. Many thanks to Paul Hornschemeier for lower his standards and taking my filthy money and turning out something truly terrible and wonderful. I was going to save this for my upcoming major good news, but I couldn&#8217;t wait.

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		<title>Troy Little</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Troy Little&#8217;s Angora Napkin is fine, fun little gem of a comic. Its one of those books where you can tell that the creator is having lots of fun making it. He also has Chiaroscuro, which seems to take on the darker part of Troy&#8217;s imagination.

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Troy Little&#8217;s Angora Napkin is fine, fun little gem of a comic. Its one of those books where you can tell that the creator is having lots of fun making it. He also has Chiaroscuro, which seems to take on the darker part of Troy&#8217;s imagination.

<br/><a href="http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20090709-143127-to-20090709-152500.mp3">Download Troy LIttle</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Caitlin Black</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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I picked up Caitlin Black&#8217;s work after seeing it being nominated for Doug Wright award. I really enjoyed the three books that i pick up and look forward to seeing more work by this new Canadian talent.
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I picked up Caitlin Black&#8217;s work after seeing it being nominated for Doug Wright award. I really enjoyed the three books that i pick up and look forward to seeing more work by this new Canadian talent.
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		<title>Lauren Weinstein</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s been awhile since I laughed this hard in an interview. Lauren Weinstein was a lot of fun to talk to, and I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did. Lauren&#8217;s work includes Girl Stories, Goddess of War, and Inside Vineyland. Lauren brings a unique view to comics that really expands on [...]]]></description>
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It&#8217;s been awhile since I laughed this hard in an interview. Lauren Weinstein was a lot of fun to talk to, and I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did. Lauren&#8217;s work includes Girl Stories, Goddess of War, and Inside Vineyland. Lauren brings a unique view to comics that really expands on the artist aesthetics. 
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		<title>Prologue by Kenan Rubenstein</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Review by Carrie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I opened Kenans small envelope with excitement. What manner of comic goodness (or badness) would be inside? And thats why, though Prologue, a one-page comic in booklet form that unfolds as the plot does, is available online in its entirety, I suggest getting a paper copy, so that you too can find out what comes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I opened Kenans small envelope with excitement. What manner of comic goodness (or badness) would be inside? And thats why, though Prologue, a one-page comic in booklet form that unfolds as the plot does, is available online in its entirety, I suggest getting a paper copy, so that you too can find out what comes in small packages.
Prologues story concerns a shy guy at a party. With each unfolding of the comic, a new thought or event occurs in what proves to be a too good to be true night for him. Although the whole awkward-guy-finally-meets-adored-girl set up is overused in short story alternative comics, but I wanted to see where Kenan was going to take it and in the end I wasnt disappointed.

By getting creative with grays, Kenan sets the rollicking party scene and night streetscapes apart from the romantic drama happening in them. His main characters are in richly shadowed black and white, also highlighting the intense quality of their interaction.
Prologue is a good example of form dictating narrative flow. Id like to see more of these Oubliettes (French for secret dungeons) and how Kenan continues to work with the folded form.
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		<title>Jin &amp; Jam 1 by Hellen Jo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:40:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember those post-apocalyptic 80s movies where the world is all teenagers and everybody roams in packs and smokes and is bad? Hellen Jos world is kind of like that except everybody is thirteen years old and Asian.

We are introduced to Jam and Hank, two greasy, smoking, kids fucking around outside of a church [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Do you remember those post-apocalyptic 80s movies where the world is all teenagers and everybody roams in packs and smokes and is bad? Hellen Jos world is kind of like that except everybody is thirteen years old and Asian.

We are introduced to Jam and Hank, two greasy, smoking, kids fucking around outside of a church somewhere in Californialand. When out of the church comes Jin, bored of rabid sermons on sin, long hair flowing and a disapproving remark on her lips, a strange alliance is born between her and Jam. Add Ting and Terng, foul-mouthed conjoined twins with an appetite for fighting, a potato chip beef at the bus stop and the healing power of rock n roll, and youve got the first issue of a kick ass fight comic all rolled up.
The story may be slight in this first issue, but the characters are so fully formed that theyre practically heaving with back story. Occasional non-instigatory dialogue bits hint at the kids larger worldviews in an effective way that doesnt break the action:
Why would they build a playground across from a bar?
So all the kids in town know where theyre going to end up.
However, all that would be nothing without Jos beautiful, intricate, black and white art. Her delicate lines sketch her coarse characters perfectly. There are visual cues to the characters secrets everywhere, like when Jin meets Jam for the first time, and Jams mischievous face is framed by wild and beautiful fish that seem to cloud Jins internal controls, signaling confusion ahead. The panels explode with the surreality of teenagedom, where every sound, smell and moment is amplified to an excruciating degree. Jo creatively uses traditional panel structure to animate the fight scenes, using the rigidity to somehow highlight the physicality of her characters in action.
I fell for Jin &#038; Jam after the second reading. Now that Im hooked I can only hope the next issues deliver more story with the biff bang pow.
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		<title>Second Thoughts by Niklas Asker</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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I really enjoyed Second Thoughts by Niklas Asker on an initial level. It&#8217;s quirky smart story of misguided love. Asker sets up a great story in a style similar to state side cartoonists, Nate Powell and Farel Dalrymple. He really plays with the black and white work bring the characters down to a basic level. [...]]]></description>
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I really enjoyed Second Thoughts by Niklas Asker on an initial level. It&#8217;s quirky smart story of misguided love. Asker sets up a great story in a style similar to state side cartoonists, Nate Powell and Farel Dalrymple. He really plays with the black and white work bring the characters down to a basic level. Asker leave allot to the readers imagination to put together parts of the story in their own heads. it&#8217;s something I really enjoy in a cartoonist. It is a similar flavour in vagueness to someone like Gipi or Simon Roy, but using a completely different genre. The main fallback is that it is too short. I am curious to see what he can come up with when dealing with a longer story and has more space to play with.
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		<title>Jordan Crane</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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Jordan Crane&#8217;s Uptight is one the last regular comics coming out nowadays. The series format is much like old issues of Love and Rockets or Yummy Fur, something that is a nice break in this &#8220;graphic novel&#8221; focused market. He has also been doing these incredible Silk Screen prints that blow my mind and as [...]]]></description>
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Jordan Crane&#8217;s Uptight is one the last regular comics coming out nowadays. The series format is much like old issues of Love and Rockets or Yummy Fur, something that is a nice break in this &#8220;graphic novel&#8221; focused market. He has also been doing these incredible Silk Screen prints that blow my mind and as well as a little series of comics called Non.
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		<title>Menstruation Station: Menarche Aboard! by Jen Vaughn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How could I resist? Though I didnt get my copy at a convention, and therefore missed out on the free tampon, there was no way I would miss a book with such bloody themes. 
Jen Vaughn is a MFA student at CCS. Her focus in Menstruation Station is less coming-of-age wah wahs and more fantasies [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How could I resist? Though I didnt get my copy at a convention, and therefore missed out on the free tampon, there was no way I would miss a book with such bloody themes. 
Jen Vaughn is a MFA student at CCS. Her focus in Menstruation Station is less coming-of-age wah wahs and more fantasies inspired by blood and blood production.  Safety Net is a circus love story gone down the drain and the inside of a vagina, VIP Seats is about sacrifices people make for the rock and roll lifestyle, and Charms is a funny, Buffy-style take on teenage witchery. So Now You Are a Woman is the only take on menarche proper, and instead of being smug and reassuring like most stories about that first bloody day, its a negative (and very true) rendering of the experience.
The four short stories and assorted extras in the mini show her facility depicting motion and the emotions of the characters through facial expression. The inky brushwork in concert with light, deft lines, add a lushness to some of her subjects (hair, shadows, blood fountains) and move your eye around each panel. Perhaps Im a bit old-fashioned, but my reading experience would have been a bit better if each story had a title panel, or some other way of signaling the start of a new story. 
Because Vaughns character design is so good, I wanted the stories to be longer and fuller. I am looking forward to the next installment.
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		<title>The Bridge Project review by Robin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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The Bridge Project is one of the more delightful anothologies that I have read in a while. It has all the markings of a good indie anthology, a simple theme that is easy to follow, and strong creators that were chosen for the project. The concept is pretty simple, a cartoonists from Portland and San [...]]]></description>
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The Bridge Project is one of the more delightful anothologies that I have read in a while. It has all the markings of a good indie anthology, a simple theme that is easy to follow, and strong creators that were chosen for the project. The concept is pretty simple, a cartoonists from Portland and San Francisco collaborate on stories. The nice thing about it, is that while some stories are about the cities the creators live in, they avoid the easy trappings of all being autobio stries of being cartoonists in cool communities(although that is the case with a couple of the stories, it&#8217;s ok, because it&#8217;s not the majority).
Some of the favs in the book, include a nice balance piece by superstars Rina Ayuyang and Erika Moen. It highlights some of the wonders and joys of their own home towns, with the collaboration seem to be based on shared ideas but they still work independtly to their own strengths. Scott Campbell and Graham Annable team up for completely insane sea chantey that can only come from their combined minds. David Chelsea works solo for story of one mans differences and experiences between the two cities.
Overall, I am pretty happy with this book, I think people should take note of work that has gone into this book and see what goes into making a quality indy anthology.
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		<title>T. Edward Bak</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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T. Edward Bak&#8217;s Service industry is high on my list of comics that you haven&#8217;t read yet, but really should. Since putting that out, he has a great ongoing story begining in Mome 15, Drawn and Quarterly Showcase 5 and the great anthology, Orchid(worth picking up just for Lasky&#8217;s adaptation of the Raven alone). He [...]]]></description>
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T. Edward Bak&#8217;s Service industry is high on my list of comics that you haven&#8217;t read yet, but really should. Since putting that out, he has a great ongoing story begining in Mome 15, Drawn and Quarterly Showcase 5 and the great anthology, Orchid(worth picking up just for Lasky&#8217;s adaptation of the Raven alone). He also did a couple of great pieces that are on the National Geographic site from his trip to Alaska.
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		<title>Noah Van Sciver</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Noah Van Sciver makes some great self publish comics that read like they came from the mind of a crazed hobo. Seriously, they are great. Check out Blammo and his story in the Mome 15.
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Noah Van Sciver makes some great self publish comics that read like they came from the mind of a crazed hobo. Seriously, they are great. Check out Blammo and his story in the Mome 15.
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		<title>Scott McCloud on Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
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For the conclusion of my own going interviews regarding comics as a form of media, Scott McCloud. I am really thankful for Scott taking the time to chat with me, given the importance of Understanding Comics in courses on comics, it is vital to have him taking part in an ongoing dialogue on comics.
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For the conclusion of my own going interviews regarding comics as a form of media, Scott McCloud. I am really thankful for Scott taking the time to chat with me, given the importance of Understanding Comics in courses on comics, it is vital to have him taking part in an ongoing dialogue on comics.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/090620%20Scott%20McCloud%20Comics%20as%20Media.mp3">Download Scott McCloud and Comics as Media</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Matt Madden on Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Matt Madden brings some really great idea&#8217;s from the artists point of view on Media topic.
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Matt Madden brings some really great idea&#8217;s from the artists point of view on Media topic.
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		<itunes:subtitle>Matt Madden brings some really great idea's from the artists point of view on Media topic.Download Matt Madden and Comics as Media </itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Jeet Heer on Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
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Jeet Heer brings some really interesting ideas to the table in regards to the formation and history of comics.
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Jeet Heer brings some really interesting ideas to the table in regards to the formation and history of comics.
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		<title>Tom Spurgeon on Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Here is the full interview with Tom Spurgeon for the Comics and Media Audiodoc.
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Here is the full interview with Tom Spurgeon for the Comics and Media Audiodoc.
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		<title>Eddie Campbell on Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Here is my conversation with Eddie Campbell, about comics as a form of media. I think you will be Surprised by what Eddie has to say.
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Here is my conversation with Eddie Campbell, about comics as a form of media. I think you will be Surprised by what Eddie has to say.
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		<title>Comics as a Form of Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
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This weeks Inkstuds is a little different. I put together an audio documentary as a project for school on the history of media. As you can no doubt guess, my interest is in comics and I try to do as many of my papers as possible on some kind of topic that has to do [...]]]></description>
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This weeks Inkstuds is a little different. I put together an audio documentary as a project for school on the history of media. As you can no doubt guess, my interest is in comics and I try to do as many of my papers as possible on some kind of topic that has to do with comics. This project is an audio documentary that looks at comics as a form of media in itself. I was lucky to get some really great guests that allowed me to subject them to my somewhat pedestrian questions.
Where do the roots of comics stand in regards to other forms of media?
How do comics work?
What were the strengths of early comics/weaknesses?
Was there a central use for comics?
How did that change with time?
How do modern comics compare with early examples? Is it a continuation?
When looking at the Mohamed comics controversy, is that an isolated incident, or does it hold a place in the greater scope of the medium?
Where does Werthams studies on juvenile delinquency belong in the development of the medium?
I will be posting the full interviews over the coming week, at a rate of one a day. The guests featured in this documentary include:
Jeet Heer - Co-Editor of A Comic Studies Reader, as well as countless articles about comics and introductions to collections like Krazy Kat and Walt and Skeezix.
Tom Spurgeon - His blog, www.comicsreporter.com is a resource that is respected across the comics industry for Toms journalistic integrity and in-depth coverage.

Matt Madden - Co-Author of Drawing Words and Writing Pictures and teaches cartooning at the School of Visual Arts in NYC.
Eddie Campbell - Cartoonist behind works like Alec, Bacchus, From Hell, Fate of the Artist and much more.
Scott McCloud - Author of Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics and Making Comics.



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		<title>Who are you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Hey Inkstudents. Tell me about yourself. I work in a Vacuum and would like to know who listens to the show. And tell you me what comic you have really enjoyed lately.
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		<title>Dater’s Dozen by Melaina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Dater&#8217;s Dozen by Melaina is a fun little mini. I really enjoyed this book. It&#8217;s the kind of autobio comic I enjoy, personal, friendly and does not take it self too seriously. The art is a nice simplistic style, that at times, is reminiscent of John Porcellino. The story itself, is an engaging journey following [...]]]></description>
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Dater&#8217;s Dozen by Melaina is a fun little mini. I really enjoyed this book. It&#8217;s the kind of autobio comic I enjoy, personal, friendly and does not take it self too seriously. The art is a nice simplistic style, that at times, is reminiscent of John Porcellino. The story itself, is an engaging journey following Melaina through a series of disastrous dates. The story makes me feel a little old at times, as I forget how painful  the awkwardness of attempted courtship could be. I am kind of surprised by the long list of mini comics that she has listed in the back of Dater&#8217;s Dozen, but this is the first thing that I have seen by her. I know that she is friends with MariNaomi, and you can see that carry over into this work in the type of story that she is telling. It&#8217;s not a direct type of related cartooning, but more like a similar grouping(do I make sense here). In the world of reading autobio comics by dudes, writing about their relationship mishaps, it&#8217;s nice to see it from the other side.
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		<title>Carol Tyler</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:57:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Carol Tyler&#8217;s books You&#8217;ll Never Know, Late Bloomer and The Job Thing, cover a very interesting and unique life. This is a pretty lively discussion, where we touch on alot of her work. It was such a good conversation, that we still had lots left to talk about. I hope she will be back on [...]]]></description>
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Carol Tyler&#8217;s books You&#8217;ll Never Know, Late Bloomer and The Job Thing, cover a very interesting and unique life. This is a pretty lively discussion, where we touch on alot of her work. It was such a good conversation, that we still had lots left to talk about. I hope she will be back on next year, when the second part to her You&#8217;ll Never Know series comes out.
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		<title>Runx Tales #1 by Matt Runkle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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This 22 page B&#38;W short story comic takes me back to my Xeroxed zine-reading days. Runx Tales chronicles the escapades of a West Coast, queer punk guy with a penchant for problematic men and marginal employment.
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This 22 page B&amp;W short story comic takes me back to my Xeroxed zine-reading days. Runx Tales chronicles the escapades of a West Coast, queer punk guy with a penchant for problematic men and marginal employment.
Inside you will learn why weddings are always gay affairs, how to ditch your dreads and stank rags and become a crust-puff, and the sinister intentions of Portland, OR wildlife. My favorite pieces are Cour dAlene and Thats Why I Am So Obsessed. The former tells the tale of a road trip Runx took with his Butch lesbian protectress to a small, hellish town in Northern Idaho to visit his grandmother. Their adventure is marred by a dash of homophobic harassment, but they end up drowning their sorrows in a special place called the Powderhouse Saloon. There is a part two, and I found myself wondering what happens next. The latter is an illustrated list of men that Runx became enamored with including a straight librarian in a bee suit and a velvet-wearing mansion-dweller.
While you might not like Runkles childlike art style, I think the handwriting and messy pages compliment his sense of humor and fun, frank storytelling.
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		<title>Papercutter 9, edited by Greg Means</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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With gorgeous covers by Aron Nels Steinke and Hellen Jo, Papercutter 9 sets the bar high in the lookin-good department. The standard is upheld with Nate Beattys interior cover urban scenes and the work by the aforementioned artists and other contributor Elijah Brubaker.
Steinkes story, He Lives in Our Basement I am Sure of It, is [...]]]></description>
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With gorgeous covers by Aron Nels Steinke and Hellen Jo, Papercutter 9 sets the bar high in the lookin-good department. The standard is upheld with Nate Beattys interior cover urban scenes and the work by the aforementioned artists and other contributor Elijah Brubaker.
Steinkes story, He Lives in Our Basement I am Sure of It, is a long auto-bio piece covering one dream, one house, one phone call and a ghost. As always, Steinkes art is cute and detailed, and his thick black and white lines create a comfortable atmosphere, even when the characters are freaking out. He makes good use of multiple panel sizes to frame his meandering story, but in the end, the story was a bit too long and aimless. Most disappointingly, the ghost, who is such a strong and intriguing figure in the cover image, is relegated to a bit character in Steinkes house-stalking neuroses.
Elijah Brubakers one-page Hubert and Ray story further develops the two misbegotten characters as they wander around town and talk about god. I had a pet duck named Frito. Oh yeah, what happened to him? Dog. 
Diamond Heights: A True Story by Hellen Jo, features a pair of drunken, foul-mouthed kids wandering around what looks like a deserted California suburb on an, I assume, stolen school day. When, at the top of a street they need to cross, shoeless and giggling twins appear, the girl is strangely affected. I love how easily Jo communicates the kids attitude and how it changes when the ghostly girls appear. The black skies and trees, intricate, vegetal backgrounds and cool camera angles add to the cinematically creepy feel. All the action may have only taken a few minutes, but Jo stretches it out and makes it tense and effective.
While this was not my favorite issue of Papercutter, I think Hellen Jos work makes it worth a read. I got the newest issue at MoCCA this weekend and Ill have a review of that soon.
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		<title>Dave Lapp</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Dave Lapp&#8217;s collection, Drop In, is a good example of the Canadian identity in cartooning. The stories cover a multicultural scope of experiences faced by impoverished children that Dave had worked with in an inner city art program.
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Dave Lapp&#8217;s collection, Drop In, is a good example of the Canadian identity in cartooning. The stories cover a multicultural scope of experiences faced by impoverished children that Dave had worked with in an inner city art program.
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		<title>Smell of Steve</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Brian Sendelbach joined me to discuss his treasury collection Planet of Beer. Brian is known for his great strip, Smell of Steve. He is also been a regular visitor to Vancouver, which is good in my books.
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Brian Sendelbach joined me to discuss his treasury collection Planet of Beer. Brian is known for his great strip, Smell of Steve. He is also been a regular visitor to Vancouver, which is good in my books.
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		<title>IVY, issues 1-3 by Sarah Oleksyk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Upon hearing the news that IVY #4 was finished, I decided that it was imperative to finally review the first three issues of Sarah Oleksyks excellent series. Chapter one introduces us to Maine high school seniors Ivy and her friends Marisa and Brad. Ivy is filled with teen rage and has artistic talent to burn. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Upon hearing the news that IVY #4 was finished, I decided that it was imperative to finally review the first three issues of Sarah Oleksyks excellent series. Chapter one introduces us to Maine high school seniors Ivy and her friends Marisa and Brad. Ivy is filled with teen rage and has artistic talent to burn. Like most kids her age she cant modulate her feelings"when a teacher gets on her nerves, she calls her a Nazi, when her friends are casually talking trash about a classmate, Ivy pipes in with I hate her! It looks like her face caught fire and somebody put it out with a pickaxe!

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Ivys attitude increases her isolation and feelings of persecution as the stress of senior years wears on. Despite her talent and encouragement from her school, Ivys mom wants her to skip art school for a practical degree like business, causing resentment and breeding secrets. Her friends begin leaving her out of their once-shared world as Ivy becomes more focused on why everything sucks. The guy she likes at school has a nasty girlfriend. So when a chance encounter with a boy at a Boston art fair provides a release from both horniness and her daily life, she throws herself into it. The plot doesnt hinge on any one of these details, but slowly draws the reader into Ivys world"even a reader who wouldnt go back to high school for anything.
A large part of why all of this works is Oleksyks amazing art. Her beautiful, fluid black lines capture movement and static details (like Ivys sketchbook drawings or footprints in the snow) equally well. Unlike her main character, the author doesnt need more figure work"her anatomy is perfect and effortless-looking, giving each character a unique and memorable physiognomy.
Though set in the present day, IVY feels a lot like a loving tribute to 90s teenagerhood, what with all the letter writing and lack of ipods, but IVY is no curdled nostalgia trip. Oleksyk has mastered depicting the throb of adolescence without resorting to exploitating the sexy bits or pandering to shared memories of songs or TV shows.  She manages to mix empathy with her young character with an adult, critical sensibility to create an incredibly vivid and real portrayal of Ivy and her world. Frankly, its a relief to read something about a teenage girl, especially having been a pretty wild and angsty teenage girl myself, that doesnt bore or offend me.
Chapter three ends with a fight, a flight and a miserable bus ride. In other words, a cliffhanger thats had me panting for the next installment since I closed the cover. Now that number four is out, it is at the top of my must-buy list. 
For more with Sarah, listen to Robins interview and then head over to tryharder and read mine.
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		<title>Peter Kuper</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 23:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Peter Kuper is a bit of highlight to have on the show. He has been involved in making comics in different capacities over the last nearly 40 years, at a super young age. His work has ranged from the very political World War 3 Illustrated that he does with good friend Seth Tobocman, to autobio [...]]]></description>
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Peter Kuper is a bit of highlight to have on the show. He has been involved in making comics in different capacities over the last nearly 40 years, at a super young age. His work has ranged from the very political World War 3 Illustrated that he does with good friend Seth Tobocman, to autobio works like New York, New York, and Stop Forgetting to Remember as well as his new collection about his time in Oaxaca, Mexico and other stuff like Spy vs Spy and his adaptations of works by Kafka and Upton Sinclair.





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		<title>Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 04:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Simon Roy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Simon Roy is an example of one of those kids doing good comics that is miles ahead of his age. Jan&#8217;s Atomic Heart is like a mix Gipi and Heavy Metal stuff from the 70&#8217;s before it became all barbarians with Boobs. Check out a preview here.
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Simon Roy is an example of one of those kids doing good comics that is miles ahead of his age. Jan&#8217;s Atomic Heart is like a mix Gipi and Heavy Metal stuff from the 70&#8217;s before it became all barbarians with Boobs. Check out a preview here.
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		<title>Bob Fingerman 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Bob Fingerman joined us for a chat about his two new books, Connective Tissue and From the Ashes. Both books are great examples of a cartoonist having fun making comics, which is what its all about really, having fun.

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Bob Fingerman joined us for a chat about his two new books, Connective Tissue and From the Ashes. Both books are great examples of a cartoonist having fun making comics, which is what its all about really, having fun.

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		<title>TCAF Panel</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 00:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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Here is the audio results of the panel I was a part of at TCAF. I was joined by my fellow nerds, Robert Dayton, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw and Dustin Harbin for a discussion on mainstream comics and the influence that they have had on alternative comics. It&#8217;s not the most focused panel, but we [...]]]></description>
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Here is the audio results of the panel I was a part of at TCAF. I was joined by my fellow nerds, Robert Dayton, Frank Santoro, Dash Shaw and Dustin Harbin for a discussion on mainstream comics and the influence that they have had on alternative comics. It&#8217;s not the most focused panel, but we had fun and got some good discussions going with the audience. The idea that Frank and I had going into this, is to look at comics in the context of a literary tradition and to create an understanding of how comics of a continuum of influences. I guess my big thing right now, is that in some way&#8217;s there can be a revisionist look at influences, that seems to recognize work that may be more appealing now, or cool, but does not hold the same power that something less modern and currently aesthetically popular would.
It starts out about a minute into it, with Frank Santoro well into a rant about his love of Jack Kirby. Some of the audio from the audience is hard to hear, I tried to make it as loud in parts as I could, but somethings are impossible. I have added some images below, and will add more later, that reflect the panel.

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It starts out about a minute into it, with Frank Santoro well into a rant about his love of Jack Kirby. Some of the audio from the audience is hard to hear, I tried to make it as loud in parts as I could, but somethings are impossible. I have added some images below, and will add more later, that reflect the panel.

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		<title>Craig Yoe 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 23:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Craig Yoe joins the Inkstuds for yet another awesome conversation. This time, we talk about the Boody Rogers collection from Fantagraphics and Secret Identity, the Fetish Art of Joe Shuster put out as a part of Abrams new Comic Arts line.

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Craig Yoe joins the Inkstuds for yet another awesome conversation. This time, we talk about the Boody Rogers collection from Fantagraphics and Secret Identity, the Fetish Art of Joe Shuster put out as a part of Abrams new Comic Arts line.

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		<title>Chris Brandt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 18:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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Chris Brandt&#8217;s documentary, Independents, as an interesting look at the creative process in the comics world. It&#8217;s an interesting documentary worth checking out, to get a look into the minds of some interesting comics folks.
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Chris Brandt&#8217;s documentary, Independents, as an interesting look at the creative process in the comics world. It&#8217;s an interesting documentary worth checking out, to get a look into the minds of some interesting comics folks.
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		<title>Panels</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 20:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Peeps. If you are going to TCAF this weekend. Be sure and check out the panel I am taking part it.
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12:30pm-1:30pm: Awesome Comix! 
Join Frank Santoro, Robin McConnell, Dash Shaw, Dustin Harbin and Robert Dayton for a look at how mainstream comics of the silver and bronze age have a [...]]]></description>
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12:30pm-1:30pm: Awesome Comix! 
Join Frank Santoro, Robin McConnell, Dash Shaw, Dustin Harbin and Robert Dayton for a look at how mainstream comics of the silver and bronze age have a relevance and impact on modern alternative comics. The panel will explore the legacy of some of the more interesting mainstream work from the 70s through to the 90s.

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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7 - Ethel And Ernest, A True Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Ethel And Ernest, A True Story
Raymond Briggs is a name that may not be familiar to many comics readers, but this guy is one of my favourite cartoonists. Hes best known for his kids books like Fungus the Boogeyman and Father Christmas. Hes also known for his kids books for [...]]]></description>
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Ethel And Ernest, A True Story
Raymond Briggs is a name that may not be familiar to many comics readers, but this guy is one of my favourite cartoonists. Hes best known for his kids books like Fungus the Boogeyman and Father Christmas. Hes also known for his kids books for adults, books that appear like childrens books on the outside but take on adult themes like the Falklands War in The Iron Lady and the Tinpot General and in Where the Wind Blows an elderly couple slowly dies of radiation sickness after a nuclear strike. All of Briggss books read a lot like comics. Briggs finest work is Ethel &amp; Ernst, A True Story. It is the story of his parents, their courtship and marriage through five turbulent decades. A milkman and a maid, they buy a row house in London which they will never leave, through poverty, the coming of war in Europe, the bombing of London in World War 2, the welfare state, the eventual prosperity of post-war Britain and (to them) the incomprehensible social changes of the sixties and seventies. As well as being a portrait of his parents this is a social history of Britain. Its also autobiographical, when Raymond Briggs is born in 1934. With his parents eyes we see the young Raymond (an only child) shipped off to the countryside during the London blitz, going to Grammar School, perform his National Service and later becoming, to the horror of his parents, a long haired bohemian artist! Ernst is a unionized labour supporter proud of his working class roots, while Ethel (who was a maid in a rich household) is a conservative supporter with pretensions of grandeur who is ashamed of Ernsts rough edges. This conflicting attitude towards class is a source of much argument between the couple over the years. But they are united by their simple decency and the quiet determination to struggle through whatever challenges come their way and try to improve their lives. The story becomes particularly touching as Ethel &amp; Ernst grow older, decrepit, face senility and eventually pass away. The full colour artwork is amazing, simple yet detailed, rendered in what I think is pencil crayon. Some of the panels such as the top of page 27 are simply gorgeous. This is a funny, insightful and quietly powerful work by a loving son in tribute to his parents and to working class Britains. It is one of the most emotionally moving reading experiences Ive ever had.
Colin
Colin (Stiff upper lip) Upton

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		<title>I win!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 07:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 7,  Where Demented Wented, The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes,</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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Where Demented Wented, The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes, edited by Dan Nadel &#38; Glenn Bray
Rory Hayes was nuts. I mean, really, truly insane. In the underground comix scene of San Francisco his work stood out not only for his primitive, demented child like drawing but his extreme images [...]]]></description>
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Where Demented Wented, The Art and Comics of Rory Hayes, edited by Dan Nadel &amp; Glenn Bray
Rory Hayes was nuts. I mean, really, truly insane. In the underground comix scene of San Francisco his work stood out not only for his primitive, demented child like drawing but his extreme images of sex, violence and drug abuse which out did even Checkered Demon cartoonist S. Clay Wilson. While Wilson was out to shock and amuse, Hayes was tapping into a rich vein of paranoia and insanity that was truly disturbing. Hayes comix began as EC horror influenced tales of terror featuring teddy bears or anthropomorphic saltine crackers as the victims of cannibals and demons. Later his work became more polished and psychedelic but no less extreme. Now, this material isnt usually my cup of tea to be honest, but Rory Hayes work has the authentic voice of a true outsider artist, a genuine madman in a world full of posers. He is also worth paying attention too because even though he is an obscure artist he was an inspiration to many neo-primitive cartoonists such as Mark Beyer and artists who emerged from the later small press comics scene. His influence can be seen to this day in some unexpected places, like the genteel work of Vancouver art zine publisher Owen Plummer. Hayess career was tragically short, his drug abuse (included in this book is his harrowing semi-autobiographical story Popoff Hayes, The Drug Fiend, published posthumously) led to his early death in 1983 at 34 years old. This book collects most of Hayes comix work, there wasnt a lot, mostly published in various underground anthologies. Where Demented Wented also includes paintings and drawings by Hayes, articles and even a short interview from 1973. Its an fascinating collection and well presented. Recommended.
Colin (The demented fiend) Upton
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		<title>Emmanuel Guibert</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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This has to be one of the more inspirational guests that I have had on in a while. Emmanuel Guibert&#8217;s latest books, The Photographer, as well as Alan&#8217;s War are both incredible looks at unique men in unusual situations. The Photographer, follows the his close friend Didier Lefevre as he joins Doctors Without Borders in [...]]]></description>
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This has to be one of the more inspirational guests that I have had on in a while. Emmanuel Guibert&#8217;s latest books, The Photographer, as well as Alan&#8217;s War are both incredible looks at unique men in unusual situations. The Photographer, follows the his close friend Didier Lefevre as he joins Doctors Without Borders in 1986 Russian invaded Afghanistan. Alan&#8217;s War is the story of Alan Cope, a common soldier in the American army during World War 2. Alan is a fascinating man that shows a humanist side to the conflict. Both are high on my most recent must read lists, and they should be on yours as well.

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		<itunes:summary>This has to be one of the more inspirational guests that I have had on in a while. Emmanuel Guibert's latest books, The Photographer, as well as Alan's War are both incredible looks at unique men in unusual situations. The Photographer, follows the his close friend Didier Lefevre as he joins Doctors Without Borders in 1986 Russian invaded Afghanistan. Alan's War is the story of Alan Cope, a common soldier in the American army during World War 2. Alan is a fascinating man that shows a humanist side to the conflict. Both are high on my most recent must read lists, and they should be on yours as well.

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		<title>Colin Wins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 06:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So last week, I challenged Colin to compete with me in the comic a day review project. I have been soooo swamped with school, and work and radio stuff over the last while, my time has been slipping away. I honestly won&#8217;t have time for reviews over the next couple of weeks. On thursday, I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[So last week, I challenged Colin to compete with me in the comic a day review project. I have been soooo swamped with school, and work and radio stuff over the last while, my time has been slipping away. I honestly won&#8217;t have time for reviews over the next couple of weeks. On thursday, I leave to go to Toronto for a week and live the high life of the Toronto Comic Art Festival. After that, I have to push through an intense workload at school that won&#8217;t settle down until the middle of June. Ughhhh.
If you are at TCAF, please say hi. I look something like this.

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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6:Not Quite Dead #5 by Gilbert Shelton &amp; “Pic”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 10:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Not Quite Dead #5 by Gilbert Shelton &#38; Pic
I wonder how many people remember that during the hey-day of underground comix during the hippie days that Gilbert Sheltons Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were icons? The druggie adventures of those three stoners were essential reading for every discerning slacker and last [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Colins Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6
Not Quite Dead #5 by Gilbert Shelton &amp; Pic
I wonder how many people remember that during the hey-day of underground comix during the hippie days that Gilbert Sheltons Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers were icons? The druggie adventures of those three stoners were essential reading for every discerning slacker and last time I looked you can still buy the latest reprint editions in Haight-Ashbury. Of course, once the flower children had cut their hair and got real jobs, what is an underground cartoonist to do? Well, obviously you move to France (where they appreciate comics) and carry on producing more Freak Brothers comics for the audience that remains. Over the years the comics appeared in colour and the stories became more elaborate as the Freak Brothers went on adventures to rival Carl Barks Scrooge McDuck (only with drugs), often in collaboration with cartoonist Paul Mavrides. More recently Shelton has been collaborating with the French cartoonist Pic on Not Quite Dead, which despite what you might think isnt strictly speaking a Grateful Dead parody. Not Quite Dead are an aging American (even if the backgrounds sometimes looks more like Paris than New York) rock band whos glory days are long behind them and are now willing to take on just about any gigs doing covers to earn some money. The drug humour has been replaced with jokes about hecklers, bad gigs, onstage accidents and the technical aspects of rock n roll Shelton has always had a fascination with technology and Rube Goldberg-like inventions. The comic consists of half to one page gags and several longer stories. The comic is at its best on the longer pieces where Shelton (Im not sure where the division of labour is between Shelton and Pic) displays the wicked social satire that hes been doing since the Wonder Warthog days of the 1960s. The artwork is big foot cartoony but tight. Like the band, Gilbert Shelton may not be as visible in the American comics scene as he used to be, the copy I have was published by the British outfit Knockabout Comics, but Im sure he wants you to know that he is also Not Quite Dead.
Colin (I was in a rock band once, really) Upton
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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 6, Comic Book Comics Day #6</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 07:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comic Book Comics #3 Written by Fred Van Lente, Art By Ryan Dunlavey
I love these guys. From the guys that brought you Action Philosophers (which at one point attempted the impossible, tried to make French post-modernist philosophy make sense) comes a series that tells the history of comics using comics! Okay, it sounds obvious but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Comic Book Comics #3 Written by Fred Van Lente, Art By Ryan Dunlavey
I love these guys. From the guys that brought you Action Philosophers (which at one point attempted the impossible, tried to make French post-modernist philosophy make sense) comes a series that tells the history of comics using comics! Okay, it sounds obvious but as far as I know no one else has thought of it. In this issue they tackle three great evils that assailed American comics in the post war decades, the comics-cause-juvenile-delinquency/racism/ fascism/illiteracy/homosexuality witch hunt inspired by Dr.Wertham, the demeaning exploitation of comics art by pop artists like Roy Liechtenstein as kitsch and comics fandom comics fandom? Okay, as a comics elitist myself I look down on fannish types as much as the next comics nerd who was raised on the Comics Journal but even I acknowledge the part comics fandom had in preserving and promoting comics when not even the comics creators cared (I suspect that comics fandom was included in this issue somewhat tongue in cheek.) Did you know that legendary underground cartoonist Robert Crumb got his start in the fan press? That&#8217;s in here. This is stuff everyone who gives a damn about the comics art form should know about, Van Lente &amp; Dunlavey strike an excellent balance between recounting the facts while entertaining the reader. Comic Book Comics #3 is not approved by the Comics Code Authority, but it is by me.*
Okay, that was a little cornball
*Does the Comics Code Authority even exist anymore?
Colin (Im so glad they didnt go with their earlier plan to do a series on the US Presidents) Upton
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		<title>Review of Brilliantly Ham-Fisted by Tom Neely</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 05:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really like Tom Neely&#8217;s work and was happy to get his little collection, Brilliantly Ham-Fisted. It&#8217;s a depressingly charming collection of Tom doing his best try at a four panel strip. I somehow doubt that Tom would ever get a daily syndicated strip, unless people felt like killing themselves when they first read the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I really like Tom Neely&#8217;s work and was happy to get his little collection, Brilliantly Ham-Fisted. It&#8217;s a depressingly charming collection of Tom doing his best try at a four panel strip. I somehow doubt that Tom would ever get a daily syndicated strip, unless people felt like killing themselves when they first read the paper in the morning. The work in this is beautiful and full of an odd type of empty life. Tom can seem to exact onto a desperate need to find an end to a loneliness. It doesn&#8217;t feel pretentious and full of itself, but instead, the strips are nice poetic contemplation, that slows down the pace nicely. Oh and it doesn&#8217;t hurt that Tom is a master cartoonist that is really hitting his stride right now.

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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day 5: Surprise Attack, battle of Shiloh</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 09:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprise Attack! Battle of Shiloh, Written by Larry Hama, art by Scott Moore and cover by Ron Wagner
Anyone who knows me knows I am devoted to Osprey, the worlds leading publisher of military historical subjects. I have a bookcase full of them.  They employ some of the finest illustrators around so when I heard [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Surprise Attack! Battle of Shiloh, Written by Larry Hama, art by Scott Moore and cover by Ron Wagner
Anyone who knows me knows I am devoted to Osprey, the worlds leading publisher of military historical subjects. I have a bookcase full of them.  They employ some of the finest illustrators around so when I heard Osprey was getting into the graphic novel business I could not help but be intrigued.  The Osprey Graphic History series promises to tell the exciting histories of famous battles, oddly all either set in the American Civil War or American battles in World War Two (Osprey is a British publisher).  Now, this is tough, battles are complicated and confusing events that can lead to decades if not hundreds of years of acrimonious debates between academics and partisans of either side with an axe to grind.  Surprise Attack!  attempts to tell the story of the two day battle of Shiloh and at the same time depict the individual acts of courage, misfortune and good luck that humanises the combatants.  As such, it doesnt do either particularly well.  The narrative jumps from one general to another where it mightve had a stronger narrative following fewer more pivotal characters.  The events of the battle are disconnected from each other and difficult to follow.  But I sad to say the weakest part is the art.  Battles like Shiloh were  huge affairs involving thousands of men marching and fighting in mass formations but in the graphic novels battle scenes you get little sense of that.  It reads like a few dozen guys running around in the woods.  There is little sense of the smoke shrouded chaos of  the 19th centaury  battlefield, the fear, horror and drama.  Particularly disappointing for an Osprey book the Union and Confederate soldiers are in bland stereotypical uniforms while the rendering of artillery, ships and equipment is crude in the extreme.  I suspect the artist was working under a serious deadline, however you might think that Osprey mightve sent him a few of their books  for reference. If you want to see the American Civil War stories done right youd be advised to go all the way back to the Frontline Combat EC comics of the 1950s, I particularly recommend the ones rendered by that old Confederate Jack Davis.  I see from the Osprey Summer catalogue that no other Osprey graphic histories are scheduled to be published.   Its a pity really, its a good concept, particularly for younger readers.  But it would take more skilled hands to pull off right.
Colin (Ive been a war gamer for 35 years, gul-dernnit!) Upton

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		<title>Review of Stream of (Un)Consciousness by Brett Warnock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 04:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Poopsheet had a massive sale recently, with tons of mini&#8217;s for a buk each. I love mini comics. It is an interesting format for someone to experiment and try something new with. I took advantage of the sale to get a stack of comix that will probably embarrass some interesting talented folks that have gone [...]]]></description>
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Poopsheet had a massive sale recently, with tons of mini&#8217;s for a buk each. I love mini comics. It is an interesting format for someone to experiment and try something new with. I took advantage of the sale to get a stack of comix that will probably embarrass some interesting talented folks that have gone off to do some really great work. One of those comix was Stream of (Un)Consciousness by Brett Warnock. For those that don&#8217;t know, Brett is half of Top Shelf Comix. Brett has always said that he got into publishing comics, because he figured he would be a better publisher than cartoonist.
This release from 1994 is a little 16 page surreal goody that lives up to the title. The story is a wordless journey of death and rebirth. I am interested by the playful unusualness in comparison to the work published by Top Shelf. His art is very much flowing from the pen, and you can tell that it is very much stream of consciousness. There are some interesting charms of loneliness and a kind of loss of identity that Brett plays with. I really appreciate the spontaneity of the work and wonder what happened to that aesthetic. Alot of the work published by Top Shelf, has a very clear story structure, and I like seeing this deviation. The art has a nice underground feeling to it, and I would be curious to see more stuff to get an understanding of how it has varied, when he had attempted to do a more structured format. If you do see it for the original dollar price tag on it, do your self a favor and check it out.

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		<title>Colin’s inkstuds Comics Review Day 4, Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life #1 s</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 08:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Pilgrim&#8217;s Precious Little Life #1 by Bryan Lee OMalley
Cancon! A year or so ago I asked Scott McCloud what were the must see web comics. He didnt say, but he did rave about Scott Pilgrim so I picked up the first few issues and put them on my gigantic, tottering COMICS TO READ pile [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Scott Pilgrim&#8217;s Precious Little Life #1 by Bryan Lee OMalley
Cancon! A year or so ago I asked Scott McCloud what were the must see web comics. He didnt say, but he did rave about Scott Pilgrim so I picked up the first few issues and put them on my gigantic, tottering COMICS TO READ pile that reaches nearly to my ceiling. Today at long last I read I Scott Pilgrim Precious Little Life #1. For the first part of the book I figure I had a handle on it, a manga influenced alternative comic slice-of-life-story of the tangled relationships of Scott Pilgrim, a kinda hip unemployed 23 year old who plays bass in a band and has a cool gay best friend (doesnt everyone?). The art and characters are appealing, simple but nice restrained use of gray tone and good solid blacks. You can tell its Canadian because of the snow and although the cast is properly multi-cultural there are no black characters. I was getting into it until I got to near the end of the book and the comics character changed dramatically. I dont want to give too much away but from an emo romantic-comedy it turned into a martial arts romantic-comedy ala Rumiko Takahashi! Honestly, I wasnt sure how to take this. I know this sort of genre mash-up is common in Manga and perhaps Im just showing my age as it threw me off the story. For me the true test of a relationship comic is how much I care about the characters and their dilemmas, but I fear the more unreal the situation becomes the harder it might be for me to relate to the characters. Perhaps this is less of a problem for a younger generation raised on manga but for me Ill have to reserve judgement until I pull the other four issues of Scott Pilgrims out of my COMICS TO READ pile. Its a good sign that I am looking forward to reading the further adventures of Scott and company.
Colin (Hey, I was reading Manga before you were born!) Upton
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		<title>Review of American Flagg Book 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 04:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week, I am going to be interviewing Howard Chaykin. I am pretty hyped. I also realize that I have my work cut out for me in regards to reading I need to do. Before getting into American Flagg, there is a feeling of knowing that this is an important comic and I need to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Next week, I am going to be interviewing Howard Chaykin. I am pretty hyped. I also realize that I have my work cut out for me in regards to reading I need to do. Before getting into American Flagg, there is a feeling of knowing that this is an important comic and I need to really get into it. This one of those important books that paved the way for cheap imitators to use some of the comicking tools that Chaykin unleashed to the comic world.
With that in mind, after reading the first American Flagg collection, I think it&#8217;s great. The book is driven by a hyper ADD feeling of information overload. I find that stories that Chaykin is covering are more revelant today than the 25 years ago the original issues came out. The world of American Flagg has been copied in a countless array of series, and really what was done first, was done best. Chaykin&#8217;s protaganist, isn&#8217;t a perfect afable hero, but is just guy in a situation, doing what he has to do. I will have more to say about this book, when I talk to Howard, but really do yourself a favor and pick it up. If you don&#8217;t want to shell out for the collections, go to your local comic store and pick up issues out of the quarter bin. After reading issue one, you will look at Dark Knight Returns, completely differently.

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		<title>Box Brown</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Box Brown&#8217;s new book, Love is a Peculiar Type of Thing, is a great little debut. It is a fine mix of some cute loveydovey stuff and some more honest self exposing harsh material, creating an interesting balance.

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		<title>Miss Lasko-Gross</title>
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Miss Lasko-Gross&#8217;s autobio series from Fantagraphics are some of my fav autobio comics I have read in a while. Escape From Special and A Mess of Everything are both excellent books and well worth checking out. Its not often that you come across such honest work.

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Miss Lasko-Gross&#8217;s autobio series from Fantagraphics are some of my fav autobio comics I have read in a while. Escape From Special and A Mess of Everything are both excellent books and well worth checking out. Its not often that you come across such honest work.

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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day #3, The Muppet Movie Comic Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Muppet Show Comic Book #2 Art and story by Roger Langridge
When the Muppets first appeared on Sesame Street I was too old to be enraptured by them as much as some people  I know a Robin of my acquaintance no, another Robin  I say this only to point out that while I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Muppet Show Comic Book #2 Art and story by Roger Langridge
When the Muppets first appeared on Sesame Street I was too old to be enraptured by them as much as some people  I know a Robin of my acquaintance no, another Robin  I say this only to point out that while I watched and enjoyed the original Muppet Show (the Spike Milligan episode was amazing)  I wasnt a devoted fan.   However, I will pick up anything with Roger Langridges name on it.  Langridge is top of my list of the great underrated comics artists, his work in Zoot! (along with his brother Andrew), Knuckles the Malevolent Nun and Fred the Clown display not only this Kiwis considerable skills as a cartoonist but his wonderfully strange sense of humour.  This guy does funny!  Which is hard!  So, really, getting Roger Langridge to draw and write The Muppet Show Comic Book is an inspired choice, a match made in heaven.  Because these are cartoons the faces are even more expressive than the original Muppets but otherwise he captures the goofy spirit of the original show nicely.  The only drawback is while Roger Langridge is doing  The Muppet Show Comic Book that means he is not doing his own stuff.  If you can find it I heartily recommend Fred the Clown, a sad, funny, lyrical and heart warming silent comic.  There, two reviews for the price of one.
Colin (My favourite Muppet was Animal I drum now) Upton

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		<title>Review of Side B Anthology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw a preview copy of Side B at the EmCity comicon and was totally stoked by the stuff inside, so getting it in the mail today was an extra nice surprise. I wasn&#8217;t expecting to see this for awhile. I am always a sucker for anthologies, especially good themed ones. The book starts out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I saw a preview copy of Side B at the EmCity comicon and was totally stoked by the stuff inside, so getting it in the mail today was an extra nice surprise. I wasn&#8217;t expecting to see this for awhile. I am always a sucker for anthologies, especially good themed ones. The book starts out with a nice little illustrated intro by fellow Vancouverite, Brandon Graham, that leaves me very concerned in regards towards having him anywhere near my cat. The book features a great selection of folks like Lucy Knisely, Jeffrey Brown, Box Brown, Liz Baillie and much more. Most of them deliver some fond testaments towards the impact that music has had on particular parts in their lives. Box&#8217;s story is a nice little piece about how a good Rolling Stones song(you know, from the 60&#8217;s) helped connects a family after the passing of a loved one.
Lucy&#8217;s story is pretty much a prototypical piece by her. I am a fan of her work, but I am waiting for her to do something that is completely different. But she is still young and miles ahead of most of her peers, so I won&#8217;t be too hard. My one real annoyance in the book, would have to be Jim Mahfood&#8217;s story. I can&#8217;t even read it. its like he has gotten sloppier with time. I am sure it is a fine story, but Mahfood is one of those guys that I just don&#8217;t get anymore. He is like a one trick pony. Beyond those, there&#8217;s lots of great new work, that I am more than happy to be exposed to. For me, an anthology is only as strong the weakest work and can be the failing point. This collection is a good collection of some great new work and themes can provide a good outlet for folks to think outside of their usual comfortzone. Except in the case of Jim Mahfood, where this is the topic that is kind of expected from him.

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		<title>Colins inkstuds Comics Review Day #2: A Peoples History of American Empire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Peoples History of American Empire (A Graphic Adaptation)
Writer: Howard Zinn Cartoonist: Mike Konopacki Historian: Paul Buhle
Hey, how many graphic novels have a historian on the masthead? Back in 1980 Howard Zinn published the book A Peoples History of the United States and his critical look at the often horrible reality behind the cherished myths [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Peoples History of American Empire (A Graphic Adaptation)
Writer: Howard Zinn Cartoonist: Mike Konopacki Historian: Paul Buhle
Hey, how many graphic novels have a historian on the masthead? Back in 1980 Howard Zinn published the book A Peoples History of the United States and his critical look at the often horrible reality behind the cherished myths of United States history changed the way many Americans looked at their past. The United States has always thought of itself as a place apart from the world, anointed by God ,uniquely virtuous and universally benevolent. Zinn pointed out that the United States was a nation like any other, often rapacious and cruel and always willing to kill in its national interest. A Peoples History of American Empire revisits some of this history, however the title feels a little deceptive as once Zinn is born just before the great depression much of the stories focus becomes autobiographical as we follow Zinns disillusionment with his service in WW2 and his later political activism right up to 9-11. The cartooning by labour activist Mike Konopacki is competent, in 260 pages theres a lot of ground to cover here and he manages to do it clearly and concisely. The use of contemporary illustrations, photos and documents to tell the story is rather overdone and the endless repeat generic panels of Howard Zinn lecturing (same image, different words) got on my nerves. A Peoples History of American Empire is not a display of showy comics virtuosity but as a teaching tool, which Im sure is how it was intended, it is an excellent introduction to the ideas of Howard Zinn.
Colin (yes, I borrowed it from the library) Upton
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		<title>Trivial, edited by A.L. Arnold</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Trivial is the third book in I Know Joe Kimpels 4-Square Books themed anthology series. Like No! and Sorry, Trivial collects the work of four CCS graduates and affiliates, and the proceeds go towards defraying convention costs.
This time around the collection featured work by some of my favorite young cartoonists, Alex Kim, Alexis Frederick-Frost and [...]]]></description>
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Trivial is the third book in I Know Joe Kimpels 4-Square Books themed anthology series. Like No! and Sorry, Trivial collects the work of four CCS graduates and affiliates, and the proceeds go towards defraying convention costs.
This time around the collection featured work by some of my favorite young cartoonists, Alex Kim, Alexis Frederick-Frost and Sean Ford, as well as someone new to me, A.L. Arnold.
The first story, by Alex Frederick-Frost is my favorite in Trivial. Using thick brush strokes, Frederick-Frost takes us into the everyday musings of an Arctic explorer. While cursive text further creates an intimate, diary-like feeling for the narration, the action is dreamlike and underscores the sense of isolation the nameless characters face: We were but tiny black specks, moving slowly and painfully across the white plains, bending our puny strength to the task. This story also gave the most nuanced interpretation of the theme by showing how one can be drawn to, and take comfort in, trivialities when life is strange and impossible.
The next, by Alex Kim, features one of his rumpled young characters, awkwardly explaining his thing with hands. This is mostly a dream comic, and is altogether pretty slight in the story department, but I liked that he seemed to be having fun with it.
Bullseye, by A.L. Arnold, is the story of an old gods quiet life, that when interrupted by duty, causes him to plunge from the clouds into our mundane and ugly world. I liked the character design of Atmus, (he certainly looked long-suffering enough to be a former god), and how his physicality changed when called to action. Even so, when the action was happening, I didnt care all that much; without knowing more about Atmus, the ending lacked impact. Overall, Bullseye felt too much like a chapter in a longer work to hold my attention.
Sean Fords two offerings, Lessons and Longing, feature a young boy, Clay, and a manipulative, lonely ghost. Each is essentially a set up to a nasty-remark punch line by the ghost. Fords art and writing gives the few moments we get with the characters added weight: from Clays scowl and slumped shoulders in Lessons we realize the annoying burden his dead friend can be, from the ghosts bits of confession in Longing, (such as Clay, Im incredibly nostalgic for things that I know never happened to me), you can surmise, that in life, people probably found it a bit of an asshole.
Again, Trivial did its job to showcase I Know Joe Kimpels creative talent and I am looking forward to the next installment.
(Sorry for the terrible picture. The real thing is much prettier.)
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		<title>Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guibert&#8217;s The Photographer is probably topping my list for one of my favorite books of the year so far. Just like his previous release from First Second, Alan&#8217;s War, Guibert works at going to the heart of his subject and provides us with an incredibly honest portrayal of common figures in the middle of incredible [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Guibert&#8217;s The Photographer is probably topping my list for one of my favorite books of the year so far. Just like his previous release from First Second, Alan&#8217;s War, Guibert works at going to the heart of his subject and provides us with an incredibly honest portrayal of common figures in the middle of incredible situations. The Photographer follows the story of a close friend and his experience going to Afghanistan to document the work of Medecins Sans Frontieres. The story of Didier Lefevre is enthralling and exciting. He goes through things one could only imagine. The story of his journey through worn torn Afghanistan in 1987 gives a humanist look at a people that are being ravished by continuing violence. The book is a mixture between Guibert&#8217;s subtle cartooning with Lefevre&#8217;s photography. It is amazing the amount of photo&#8217;s that he took during this time. This would be an incredible work, just looking at the photo&#8217;s but the way the two forms melt together is really strong and appealing. Lefevre is able to capture people in their most private moments without seeming to intrude. Some of my favorite shots, are of the Mujaheddin bringing in armaments into Afghanistan on the backs of donkey&#8217;s and horse&#8217;s. It is really interesting to see the source of one of the major international conflicts through an unsensationalized lense. Buy this book now.

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		<title>Colin’s Inkstuds Comics Review Day #1, “glamourpuss” #6</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:57:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[glamourpuss #6 by Dave Sim
So, glamourpuss #6 is out and Im asking myself yet again why I am still buying this comic? Wow, the world of fashion is, superficial, shallow, self-indulgent decadent tripe (which I cant argue with) and that beautiful women are dumb (which I can argue with) the same bloody joke over and [...]]]></description>
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So, glamourpuss #6 is out and Im asking myself yet again why I am still buying this comic? Wow, the world of fashion is, superficial, shallow, self-indulgent decadent tripe (which I cant argue with) and that beautiful women are dumb (which I can argue with) the same bloody joke over and over again. On the cover, a cross eyed model from what looks like seventies fashion magazines (Im no expert) mugging moronically for the camera. Again. Inter mixed with this fluff is a mildly interesting continuing historical homage to the great photo-realistic cartoonists/illustrators, which is now, by Sims proclamation, the one and only true way to draw. If you listen to the Inkstuds podcast of our interview with Dave Sim youll know he and I dont quite see eye to eye on the subject of photo realist cartooning. In fact glamourpuss is a fine example of what happens when you depend too much on photo referencing. Instead of the humour, lively characters and the inventiveness of Daves magnum opus &#8220;Cerebus&#8221; (Dave Sim could perform miracles with word balloons), glamourpuss characters are stiff, lifeless and the storytelling pretty much non-existent. Really, glamourpuss is nothing more than a opportunity for Dave to practice is photo-realistic rendering by copying old photos and the renderings of other cartoonists. Fine, after drawing 300 issues of Cerebus Dave Sim is entitled to draw whatever self-indulgent notion that comes into his head and he did warn us that&#8217;s what he intended to do. The real question is how long are people like me, who still realize that Dave Sim remains a cartoonist of incredible skill and (when he chooses to be) can be funny as hell, are going to indulge him buy buying &#8220;glamourpuss&#8221;?
Colin (No Im not worry as I didnt sign Dave Sims petition/loyality oath I dont imagine hell talk to me about this review anyway) Upton

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		<title>Return of the Daily Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really enjoyed Miss Lasko-Gross&#8217;s first book from Fantagraphics in her ongoing memoir work, Escape From Special.With her latest book, A Mess of Everything, it seems that not only does she grow up as young person, but this book also shows alot of promise and growth for Miss as a creator. Her latest book, follows [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I really enjoyed Miss Lasko-Gross&#8217;s first book from Fantagraphics in her ongoing memoir work, Escape From Special.With her latest book, A Mess of Everything, it seems that not only does she grow up as young person, but this book also shows alot of promise and growth for Miss as a creator. Her latest book, follows her somewhat tumoltuous time through high-school. The really neat thing about her work, is that not alot really happens, it is more of an honest look at growth through an awkward time in ones life. I appreciate that this is a kind of humanizing look, and doesn&#8217;t focus on standard trappings of coming of age comics. She avoids the mellowdrama of conflicts with boys and instead looks at the relations with friends. I personally identify with Miss and find some kind of communality of experiences, so maybe thats why she speaks so strongly to me. Oh yeah, and the art is pretty darn good too.

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		<title>Toronto Comic Arts Festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Christopher Butcher and Peter Birkemoe are organizing the very exciting Toronto Comic Art Festival aka TCAF. I really appreciate the different take that they have on the standard convention platform and are instead puting together, for lack of a better term, a kind of celebration of comics. The festival takes place on May 9 and [...]]]></description>
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Christopher Butcher and Peter Birkemoe are organizing the very exciting Toronto Comic Art Festival aka TCAF. I really appreciate the different take that they have on the standard convention platform and are instead puting together, for lack of a better term, a kind of celebration of comics. The festival takes place on May 9 and 10 at the Toronto Reference Library with a slew of other events happening before and after the weekend.
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		<title>Jason Turner and Manien Bothma - True Loves 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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Jason Turner and Manien Bothma came by for a chat about their new book, True Loves 2. I really liked True Loves 1 and the second is even better. It is one of the most Vancouveresque comics you could ever come across. Check out New Reliable Press&#8217;s website for a preview of the book.

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Jason Turner and Manien Bothma came by for a chat about their new book, True Loves 2. I really liked True Loves 1 and the second is even better. It is one of the most Vancouveresque comics you could ever come across. Check out New Reliable Press&#8217;s website for a preview of the book.

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		<title>Batman</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so as much as I am a huge comics snob and all the crap that comes with it, I am also a bit of a Batman dork. So happy bday to Batman. If you see me at a con, I have a Batman themed book that I just started, and would love for people [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ok, so as much as I am a huge comics snob and all the crap that comes with it, I am also a bit of a Batman dork. So happy bday to Batman. If you see me at a con, I have a Batman themed book that I just started, and would love for people to add to it.
This image isn&#8217;t from the book, it is off of some crazy European site that Tom Spurgeon just linked to. Check out their site for more awesome stuff.

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		<title>Daily Break</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am going to hold off on my daily reviews for the next bunch of days. I am in the middle of exams and don&#8217;t have time to read anything that isn&#8217;t a text book.
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		<title>Mike Dawson</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Mike Dawson joined me for a chat about his latest book, Ace-Face as well as his past work, including the autobio epic, Freddie and Me. I really enjoyed both of those books and think that Mike crafts some good fun comix. He can also be found in the new anthology, Awesomer, by some guys called [...]]]></description>
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Mike Dawson joined me for a chat about his latest book, Ace-Face as well as his past work, including the autobio epic, Freddie and Me. I really enjoyed both of those books and think that Mike crafts some good fun comix. He can also be found in the new anthology, Awesomer, by some guys called IndieSpinnerRack. It actually sounds like a decent anthology.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 15</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I don&#8217;t really get Laugh Out Loud Cats. As a part of Abrams Comic Arts line, you would think this book would have more of a critical appeal. Other books in this line include the Jack Kirby art book, as well the upcoming Harvey Kurtzman and Jaime Hernandez books which both sound amazing. The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ok, I don&#8217;t really get Laugh Out Loud Cats. As a part of Abrams Comic Arts line, you would think this book would have more of a critical appeal. Other books in this line include the Jack Kirby art book, as well the upcoming Harvey Kurtzman and Jaime Hernandez books which both sound amazing. The concept behind Laugh Out Loud Cats is a mix between early 20th century comics using the phrasing of LOL Catz. It basically takes a kind of cute internet concept and makes an ongoing one panel gag strip that seems to never end - Hobo cats saying stupid things in odd situations. Sure it&#8217;s cute and funny a couple of times, but a whole book, why? Maybe get this book if you want some stupid bathroom reading, but I really hope Abrams avoids doing too many of these things. I guess my main problem is that I am not huge on strip comics and like something like Krazy Kat because of the dynamic art that pushed new barriers and levels. This strip just recycles a bunch of different concepts into one package.

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		<title>Jaime Hernandez 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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I interviewed Jaime Hernandez at Emerald City Comicon was my highlight of the trip to Seattle. We sat down for a chat in probably the only quiet spot in the whole convention center. I shouldn&#8217;t have to tell you how important Jaime is in the world of alternative comics, but if you haven&#8217;t read Love [...]]]></description>
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I interviewed Jaime Hernandez at Emerald City Comicon was my highlight of the trip to Seattle. We sat down for a chat in probably the only quiet spot in the whole convention center. I shouldn&#8217;t have to tell you how important Jaime is in the world of alternative comics, but if you haven&#8217;t read Love and Rockets yet, do yourself a favor and pick up one of those great cheap collections from Fantagraphics. I just want to also mention how nice and gracious he was with fans at the convetion. I saw other artists at the convention that couldn&#8217;t even be bothered to make eye contact when I was buying stuff off of them, while Jaime would take time with each person. Take note people, be nice at cons, it makes a difference.
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		<title>Inkstuds Daily Challenge Day 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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I had already read Lauren Weinstein&#8217;s diary comic and really enjoyed it, but was told that the rest of work was completely different. And it is. It&#8217;s great. I got Inside Vineyland of off Last Gasp for dirt cheap. the book is a bit of a mixed bag of different noodly stories that all seem [...]]]></description>
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I had already read Lauren Weinstein&#8217;s diary comic and really enjoyed it, but was told that the rest of work was completely different. And it is. It&#8217;s great. I got Inside Vineyland of off Last Gasp for dirt cheap. the book is a bit of a mixed bag of different noodly stories that all seem to have some kind of common thread. Lauren seems to have a great take on a kind of odd surreal obsurd lonelyness. The main story in the book, is about a teenage robot. You want to take pitty on this poor little guy that Lauren sticks into these awful comprimising positions that look like he is having some kind of sexual encounter with daily household appliances. The work is a playful mix throughout that doesn&#8217;t dumb down just because it&#8217;s a one page gag. It is interesting to see how she is adapting to different subject matter, and avoiding one standard genre, but still using the same great art style. As a side note, her poster that came with Ganzfeld 7 was one of the more impressive parts of an otherwise dissapointing package.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I jump into today&#8217;s review, I thought I should mention a change that will be coming to the inkstuds site very soon. A very very nice man, Charles Bottomley, has been transcribing some interviews. After they are touched up and what not, i will have post them for you all to read and enjoy. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Before I jump into today&#8217;s review, I thought I should mention a change that will be coming to the inkstuds site very soon. A very very nice man, Charles Bottomley, has been transcribing some interviews. After they are touched up and what not, i will have post them for you all to read and enjoy. I realize that not everyone wants to listen to my nasal voice, so this will be a great chance to get some interesting info. I think the first one to be posted will either be Spain or Barron Storey.
Today, I caught up with my radio reading. Tomorrow, I am going to do an interview with Mike Dawson, so I read his new book for Adhouse, Ace-Face and his web comic which directly connects to Ace-Face, Jack and Max Escape from the End of Time. I really enjoyed his book, Freddie and Me, even though I have particularly strong dislike for Queen. Ace-Face is Mike&#8217;s odd take on superheroes. It was neat, because he doesn&#8217;t fall into the normal traps of alternative artists doing superhero comics. He doesn&#8217;t make fun of his characters, instead he has fun with them. Ace-Face is born with no arms and his mad scientist uncle, gives him huge robot arms. Luckily, Ace-Face eventually grows into the arms and isn&#8217;t stuck looking too much like Popeye. Mike&#8217;s characters are pleasant almost mundane people who get thrust into unreal situations. He really plays with the story telling though and just visits certain parts of the character&#8217;s lives, leaving alot to the imagination, and I suppose room for more follow up strips.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 12</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red Colored Elegy is one those crazy Japanese reprints that Drawn and Quarterly has been publishing recently. I really enjoyed this book. it is a 200 page testiment to minimalism and isolation. The story follows the life of an anonymous almost androgynously drawn couple that is starting out in animation/comiking. The story was originally published [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Red Colored Elegy is one those crazy Japanese reprints that Drawn and Quarterly has been publishing recently. I really enjoyed this book. it is a 200 page testiment to minimalism and isolation. The story follows the life of an anonymous almost androgynously drawn couple that is starting out in animation/comiking. The story was originally published in 1970/71 in Garo magazine, which was a breeding ground for underground comics in Japan. The cartoonist behind this piece, Seiichi Hayashi weaves a piece of comics goodness that feels more like poetry than most manga i have seen. The art is beautiful and sparse, except when it needs to make point, and even then, he goes and uses some kind of non-sequitor to make interesting awkward transitions. The interplay of the dialogue is also interesting, in that it is very punchy and disjointed. It doesn&#8217;t really flow, but works like an off tempo jazz, like some of what Austin English does.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 11</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one is being posted a little late, I was unable to get to a computer last night, but I did get a comic read. I finally sat down with Aya of Yop City. I had been sitting on this for a while. I wasn&#8217;t very impressed with the first book. I found it to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This one is being posted a little late, I was unable to get to a computer last night, but I did get a comic read. I finally sat down with Aya of Yop City. I had been sitting on this for a while. I wasn&#8217;t very impressed with the first book. I found it to be a little too precious. The second book of the ongoing Aya series was better. It gives a neat view into small town life in Ivory Coast Africa. The stories of the characters are whimsical and fun. I should also state that the cartooning really is top notch. I think the thing that bugs me about this series, is that it really isn&#8217;t pushing any new ideas or techniques. It is just a happy go lucky story, and that is fine if that&#8217;s what you are looking for. Personally, I am a little dumbfounded by just how Drawn and Quarterly gets so excited by this series. I am curious what other people think of the Aya books.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Time for an oldy, but a goody. I have been on a bit of an Alex Toth kick lately and buying whatever I can find. He is one of the finest draftsman in the comics world, it&#8217;s just too bad most of the stories kinda suck. I grabed Darby O&#8217;Gill and the Little People off [...]]]></description>
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Time for an oldy, but a goody. I have been on a bit of an Alex Toth kick lately and buying whatever I can find. He is one of the finest draftsman in the comics world, it&#8217;s just too bad most of the stories kinda suck. I grabed Darby O&#8217;Gill and the Little People off of the daunting to be read stack. I have no recollection of ever seeing the movie, so I can&#8217;t tell you how faithful it is, but I don&#8217;t think that really matters. The story is a fun journey into Ireland featuring the story of an old man, and his confrontations with Brian, king of the leprechauns. Toth&#8217;s art is always great. His characters are always expressive and seam to have a timeless quality that is lost in most silverage cartoonists. Young and developing cartoonists can learn alot from Toth and his techniques. His pages move flawlessly, keep the readers eye transfixed to the going ons. I suggest going out an finding a cheapo comic by Toth, and just look at what he is going. A couple of bonus readings for people interested in learning more about Toth, would include Darwyn Cooke&#8217;s touching little 8 pager and Dylan Williams&#8217; little illustrated essay in Windy Corner 2.

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		<title>Daily Challenge Day 9</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been pretty burnt out from school, so today was the day for what I like to call Comic Crack. Marvel Zombies 2 is the latest in Robert Kirkmans ongoing series of Zombie lovin comics. This book was fun, but kinda flawed in comparison with the last Marvel Zombies book. I read comics like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I have been pretty burnt out from school, so today was the day for what I like to call Comic Crack. Marvel Zombies 2 is the latest in Robert Kirkmans ongoing series of Zombie lovin comics. This book was fun, but kinda flawed in comparison with the last Marvel Zombies book. I read comics like this for mindless violence and seens like of superheroes eating eachother. Maybe its because they depend on keeping things in some ridiculous continuity, but reading about Colonel America just sounds stupid. In this story, a group of zombie Marvel characters return to Earth and come across a group of survivors and conflict ensues. The story isn&#8217;t particularily original or fantastic but I enjoyed if for what it was. I would like to see a DC version of this concept. I really don&#8217;t care for the Marvel characters.

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		<title>Comic Studies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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Jeet Heer and Kent Worcester joined me for an extensive conversation about their latest collection, A Comics Studies Reader. The book is a great collection of essays about different aspects of involving the favorite topic of this show, Comic Books. We had a great conversation around the importance of the development of comics scholarship within [...]]]></description>
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Jeet Heer and Kent Worcester joined me for an extensive conversation about their latest collection, A Comics Studies Reader. The book is a great collection of essays about different aspects of involving the favorite topic of this show, Comic Books. We had a great conversation around the importance of the development of comics scholarship within academic disciplines. Trust me, its a lot more interesting than I make it sound.
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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 8</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I jumped into a very out of print book and by reviewing it, may just be teasing those of you that can&#8217;t find it. For that, I am sorry, actually, not really. As a book in itself, Escapo is interesting but really in the end, not fleshed out enough. Paul Pope released this story [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today I jumped into a very out of print book and by reviewing it, may just be teasing those of you that can&#8217;t find it. For that, I am sorry, actually, not really. As a book in itself, Escapo is interesting but really in the end, not fleshed out enough. Paul Pope released this story in the midst of his flurry of production surrounding THB, and it feels like a bit of a throw away side story.
Escapo is a kind of Houdini meets Philip K Dick kind of story. Like most of Pope&#8217;s other work, it takes place in barren land with characters of no real discernable level of moral qualities. The art of the story is fantastical full and half page spreads that capture an idea of loneliness that can be found in the story, but I don&#8217;t feel it goes far enough with the characters.
Maybe my problem is that I spent more time reading the introduction, than it took to read the comic it self. There is something I find annoying about personality promotion and this book just stinks of it. The book features a prominent full page photo of Pope in his full moody glory. If you fall for his posturing, than maybe I am sounding like a douche, but I really don&#8217;t need to read about how cool the creator is. I want to hear about why the creator choose to do the work, not that he had his photo taken by someone that took a photo of Mick Jagger. The THB manifesto segment is interesting, but makes him seem more corporatist than iconoclastic.I guess what i am saying, is save your money. If you are desperate for some Pope, and have all his DC work, track down a THB. It will be way less expensive, and alot more fun. This book has its interesting moments, but is not in the required reading section.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 7</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for a toony Tuesday(sorry, very Canadian reference). I spent most of the day writing for school, so I didn&#8217;t get much of a chance to read anything so I am going to review something I read awhile ago.

First off, Master Race by Bernie Krigstein. I read this today while working on a paper [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time for a toony Tuesday(sorry, very Canadian reference). I spent most of the day writing for school, so I didn&#8217;t get much of a chance to read anything so I am going to review something I read awhile ago.

First off, Master Race by Bernie Krigstein. I read this today while working on a paper about literary traditions with a reference to Maus. Krigstein was doing some crazy shit on the page that looks like something that belongs in an issue of Raw. Master Race is an 8 page story from Impact Comics #1 published by EC in 1954. It follows the story o a former commander of a German Concentration Camp that is haunted by his horrible actions while riding a New York subway. Krigstein uses all sorts of odd angels and close ups to capture the despair and fear that character is dealing with when he recognizes another passenger as someone from his past. He also utilizes a really neat cinematic look to slow action right down and then also uses to a similar technique to give the idea of speed and movement on the subway. I don&#8217;t think I can accurately describe what Krigstein does with this story, so maybe go read Paul Gravett&#8217;s essay on Krigstein, he is smarter than me.
My other review for today is the much anticipated Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli. This is one of the best books that I have read in quite awhile. I know David has been working on this for several years, and it shows. Batman Year One and Rubber Blankets are some of my favorite comics, and I think this will join the stack. I feel like this shows such a progression in technique in styles. His other work, is that of a younger cartoonists and reflects a certain sensability that has shifted with this latest work. Asterios Polyp is a story of love and lonely, balance and chaos and lastly loss and renewal. The story follows the life of Asterios Polyp, who plays the role of a bit of an anti-hero. Throughout the book, we are shown his new life and his old life, constantly contrasting to show some dimension of change. The old Asterios is kind of detestable, while the new, you want to admire and root for. I am going to avoid too much of a description of the story, and leave that for you when you read it. I am curious of how much of the character is a stand in for Mazzucchelli. Asterios is professor of architecture known for his incredible designs, but not having any of them built, while Mazzucchelli has been removed from comics working on this epic, that he has become a figure that everyone is waiting for something from. There are more little points of comparison and analysis, but I will save that for someone more capable.

The part about the book that I find fascinating, is his use of representation. The past and present both have a unique colour scheme that seem to reflect the state of mind that Asterios is in. The colours he uses are very very close to what Frank Santoro and Ben Jones have been using with Cold Heat and I find it fascinating that both books use the similar hues. But that is something that Frank can analyze, the way he loves to analyze colour. The book also has a great use of representational symbols that show Mazzucchelli really speaking to the strengths of what can be done with comics when pushed far enough. At some points I do feel like I am reading a Scott McCloud book, but he manages to reign in before that can happen. I highly recommend picking up this book when it comes out(june 2).

Until this book does come out, maybe do yourself a favor and go order Rubber Blankets #3 from Last Gasp. Mazzucchelli really deserves to be spoken of, with the same level of respect as guys like Clowes, Ware and Pante.This book will remind all the new fans of alternative comics, just who David is and why he is important. 
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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:17:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today i read an oldy that is a goody. I have a long time love and respect for the work of Moebius, but I had never read his Blueberry work. I decided to finally read the first of many volumes of his fine collaboration with Jean-Michel Charlier - Chihauhua Pearl. This book follows the intrepid [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today i read an oldy that is a goody. I have a long time love and respect for the work of Moebius, but I had never read his Blueberry work. I decided to finally read the first of many volumes of his fine collaboration with Jean-Michel Charlier - Chihauhua Pearl. This book follows the intrepid hero on his journey for a half million dollars worth of confederate gold. Blueberry lives in world very similar to the Leone spaghetti westerns. None of the characters are good people and even the protagonist himself is fault with faults of his own. Moebius takes you through a messy dirty mexico filled with back stabbers, greedy confederate deserters and much more. Don&#8217;t expect a western along the lines of Deadwood though.
There are all sorts of little touches of Moebius&#8217;s work that he throws in that I love. Blueberry looks obviously filthy and you can see how he is getting more and more run down as the story progresses. His characterization is great, he is not a completely likeable hero, but at the same time, he steers away from being a Han Solo type of anti-hero. He is bit of an idiot sometimes even, which is a nice touch that alot of creators don&#8217;t use nearly often enough(except Johnny Ryan, but all of his characters are idiots).
The way the book is put together, it seems that the series was originally published as half page segments in a newspaper, but it doesn&#8217;t ruin the pacing at all. I think 99% of webcomics folks that are trying to do extend stories should read this, just to see how a master does it and take extensive notes. I know that this book will be hard as hell to come by, but if you get the chance, do yourself a favor and go hunt it down. I have even seen some Blueberry stuff on ebay for a decent price recently.
And make sure you check out Moebius&#8217;s site, it is AMAZING!1!!1!!!!!!

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		<title>Leon Beyond Athon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you gone to Leon Beyond recently. They are doing a great funding drive that has Ted May, Dan Zettwoch and Kevin Huizenga doing commissioned art at a ridiculously cheap rate. I just got a piece by Kevin that makes me very happy. You should go right now and get something for yourself, while the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Have you gone to Leon Beyond recently. They are doing a great funding drive that has Ted May, Dan Zettwoch and Kevin Huizenga doing commissioned art at a ridiculously cheap rate. I just got a piece by Kevin that makes me very happy. You should go right now and get something for yourself, while the boys are still doing this. I will let you guess which one is mine.I will probably get another thing by one of the other guys in the next couple of months. I love good comix!

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the day after Emerald City Comicon and only bought a handful of mini&#8217;s and spent the rest of the time searching for silver age batman comics.
I had seen Erika Moen&#8217;s name floating around, and was quick to grab some mini&#8217;s given he opportunity. I honestly don&#8217;t read many webcomics, so this stuff was all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the day after Emerald City Comicon and only bought a handful of mini&#8217;s and spent the rest of the time searching for silver age batman comics.
I had seen Erika Moen&#8217;s name floating around, and was quick to grab some mini&#8217;s given he opportunity. I honestly don&#8217;t read many webcomics, so this stuff was all new for me. I picked up issues 1 and 2 of Dar. Her comics are a fun, honest trip through her own sexuality. Fans of Ellen Forney will be really happy with this. Erika has a lot of fun in her storytelling, and it is neat how she is using the comics to explore her own sense of personal identity. I do get a little bummed out by the webcomics format that tends to limit creators to a page or two, and would be interested in seeing what she does when her work is a little more stretched out. She does have a larger collection coming out, and I will probably pick that up.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quicky review. I spent the day at the Emerald City Comicon and just got back home from the extended drive. When i got home, I read The Bun Field by Amanda Vahamaki published by those good folks at Drawn and Quarterly. It&#8217;s a great example of how some of a young cartoonist [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is a quicky review. I spent the day at the Emerald City Comicon and just got back home from the extended drive. When i got home, I read The Bun Field by Amanda Vahamaki published by those good folks at Drawn and Quarterly. It&#8217;s a great example of how some of a young cartoonist taking in some great avant-guard influences. The Bun Field is an odd surreal journey that explores some of the horrors in childhood imagination. Amanda&#8217;s style is kind of like a less well crafted Renee French. She is able to explore an interesting dreamlike quality that feels like the inside of abandoned five year old consciousness. There are some interesting tricks used by Vahamaki, where she plays with the camera angels in a shot, jumping back and forth from the inside of characters head, and then watching the world that character is in an how it is effecting. I do think it is a neat read, but in all honesty, $12.95, its a little steep, and reads like the creator still has some work to do with her idea&#8217;s before it is completely realized.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s entry is Indian Summer by Milo Manara and Hugo Pratt. This book is a great example of two creators at the top of their game coming together to let all the kids know how comics are done. The background in this creative relationship helps add to the importance of a book like this. Hugo [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s entry is Indian Summer by Milo Manara and Hugo Pratt. This book is a great example of two creators at the top of their game coming together to let all the kids know how comics are done. The background in this creative relationship helps add to the importance of a book like this. Hugo Pratt was a mentor for Manara as a young creator in his early days of cartooning. Manara&#8217;s longer work, the Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman, was very formed and influenced by the guiding hand of Pratt. He even included a character in the story, called HP, who bore a striking resemblance to Pratt. I have a whole lot more to say about Pratt, but I think its best to save that for when I review his Corto Maltese books.
Indian Summer, or in the original Italian - Tutto Ricominci con un&#8217;Estate Indiana, tells the story of a group of pilgrims and their encounters with the local native population. It follows the snowballing effect of disaster when an outcast of the pilgrims shoots two natives that had just raped a young pilgrim woman who had been out picking berries. The story is full of all smut and corruption one could expect from Milo Manara, but it is balanced by Pratt&#8217;s fascinating story. The book is rife full of biblical such as the pilgrims camp being called New Canaan and most of the characters having names right out of the bible, such as Elijah. Pratt has a subtext within the story that can be seen as some kind of old testament confrontation between Israelites and Philistines, fighting over the fertile territory. Pratt provides a nice epilogue explaining what happens to the characters over time in 17th century North America, which is accompanied by some gorgeous watercolour sketches by Manara. Apparently the story was created with extensive research on Pratt&#8217;s part, into the history of that area and then piecing together his work into a fine narrative.
I am a huge fan of Manara, and this is probably one of his stronger books visually, and it is really neat to see two long time friends, work together in creating an interesting book.
At some point in the coming months, I will have a written interview with Manara to post. Unfortunately, he doesn&#8217;t speak English, so I had to rely on a translator to help with the process, but any chance to communicate with one of my comics idols, makes me a happy inkstud.

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		<title>April Daily Challenge Day 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My book for today was Love and Rockets Volume 3 Book 1 by Los Hernandez. I am going to get to interview Jaime on Saturday at the Emerald City Comicon, so I figured it was about time to catch up with my favorite brothers. This new annual format is really fascinating because of the way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My book for today was Love and Rockets Volume 3 Book 1 by Los Hernandez. I am going to get to interview Jaime on Saturday at the Emerald City Comicon, so I figured it was about time to catch up with my favorite brothers. This new annual format is really fascinating because of the way that it sets a certain expectation of production and in the same part also, limits how they develop their own stories. Jaime&#8217;s work seems to be a return to old form of his early Scifi days. His story is truly uniquely Hernandez take on superhero comics. It is a great contrast After reading the Education of Hopey Glass, which really looks at the internal workings of Hopey as a character in herself without the being dependent on Maggie. Jaime&#8217;s story in this book, is an odd way of having a fun time of exploring Penny Century dealing with a tragic loss in a way that is very reminiscent of Byrne/Claremont X-men.
Gilbert&#8217;s work on the other hand, is a mixture of different odd surreal short stories. It is pretty much a continuation of his work in Fear of Comics. I feel like Gilbert is at a point in his career, where his cartooning is so strong, you can feel the comfort he has in one of his stories. I love that in one story, it will be an silent play of a figure dancing just following his form, and then the next story, will be a heart wrenching 5 page story of pain and loss.
The two brothers are certainly masters of the form and this is a great example of them having fun with their work. I am really curious to see how this format works in coming volumes. Will they return to longer form stories, or will there be an attempt to contain the work within the one book.
I also read Jaime&#8217;s page in Kramers Ergot 7(you can se the page here). I enjoyed the story in itself, but I don&#8217;t feel like he really played with the huge page. It is nice to see a continuation of the fun stuff.

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		<title>Paul Hornschemeier 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Just in time for Paul Hornschemeier&#8217;s visit to the Pacific Northwest. I am really excited about him coming to Vancouver on Friday at Lucky&#8217;s Comics, and I better see all of you there. This is Paul&#8217;s second time on the show and we have lots to talk about including some good process chat about the [...]]]></description>
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Just in time for Paul Hornschemeier&#8217;s visit to the Pacific Northwest. I am really excited about him coming to Vancouver on Friday at Lucky&#8217;s Comics, and I better see all of you there. This is Paul&#8217;s second time on the show and we have lots to talk about including some good process chat about the rerelease of Mother, Come Home.
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		<title>April Daily challenge Day 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am starting out my daily comic reading challenge on high note. I picked up Apollo&#8217;s Song by Osamu Tezuka over the weekend at my favorite used book store(Pulp Fiction Books) for cheap. Normally I don&#8217;t pick up manga, but I make exceptions for Tezuka and Tatsumi. I had already read most of his Buddha [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I am starting out my daily comic reading challenge on high note. I picked up Apollo&#8217;s Song by Osamu Tezuka over the weekend at my favorite used book store(Pulp Fiction Books) for cheap. Normally I don&#8217;t pick up manga, but I make exceptions for Tezuka and Tatsumi. I had already read most of his Buddha run and loved it and some of Ode to Kirihito that I need to revisit. Apollo&#8217;s Song was really incredible. I had heard good things, but really, it blew me away. There are so many issues that Tezuka is dealing with, within this one book. In one part, he is doing a Scifi epic that is commenting on the changes in Japanese society in 1970. It seems to follow a thread throughout hte book of unease with his surroundings, as seen through his protagonist eyes.
It follows the life of Shogo and his problems with love. the accompanying chapters all take a different look at love and the challenges it represents. He sends Shogo through a mental minefield, leaping him through time like its straight out of a Philip K. Dick book. Tezuka makes some really interesting commentaries of Japanese life within Shogo. The part that I found most interesting, was were his character is living the experience of a German soldier during the second world war, loading civilians onto trains to be taken away, and well, I don&#8217;t need to fill in the blanks for you. I have feeling that the use of Germans or Nazis was a way of making a comment on the Japanese military excesses during the war, without being direct. There is so much to be gleaned from this book on so many different levels. I really can&#8217;t recommend this enough. I find Tezuka so fascinating, because he can create such strong work, and still keep making lots of great comics and not slow down. I really feel like he doesn&#8217;t have a western contemporary that has the same level of timeless appeal. Kirby and Ditko are great, but in a certain way, they hold a kind of nostalgia that impresses on their importance and makes them hard to read as objects within themselves without relying on repuation.

My other book for today was Diamond Comics 3 published by Floating World Comic Store in Portland. This is probably the opposite of the Tezuka. This newspaper is definitly from Kramers School of comic making. I wish I could find more info on it, but they seem to only have stuff for the first 2 issues. I do really like the newspaper format of comics quite alot. Its fun, easy and feels almost disposable(but I am such a dork, that when I have enough, I am going to get them bound into a hardcover). This paper is worth it just for the Josh Simmons story, &#8220;Christmas Eve&#8221;. Its an fun little dream like piece and just like any of Josh&#8217;s work, it creeps you out at just the right moment. I also love the part by Nathan Fox, who seems to be the best guy at comic violence going right now. Bald Eagles, you need to step it up. Most of the other stuff is neat, but I feel like the cartoonists aren&#8217;t really fully realized yet and still have some more work to do to strengthen up on. You can find more info about it at Floating World&#8217;s Myspace page, if you still go to myspace. And I think you can buy this easily at Atomic Books.

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		<title>Reading Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so I have a huge stack of comics sitting there waiting for me to read and I really want to read them. I am going to try and read a comic a day. No guarantee on size of comic, but i will make try to get some more read.
Do people want to see my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ok, so I have a huge stack of comics sitting there waiting for me to read and I really want to read them. I am going to try and read a comic a day. No guarantee on size of comic, but i will make try to get some more read.
Do people want to see my inane rambling of what I think about the latest issue of Youngblood?
Ok, so it won&#8217;t be Youngblood, but I really need to be more on top of this pile.
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		<title>Nate Powell</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:11:49 +0000</pubDate>
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Nate Powell joined me to discuss his two books, Swallow Me Whole and Sounds of Your Name. Swallow Me Whole has found itself at the top of many critics list for 2008 and I can see why, it is a really great book.
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Nate Powell joined me to discuss his two books, Swallow Me Whole and Sounds of Your Name. Swallow Me Whole has found itself at the top of many critics list for 2008 and I can see why, it is a really great book.
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		<itunes:summary>Nate Powell joined me to discuss his two books, Swallow Me Whole and Sounds of Your Name. Swallow Me Whole has found itself at the top of many critics list for 2008 and I can see why, it is a really great book.Download Nate Powell</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Friday</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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I hope to see you all there. I will have an interview posted later this week.
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone want to be my intern and transcribe some interviews.
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		<title>Ted Stearn</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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This has to be one of my favorite interviews i have done in awhile. Ted Stearn started doing Fuzz and Pluck in one of my favorite comic series, Rubber Blankets, on the insistence and support of Dave Mazzucchelli. Fuzz and Pluck in Splitzville is his latest collection, which nicely follows the cartooning traditions Gary Panter [...]]]></description>
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This has to be one of my favorite interviews i have done in awhile. Ted Stearn started doing Fuzz and Pluck in one of my favorite comic series, Rubber Blankets, on the insistence and support of Dave Mazzucchelli. Fuzz and Pluck in Splitzville is his latest collection, which nicely follows the cartooning traditions Gary Panter and Terrytoons. This show also features a bonus of 15 minutes of me chatting with cohost Don King about what he has been enjoying.
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		<itunes:summary>This has to be one of my favorite interviews i have done in awhile. Ted Stearn started doing Fuzz and Pluck in one of my favorite comic series, Rubber Blankets, on the insistence and support of Dave Mazzucchelli. Fuzz and Pluck in Splitzville is his latest collection, which nicely follows the cartooning traditions Gary Panter and Terrytoons. This show also features a bonus of 15 minutes of me chatting with cohost Don King about what he has been enjoying.Download Ted Stearn</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Catching Up On Inkstuds Spring Cleaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Since I got the new site up, Ihave been spending countless hours trying to clean up some of the past shows and do a little maintenance work.
Most of theshows on the site should be at 128kbps, some are less, but most are at that standard. As well. I FINALLYfixed all of the ID3 tags on [...]]]></description>
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Since I got the new site up, Ihave been spending countless hours trying to clean up some of the past shows and do a little maintenance work.
Most of theshows on the site should be at 128kbps, some are less, but most are at that standard. As well. I FINALLYfixed all of the ID3 tags on the files. I am the first to admit that sometimes I get really lazy about the small stuff. and as the show progressed, it became more and more daunting to look at fixing things up. There are nearly 200 shows up for you listening pleasure, and I hope you enjoy. Please take the time to check out the back catalogue. All the shows are linked on the side, for easy reference for finding an artist that you are interested in that may have been on in the past.
As a bonus, here is one of the earliest shows we did. This is from the first couple of months when I had no idea of what to do with the Inkstuds. Colin and I were not really focused and just kind of fell back on talking about certain creators we liked. For some people thats fine to alot of, but I really didnt get much out of it, and after I talked to Mary Fleener live on air, I knew I wanted to do interviews.
Colin and I yaked for an hour about the work of Jiru Taniguchi. For the most part, it was a good talk, but if you listen carefully, you can hear the point where I have nothing left to say and too much time on my hands.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/051201%20jiro%20tanaguchi.mp3">Download Jiro Taniguchi</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Since I got the new site up, Ihave been spending countless hours trying to clean up some of the past shows and do a little ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Since I got the new site up, Ihave been spending countless hours trying to clean up some of the past shows and do a little maintenance work.

Most of theshows on the site should be at 128kbps, some are less, but most are at that standard. As well. I FINALLYfixed all of the ID3 tags on the files. I am the first to admit that sometimes I get really lazy about the small stuff. and as the show progressed, it became more and more daunting to look at fixing things up. There are nearly 200 shows up for you listening pleasure, and I hope you enjoy. Please take the time to check out the back catalogue. All the shows are linked on the side, for easy reference for finding an artist that you are interested in that may have been on in the past.

As a bonus, here is one of the earliest shows we did. This is from the first couple of months when I had no idea of what to do with the Inkstuds. Colin and I were not really focused and just kind of fell back on talking about certain creators we liked. For some people thats fine to alot of, but I really didnt get much out of it, and after I talked to Mary Fleener live on air, I knew I wanted to do interviews.

Colin and I yaked for an hour about the work of Jiru Taniguchi. For the most part, it was a good talk, but if you listen carefully, you can hear the point where I have nothing left to say and too much time on my hands.Download Jiro Taniguchi</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Pohadky</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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Pohadky has to be one of the nicest looking books that Drawn and Quarterly has put out in their Petit Livres series. I got the chance to sit down the duo behind the book Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk aka Tin Can Forest and discuss their work in great detail.
Don&#8217;t forget that they will be [...]]]></description>
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Pohadky has to be one of the nicest looking books that Drawn and Quarterly has put out in their Petit Livres series. I got the chance to sit down the duo behind the book Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk aka Tin Can Forest and discuss their work in great detail.
Don&#8217;t forget that they will be in town, March 20th, at Lucky&#8217;s comics for a book launch and art show.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/090319%20Pohadky.mp3">Download Pohadky</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:summary>Pohadky has to be one of the nicest looking books that Drawn and Quarterly has put out in their Petit Livres series. I got the chance to sit down the duo behind the book Marek Colek and Pat Shewchuk aka Tin Can Forest and discuss their work in great detail.

Don't forget that they will be in town, March 20th, at Lucky's comics for a book launch and art show.Download Pohadky</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Lucas Soi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Lucas Soi is a local Vancouver artist putting together a great series of illustrations exploring images of sex violence. I recommend checking out his book from Medium Rare, it has some awesome filthy goodness.
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Lucas Soi is a local Vancouver artist putting together a great series of illustrations exploring images of sex violence. I recommend checking out his book from Medium Rare, it has some awesome filthy goodness.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/090318%20Lucas%20Soi.mp3">Download Lucas Soi</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Lucas Soi is a local Vancouver artist putting together a great series of illustrations exploring images of sex violence. I recommend checking out his book ...</itunes:subtitle>
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		<title>Book Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Hey Guys, you better all come to this. I had the chance to interview them earlier this week and it was awesome.
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Hey Guys, you better all come to this. I had the chance to interview them earlier this week and it was awesome.
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		<title>Toastycats 1 &amp; 2 by Magda Boreysza</title>
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		<comments>http://inkstuds.com/?p=1494#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fantastical creatures with enigmatic expressions get me every time. This time I was in Austins Austin Books checking out their minicomics after hitting the surprisingly quality half-off shelves when the winged monkey from Toastycats 2 practically flew into my face. I dug through the shelf until I spied the lemur-monsters of #1. After a cursory [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fantastical creatures with enigmatic expressions get me every time. This time I was in Austins Austin Books checking out their minicomics after hitting the surprisingly quality half-off shelves when the winged monkey from Toastycats 2 practically flew into my face. I dug through the shelf until I spied the lemur-monsters of #1. After a cursory flip-through I decided to buy both.
Toastycats #1 includes some fun sketches, including a wolfman in black tie, a bowl of steamed mussels, and Leonard Cohens monkey, a few short stories and a serial in one-pagers called Meet the Vermins. Meet the Vermins is by far the weakest part of Toastycats. The drawing looks slapdash compared to the rest of the work and the story, such that it is, is unfunny. The rest of the comic shows off Boreyszas grasp of nuance. Horses Tears is a funny story-in-a-spread about a horse with friends disguised as enemies. The horses limpid eye and dripping tear really shows the hurt! The last story, Laika, is an imaginative tale of dog mythology, specifically, the story of the dog that went into space and didnt come back. It is pitch perfect and the last panel casts a surprisingly light on the storys world.
Toastycats #2s content is similar to #1, but the short stories tip the balance toward creepy. In both A Word of Advice and The Seed Part 1 Boreysza does a great job of ratcheting the tension up panel by panel. Her human (or humanoid) characters are only one step away from the bizarre animals she creates which has the effect of making the atmosphere in her longer stories decidedly dreamlike.
I cant wait for more from this Edinburghian. Hopefully next time I wont have to go all the way to Texas to get it.
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		<title>not happy</title>
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		<comments>http://inkstuds.com/?p=1492#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear BP, I love the books you carry and all the great oddities that you have in stock as well that are nearly impossible to find.
But to not ship international anymore, eats ballz. So because I am in Canada, I am unable to buy awesome stuff like the Charles Burn letterpress book makes me want [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear BP, I love the books you carry and all the great oddities that you have in stock as well that are nearly impossible to find.
But to not ship international anymore, eats ballz. So because I am in Canada, I am unable to buy awesome stuff like the Charles Burn letterpress book makes me want to cry a little(ok, i wont cry, but still, not happy).
Edit - Alvin posted a reply on my livejournal cross post -
Thanks for the support. Canada just got lumped in with our decision to no longer ship worldwide because we found it was taking way too much time doing correspondence with international orders, customs, delayed/lost packages, USPS no longer doing surface mail, outrageous postage costs, language barriers, etc&#8230; It just wasn&#8217;t efficient and we need to catch up on our book schedule!
Appreciate the feedback&#8230; If it makes sense postage wise and you really can&#8217;t get something we have anywhere else, like our friend said, just send us an email to check it out.
Alvin Buenaventura
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		<title>Chris Wright</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 06:02:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Chris Wright has a really interesting unique vision in comix that I think is just freakin&#8217; awesome. He creates this awesome Victorian world of odd obscure creatures. Check out his book Inkweed from my good friends at Sparkplug Comics
Download Chris Wright]]></description>
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Chris Wright has a really interesting unique vision in comix that I think is just freakin&#8217; awesome. He creates this awesome Victorian world of odd obscure creatures. Check out his book Inkweed from my good friends at Sparkplug Comics
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		<itunes:summary>Chris Wright has a really interesting unique vision in comix that I think is just freakin' awesome. He creates this awesome Victorian world of odd obscure creatures. Check out his book Inkweed from my good friends at Sparkplug ComicsDownload Chris Wright</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Nathan Fox</title>
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		<comments>http://inkstuds.com/?p=1457#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Nathan Fox has some great new work out and is pumping out some the nastiest goodness that I have seen in a while. Check out his Pigeons From Hell series from Dark Horse or his Fluorescent Black work in Heavy Metal. His work has great visceral quality that most cartoonists can only attempt, while Nathan [...]]]></description>
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Nathan Fox has some great new work out and is pumping out some the nastiest goodness that I have seen in a while. Check out his Pigeons From Hell series from Dark Horse or his Fluorescent Black work in Heavy Metal. His work has great visceral quality that most cartoonists can only attempt, while Nathan rocks it.
Check this out too, someone just brought it to my attention - Nathan doing an ending to Terror of Tiny Town from the TCM site.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/090311_Nathan_Fox.mp3">Download Nathan Fox</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:subtitle>Nathan Fox has some great new work out and is pumping out some the nastiest goodness that I have seen in a while. Check out ...</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:summary>Nathan Fox has some great new work out and is pumping out some the nastiest goodness that I have seen in a while. Check out his Pigeons From Hell series from Dark Horse or his Fluorescent Black work in Heavy Metal. His work has great visceral quality that most cartoonists can only attempt, while Nathan rocks it.

Check this out too, someone just brought it to my attention - Nathan doing an ending to Terror of Tiny Town from the TCM site.Download Nathan Fox</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Shuster Awards For Small Press Folks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey Canadian Cartoonists, I normally don&#8217;t post press releases and stuff but I think this would be great opportunity.
and on a side note, I got a copy of the book of Joe Shuster&#8217;s fetish art&#8211;its crazy and amazing. I am hoping to be talking about it with Craig Yoe at some point.
PRESS RELEASE
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey Canadian Cartoonists, I normally don&#8217;t post press releases and stuff but I think this would be great opportunity.
and on a side note, I got a copy of the book of Joe Shuster&#8217;s fetish art&#8211;its crazy and amazing. I am hoping to be talking about it with Craig Yoe at some point.
PRESS RELEASE
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The Canadian Comic Book Creator Awards Association was established in 2004 as  a non-profit organization. The purpose of the CCBCAA is to hand out the annual  JOE SHUSTER AWARDS and give recognition to the efforts made by Canadian comic  book creators, retailers and publishers.
The Gene Day Award for Self-Publishing honours Canadian comic book creators  who self-published their work during the previous calendar year. The award  includes a bursary of $500.
In order to qualify you must be a citizen and current resident of Canada.  Anyone who writes and illustrates a comic book of their own creation (includes  creative teams) and publishes and sells that comic independently of any other  publishing company and does not currently have said works distributed by a third  party distributor may submit their publication for review.
Format and content is at the discretion of the creators. Must include new  content, not reprinted material from other sources (such as webcomics). There  are no language restrictions for this award.
Entries should be sent to:
GENE DAY AWARD SUBMISSIONS
C/O THE JOE SHUSTER AWARDS
PO BOX 67031 " 2300 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M4P 3C8
Note: This award is for comic work produced in 2008. We ask that the  creator of the comic write &#8220;this work was produced in 2008&#8243; and sign the book.  Please write your email and phone number on the book.
Closing date for submissions: Monday, May 18th, 2009.
Entries may be submitted in person to the Joe Shuster Awards booth at the  following Canadian events:
* Toronto ComiCON Fan Appreciation (April 18-19)
* Calgary Comic and  Entertainment Expo (April 25-26)
* Toronto Comic Arts Festival (May 9,  10).
All entries will be reviewed by an independent jury consisting of members of  the Canadian comics community. Entries will be judged individually based on  originality, literary and artistic merit, and overall presentation.
The finalists will be announced on Monday, June 1st , 2009 and the  winner will be announced at the Joe Shuster Awards ceremony in Toronto on  Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at the Lillian Smith Library Auditorium.
 
For more information contact info@joeshusterawards.com
About Gene Day
Gene Day (1951-1982) began his career in the Canadian alternative comix  scene. In the seventies he began his own publishing imprint, Shadow Press /  House of Shadows and put out over twenty issues of Dark Fantasy, a  horror/fantasy/sci-fi digest that featured the early writings of Joe Lansdale,  Charles De Lint, John Bell and Charles R. Saunders, amongst others; a  short-lived comic publication, Out of the Depths and various other one-shots,  portfolios, and prints. Day drew for the Skywald magazines Psycho and Nightmare  from 1974, as well as the Canadian comic anthology, ORB, and Mike Friedrichs  independent comics company Star Reach, contributing to the Star Reach anthology,  Image and Quack. Day did illustrations for fantasy role-playing games and had a  collection of his comic stories, Future Day, published by Flying Buttress  Press as a hardcover graphic novel in 1979.
He was a longtime inker on Marvels Master of Kung Fu title by Mike Zeck,  starting in 1976 and later took over as full penciler on the series. He also  inked on the licensed Star Wars series, pencilled by Carmine Infantino, as  well as The Mighty Thor and Marvel Two-in-One featuring The Thing. From  1985 to 1986, Renegade Press published four issues of Gene Days Black  Zeppelin, an anthology series primarily featuring stories and painted covers  Day completed before his death, as well new contributions by Sim, Bruce Conklin,  Augustine Funnell, and Charles Vess. More of his work appeared posthumously in  Caliber Comics anthology series Day Brothers Presents, which also featured the  work of Days artist brothers, David and Dan Day.
Dave Sim credits Gene Day as his earliest and most influential mentor and the  inspiration for his own self-publishing efforts. Gene Day was inducted into the  Canadian Comic Book Creator Hall of Fame in 2007.
About The Joe Shuster  Awards
Established in 2004, The Joe Shuster Awards are Canadas first national award  recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation of comic books and are named  after pioneering Toronto-born artist Joe Shuster who, along with writer Jerry  Siegel, created the iconic super-powered hero, Superman. The name is used with  the approval of the Estate of Joe Shuster - Michael Catron, Estate Agent.  Executive Directors: James Waley and Kevin A. Boyd
For more information contact info@joeshusterawards.com
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		<title>Derf</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:55:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Derf and I sat down for a chat about punk rock, Jeffrey Dahmer and much more. His book Punk Rock and Trailer Parks is a lot of fun and you should check it out. He also does an ongoing strip The City, that is carried in a whole bunch of different alt weeklies.
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Derf and I sat down for a chat about punk rock, Jeffrey Dahmer and much more. His book Punk Rock and Trailer Parks is a lot of fun and you should check it out. He also does an ongoing strip The City, that is carried in a whole bunch of different alt weeklies.
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[here come the black magicians by the francies. 
Check it out y&#8217;all. Al Columbia posted a video for his band, The Francies. Check out his site for musical goodness.
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Check it out y&#8217;all. Al Columbia posted a video for his band, The Francies. Check out his site for musical goodness.
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		<title>John Kerschbaum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
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John Kerschbaum is the man behind the hilariously funny book, Petey and Pussy from Fantagraphics. All of his work is great and makes me laugh my ass off.
Download John Kerschbaum]]></description>
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John Kerschbaum is the man behind the hilariously funny book, Petey and Pussy from Fantagraphics. All of his work is great and makes me laugh my ass off.
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		<itunes:summary>John Kerschbaum is the man behind the hilariously funny book, Petey and Pussy from Fantagraphics. All of his work is great and makes me laugh my ass off.Download John Kerschbaum</itunes:summary>
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		<title>CF</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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CF aka Christopher Forgues aka Kites and some other musical projects, sat down with me for a chat about comix. His series from Picture Box, Powr Mastrs has been getting alot of love and I have really enjoyed it so far as well.
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CF aka Christopher Forgues aka Kites and some other musical projects, sat down with me for a chat about comix. His series from Picture Box, Powr Mastrs has been getting alot of love and I have really enjoyed it so far as well.
<br/><a href="http://inkstuds.com/wp-content/podcast/090226_CF.mp3">Download CF</a><br/>]]></content:encoded>
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		<itunes:summary>CF aka Christopher Forgues aka Kites and some other musical projects, sat down with me for a chat about comix. His series from Picture Box, Powr Mastrs has been getting alot of love and I have really enjoyed it so far as well.Download CF</itunes:summary>
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		<title>No! by various artists, edited by Colleen Frakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
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No!  is the second book in the Four Square series, the I Know Joe Kimpel (a Center for Cartoon Studies student-related distributor) themed anthologies that raise funds for the artists convention costs. The first, Sorry, featured the work of Colleen Frakes, Caitlin Plovnick, Mario van Buren, and Emily Wieja. It was ok.
No!, despite one [...]]]></description>
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No!  is the second book in the Four Square series, the I Know Joe Kimpel (a Center for Cartoon Studies student-related distributor) themed anthologies that raise funds for the artists convention costs. The first, Sorry, featured the work of Colleen Frakes, Caitlin Plovnick, Mario van Buren, and Emily Wieja. It was ok.
No!, despite one rather weak entry, is better. The silk-screened covers by Colleen Frakes have a sweet Scrabble theme and so beautifully kinetic drawing. Her story, No, Man is a fable about a series of denials that leads to an endless cycle of war. Her bear characters appear here and are as iconic as ever.
Morgan Piellis silly take on giving a hearty No! to societal and property boundaries is a great exercise in using varied panel structure to add spice to a one-note concept. His gabby line-crosser explores himself right into another story and despite the abrupt punch line I enjoyed it because the art is so easy on the eyes.
Knee Deep in the Alphabet Soup, by Jon Chad is a detailed, beautiful gross-out story about too much soup and not enough loving. I am not sure how it explores the theme, unless Chad is suggesting that the main character, the sweaty and perpetually terrified Bobo Backslack, should have said no to advice from that creepy guy in the grocery store.
Lastly, there is Lauren OConnells Fancyclue. I am not really sure what to say about this one. It seems to have been conceived and drawn by a child really into Nancy Drew-type mysteries and aware of only the trappings of adult love. The comic ends with the question of does he or doesnt he like her, vote yes or no, which perhaps is meant to fulfill the theme requirement but just adds to the bizarre childishness of the comic. It simply does not stand up to the other work in No!.
I tend to like themed anthologies and if the proceeds go to a good cause, then all the better. I am looking forward to seeing what the CCSers and former CCSers have to offer in upcoming Four Square books and I wish them fruitful conventioneering.
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		<title>George Metzger part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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George Metzger continues chatting with us about his comix and experience in the underground comic scene. Patrick Rosenkranz covers Georges work in some detail in his book Rebel Visions.
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George Metzger continues chatting with us about his comix and experience in the underground comic scene. Patrick Rosenkranz covers Georges work in some detail in his book Rebel Visions.
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