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Inkstuds Mixtape Vol 10 Ed Choy Moorman

Ed Choy Moorman was a part of the burgeoning cartooning scene in Minneapolis, but has since moved to Chicago. He recently released the anthology, Ghost Comics. Ed will be joining on the show at some point soon. Here is a … Continue reading

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Sam Gaskin

Sam Gaskin joined me for probably one of the most laid back sounding Inkstuds yet. He is a great cartoonist fresh out of the CCS whose work has been developing into an interesting mix of culture jamming meets personal introspection. … Continue reading

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The Illustrated Journey

The Illustrated Journey is a fascinating project put together by some fine workers in Vancouver. Here is a description from their website – The Illustrated Journey is a community art project that brings together comic book artists and youth who … Continue reading

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Jerry Moriarty Part 2

On top of the material in the Jack Survives collection, you can also find Jerry Moriarty’s more recent work, including his Sally series in Kramer’s Ergot’s 6 and 7 and Comic Art Magazine 9. And if you really feel like … Continue reading

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Jerry Moriarty Part 1

Jerry Moriarty’s Jack Survives has been one of those quietly influential books that has only been available to collectors that were willing to cough up the big dough to find a rare copy. Chris Ware even traded an original piece … Continue reading

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Inkstuds Mixtape Vol 9 Cayetano Garza Jr

Cayetano Garza Jr is one of those talented folks out of The Center for Cartoon Studies. His work can be seen in the Funny Aminals anthology and his webcomic Year of the Rat. Hyped-Up Plus Tax – Dabrye Steeps – … Continue reading

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Jeff Lemire

Jeff Lemire has been putting on astonishing amount of great work over the last couple of years. Essex County, The Nobody and Sweet Tooth are all very strong works that link together to create a larger piece that link the … Continue reading

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Inkstuds Mixtape Vol 8 Billy Mavreas

Billy Mavreas is one Canada’s comic scene gems. He is known for being one of the nicest men, who goes out of his way to connect people and help foster a great community spirit through his Galerie Monastiraki. Johnny O’Braides-Lee   … Continue reading

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Comics School

Hey folks in Vancouver. A couple of our local talented cartoonists are teaching courses at Emily Carr (page 23)on comicking. Check out Miriam Libicki’s site for more info on what she will be doing. Robin Thompson will be teaching The … Continue reading

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Paul Karasik

Paul Karasik joined me for an indepth conversation about his work. Paul’s most recent work, has been editing the Fletcher Hanks collections. In collaboration with his sister, Judy Karasik, produced The Ride Together, which you can find on amazon for … Continue reading

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