The first run of Inkstuds T-shirts are printed and they look great. The photo above is Brandon’s sister, Monster, wearing an XL. Shirts are $35 but that includes shipping. This is a limited time offer. Shirts are available for sale until the end of July. At which point, I will be placing everyone’s orders.
Shirts are $35 each which includes free worldwide shipping.
And for those that would like a long sleeved version of the same shirt, here you go.
We continue our day in Burbank with an interview with Steven Universe storyboarder, Lamar Abrams. Lamar’s series of Remake books from Adhouse are really fun and enjoyable. Lamar has a great sense of timing and creative viewpoint in his work. His next work can be found in the Thickness collection coming from Youth In Decline.
This episode was sponsored by House of ORR, Roll20, and Colonial Souls.
Brandon and I sat down for a chat about cartoons and comics with Rebecca Sugar. Rebecca is probably best known for her creation, Steven Universe as well as her work on Adventure Time. It was really great to get a chance to talk to her and seeing how she views animation. Really interesting deep thoughts on the artform.
This episode was sponsored by House of ORR, Roll20, and Colonial Souls.
Twelve Gems cartoonist, Lane Milburn, joined me to talk about his excellent new book from Fantagraphics. I really loved. It has all the right elements from 1980’s BW and Heavy Metal magazine, while still a fun and current book. I was really happy to chat with Lane about it and hope you get a chance to check it out.
This episode was sponsored by House of ORR, Roll20, and Colonial Souls.
Jesse Moynihan was our first guest on a day of interviewing folks in the back of a restaurant in Burbank California. Jesse’s book Forming, the second volume of which just came out from NoBrow books. His work explores a lot of really interesting ideas, utilizing a plethora of literary traditions both classical and contemporary. And it also has some great spaced out conceptual madness.
Jesse is also a story boarder on hit series Adventure Time. Brandon and Jesse were working together on an episode at the time and this was also their first time meeting in person.
This episode was sponsored by House of ORR, Roll20, and Colonial Souls.
Our last interview on the first day in Los Angeles was with John Pham. We stopped by workplace, the animation studio for ADHD. John had a nice office to himself where his staff would place foul drawings of him on his door. It was pretty great. John main series are Sublife from Fantagraphics and his self-published series, Epoxy. The fourth issue came out last year and is pretty amazing.
Derek Kirk Kim was also there. I had no idea he worked with John. If I knew, I would of set up an interview.
This episode was sponsored by House of ORR, Roll20, and Colonial Souls.
Thanks to the amazing support from listeners, friends, fans and family, we were able to raise money for Brandon Graham and I to travel and do interviews. Our first destination was Los Angeles. The following report covers that leg. Â Follow below for a super lengthy report. The photo above is evidence of Brandon working hard on drawing postcards for kickstarter rewards Continue reading
Our second interview in Los Angeles, was with Ron Rege Jr. His Cartoon Utopia book is a personal favorite of mine, exploring a lot of ideas and ways of telling stories. I have wanted to talk with Ron about this work since it first start appearing as mini comics and snippets in various anthologies. The book is a meditation of exploring different idea’s around esoteric and magickal concepts.
Our timing was excellent, as Ron had just released his Diana mini-comic, which had been getting a fair amount for online buzz. Ron continues to be a cartoonist IÂ have a strong fondness for, creating new, challenging and stimulating work.
Promotional consideration for this interview courtesy of Cousin Harold Comics. Thanks for the support on the kickstarter!
Our first interview in Los Angeles found us making our way to the home of Jordan Crane. I’ve talked to Jordan a couple of times in the past and always enjoy the enthusiasm and energy he brings to the conversation. The anthology that he edited in the late 90/early 2000’s, Non, was a groundbreaking and important work, with the 5 book being a touchstone of things to come in comics. His current series for fantagraphics, Uptight continues his excellent comics stories. It’s been a number of years since his last issue, but he will have a new one out in the fall. Jordan also runs the excellent comics site, What Things Do, featuring many of my favorite cartoonists.
Promotional consideration for this interview courtesy of Cousin Harold Comics. Thanks for the support on the kickstarter!
Our trip to Los Angeles, included a stop in San Francisco. While there, we are were able to meet up with Junko Mizuno. Her work has always excited me. from the early roughness in Pure Trance, to her brutal fairy tale retellings to her recent work, Pelu. Junko has shown to have an amazing style and unique voice in comics. Originally from Japan, she now resides in San Francisco, continuing to do comics as well as rock posters for bands like the Melvins and Faith No More.
Special thanks to Ryan Sands for playing host to us. He’s a good friend and I was happy to have him join me and Brandon for the interview.
Promotional consideration for this interview courtesy of Cousin Harold Comics. Thanks for the support on the kickstarter!
