Bob Fingerman talks about the new definitive version of Minimum Wage, surviving as a cartoonist, why people like the apocalypse and more in a wide ranging interview.
INTERVIEW: 2000AD’s Mike Molcher on Spreading The Word of Tharg
03/19/2013 by 4 Comments
TweetMike Molcher is the PR Co-ordinator for Rebellion, meaning he is the man directly responsible for promoting their comics, 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine. If you’ve noticed over the last few months that more people are talking about 2000AD, be it the recent ‘Trifecta’ storyline, or the ‘gay Judge Dredd’ teaser which got picked up [...]
Interview: comics journalism gives wounded vets a voice with Jess Ruliffson
03/07/2013 by 3 Comments
Tweetby Dre Grigoropol New York City based cartoonist Jess Ruliffson presented her collection of comics for her upcoming graphic novel at The Drawing Center in Soho on February 13th 2013. Though her comics are biographical, they are not about her own life. She documents the real stories of people who have survived life-threatening situations and [...]
Interview: Will Brooker on My So-Called Secret Identity, A New Kind of Superhero Comic
03/06/2013 by 1 Comment
TweetRave reviews from across the press, prominent features in the mainstream media, and plaudits from huge names within the industry; this new comic is off to a flying start.
Kick-Watcher: Michael Moreci on MINI COMICS INCLUDED
03/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
TweetOne of the ways many people stumbled onto their first comic was through the promotional comics that used to come bundled in with action figures. You know the ones – you buy a He-Man figure, and in the box comes a comic which shows him in action, fighting against all the other characters who coincidentally [...]
Interview: The Odyssey of Neal Adams
02/17/2013 by 20 Comments
TweetInterviewing Neal Adams over at the New Statesman in the run up to this month’s London Super Comic Con, we chatted about his legendary role in providing greater creator rights for all within the comics industry, his own start in comics, and pushing comics in a more “relevant” direction.
Interview and Exclusive Preview: Peyo’s BENNY BREAKIRON with Jim Salicrup of Papercutz
02/11/2013 by 5 Comments
TweetFollowing a multi-volume and ongoing celebrated run of bringing Peyo’s original SMURFS comics to English-speaking reader, all ages comics publisher Papercutz is poised to release the first volume of another Peyo classic, BENNY BREAKIRON on May 7th, 2013. Papercutz, headed by former Marvel editor and all round comics ambassador Jim Salicrup, has been kind enough [...]
Interview: Moyoco Anno “I really don’t like women that much!”
01/24/2013 by 2 Comments
Tweetby Melinda Beasi [Editor's note: when it was announced that manga-ka Moyoco Anno was going to be appearing at October's New York Comic Con I was stunned and thrilled. Stunned because Anno-sensei was probably the most prominent josei (adult women) manga artist to ever come to the the US. Thrilled because I have long admired [...]
All the Comics Reporter Holiday Interviews
01/14/2013 by 1 Comment
Tweet Tom Spurgeon has posted his meta list of his holiday interviews for his year, and with one exception they are all fantastically informative chats with some of the key people in the industry at this time. In case you missed any or have some spare time, here’s the entire list:
Interview: Image Publisher Eric Stephenson on the year behind and ahead
01/11/2013 by 16 Comments
As announced earlier today, Image publisher Eric Stephenson was decisively voted The Beat’s Comics Industry Person of the Year by comics professionals. Stephenson graciously agreed to be interviewed on the big impact Image had on the industry in the past year and what’s next for the publisher.
INTERVIEW: Allison Baker on Year One of Monkeybrain Comics
12/23/2012 by 17 Comments
Tweet2012 was the year we saw Marvel relaunch, DC reboot, Image rise, and Valiant return. And yet perhaps one of the biggest success stories of the year was the founding of Monkeybrain Comics by Allison Baker and Chris Roberson.
INTERVIEW: Cullen Bunn Pitches Fearless Defenders
12/16/2012 by 10 Comments
TweetWhen the news was announced that Cullen Bunn would be writing Fearless Defenders for Marvel next year, the world breathed a sigh of relief. It’s no secret that this is a project many have been waiting to happen ever since he first hinted at it earlier this year, during his ‘The Fearless’ miniseries starring Valkyrie. [...]
Kick-Watcher: Graphic Journalism on Human Trafficking in Nepal and INTERVIEW with Dan Archer
12/10/2012 by 3 Comments
TweetI had the privilege of interviewing award-winning journalist Dan Archer, the creator of the Kickstarter project Graphic Journalism on Human Trafficking in Nepal.
INTERVIEW: Barry Nugent, live at Thought Bubble!
12/09/2012 by 3 Comments
TweetAfter his first novel was published in 1999, when Barry Nugent went on to self-publish his second novel Unseen Shadows: Fallen Heroes five years later, he couldn’t have seen what was coming. Ostensibly the first novel in a trilogy (he’s currently working on the second book, which is tentatively scheduled for next year), Fallen Heroes grew [...]
INTERVIEW: Woodrow Phoenix, live from Thought Bubble!
12/05/2012 by 2 Comments
TweetWoodrow Phoenix is one of the two editors who compiled Nelson, a 250-page anthology featuring work from over 50 different writers and artists. The idea of Rob Davis, the Blank Slate-published anthology tells a single tale, as told by a variety of different artists and writers. Amongst the incredible range of creators involved are people [...]
INTERVIEW: Steven Sanders has Designs for the World
11/25/2012 by 6 Comments
TweetSteven Sanders was one of the first people I ever interviewed. An artist and designer who has worked on books such as Five Fists of Science, SWORD, and Our Love is Real, I’ve always been struck by the amount of thought he puts into his character and concept design. When I think about design in [...]
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