The Comics Coast to Coast gang has posted their latest podcast with Non Sequitur creator Wiley Miller. In part one of this eye-opening conversation, Wiley tells us what is wrong and right with everything cartoony. The artists’ approach, the point of view one should have as a commercial entity, and most interestingly- how to think […]
Here’s the Comics Coast to Coast interview I’ve been waiting for. I’ve been a fan of Chad Carpenter’s Tundra since early 2006 when he beat out Bound and Gagged in my local paper. Since then, Chad’s self syndicated strip has grown to over 150 papers. They also speak to Chad’s marketing guru Bill Kellogg.
Tom Spurgeon has posted an extensive interview with Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson. Topics covered include the origin of Cul de Sac, dealing with doing a daily, his Richard’s Poor Almanac weekly strip that runs in the Washington Post, and Richard’s cartoon influences. SPURGEON: Am I right in that Cul De Sac grew out […]
Clay Bennett recently moved to Tennessee to replace Bruce Plante as the Chattanooga Times Free Press editorial cartoonist. A local business magazine conducted an interview with Clay on his motivations changing jobs and the editorial cartooning profession. BTN:What is the value of editorial cartoonists to our media, or better yet, our First Amendment rights in […]
I’m not sure how I missed this one. Stone Soup creator Jan Eliot was featured on Oregon Art Beat and that interview has been posted on the web. The video segment runs about 8 minutes and features Jan talking about her background, her path to syndication, and her workflow.Thanks to Richard Krauss for the notice.
I don’t know if this is a new interview or a posting of more of an interview that Lio creator Mark Tatulli had with Bob Andelman (aka Mr. Media) back in February. Regardless, it’s a good read. ANDELMAN:And you know, I apologize for even asking you to go behind the scenes and talk about some […]
The Bangor Daily News has posted an interview with Piers Baker, the creator of the freshly launched Ollie and Quentin. It’s a very informative interview on how Piers got into syndication and the road leading to it. BDN: You’ve created one of the most charming, whimsical buddy stories I’ve ever read. Who are Ollie and […]
Comics Reporter Tom Spurgeon has posted an email interview he did with me regarding last years events and the state of newspaper cartooning. Feel free to disagree, ask follow up questions, or add your own in the comment section below. This year saw Gardner’s site deepen its reputation as a must-visit repository of strip and […]
Bob Andelmanâ??s Mr. Media blog will feature Pearls Before Swine cartoonist Stephan Pastis. This interview will also feature a call-in number, so you can talk to Stephan himself.Details about this interview can be found here.Thanks to Mark Tatulli for the tip.
Bob Andelman’s Mr. Media blog will feature Beetle Bailey creator Mort Walker next month. Right now, the featured guest is David Michaelis, biographer of the controvercial “Schulz and Peanuts” book. Mort was one my recent Cartoonist’s Cartoonists. Check out the cartoonists he admires or had an influence on him.
Dilbert creator Scott Adams went into the restaurant business a decade ago at two locations: Stacey’s Cafe in Waterford and Pleasanton California. Pleasanton has doen well, but the Waterford location has struggled and as business partner Stacey Belkin has been over-extended and Scott began to take on more of the day-to-day operations of the Waterford […]
I’m scheduled to interview B.C. cartoonist Mason Mastroianni tonight. If you have any questions about B.C. or Mason’s work on the feature, feel free to email them to me or add them into the comments and I’ll be sure to ask him.UPDATE: Had a good interview with Mason and he was very open to all […]
Mike Cope writes in to alert us that Charles M. Schulz biographer David Michaelis will be interviewed on CBC’s radio probram “Q” today at 2 p.m. EST to talk about his new book Schulz and Peanuts. Those wanting to listen in can listen to the live stream or wait for the program to be archived […]
Fans of Norm Feuti’s comic feature, Retail can listen to an interview that Norm did with Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones of WCBQ-WHNC-AM radio in North Carolina to promote his “Pretending You Care” book that hit book shelves earlier this week. A streaming audio of that 10 minute interview is available.
Yesterday Tom Batuik was on NPR’s Talk of the Nation to discuss death in the comics.