Feb 14 2023
Better late than never! Here’s my usual annual run-down of what comics I read in 2022–with some commentary here and there: Anaîs Nin: sur la mer des mensonges – Léonie Bischoff (FR) This beautiful comic about Anaîs Nin’s early years in Paris in the 1930’s is currently available only in French, but the word on …
Nov 30 2022
Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) does a great job of filming and making public a ton of its programming post-show and among the current lot of videos posted from the just-concluded 2022 show is my Talk and Teach program, “Principles of Page and Panel Layout.” The video has gotten a surprising amount of views/traction, so I …
Oct 04 2022
A while back, just as an exercise to practice my French, I–with a bit of help from my then French teacher–translated the first chapter of my book, Oyster War, into French. It was an interesting experience that gave me a bit of insight on the kind of issues professional translators must deal with on a …
Jul 01 2021
So, I’m hoping this will be just the first part of what will eventually be a longer post once I’ve uncovered more information… but for now, here’s what I know about a peculiar Popeye toy that I’d forgotten about until pretty recently. 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of the 1980 Robert Altman-directed film adaptation of …
May 08 2021
If you’re signed up for my newsletter, you already know this, but… Four-Fisted Tales is done and will be released on August 18th. And at long last, I can finally reveal the cover! I couldn’t be happier to have this book wrapped up and about to be released into the wild. I think the final …
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