Tag: Teaching

Talking Comics Terminology on the Deconstructing Comics Podcast

I was recently a guest on the Deconstructing Comics podcast discussing my recent (and surprisingly controversial?) blog post about using film terminology to discuss comics. I’m hoping that the hour-long conversation here gave me a bit more room to make my case in a more nuanced and thorough way than in the original post. One …

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Recolored Kurtzman

If you follow my comics ranting on Twitter, you probably know that one of my oft-ground axes is the horrible nature of most comics recoloring efforts. Given that, it probably won’t surprise you that I raised an eyebrow when I noted that the new (and excellent) Fantagraphics collection of Harvey Kurtzman EC war comics, Corpse …

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Come See Me At The Durham Comics Fest!

This Saturday, April 20th, I’ll be appearing at the Comics Fest in Durham, N.C. at the Southwest Regional Library. I’ll be participating in a roundtable discussion about comics-making as well as assisting Scott Hampton in a comics workshop earlier in the day. Other great guests include Raina Telgemeier, Ursula Vernon and Jan Burger. The workshop …

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I’m Interviewed on Comics Coast To Coast

Last week I was interviewed on the Comics Coast to Coast podcast.  I discuss Oyster War, fantasy and historical fiction, coloring, my (possible) next project and more. Listen here.

My Review of Mastering Comics

I wrote a review of Jessica Abel and Matt Madden’s new comics how-to/textbook Mastering Comics in the current Publishers Weekly Comics Week. Check it out here.