Looking at gender disparity in comics publishing can really put a damper on a girl’s day. Lucky for female creators, community building events are popping up all over the place, encouraging rampant lady doodlers amidst this time of crisis. Hannah Chapman is the mastermind and founder of Chicago’s very own Grahm Cracker Comics Ladies Night … Continue reading
The History of Fake Nails
“Not Comics Made Into Comics” is a segment where we talk about something that is not comics in comic format. This first entry is on the history of fake nails which, after researching, is way more interesting and weird than expected. Continue reading
Leah Wishnia’s Happiness
Leah Wishnia is an artist, cartoonist and editor who’s behind the comics anthology, Happiness. We were first introduced to Leah at C.A.K.E. and have been keeping tabs on her ever since. Leah was kind enough to answer the plethora of questions we had about her experiences running her own publishing endeavors. You can get your … Continue reading
Q&A: Annie Koyama
To kick-off our interview series we were fortunate enough to ask a few questions to the inimitable Annie Koyama: mastermind and founder of Toronto-based Koyama Press. Since 2007, Koyama has been producing a notable and exciting collection of independent comics and art books. A testament to her reputation can be seen in the growing population … Continue reading
Public Address
Lucky Dragons 9/18/12
Last night Sara and I went to the nightingale theatre (a local independent theatre here in Chicago) to see lucky dragons perform. Along with their performance was a screening of Sarah Rara’s (1/2 of lucky dragons) new film Air Control. It was a beautiful series of images such as a hand rotating a heavy sounding … Continue reading
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