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INTERVIEW: A Deep-Dive into the Majestic Minutiae of ’90s Comics Splendor with CARTOONIST KAYFABE Creators JIM RUGG & ED PISKOR

02/12/2019 3:00 pm by AJ Frost 7 Comments

INTERVIEW: A Deep-Dive into the Majestic Minutiae of ’90s Comics Splendor with CARTOONIST KAYFABE Creators JIM RUGG & ED PISKOR

An in-depth discussion of nineties ephemera and exploration with two of the most influential cartoonists on the scene today.

Filed Under: Cartoonists, Indies, News Tagged With: Alan Moore, cartoonist kayfaybe, comics criticism, Dave Sim, Ed PIskor, Image Comics, Jim Rugg, media, Todd McFarlane, video, wizard magazine, YouTube

INTERVIEW: Steve Nedvidek Injects Dieselpunk Into the Veins of THE JEKYLL ISLAND CHRONICLES

02/08/2019 1:01 pm by AJ Frost Leave a Comment

INTERVIEW: Steve Nedvidek Injects Dieselpunk Into the Veins of THE JEKYLL ISLAND CHRONICLES

A mash-up of conspiracy steampunk combine for a roaring alt-history adventure!

Filed Under: News

GIVEAWAY! Take Home a Bundle of Video Game-Related Goodness from Scholastic AFK!

12/06/2018 1:30 pm by AJ Frost

GIVEAWAY! Take Home a Bundle of Video Game-Related Goodness from Scholastic AFK!

Scholastic wants YOU to take home some primo books from their AFK video game-centric line.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Five Nights at Freddy's, free books, Giveaways, graphix, Halo, hello neighbor, Holiday, scholastic, scholastic afk, xmas

INTERVIEW: The Journey is the Draw in I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO WORK IN ANIMATION

11/29/2018 1:00 pm by AJ Frost

INTERVIEW: The Journey is the Draw in I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES TO WORK IN ANIMATION

Part memoir, part travelogue, and all lushly drawn, I MOVED TO LOS ANGELES is simply a wonderful book for those who want to learn the finer details of the animation industry.

Filed Under: Boom Studios, Interviews, News Tagged With: animation, autobio, autobio comics, Boom, BOOM! Box, Disney, Interview, Los Angeles, Memoir, Natalie Nourigat

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: The Jedi Academy will Tremble During the REVENGE OF THE SIS

11/08/2018 1:30 pm by AJ Frost

EXCLUSIVE COVER REVEAL: The Jedi Academy will Tremble During the REVENGE OF THE SIS

Attention all padawans and Jedi masters alike! The Starspeeder family saga continues, this time with Christina Starspeeder, one of the Jedi Academy’s star students, in the seventh installment of the wildly popular middle grade graphic novel series from Scholastic. In case you haven’t had the pleasure to explore these thoroughly charming books, Jedi Academy follows the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Amy Ignatow, Exclusive, graphix, Jarrett J. Kroscoczka, jedi academy, preview, scholastic, Star Wars

INTERVIEW: A Witness to Addiction, Angst, and Art in JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA’s Intimate Memoir HEY KIDDO

10/09/2018 3:30 pm by AJ Frost

INTERVIEW: A Witness to Addiction, Angst, and Art in JARRETT J. KROSOCZKA’s Intimate Memoir HEY KIDDO

No matter the context, heroin addiction is an incredibly painful subject. The curse of heroin is that it is not a solitary drug. Everyone who comes into contact with this most potent opioid–from users to their loved ones–is affected in some tangible way. For many, the pain of addiction is translated into shame: shame for […]

Filed Under: Cartoonists, News Tagged With: graphix, heroin addiction, Interview, Jarrett J. Kroscoczka, lunch lady, Memoir, opioid crisis, punk farm, review, scholastic, Young Adult

INTERVIEW: Sparring with the Sensei with RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE’s Eric Bauza!

09/14/2018 1:30 pm by AJ Frost

INTERVIEW: Sparring with the Sensei with RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLE’s Eric Bauza!

At San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview some of the cast of Nickelodeon’s newest iteration of everyone’s favorite terrapin protectors of New York City. The way things work in the press room though is that everyone is only given a limited amount of time, so a lot of […]

Filed Under: News

ADVANCE REVIEW: Revisiting Pepperland and Diving Beneath the Waves in our YELLOW SUBMARINE

08/27/2018 1:00 pm by AJ Frost

ADVANCE REVIEW: Revisiting Pepperland and Diving Beneath the Waves in our YELLOW SUBMARINE

Celebrating fifty years of the animated lever pullers with a new comic book adaptation from Bill Morrison!

Filed Under: Art, Art Comix, Indies, News, Reviews, Titan Tagged With: Beatles, bill morrison, review, Titan Comics, yellow submarine

REVIEW: It’s A Rollicking, Howling Fever Dream with COYOTE DOGGIRL

08/21/2018 3:30 pm by AJ Frost

REVIEW: It’s A Rollicking, Howling Fever Dream with COYOTE DOGGIRL

A beautifully rendered vision of the Old West as seen through the singular vision of Lisa Hanawalt.

Filed Under: D&Q, Reviews Tagged With: Drawn + Quarterly, fiction, Graphic Novel, lisa hanawalt, review, surreal, western

INTERVIEW: A New Year Begins for the Lucky Students in MR. WOLF’S CLASS

08/17/2018 3:30 pm by AJ Frost

INTERVIEW: A New Year Begins for the Lucky Students in MR. WOLF’S CLASS

Polish up a shiny red apple for it’s back to school in this charming and sweet graphic novel.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: adventure, aron nels steinke, back to school, dual career, fiction, fun, learning, public school, rashamon, Scholastic Graphix, Young Adult

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