Indie Comics

There's so many cartoonists working at Cartoon Network we couldn't fit 'em all in one post! Here is Part Two featuring interviews with cartoonists/animators Calvin Wong, Rebecca Sugar, John Pham and many more.

Lots of guests and activities surround this year's first ever CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) which takes place June 16-17 in Chicago. As you can see, there's a strong showing from the indie crowd (Pizza Island, Closed Caption) and of course the strong local scene. And it's FREE to get in. Send reports!

There's so many cartoonists working at Cartoon Network we couldn't fit 'em all in one post! This first post features interviews with cartoonists/animators Martin Cendreda, Hellen Jo, Michael DeForge and many more.

A chat with JG Quintel, creator of Cartoon Network's Regular Show about British TV sensibility, the Leprechaun Movies, and why good indie comics artists can also make for good animators. Featuring a special guest appearance by Regular Show storyboarder and cartoonist, Benton Connor.

An interview with Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward about the post-apocalyptic movie genre, Dungeons and Dragons, the Adventure Time licensed comic, Bob's Burgers and more. With special guest appearances by cartoonist/animators Jesse Moynihan, Levon Jihanian, and Andy Tauke!

Katie Skelly's NURSE NURSE from Sparkplug was a sellout at MoCCA, but you can still get a copy in NYC at tonight's book party at Desert Island.

Better late than never! Please at least scroll through this (very incomplete) listing of new books out at MoCCA and just look at the pictures if nothing els.e There are some pretty amazing books coming out that haven't gotten that much press, so I think it's wroth your while.

Just a brief guide to some publishers and creators and stuff to look out for!

As we've been putting together the listings for this bi-coastal duel indie comics weekend extravaganza, it occurs to us that we are just not very plugged in to the Portland scene...well not the way we are NYC that's for sure. So we're doing our best to cover this, but maybe what we need is a PDX correspondent? Anyhoo, Stumptown actually has a great events page with all the weekend goings on. So we'll put post the pictures and links here. Send us reports!

Please note that our panel tomorrow at 1:15, "The State of Small Publishing", will now include Fanfare/Ponent Mon's Stephen Robson, in addition to Box Brown, Craig Yoe, and Secret Acres' Barry Matthews. These fine gentlemen all have a lot to say and I'm as eager to hear their discussion as anyone!

Having torn through politicians and teen idols, Bluewater is launching a new biographical comics series, this one focusing on great artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. The series marks a new partnership between comic-book publisher and German artist Willi Bloess (German: Willie Blöß) and Bluewater.

In awesome news, the Sparkplug Books Indiegogo campaign has reached its goal. But you can still give them more money to publish creator-owned, independent books that validate the spirit of the best that comics can be.