An interview with Michael DeForge, in which he talks about the absurdity of cults in his newest graphic novel, LEAVING RICHARD’S VALLEY.
Koyama Press announces Fall campaign with DeForge Zachilli, Martz and more
Koyama Press Announces Fall 2018 Lineup with Deforge, Zacchilli, Martz & more
D&Q to publish Michael DeForge’s astounding ‘Leaving Richard’s Valley’ next year
Michael DeForge’s powerful parable of gentrification is getting a hardcover edition from D&Q in 2019.
Katz and DeForge win the 2018 Cartoonist Studio Prize
The winners of the sixth annual Cartoonist Studio Prize (presented by Slate Book Review and the Center for Cartoon Studies) have been announced. Keren Katz won in the print category for The Academic Hour(Secret Acres),an unsettling tale of an unusual school drawn in Katz’ wispy, evocative art.
SPX will celebrate Koyama Press’s 10th Anniversary
There’s no more loved or admired person in comics than Annie Koyama, the owner and publisher of Koyama Press. And this year’s Small Press Expo will celebrate Koyama Press’s 10th anniversay with comics, programming and “surprises.” For a decade Koyama has been giving the world great cartoonists, great books and acting in an ethical, open way […]
ThreeCAF Part 3: Three Comics from TCAF 2017
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most influential and important comic book event in North America. It’s mission is to “promote the creators of comic books in their broad and diverse voices, for the betterment of the medium of comics”. In the spirit of this mission, the Comics Beat is conducting a […]
ThreeCAF Part 1: Three comics from TCAF 2017
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is one of the most influential and important comic book event in North America. It’s mission is to “promote the creators of comic books in their broad and diverse voices, for the betterment of the medium of comics”. In the spirit of this mission, the Comics Beat is conducting a […]
A year of free comics: Leaving Richard’s Valley by Michael DeForge, a very sinister place indeed
Mostly daily The very prolific Michael DeForge is running a mostly daily comic strip on Instagram called Leaving Richard’s Valley It’s sort of the flip side to Sticks Angelica, Folk Hero also online, but also just out in a handsome print edition from D&Q which is a five star must have. In Sticks, a mega-celebrity comes to […]
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 12/12/16: The ten best ten best lists
§ Nice Art: man, if there’s ONE holiday card from a cartoonists type you’d want to get it’s this collaboration between Michael DeForge and Jillian Tamaki. § British comics artist/colorist Pete Doherty is recovering from a torn aorta, and there is a crowdfunding effort underway to raise some money for him. However, he’s now facing at […]
Great advice on working and making comics from Becky Cloonan, Jeff Lemire and Michael DeForge
Comics creator process posts are the BEST posts. Jeff Lemire seems to have taken over Charles Soule’s mantle as Busiest Person in Comics– writing 7-8 monthly books – and he reveals how he does it in an absolutley stellar process post with a ton of photos AND a page of preview art from AD: After […]