Shoona Browning came to SPX from Virginia to sling awesome zines and minicomics. Shoona's work is cute, bubbly, and tender-hearted. You can check out more at shoonabrowning.com! 🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂 This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was con…

Caroline Hu came to SPX from Somerville, MA to promote her science-influenced comics. Little Scientist is a light-hearted fantasy story about a girl who is exploring what it means to be a scientist. It's available at https://www.hudrewthis.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/up-and-coning-artists/message…

Chris Saber, member of the nerd-pop band Night Sabers, came to Middle Tennessee Anime Convention to perform with The Slants. He didn't have a presence in the artist alley this year, but often does and gives his perspective on tabling. His band has rock elements, but is light-hearted. If you want to give their albums a listen, you should head over t…

Emmie Mayne, owner of Lightning and Lace, came from Huntsville, AL to sell her beautifully designed and crafted jewelry, charms, mugs, and cases. She has an extensive studio space and a strong background in industrial design which she uses to create these laser-cut. resin casted, and dye-sublimated products. If you'd like to purchase some of Lightn…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph-ip0plbJM&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Vernon Smith is a comic and children's book creator from New Orleans. He came to ALA Annual to do a signing for his most recent New Orleans children's book, The Littlest Streetcar is about a maintenance streetcar who comes to th…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgRWbX_i-v0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Richard Greene is an illustrator, designer, and art collector from Collingswood, NJ. He came to ALA Annual to meet artists, purchase books / art, explore New Orleans, and support his wife who is a librarian. He recently worked w…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEMEEeNZeFY&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Adam Kullberg is a comic book writer and education program manager at Pop Culture Classroom in Denver, CO. He attended ALA Annual to provide educational resources for American classrooms / libraries and to promote Denver Comic C…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tb6jzUMYeI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kathy Schalk-Greene is an Executive Director at LibraryLinkNJ from Collingswood, NJ. She came to ALA Annual to stay abreast with library developments and introduce them back into her library co-op as well as meet awesome artists…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QMb0hrv9k4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Carol Burnell came to ALA Annual from New York City as an executive editor at Lion Forge Comic's kids imprint, Cub House http://lionforge.com/cubhouse. Carol hoped to get more librarians to incorporate comics into school librari…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_K7F6UuolA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Zack Giallongo is a comic artist and writer from New Bedford, Massachusetts. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his all-ages webcomic, Crater & Nine, about a boy and robot dog on a foreign moon (https://www.ins…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFblqd1L6kc&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Dan Merritt is a co-owner of Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, MI. He's a major sponsor of Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival and hopes to create similar Kids Read Comics cons in the near future. He attended A2CAF to help get comics in…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKcSl2W8BSs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Dylan Banks is an Illustrator and concept artist who is always looking for new creative challenges and learning experiences. He talks about some of the art he's contributed to independent games he's worked on and his experience …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeKFN3NdbQE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Merrill Rainey is a children's illustrator and paper engineer from Ohio. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote his paper toys, http://littlerainey.com, and illustrations/comics which can be found in a variety of c…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsPqHTVz5R0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Nicole Addams (Artbydigits) is a comic artist and writer from the Bay Area. She attended APE (the Alternative Press Expo) to promote her characters and gain experience tabling at conventions. Soon you'll be able to find her work…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHAYMs_l-uQ&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. FANGRRLZ is a comic label which attended Alternative Press Expo to promote their comics, zines, shirts, charms, and washi tape. Their thesis work goes in depth with magical girl media and other anime. Metempsychosis. a thesis zi…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm-GLstNMwg&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Glenn Song (Albino Grimby) is a game developer and comic artist from the Bay Area. He attended APE (the Alternative Press Expo) to promote his comic, This Mortal Coil (mortalcoilcomic.com), his Lolita Fashion Coloring Book (http…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7z22lwWTbE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Ainsley Yeager is a comic artist from Seattle, WA. They attended APE to promote their comics, such as Venture Forth which is an autobiographical comic about learning how to be happy as an adult and The Mystery of La Luna, which …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR9I7SS9Tog&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. This issue was conducted by Joseph Coco at MTAC 2017. Thank you so much Beccafor allowing us to interview you! ??For more of Becca's work at The Evergreen Burrow, check out her:?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theevergreenb…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYbxfCT1b2I&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Joshua Buchanan is a comic artist and writer from Howell, MI. He attended Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival to promote Scratch9: Cat of Nine Worlds, an all-ages comic about a cat who uses his 9 lives to jump through time to reunite …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lietiB6zMzs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Steven Russell Black (Black Market) is an illustrator and cover artist whose done work for . He attended APE (the Alternative Press Expo) to promote his fine art prints and his new book, Black Market. There are two currently ava…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOMCZC9cA9k&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. This issue was conducted by Joseph Coco at MTAC 2017. Thank you so much Tangled Beasties for allowing us to interview you! ??For more of Tangled Beasties work, check out their:?Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tangledbeastie…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M4qxSODd_I&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Renee P (laughingbear) is an illustrator, zine artist, and comic artist who makes adorable zines, washi tapes, and illustrations. You can check out her shop full of cute art at : https://shop.laughingbear.us/ and follow her on T…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPq7ei7D-b0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. An interview with me, your friendly neighborhood Nattosoup, co creator of How to be a Con Artist, creator of 7" Kara, and creator of this channel!??Sample Book: 1:40?Most Popular Seller: 2:10?Point of Sale System: 3:10?Print Dis…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPfJv1AxAHs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. I just noticed I missed about 2 minutes at the end of the interview in the editing process. It's rerending right now and will likely be posted early 3/17 (Thursday). Sorry about the mishap.??Kris Brannock is an artist from north…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWXbUNW8ns&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Harper Evans is a seamstress and designer from Atlanta, GA. She attended Kamicon to promote the fleece hats she designed and made with some assistance. Her hats and other tchotchkes can be found in her online store, http://hatco…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE5ixu7uK3w&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Neil Brideau is a comic artist coming from Chicago, IL. He attended A2CAF to promote his mini comics, The Plot, as well as his distribution company, Radiator Comics, which promotes small press and self-published comics. He also …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60nexshXm2s&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Yumi Yamaguchi is a comic artist / writer originally from San Francisco, CA. She attended HM&B to promote her traditional, semi-autobiographical mini comic series, Quietly, http://quietlycomic.tumblr.com.??????????????????This i…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B60O8hHgVkI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Matt Knieling is a comic creator and librarian coming from Cookeville, TN. He attended HM&B to promote his array of mini comics ranging from all-ages books such as Frolic Not the Mount to the satirical college-life strips of Ora…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNljEzfu3b0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. ExShen is an artist living in New York. He attended Kamicon to promote his Chinese-style watercolor prints and copic prints as well as his commissions. His work can be found at http://exshen.deviantart.com.??????????????????This…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVQdTGUJsEE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Sabrina Abrego is an artist coming from Montevallo, AL. They attended the show to get their feet wet with conventions and promote their prints and stickets. Rina's prints, stickers, and commissions can be found at http://riibreg…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as26-qT22PI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Anne Drozd is an Ann Arbor, Michigan local, comics creator, and the co-creator of A2CAF. Anne, her husband Jerzy, and Dan Mishkin founded A2CAF (formerly Kids Read Comics) eight years ago due to a lack of comics for children and…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC9zc6Fmzc4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Heather Crook is an artist and artist alley director traveling from Kentucky. She's been volunteering at Middle Tennessee Anime Convention since 2004 and has been director of the artist alley for at least two years. She's also c…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlzWuOxKDyM&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Zac Gorman is a comic artist and writer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He attended A2CAF to promote the Rick and Morty comics, Costume Quest: Invasion of the Candy Snatchers, as well as his own comics--Magical Game Time, a comic abou…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSQ1RkABOpE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Ben Hatke is a comic artist from Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. He attended A2CAF to promote his many comics such as the Zita the Spacegirl series, a series about a girl on the other side of the universe trying to get home, as wel…

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A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRmn0A1iprE&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kip Noschese is a children’s book artist and animator from Henderson, NV. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his children’s book, Otto & the Grand Prix Bees, a picture book about a bear who rac…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mVB1X6-jfA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Vera Greentea is a comic writer from New Jersey. She attended Toronto Comic and Arts Festival to promote her upcoming Nenetl, a spirited horror story about a ghost searching for her family, and the newly released Papa, a Father’…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t_ZxmZF9HA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Erin Potter is a print and comic artist living in Clinton, MO. She attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote her comics and prints and her husband's, Nick, upcoming book New Animals (http://subitopress.org/archives/1019). …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6WLpWMwnMA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Jake Richmond is a comic artist and writer from Portland, OR. He attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote two of his web comics, Modest Medusa (modestmedusa.com), a story of a guy who finds a medusa in his toilet, and Gho…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Quo7MchWEg&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Emily C. Martin is a comic artist living in Sonoma County, CA. She attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote the book series she’s illustrating, Princeless (http://princelesscomic.tumblr.com), about Prin…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjfSssL2WI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. John Green is a comic artist living in Long Island, NY. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his book series, Teen Boat (http://teenboatcomics.com) a full color comic about the acne of being a te…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKWMin43pk4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Mike Freiheit is a comic artist living in Chicago, IL. He attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote his traditional Monkey Chef comic, http://monkeychefcomic.com, which is an autobio comic about preparing food for monkeys …

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmyvTetDTY&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Janet Lee is an Eisner award winning comic artist living in Eaglewood, TN. She attended Free Comic Book Day at Rick's Comic City to promote the event and to sell her Mad Hatter comic published by Marvel in their full color fairy…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIxLwyWeheo&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Jade F Lee is a comic artist from Washington, DC. She attended Toronto Comics and Arts Festival to promote the cooking recipe anthology she is a part of Comfort Food Zine (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/comfort-food-zine--2)…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fjNKGulhII&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Jeremy Whitley is a comic writer from Durham, NC. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his ongoing, eisner-award nominated comic series, Princeless, about Princess Adrienne becoming tired of wait…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VKwQ6OJShs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kory Bing is a cartoonist and illustrator from Portland, OR. She attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote the third volume of her webcomic, Skin Deep (http://skindeepcomic.com), a full color fantasy mythology about discov…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaJjtaXiPAs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Sam Payne is an illustrator living in Nashville, TN. He attended Free Comic Book Day at Rick's Comic City to promote his pin-up prints, books, and originals, His work can be found at http://pop-tartz.squarespace.com.??Editor's N…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V41u5fFUZmk&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Thomas Estler is a comic book writer from New York, NY. He visited American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his children human rights comic, Abolitionista, which follows a girl who has entered the human traffick…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VztnDcxJ1z0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kate Rhodes and Jennifer Xu (KaiJu Studio) are artists living in Denver, CO. They attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival as guests to meet other artists and fans and promote their manga-inspired one-shot, The Ring of Saturn, which…

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGYO9cGDBvA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Brian Mayer is a board game designer living in Perry, NY. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his board game, Freedom: The Underground Railroad (http://playplaylearn.com/games/freedom-undergroun…