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Cartooonists Rina Ayuyang and Thien Pham take time out to talk shop and discuss topics and issues concerning comics and the small press world. Each podcast is highlighted with New-Comics-Wednesday beat reportage from fellow cartoonist Josh Frankel and topped off with an exclusive interview with some fine cartoonist who is willing to bare their soul to us! (Or at least talk about ink nibs.)
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We talk to cartoonist Sophie Yanow about her new book THE CONTRADICTIONS, plus her international comics education, old times in the Bay Area cartoonist scene, hitchhiking tips, Magic: The Gathering, and more! Sophie's new book THE CONTRADICTIONS: https://drawnandquarterly.com/contrad... Sophie Yanow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieyanow …
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We're happy to have Tom Scioli as our guest to gab about his new book JACK KIRBY: THE EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS. Plus we squeeze in a little Transformers, G.I. Joe, McCloud masking, and the Pittsburgh comics scene.
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The crew chats with Adrian Tomine about his wonderful new book The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, plus finding a life-comics balance, and the late, great Richard Sala. We very much recommend The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist: https://drawnandquarterly.com/loneliness-long-distance-cartoonist Follow Adrian on Instagram: http…
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We talk to cartoonist Ebony Flowers about her critically-acclaimed debut HOT COMB, what she's working on now, her "old boss" Lynda Barry, the intersection of academia and art, and more. Get HOT COMB: https://drawnandquarterly.com/hot-comb Ebony Flowers's New Yorker comic: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20... Ebony Flowers on Twitter: https://tw…
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FINALLY the Claptrap buddies have ensnared cartoonist T Edward Bak! We talk with him about his new book NO PLACE TO VISIT, his work on 18th century naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, how to condense libraries of info into the perfect set of lines on paper, and when to add a dash of autobio. Get the book from Floating World: https://floatingworldcomi…
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The Claptrap goes guestless to check on each other in these tough times. Comics we've been reading, comics we've been making, trying to stay sane in quarantine isolation, and more.
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The Claptrap crew chats with cartoonist Charles Forsman (THE END OF THE FXXXING WORLD, I AM NOT OK WITH THIS, REVENGER, AUTOMA) about comics process, collaboration, Netflix, Patreon, skateboarding, and more. NOTE: We recorded this interview on May 22, 2020. Since then, we have been rocked by disturbing events in our country which have reminded us h…
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Hey, we're back! In this episode we talk with author Lisa Brown about her new books The Phantom Twin and Long Story Short. We did things a bit different this time, via teleconference, and if you'd like to watch a bunch of beautiful cartoonists chat and snack you can do that at our new Youtube channel (search Comix Claptrap).…
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It's been too long, and the new year has turned everyone's personalities in the Claptrap studios upside down! Thankfully we have Brit cartoonist, Nick Abadzis' soothing voice to calm us down (and ease the ringing in our ears from Thien's selection of intro music. He edited the podcast this time!) Nick leads us in an engaging and thoughful conversat…
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Dylan Williams was a talented comic artist, a passionate publisher and above all else our great dear friend. Dylan passed away this weekend. There are not enough words in the world to say how much we will miss him and his enthusiasm for comics, creativity and life in general. Last year at APE, Thien moderated a panel about the Bay Area comics scene…
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