XOXO

Asli Arduman of XOXO Magazine was kind enough to ask me some questions. I answered, apparently in Turkish. Give it a read.

Godzilla in The Wild West

Here's a (rather lengthy) interview followed by a question and answer session that took place at Columbus Museum of Art during my recent residency at Thurber House. Thanks to Jared Gardner (Professor of English and Film Studies at The Ohio State University) for all his thoughtful questions, as well as all the great questions and comments from the audience. We covered a pretty wide gamut of subjects, from the Chicago and Ohio cartoon worlds, to psychedelic puppets, to Godzilla in the wild west. A little something for everyone.

Comics Will Break Your Heart

I talked on the phone with Adam Witt of Comics Will Break Your Heart about the early days of the Mome anthology, serializing work, collaboration with other artists, film, and my inability to remember the dates of anything. I apologize in advance for the mumbling bits.

Talk Talk Talk

Another interview? Another interview. This time with the people of MSN postbox. If you want some bar and restaurant advice from someone who rarely goes outside, this is the interview for you...

The Anti-Metaphor Society with Joe and Rusty

Two of my favorite people in comics, Joe Mochove and Rusty Rowley, were kind enough to grant me an audience at SPX this year. We discuss all of the important topics of the day: Earnest Borgnine, mobility scooters, terrorism, and delicious orange juice.

Classy Questions

I meant to post this a while ago, but in the wake of book tour chaos it slipped through the cracks: Lee Keeler of Classy Hands sat me down for an interview while I was in Los Angeles, and now you can view it with your face. My face is partially in shadow. There is no artistic significance to this, that's just where the sun decided to be.

Part Two of the interview is here.

Chicago Publishes

For the month of September, I contributed the banner for Chicago Publishes, the site for Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs’ Publishing Industry Programs. I also answered a few questions about Life with Mr. Dangerous and future work. Have a read, and poke around the site for all the information on other Chicago-area authors and projects.

Two Interviews, Two Countries

Yesterday I was on Eight Forty-Eight talking about Life with Mr. Dangerous with the program's great host (and former neighbor of mine), Alison Cuddy:



And over on the other side of the pond, just one day prior, I was on the phone with "Ireland's #1 Comic Book Podcast," The Comic Cast, for a much longer, much more Irish-accented, decisively geekier comic conversation. Listen as I dust off my embarrassing knowledge of early Image comics:



Thanks to Alison, Liam, and Craig for all their great questions.

Anders Nilsen in Nashville

There's a really great, extensive interview with Anders Nilsen on the Nashville Review's site today. Give it a read as you prepare for the unleashing of the behemoth, the collected Big Questions.

More on So-So

Over at Chronicle Books' Blog there's a brief interview with me and a few more pictures of the upcoming collection So-So Heroes. Also: I mention Don Knotts and Airwolf, as is only correct and good to do.

Charles Burns Analyzed

This has already made the rounds here and there, but it's a bizarre/informative/awkward enough interview that I had to post it here as well. I'm assuming all the interviews conducted by this person are this way, but I prefer to think of it as something conceived solely on the grounds of its appropriateness for Burns' work. (The interview is in English, don't let the introduction worry you if you're not Belgian.)

Prego, and The Two Other Italian Words I Know

If you're in the mood for boning up on your rusty Italian (which sounds like a disgusting sexual practice), Andrea Queirolo of Conversazioni sul Fumetto asked me some questions via e-mail and someone translated it into a pack of words I can't understand. O joyous ignorance! But the english is included below the translation, for you cheaters out there.

Part one of the interview is here and part two is here.

Sock Garters, Swan, and Sci-Fi

I sat down with Brandon Wetherbee of the You, Me, Them, Everybody podcast to skip across topics such as mystery novels, crayons, Curt Swan, Robert Crumb, District 9, sock garters, Pixar, syndicated cartoons, Spider-Man, touring with bands, and facial moisturizer. A good time was had by all in a tiny room.

Royal Jelly

If you've been wondering what my arm looks like while I answer questions about the inherent worth of human experience, the wait is finally over. I know, I know, it's hard to contain all the excitement.

My apologies to interviewer John Orlow (who filmed a video of me drawing Hegel at San Diego Comic-Con): this was posted months ago, but I failed to notice that there was a centralized page for the interviews. For other interviews with Tim Hensley, Lisa Hanawalt, Sammy Harkham, and John Pham, visit Mr. Orlow's Royal Jelly Video Magazine.

Two Clowes Interviews

The first of these, on McSweeney's site, I came across via Drawn & Quarterly's blog. The second – a 2000 Bookworm interview (below) with Chris Ware and Chip Kidd about the release of Jimmy Corrigan and David Boring – I have absolutely no clue how I came across. Occasionally a bit stilted of a conversation, but interesting and insightful nonetheless.