Jonathan Hill is an illustrator, educator, and author who has been
instrumental in making the art form of comics more visible through his work
with Literary Arts' annual Portland Book Festival. He's taught at the
Oregon College of Art and Craft and Pacific Northwest Col...
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In this extended conversation, illustrator, educator, and author Jonathan
Hill joins S.W. Conser for an extra 20 minutes of discussion during the
2020 Portland Book Festival.
Jonathan shares more stories about his artistic influences, family
adventures, mission to inspi...
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In this extended conversation with bestselling author Allie Brosh, we hear
more stories about her free-range childhood gleaning life lessons from
wolves, her appreciation for horror and stand-up comedy, her awkward
relationships with people and pets, and her stunned reac...
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Allie Brosh is the creator of the comics blog Hyperbole and a Half and
the author of the book collection of the same name, which unexpectedly shot
to number one on the New York Times bestseller list in 2013.
Her long-awaited second book Solutions and Other Problems arriv...
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Words and Pictures presents a never-before-aired conversation between comics
mavericks Tony Millionaire and Chris Onstad, recorded at Powell's City of
Books in 2009.
Tony Millionaire is a cartoonist, author, and illustrator who — in true New
England fashion — manages to...
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Drive-In Theaters had become a relic of 20th century America. That is,
until the novel coronavirus closed down cinemas across the country. Now,
venerable drive-in theaters such as Newberg's 99W are thriving, while art
cinemas are bringing their screenings outside.
Amy...
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Andy Warner is an artist and writer of non-fiction comics, and an editor
for international cartoon platform The Nib. His books include Brief
Histories of Everyday Objects, This Land Is My Land, and Spring Rain: A
Graphic Memoir of Love, Madness, and Revolution.
Spring ...
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In this extended conversation with Andy Warner, we take an extra 20 minutes
to nerd out about independent publishing, cultural diplomacy, raves in Iran,
sex and drugs in Beirut, and the reverberations of the U.S. invasion of
Iraq.
Andy is an artist and writer of non-fic...
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Carol Lay has been creating comics — both alternative and mainstream —
since the 1980’s. She’s a writer, illustrator, painter, and animator
whose work ranges from surrealist canvases to Wonder Woman story arcs.
Her weekly comic Story Minute ran in newspapers for twenty...
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Stan Mack is one of the original comics journalists. In the 1970's he
left a steady job as Art Director of the New York Times Sunday Magazine to
blaze a trail in the world of alternative comics. His documentary-style
strip Stan Mack's Real-Life Funnies chronicled the d...
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