This episode is a quick sketching out the details on Steve Bissette’s upcoming (and we mean really upcoming… as in this FRIDAY, Sept. 3rd) public lecture and gallery show about his personal comics art collection. It sounds like a fascinating event. Check it out and Matt’ll see you there!
Here’s the skinny:
Steve Bissette’s Myrant (http://srbissette NULL.com/)
The official CCS announcement (http://www NULL.cartoonstudies NULL.org/index NULL.php/2010/08/26/mentors-and-monsters-selections-from-the-stephen-r-bissette-collection/)
About White River Junction and how to get there (courtesy of the Center for Cartoon Studies) (http://www NULL.cartoonstudies NULL.org/wrj NULL.html)
Wiki on Jack Davis (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Jack_Davis_%28cartoonist%29)
About Cam Kennedy (http://www NULL.camkennedy NULL.com/bio NULL.html)
In this episode, Chris, Matt, & Casey Bohn sit down at CJ’s tavern to talk about the style and execution of criticism, about changes in pop music and Wonder Woman’s style, and about the finer points of pre-adolescent warfare.
JT on SNL (http://www NULL.justintimberlakeonsnl NULL.com/)
Chris was pretty wrong about the Filter/NiN thing. (http://webcache NULL.googleusercontent NULL.com/search?q=cache:fLWfMQuY688J:www NULL.sing365 NULL.com/music/lyric NULL.nsf/Filter-Biography/2CCE7FA85AA7F1AE482568BE000B1730+filter+nine+inch+nails&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&-a)
In this episode Matt and Chris head down to MECAF and interview around 20 cartoonists and professionals. They do some reviews, some shoutouts, and fail to recollect the title of DC’s former manga line; It’s “CMX” by the way, not that it matters anymore.
Here some of the good folks who were nice enough to talk to us (not in any order):
Dennis Pacheco (http://www NULL.pigeonholepress NULL.net/)
This is the second half of our interview with Steve Bissette, but I suppose you gathered that from the title and the fact that the last one was called “Part 1″. Speaking of the last episode, if you haven’t listened to it yet, you should go back and listen to them in order.
As was stated before in the shownotes for the last episode, this interview was recorded before the untimely and shocking death of comic veteran Steve Perry. Perry and his work have been mentioned on this site, as well as in this interview itself. Stephen Bissette was Perry’s friend and a champion in the fight to get Perry back on his feet. So much of what has transpired is cheap and cruel. It’s touching to see so many people come forward and give there condolences, but it’s not surprising. So many were already looking out for Perry in life. They recently gave their support in the form of well wishes, financial support, and exposure. On top of all of the grief that Steve’s death brings, it also comes with the bitterness of knowing that all these people were fighting for him and he had come so far just for someone to waste all that effort.
This is a simple analogy, but I think it apt. Imaging coming across someone attempting to put a sand castle back together. It’s not an easy thing to do, but it is important to them and it is worth doing whether you succeed or not. So you help. The tide is coming in, but there are others arriving to help the effort. The castle begins to take shape; it can even stand up by itself. The waves come closer and closer, but that’s not so bad. If it cannot hold up forever, that’s not so bad. You come to terms with the idea that the ocean will come and eventually wash away the castle. Then imagine someone kicking the castle over.
Nevertheless, there is one thing I’ve learned from all of this and it’s that fan’s can make a major impact in improving the lives of creators. For the most part, the comics industry isn’t built to support its creators into retirement. That’s true now, but it was doubly so for those creators who cut their teeth back in “the day” and now find themselves without a safety net. Here’s a video courtesy of the Hero Initiative featuring Steve Perry himself talking about why you should give.
Show links are forthcoming. For now:
Myrant (http://srbissette NULL.com/) (SRB’s home on the web)
The Hero Initiative (http://www NULL.heroinitiative NULL.org/) (A worthy cause)
Matt and Chris followed a forgotten road to a tree that they’d never seen but recognized once reached. Once blindfolded, they followed a path cut by a madman, or a man who wishes not to be found. They proved themselves and they’re intentions, and after answering a list of questions they were aloud to ask a few of there own. On this episode of Art School Fraud: Tales of the Uncanny with Steve Bissette.
As our talk with Steve focuses more on the present, there are a few things :
Stephen R. Bissette (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Stephen_R NULL._Bissette) (Wiki)
Myrant (http://srbissette NULL.com/) (SRB’s home on the web)
Indie Spinner Rack: Issue #79 (http://indiespinnerrack NULL.blogspot NULL.com/2007/05/indie-spinner-rack-issue-79 NULL.html) (A very nice talk with Steve)
The Center for Cartoon Studies (http://www NULL.cartoonstudies NULL.org/index NULL.php) (Wellspring from which most TotU contributor burst)
White River Junction (http://www NULL.whiteriverjunction NULL.org/) (The place where all this ink slinging goes down.)
Related post of Apr 7, 2010 (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8749) (Myrant)
Related post (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8749) of Apr 9, 2010 (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8794) (Myrant)
Related post (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8749) of Apr 14, 2010 (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8875) (Myrant)
First reviews of the preview (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=8959) (Myrant)
Some sad news which must be noted:
This interview was recorded about two weeks ago. At one point during the taping we mentioned Steve Perry, a friend of Stephen’s and an acquaintance of mine {Christopher}. Since that time disturbing events have transpired. So disturbing that I can not go into detail. Stephen has given us permission to link to his blog (http://srbissette NULL.com/?p=9077) on this matter.
Matt returns from S.P.A.C.E.!!! Chris returns from Greece!!! Art School Fraud returns with tales of travel, daring the wraith of the gods, disturbing interactions with corn syrup, Pee-Wee Herman, and interviews with SPACE cartoonists.
Invictus Linkus:
2009 SPACE Prize winners (http://www NULL.backporchcomics NULL.com/space_prize NULL.htm) (and links to the winners, including Eric Adams, Joanna Estep, and Craig Bogart)
Andy Scott (http://www NULL.aplace-forall NULL.blogspot NULL.com) (another first-timer at the show)
Bob Corby (http://www NULL.backporchcomics NULL.com/space NULL.htm) (senior spaceman extraordinaire)
Stacie Arellano (http://www NULL.tributewaters NULL.com/) (because we missed interviewing)
Max Ink (http://blinkcomic NULL.wordpress NULL.com/) (Blink!)
Matt and special return guest Morgan Pielli take the opportunity of Chris’ European vacation to geek out about those robots that’re more than meet the eye: The Transformers!
(With some attempts of justification by talking about character design reflecting personality and the difficulties of trying to write worthwhile stories for essentially unchanging franchise properties. Additionally, they fall into the fanboy trap of bitching about the Michael Bay movies, but only briefly.)
Autobots, hyperlink and geek out:
Morgan Pielli (http://www NULL.morganpielli NULL.com/) (The Expert on Polymorph Machines)
Jon Chad (http://studentpages NULL.scad NULL.edu/~jchadu20/) (Cartoonist Commentator)
Harlan Ellison (http://harlanellison NULL.com/quoteentry NULL.htm) (Fear his fury!)
Stan Bush’s “The Touch” (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/The_Touch_%28Stan_Bush_song%29) (It’s special.)
Smurfette Syndrome (http://thatguywiththeglasses NULL.com/videolinks/thedudette/nostalgia-chick/16616-the-smurfette-principle) (This is why she doesn’t have a catchphrase.)
Transformers: The Wiki (http://transformers NULL.wikia NULL.com/wiki/Main_Page) (Scroll down to see all the different series.)
Red Letter Media guy (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/user/RedLetterMedia#p/u/1/FxKtZmQgxrI) (Very thorough, and vaguely creepy.)
Radio Lab (http://www NULL.wnyc NULL.org/shows/radiolab/) (Podcast.)
During a death-defying game of darts, Matt and Chris meet up with Denis St. John who is back again to talk about horror and humor in comics and comic conventions that are in all out futures.
Bring the click, bring the content:
Atomic Age Cinema (http://www NULL.darkcarnivalfilmfest NULL.com/) (B-movies and horror hosts)
Day of the Woman (http://dayofwoman NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) (A Blog for the Feminine Side of Horror) (http://www NULL.comicsalliance NULL.com/2010/03/18/twilight-manga-review/)
The Twilight Graphic Novel (http://www NULL.comicsalliance NULL.com/2010/03/18/twilight-manga-review/) (Times f-ing New Roman) (http://groovyageofhorror NULL.blogspot NULL.com/)
The Groovy Age of Horror (http://groovyageofhorror NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) (Blogging on Horror)
Chris and Matt trot trot to Boston to check out the Zine Fair. There was music, comics, art and really fun folks. There were some zines too! As always, Matt was the face of ASF, shaking hands and doing interviews, while Chris quietly got drunk in public.
You like clickin? You’re in luck:
(http://www NULL.rarebitscomics NULL.com/)
Boston Zine Fair (http://www NULL.papercutzinelibrary NULL.org/zinefair/) (Technically in Cambridge)
The boys give a run-down on the sad events of March for, a days that lives on in infamy. Also, a brief discussion of clown sex.
Here’s some homework for ya’:
(http://www NULL.rarebitscomics NULL.com/)
Maximum Fun (http://www NULL.maximumfun NULL.org/) (A safe place on the web for young Americans)
Penny Arcade (http://www NULL.penny-arcade NULL.com/) (Webcomic and Media Tundertank. Click here to go directly to the relevant comic (http://www NULL.penny-arcade NULL.com/comic/2010/3/1/).)
WebComics Weekly (http://ww NULL.libsyn NULL.com/index NULL.php?post_category=podcasts) (A podcast by webcartoonists about cartooning.)
Tweet Me Harder (http://tweetmeharder NULL.com/) (A podcast by webcartoonists not about cartooning.)
Merlin Mann (http://www NULL.43folders NULL.com/) (Super cool productivity guru)
Andrew W.K. (http://www NULL.andrewwk NULL.com/) (A genuine enthusiast of awesomeness. Warning! Music plays automatically!)
Wil Wheaton (http://wilwheaton NULL.typepad NULL.com/) (Blogger, prosaist, and actor.)
Albuquerque Clowncar (http://www NULL.urbandictionary NULL.com/define NULL.php?term=Albuquerque%20Clowncar) (I won’t say what the google search was for, but this came up second after blog post about 19 Kids and Counting. (http://tlc NULL.discovery NULL.com/tv/duggars/19-kids-and-counting NULL.html))
(http://recordings NULL.talkshoe NULL.com/TC-65758/TS-392956 NULL.mp3)
