#142 Spyros Evangelos Armenis

8/25/08 Spyros Evangelos Armenis

SpyrosGreece is the word! Athens-based Spyros talks to Tim about comics in Greece: what’s available, what’s popular, and why quitting your day job is simply out of the question for Greek creators.

#141 “Dr. Slump” and “Cromartie High School”

Dr. SlumpGag manga! Tim talks to manga translator Kumar about two hilarious Japanese comics series, “Dr. Slump” by Akira Toriyama, and “Cromartie High School” by Eiji Nonaka.

8/18/08 “Dr. Slump” and “Cromartie High School”

#135: “Discovered”

DiscoveredWe talk about the comics anthology Discovered, from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Reading anthologies is easy, reviewing them is hard. So Tim calls up SCAD faculty member Shawn Crystal to talk about the college, the book, and his own comics projects.

7/7/08 Discovered

#134: “The R. Crumb Handbook”

6/30/08 “The R. Crumb Handbook”

The R. Crumb HandbookA recent R. Crumb compilation is reviewed by a Crumb connoisseur (Kumar) and a Crumb newbie (Tim). The book features Crumb at his sweetest and his most shocking. But can this (or any book) claim to be the perfect Crumb compilation?

#132: Comics creation: Processes and Inspiration

ModbookTim meets up with Mulele and Patrick G to answer questions from Brandon about a proposed comics-producing process, and address the classic creator’s quandry: What do you do when you just don’t feel inspired?

6/16/08 Processes and Inspiration

Zombie 1.0 (Brandon’s comic)

Modbook

Processrecess.com

Making Riceboy

Lackadaisycats

Tim, Brandon, and Mulele review League of Extraordinary Gentlemen vol. 2 (May 1, 2006)