TCJ Talkies

TCJ Talkies is a biweekly creator interview podcast hosted by Mike Dawson at The Comics Journal. Cartoonists and other comic book luminaries will stop by the Talkie-Hut and chat about their creative process, motivation, and careers.

Episode 35: Carol Tyler

On the final installment, Carol Tyler (Soldier's Heart, Fab4 Mania) talks settling scores and a musical approach to comics-making. Plus, a fond farewell as Greg goes underground. Continue reading →

01-24
01:05:40

Episode 34: Ben Passmore

On the penultimate episode, the BTTM FDRS creator discusses the impact of Prince of Cats, shelving a post-collegiate magnum opus, and when leather jackets and moshing came to hip-hop. Continue reading →

12-14
00:01

Episode 33: Hannah Blumenreich

The The Immortal Bro and Spidey-Zine creator talks Mildred Louis, Stuart Immonen, Go For It, Nakamura!, and more. Continue reading →

11-06
45:49

Episode 32: Mike Dawson

The author of Rules for Dating My Daughter and Troop 142 discusses Boogie Nights, Oor Wullie, Eleanor Davis, and more. Continue reading →

09-21
48:00

Episode 31: Lauren Weinstein

The Normel Person and Goddess of Warcreator talks Aisha Franz, Gary Panter, Carol Tyler, and more. Continue reading →

08-01
27:25

Episode 30: Laura Lannes

The cartoonist behind By Monday I'll Be Floating in the Hudson with the Other Garbage and the upcoming John, Dear discusses Laerte, Puiupo, and Sarah Manguso, as well as the uses--and perils--of humor in art. Continue reading →

06-21
40:54

Episode 29: Tom Kaczynski

The cartoonist and publisher behind Cartoon Dialectics and Beta Testing the Apocalypse talks the New Gods, comic shops, memes, nostalgia, and more. Continue reading →

05-11
52:03

Episode 28: Meags Fitzgerald

The Photobooth and Long Red Hair creator discusses Geneviève Castrée, Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, Ames Lettering Guide revelations, and her favorite circus art. Continue reading →

04-03
42:29

Episode 27: Whit Taylor

The creator of the newly released Ghost Stories talks Junji Ito, Meghan Turbitt, Jeffrey Brown, and more. Continue reading →

03-05
31:30

Episode 26: Rob Kirby LIVE

In this live episode, the man behind What's Your Sign, Girl? and The Shirley Jackson Project discusses Eric Orner, Lynda Barry, Peanuts, and more. Continue reading →

01-18
39:22

Episode 25: Emil Ferris

Ferris (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters) talks superheroes and dada, politics and accessibility, Will Eisner, Ted Leo, and more. Continue reading →

12-11
40:36

Episode 24: Annie Mok

Annie Mok discusses Carta Monir, Emily Carroll, Satyajit Ray, and more. Continue reading →

10-18
34:47

Episode 23: Gina Wynbrandt

The creator of Someone Please Have Sex with Me talks Phoebe Gloeckner, Truth Zone, Chewing Gum, and more. Continue reading →

09-26
39:37

Episode 22: Katie Skelly

The My Pretty Vampire creator speaks on Kyoko Okazak, Dave Cooper, and Nabokov. Continue reading →

08-16
40:11

Episode 21: Michel Fiffe

Michel Fiffe (Copra, Zegas) talks Hellen Jo, Larry Hama, Ernie Colón, and more. Continue reading →

07-17
37:39

Episode 20: Matthew Thurber

The Infomaniacs and Art Comic creator discusses comics pedagogy, Rolling Blackouts, Victoria Lomasko, Michael McMillan, Dickens, Fantômas … this one goes everywhere. Continue reading →

06-16
51:22

Episode 19: Ben Sears

Ben Sears (Night Air, Volcano Trash) talks John Romita Jr. and Jacques Tati. Plus, the ultimate gag-strip faux pas! Continue reading →

05-11
31:48

Episode 18: Maggie Umber

On the eighteenth episode of Comic Book Decalogue, Maggie Umber (Time Capsule, Sound of Snow Falling) discusses Ron Wimberly, Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, and the comics tastes of Guillermo del Toro. Continue reading →

03-29
35:15

Episode 17: Eddie Campbell (Part II)

On the seventeenth episode of Comic Book Decalogue, Eddie Campbell talks Jack Kirby's place in the canon, Mary Perkins On Stage, and the hazards of autobiography. Continue reading →

03-01
27:18

Episode 16: Eddie Campbell (Part I)

On this episode, Eddie Campbell (Alec, Bacchus, From Hell) discusses the March trilogy, the early sports-page cartoonists, and much more. Continue reading →

12-12
41:25

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