Saturday Morning Links, Independence Day Edition
Olay, I confess–there’s nothing particularly “Independence Day” about this linkfest. Except for this story about the history of preserving the original Declaration of Independence. But that’s it....
View ArticleR. Crumb’s Version of Genesis
Comic book genius R. Crumb has a new book coming out. This is very exciting for me.What’s even more exciting is that said book is his own personal version of Genesis. Not the band. The first book of...
View ArticleMaud Newton on Eve
“God excoriated Eve more roundly and punished her more severely than He did Adam not because she was more wicked, but because she represented an actual threat. Seeking knowledge, she chose to eat the...
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R. Crumb and Art Spiegelman Talk Comics
“Spider-Man, but with tits.” - Art SpiegelmanThere is a 2:1 bald-spot-to-ponytail ratio in Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas. The man in front of me has a biblically voluminous beard and a...
View ArticleWhat Dedication Looks Like
Remember when R. Crumb blew our minds and our concept of dedication with his thorough illustration of the Bible?That project sounded physically and emotionally exhausting. Still, he must have started a...
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The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium: Gary Panter
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights 7-9 p.m. EST in New York...
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The New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium: Aidan Koch
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights 7-9 p.m. EST in New York...
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The New York Comics and Picture-Story Symposium: Comics Poetry Pt. II and...
The New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium is a weekly forum for discussing the tradition and future of text/image work. Open to the public, it meets Tuesday nights 7-9 p.m. EST in New York...
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Sound & Vision: Ken Freedman
Welcome back to Sound & Vision, the Rumpus profile series that spotlights the creative talents of those working behind the scenes in the music industry. Generally speaking, radio today is not...
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Embracing the Grotesque: Talking with Lisa Hanawalt
I Want You begins with Lisa Hanawalt drawn as a young bird in her twenties, crouched on a chair at her desk, sketching away. As she ages, her computer and telephone become more technologically...
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