February

These are getting longer. Should I start putting them under a cut? Here’s a preview of the book I’ve been working on since early 2016 – not continuously, but I’ve definitely put a lot into it. I wrote it in thumbnails, set it aside, then came back for edits and final pages. It’s about family […]

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madeleinewitt: OPEN SUBMISSIONS NOW for an anthology of poetry comics made by and for people processing impending ecological disaster. There is a need for art that answers the pain of the anthropocene. This anthology will be a place to collectively confront the horror of a warming world: to mourn or dream or rage; to offer words of […]

January

I posted a comic on January 20th. An outpouring, an ode to the never-ending beauty of a scribble, the first of many attempts to say something about our immediate concerns while also remaining committed to other avenues of making it through. I also have a comic in the special issue of Inkbrick, for which a […]

December

The Sellout, Paul Beatty Treehouse of Horror #15, ed. Sammy Harkham Endless Monsoon 1-2, Sarah Welch – Really good, highly recommended. One of a few sight-unseen RIPE discoveries. Finding new work in that way is a very singular pleasure. – Some thoughts, after a period of reflection, on things I read this year: Uptight 5 […]

October – November

Monster (2016 reprint of 2010 edition), ed. Paul Lyons Altcomics Magazine #3, ed. Sab Maynert Love and Rockets Vol. 4 #1, Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez – Wanted to get this since I missed out on previous L&R number ones, but now I’ll go back to the softcover compilations. Recent Glibert is too hit and miss […]

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Read and Erase Drawing Notes One last process post for those interested…I drew For Lives with my left (non-dominant) hand. I tried to do so again for Read, but for reasons I don’t understand it didn’t feel right after about a dozen drawings. Weird! At the time it was frustrating, but maybe it’s a good […]

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Read and Erase Research Notes I really enjoyed the research process for this project, so I thought it might be interesting to write about it. I spent about two months, alongside other projects, reading the books referenced on the back cover of Read and Erase as well as other books not mentioned there because they […]