Celebrating the Comics, Cartoons and Creators of Central Ohio
Well, those Silicon Valley eggheads finally went and did it. They made artists obsolete, kaput, completely and utterly unnecessary. AI art has come to replace us all. Or has it?
Continue reading “Artificial Comics”Maggie Dahlstrom is a trans woman, queer-comics researcher, and lapsed cartoonist. She lives in Columbus with her fiancé Max. Check out her research project at go.osu.edu/teachingqueercomics
Continue reading “Top Five with Maggie Dahlstrom”Freddie Crocheron is a Columbus-based cartoonist who is best known for his stickers, animations, comics, and fine arts exhibitions. His work pays homage to a blend of underground comics and cartoons from the 80s and 90s while embracing his love for hip hop and black culture. He is currently the head of programming for ROY G BIV gallery in Franklinton. You can find his work on Instagram @freddie.crocheron.
Continue reading “Top Five with Freddie Crocheron”Michael Anthony Carroll lives in Columbus, Ohio. His most recent works include “The Cute Ninja Tarot Deck”(a successful Kickstarter project) and “Sky Ninja,” a mini comic he created while on a vacation flight to Orlando, Florida. You can find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mackeral1964.
Continue reading “Top Five with Michael Anthony Carroll”Maryanne Rose Papke self-publishes comics online and in print. Her comics are usually weird, often silly, typically cute, sometimes sad, and occasionally epic. Check out her work at silverkraken.com.
Continue reading “Top Five with Maryanne Rose Papke”In 2007 at the age of 26, I found myself living alone in a small apartment in Meadville, Pennsylvania. I had landed there a couple of years earlier, having accepted a job at the local newspaper, the Meadville Tribune, as a graphic designer/production artist. At the time in 2005, I was pretty happy with the $9.00 an hour I was earning ($2.00 more than my previous newspaper job out of college) as it allowed me to afford my basic bills and, to my delight, make payments on a new (to me) car. By 2007, though, the shine had worn off of Meadville.
Continue reading “My Freelancer Days for Zuda Comics”Jenny Robb is a curator, archivist, librarian, historian, and fan of cartoons and comics. She is honored to serve as Head Curator of The Ohio State University’s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of comics and cartoon art materials.
Continue reading “Top Five with Jenny Robb”For every person who makes comic books, there was a point in their life when they decided to make the jump from a reader to a creator. For me, it started long ago in a simpler age known as the 1990s. More specifically, the year was 1998. Most remember that time for all the naughty things Bill Clinton was up to. Not me.
Continue reading “My First Comic”Ken Eppstein is a comic artist, writer, publisher, and researcher. He runs the Nix Comics micropress, runs the annual Indie Comics Fair, and is a regular contributor to SOLRAD magazine.
Continue reading “Top Five with Ken Eppstein”Allen Harrington opened Krazzy Comics in 2018. Together, with the help of his wife, Nia, he has turned his shop into a fun hangout for geeks of all kinds, with functional arcade games, a comfy couch, and even a kid’s corner with activities. Find out a bit about what Allen loves about comics and what it’s like owning a comic shop.
Continue reading “Comic Store Profile: Krazzy Comics”