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Behind the Panels: Mike Cavallaro

test heading What initially drew you to comics? I was a huge fantasy & sci-fi fan growing up in the 70s. Star Trek, Batman, Superman, The Hulk, Wonder Woman, Lost In Space, Star Wars, and the animated Lord of the Rings were all on TV or in the theaters. We had all those great Ray Read More »

By |2024-04-01T23:36:49-04:00August 1st, 2022|Behind the Panels|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Mike Cavallaro

Behind the Panels: Jeannette Arroyo & Ren Graham

test heading What initially drew you to comics? Jeannette: I find comics to be a relatively more accessible way for creators online to share their stories. We just happened to be extremely lucky to get Blackwater published as a graphic novel. I love the level of control you have when making comics as well. Ren: Read More »

By |2024-06-05T05:59:41-04:00July 25th, 2022|Behind the Panels|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Jeannette Arroyo & Ren Graham

Behind the Panels: Maggie Edkins Willis

test heading What initially drew you to comics? I didn’t read a lot of comic books as a kid, but I loved the daily comic strips in the paper. I was also a huge fan of heavily illustrated epistolary journal or letter-style books, like the Amelia’s Notebook series or Kate Klise’s Regarding the Fountain—I loved Read More »

By |2024-06-05T06:30:58-04:00June 14th, 2022|Behind the Panels|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Maggie Edkins Willis

Behind the Panels: Hope Larson

Meet Hope Larson, creator of All My Friends! What initially drew you to comics? As a kid, I was big on reading and making up stories, but I loved drawing, too. Over the years I went back and forth between seeing myself as a writer and as an artist, and eventually, I managed to combine Read More »

By |2024-06-19T01:41:44-04:00January 10th, 2022|Behind the Panels, News|Comments Off on Behind the Panels: Hope Larson
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