https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/90s-oral-history-project

Fred Noland's specialty is visual storytelling, whether in animation, comics, or illustration. Noland’s comics have appeared in the New Yorker, Popula and the East Bay Express. His illustrations have appeared in LA Weekly, Nickelodeon Jr., Xbox Magazine, Revolver, Canoe & Kayak and more. He was the chief artist on the animated short series “Priced Out” which has been shown world-wide. His graphic novel biography about turn-of-the-century champion cyclist Major Taylor is scheduled for release from Drawn & Quarterly in 2025.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of anyone who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Carol Tyler is the award-winning creator of Soldier's Heart, Late Bloomer, The Job Thing, Fab 4 Mania, and countless stories for 80s and 90s anthologies like Weirdo and Twisted Sisters. She is recognized as one of the greatest cartoonists of her generation.

This interview was recorded on her farm in Kentucky in summer 2023.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

David Lasky is the creator of Boom Boom, Urban Hipster, The Carter Family and many more.

He has worked as an artist, colorist, co-writer, teacher etc for many years.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Tom Hart is the founder of The Sequential Artists Workshop and the subject of our beta test of the 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives.

He is the creator of Hutch Owen, Love Looks Left, Wodaabe and many mini-comics in the 90s and after.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Imagine waiting two weeks to know if you got a LIKE.
Imagine taking an all nighter, a bunch of stapling and two trip to the copy store and post office in the cold to make a POST.

In the decade before the internet, people made comics, and reached out to each other. They shared, they liked and loved. They connected through the mail, and through meet-ups and festivals.

This project aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

These audio/video archives will exist at the University of Florida’s Digital Repository as well as the Sequential Artists Workshop’s Youtube channel and podcast links.

In partnership with the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Project,The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum,and Spit and a Half Distribution.