We talk to cartoonist Sophie Yanow about her new book THE CONTRADICTIONS, plus her international comics education, old times in the Bay Area cartoonist scene, hitchhiking tips, Magic: The Gathering, and more!

Sophie's new book THE CONTRADICTIONS: https://drawnandquarterly.com/contrad...

Sophie Yanow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophieyanow

Rina Ayuyang Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rinayay

Thien Pham Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thiendog

Josh Frankel Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jfhimself

We're happy to have Tom Scioli as our guest to gab about his new book JACK KIRBY: THE EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS. Plus we squeeze in a little Transformers, G.I. Joe, McCloud masking, and the Pittsburgh comics scene.

The crew chats with Adrian Tomine about his wonderful new book The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist, plus finding a life-comics balance, and the late, great Richard Sala.

We very much recommend The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist: https://drawnandquarterly.com/loneliness-long-distance-cartoonist

Follow Adrian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adriantomine/

Rina Ayuyang Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rinayay

Thien Pham Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thiendog

Josh Frankel Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jfhimself

We talk to cartoonist Ebony Flowers about her critically-acclaimed debut HOT COMB, what she's working on now, her "old boss" Lynda Barry, the intersection of academia and art, and more.

Get HOT COMB: https://drawnandquarterly.com/hot-comb

Ebony Flowers's New Yorker comic: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...

Ebony Flowers on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ebonydraws

Rina Ayuyang Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rinayay

Thien Pham Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thiendog

Josh Frankel Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jfhimself

FINALLY the Claptrap buddies have ensnared cartoonist T Edward Bak! We talk with him about his new book NO PLACE TO VISIT, his work on 18th century naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, how to condense libraries of info into the perfect set of lines on paper, and when to add a dash of autobio.

Get the book from Floating World: https://floatingworldcomics.com/shop/...

Bak's website: http://www.tedwardbak.com

Bak's Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/toddedwardbak

Rina Ayuyang Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rinayay

Thien Pham Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thiendog

Josh Frankel Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jfhimself

The Claptrap goes guestless to check on each other in these tough times. Comics we've been reading, comics we've been making, trying to stay sane in quarantine isolation, and more.

The Claptrap crew chats with cartoonist Charles Forsman (THE END OF THE FXXXING WORLD, I AM NOT OK WITH THIS, REVENGER, AUTOMA) about comics process, collaboration, Netflix, Patreon, skateboarding, and more.

NOTE: We recorded this interview on May 22, 2020. Since then, we have been rocked by disturbing events in our country which have reminded us how crucial it is to tell our stories and to make our voices heard in whatever way we can, including comics, arts and writing. The Comix Claptrap supports Black Lives Matters, the protests, and ending police violence.

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

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Charles Forsman's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chuck

Rina Ayuyang Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/rinayay

Thien Pham Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thiendog

Josh Frankel Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jfhimself

Hey, we're back! In this episode we talk with author Lisa Brown about her new books The Phantom Twin and Long Story Short. We did things a bit different this time, via teleconference, and if you'd like to watch a bunch of beautiful cartoonists chat and snack you can do that at our new Youtube channel (search Comix Claptrap).

After a 2-year "hiatus", the Comix Claptrap gang is BACK! We kick off the season with a great interview with Tim Hensley about his latest comic "Sir Alfred," a humorous homage to Alfred Hitchcock and a stunning example of the publishing prowess of Alvin Buenaventura who passed away shortly before the release of this book. We talk to Tim about his inspirations, his meticulous comics process and working with Alvin. Also Rina, Thien and Josh celebrate the new and exciting comics coming out this year. 

In this episode, Thien and Rina talk to amazing cartoonist and illustrator, Eleanor Davis, about her new book How to Be Happy. They discuss her illustration process, her history of painstakingly making mini-comics with die-cut covers, the talented cartoonist Drew Weing, and the inner-workings of social media. It was so much  fun! Thien also shares his experience being an Ignatz Award judge (?!?) this year and some new comics he discovered through the review process, and Josh Frankel joins in to discuss new comics from Gabrielle Bell, Sam Alden, Ed Piskor and Tom Scioli. Give it a go! It's great!