A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJjfSssL2WI&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. John Green is a comic artist living in Long Island, NY. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his book series, Teen Boat (http://teenboatcomics.com) a full color comic about the acne of being a teen and the barnacles of being a boat. The second volume of which is being serialized now and is available for preorder. His comics, apparel, and artistic services are available at his website, http://johngreenart.com or through the press he co-founded, Cryptic Press, http://crypticpress.tripod.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention.

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKWMin43pk4&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Mike Freiheit is a comic artist living in Chicago, IL. He attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote his traditional Monkey Chef comic, http://monkeychefcomic.com, which is an autobio comic about preparing food for monkeys and humans in South Africa. His comics, prints, commissions, and apparel can be found at his site, http://mikefreiheit.com.??Editor's note: This is probably the fourth time I've been interrupted by convention ending announcements. A lot of artists don't have enough free time until the end of the convention, so while I can sometimes wait until after the announcements, they aren't usually too obstructive, so I just left this one in.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com).

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdmyvTetDTY&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Janet Lee is an Eisner award winning comic artist living in Eaglewood, TN. She attended Free Comic Book Day at Rick's Comic City to promote the event and to sell her Mad Hatter comic published by Marvel in their full color fairy-tale anthology, Once Upon a Time, (http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Time-Out-Past/dp/078519116X) which recently hit the New York Times Best Seller list. She also illustrated Return of the Dapper Man and Welcome To Fabulous Lost Vegas. Her comics, original illustrations / paintings and prints can be found at http://j-k-lee.com.??Janet will also be featured in a Vertigo anthology coming out this summer and is working on a sequel to Return of the Dapper Men. She's also pitched a couple of other projects to publishers, so be on the look out.

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIxLwyWeheo&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Jade F Lee is a comic artist from Washington, DC. She attended Toronto Comics and Arts Festival to promote the cooking recipe anthology she is a part of Comfort Food Zine (https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/comfort-food-zine--2), which debuted at TCAF and to promote her upcoming dumpling-based web comic. Her comics and art can be found at jadefenglee.com.??She will be attending Small Press Expo Sept. 19-20, 2015 in Bethesda, MD.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.??Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fjNKGulhII&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Jeremy Whitley is a comic writer from Durham, NC. He attended American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his ongoing, eisner-award nominated comic series, Princeless, about Princess Adrienne becoming tired of waiting on a savior and embarking on an adventure. You can find his comics and upcoming conventions at http://jeremywhitley.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.??Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VKwQ6OJShs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kory Bing is a cartoonist and illustrator from Portland, OR. She attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote the third volume of her webcomic, Skin Deep (http://skindeepcomic.com), a full color fantasy mythology about discovering the world's secrets. Her mini comics, comics, charms, medallions, totes, and stickers can be found at her website, http://korybing.com.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.??Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaJjtaXiPAs&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Sam Payne is an illustrator living in Nashville, TN. He attended Free Comic Book Day at Rick's Comic City to promote his pin-up prints, books, and originals, His work can be found at http://pop-tartz.squarespace.com.??Editor's Note: This was recorded with a built in mic, so the audio may not be ideal. Further, the letterboxing was caused by a cropping camera stabilization technique which will not be used again??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn's art process blog, Nattosoup (http://nattosoup.blogspot.com). It was conducted in the artist alley during the convention. If you would like to be interviewed at a convention or show support for the interviews, please contact Becca and contribute to her Patreon, https://patreon.com/Nattosoup.??Music credits: Steve Combs - Plug Me In

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V41u5fFUZmk&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Thomas Estler is a comic book writer from New York, NY. He visited American Library Association Annual Conference to promote his children human rights comic, Abolitionista, which follows a girl who has entered the human trafficking system and the parallels to her grandmother’s slavery. He’s a self-published writer who is organizing panels for comic creators who write or draw human rights issues and social injustices. You can find his books and news about his non-profit at his website, http://freedomladder.com.??Editor's note: I should have waited until Sunday to interview Thomas as people were migrating a lot at the close of the artist alley on Saturday. So we ended up on the roof of the Moscone Center where there was far too much wind. I cut out the wind and did my best to make our voices equalized and audible. I'm sorry if it's hard to understand.

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VztnDcxJ1z0&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kate Rhodes and Jennifer Xu (KaiJu Studio) are artists living in Denver, CO. They attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival as guests to meet other artists and fans and promote their manga-inspired one-shot, The Ring of Saturn, which is about a female student's self-discovery through human connection and music. They also recently complete Mahou Josei Chimaka, the paperback of which will be released July 21, 2015. Their comics can be found at http://sparklermonthly.com. To keep up with Kate and Jen's work, check out their site http://kaixju.tumblr.com.??KaiJu Studio is part of Sparkler Monthly, a publisher focusing on english, shojo-inspired comics, novels, and audio dramas. They have subscription services for digital content as well as printed books and audio CDs.??????????????????This independent artist interview was conducted by Joseph Coco on behalf of Becca Hillburn.

A video of this interview is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRFAXc0bTUA&t=0s&list=PL_pXBtCqjKy9DJ7UWxUI0GI_JGcX1exh5. Kasey van Hise is a creative director and writer living in Queens, NY. She attended Toronto Comic Arts Festival to promote the recently released Starfighter: Eclipse, an adult romance sci-fi visual novel as a side story to Hamlet Machine (https://datenighto.com/game/starfighter-eclipse), and the soon to be released Hustle Cat (https://datenighto.com/game/hustle-cat), which is a fantasy VN about working in a cat cafe.??Kasey also wrote and illustrated Winters in Lavelle (http://wintersinlavelle.com), a fantasy webcomic which ran for 5 years about a brother and sister getting stuck in a strange, magical world.??DateNighto hopes to open source their game engine htmlVN as well as publish other visual novels from additional artists, writers, and programmers.