Words and Pictures

Over half a century ago, the UPA animation studio was a haven for misfit

geniuses struggling to create relevant cartoon films in the face of political

and cultural repression.  Gambling the future of the company on an hourlong

television special featuring their most p...

In the runup to the second presidential term of Donald Trump, we revisit

our June 2023 conversation with the creative team behind 1/6: The Graphic

Novel, a speculative spin on the real events of January 6, 2021.

Writers Gan Golan (The Adventures of Unemployed Man) and ...

Dave Cooper is a comics artist, animator, and oil painter whose graphic

novels and monographs have included admiring introductions from the likes

of comedian David Cross and filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and David

Cronenberg.

His paintings and drawings have found hom...

In the leadup to the 2024 Portland Book Festival, we revisit our January

2011 conversation with comics artist and animator Vera Brosgol.

Vera drew on her own immigrant childhood for inspiration in creating the

character of Anya, the haunted teenager at the heart of her...

Tessa Hulls' debut as an author is the sprawling graphic memoir Feeding

Ghosts, a story of her own family, of survival and madness and love, seen

through the lens of three generations of women and covering nearly a

century of Chinese history.

Tessa is an illustrator,...

Ed Wood Jr made low-budget B-movies that tested the limits of 1950's

American sensibilities, with such outre features as Bride of the Monster,

Plan 9 From Outer Space, and Glen or Glenda.  Portrayed by Johnny Depp in

the 1994 Tim Burton bio-pic, Ed is now recognized a...

Revolutions Per Movie host Chris Slusarenko calls his weekly

podcast “your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film

collide." Chris invites musicians, actors, and filmmakers to choose a

favorite music documentary, video, or musical, and tease apart...

Bill Plympton has spent four decades going against the grain of the animation

industry, self-financing his short films and features and drawing each frame

with pencil and paper.  Nominated twice for Academy Awards and taking home a

Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festiv...

Women in Animation is a global organization which has made great strides in

the film industry.  Portland chapter leaders Sara Logan Hofstein and

Christina Palomino are helping host a panel discussion at this year’s

Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology.