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Sep 12, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator Aurelio Mazzara
1. What initially drew you to comics? My passion for drawing has been born since I can remember. Even as a child I copied the drawings...
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Sep 11, 20226 min read
An Interview with comics creator Emmett Hobbes
1. What initially drew you to comics? I’m often the odd one out in my professional groups because I grew up pretty exclusively on comic...
jddehartwriting
Sep 10, 20223 min read
An Interview with comics creator German Ponce
What initially drew you to comics? When I was a kid Internet did not exist yet, in my home we only had a black and white tv, a radio AM...
jddehartwriting
Sep 10, 20222 min read
An Interview with artist Le Beau Underwood
1. What initially drew you to comics? I have had a love for comics since I was a small child and always had a dream of becoming a...
jddehartwriting
Sep 9, 20222 min read
An Interview with author David Lemmo
1. Please tell us about what draws you to the subject matter/characters that you share about and explore. Concerns about nature, justice,...
jddehartwriting
Sep 9, 20221 min read
An Interview with comics creator Derec Donovan
What drew you to comics originally? I was always doodling and drawing, I devoured comic strips and cartoons of every flavor, then one day...
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Sep 8, 20222 min read
An Interview with artist Adam Riches
1. What drew you to comics initially? Growing up in the ‘90s, and particularly in the early ‘90s, when I was very young and first...
jddehartwriting
Sep 8, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator Omaha Perez
1. What initially drew you to comics? Comics were always there. I learned to read prior to kindergarten from the stacks of comics my...
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Sep 7, 20223 min read
An Interview with comics creator Daniel Karhunen
1. What initially drew you to comics? It was because of the visual storytelling and reading "Donald Duck" comics as a kid helped me learn...
jddehartwriting
Sep 6, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator DJ Kirkbride
1. What drew you to comics? The 1978 Superman movie, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve was my gateway to comics,...
jddehartwriting
Sep 5, 20222 min read
An Interview with Jeff Benitez
1. What drew you to comics? i always loved art since when i was studying in grade-school and high-school. my school used to put me in...
jddehartwriting
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Notes on New Visual Reads -- 9/5/22
As a long-time reader and a literacy prof, I'm always pulled in by books that arrange words and images in interesting ways. In this post,...
jddehartwriting
Sep 5, 20221 min read
An interview with author and artist JG Jones
1. What inspires you to create for young readers? I don't really create a lot of comics for young readers. The comics demographic has...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
An Interview with author Brenda Drake
1. What genres do you find most appealing? I’ve always been drawn to the fantasy and paranormal genres. It could be because that’s...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator Jonas Trindade
1. What initially attracted you to comics? Well, initially the stories were told I read many Batman stories from the 80s to 90s, I also...
jddehartwriting
Sep 3, 20222 min read
An Interview with comics creator Greg Lockard
1. What initially drew you to comics? The art drew me in as a child. Starting with Archie, Betty, Veronica and Jughead and moving over to...
jddehartwriting
Sep 2, 20224 min read
An Interview with author HC Anderson
What initially drew you to comics? Star Wars. I was seven when the film came out and it rocked my world. I'd had the pump primed some...
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Sep 1, 20223 min read
An Interview with comics creator Steve Emond
1. What initially drew you to comics? My older brother was the one that really read comics in the 80’s, and I loved to draw as a kid....
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Aug 31, 20223 min read
An Interview with comics creator Eric Shanower
What initially drew you to comics? I remember my parents reading the Sunday newspaper “funnies” to me when I was a child and enjoying...
jddehartwriting
Aug 31, 20223 min read
An Interview with artist John Broglia
1. What initially drew you to comics? As a creator and choice of profession, it was definitely the launch of Image Comics in 1992 that...
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