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The Seattle Mariners have only the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros left to play on the regular season schedule. Jamie and Eric discuss where the team is at, then chat with comic book artist Gina Wynbrandt, author of 'How Jarred Kelenic Got His Groove Back.' (Find Gina on Twitter and Instagram.)
Batter up playboy, it's time for another bi-weekly dose of Gutter Boys!!!! On this episode, we're joined with Chicago-based cartoonist Gina Wynbrandt to talk about her latest bookYou're the Center of Attention, as well her love of Major League Baseball, how she got into the small press world, her processing for developing new material, and the reason for her long hiatus from making comics. Check out their work on their website. You can also follow Gina on Instagram @wynbr and on Twitter @gwynbr. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support
Happy Valentine's Day! Katie and Sally are joined by Gina Wynbrandt ("Someone Please Have Sex with Me") to discuss "Paying for It" by Chester Brown (Drawn & Quarterly, 2011). Also discussed: "Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater" by Koren Shadmi. Find more Wynbrandt at ginawynbrandt.com and on Instagram at @wynbr. Support the show and get bonus episodes at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Follow us on Instagram at @thicklinespod.
Full episode at patreon.com/thicklinespod. Sally is joined by Sam Szabo to talk autobio comics: why we make them and why they stink. Topics include Justin Green (R.I.P.), Lynda Barry, R. Crumb, Bad Hands Comics, Gina Wynbrandt, being a trans woman in America and their separate Starbucks employment history. Read Sam's comics at brainboogerindustries.bigcartel.com and preview her upcoming book at patreon.com/brainbooger. Follow Thick Lines on Instagram @thicklinespod.
Katie and Sally discuss "Nocturne" by Tara Booth (2018) and "Someone Please Have Sex with Me" by Gina Wynbrandt (2016). Topics discussed include: Gumby, John Waters, Vanessa Davis, Dries Van Noten, Virginie Despentes, Calvin & Hobbes, Hate, bandage dresses, fumetti, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Baise-moi, and lots more. Next time: "Barbarella" by Jean-Claude Forest. Follow us on instagram @thicklinespod.
Katie and Sally discuss “Magician A” by Natsuko Ishitsuyo (2020). Topics discussed include: Kiriko Nananan, Mary Gaitskill, Jan Švankmajer, and more. Next time: “Nocturne” by Tara Booth and “Someone Please Have Sex with Me” by Gina Wynbrandt. Follow us on Instagram @thicklinespod. Comics Lounge interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIOYnmf8PIc Katie on "Magician A" for The Comics Journal: www.tcj.com/reviews/magician-a/
In our penultimate (!) episode, Jamie speaks with twelve artists who work in semi-autobiographical comics in the spirit of Cathy today, and how autobio comics have changed with the times since Cathy-mania. Here's where you can find more work from and support today's artists: Marissa Moss : https://www.marissamoss.com/last-things.php Malaka Gharib: https://www.npr.org/people/469106148/malaka-gharib Joey Alison Sayers: http://www.jsayers.com/ Sophia Zarders: https://www.sophiazarders.com/ Katie Rice: https://katiejrice.myportfolio.com/ Humyara Mahbub: https://humyara.com/ Sina Grace: http://sinagrace.com/ Gina Wynbrandt: http://www.ginawynbrandt.com/ The Red Dot: https://www.instagram.com/the__reddot/?hl=en Anna Salinas: https://www.badcomixbyanna.com/ Katy Fishell: https://www.katyfishell.com/ Liz Montague: https://lizatlarge.org/about-3/ Subscribe to Theo Henderson's "We The Unhoused" podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/wetheunhoused/posts Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I am fascinated by funny people. Gina is both funny and fearless, qualities that make her a world-class cartoonist and an extremely engaging interviewee. Her book Someone Please Have Sex With Me was excerpted in the 2015 edition of Best American Comics and has been translated in Spain, Norway and Denmark, and she has continued to explore the themes of lust and longing in subsequent mini-comics. I'm so thankful that Gina traveled across the city to talk to me about, among other things, her apartment, her job, her art-making process, boys, capitalism, Puerto Rico, Dancing, fashion, isolation and the internet. And I learned the term "chuckle-fuckers". At the end of the interview, you'll hear Nuestro Planeta by Kali Uchis.
When I first encountered Gina Wynbrandt’s work at MoCCA Fest a few years back, the Chicago-based cartoonist seemingly came out of nowhere. Here debut book, Someone Please Have Sex With Me was the hands-down hit of the show — and for good reason. The book is an unflinchingly and often brutally hilarious look at sex that turns some of alternative comics’ most unshakable tropes on their head. “I read so many comics about the ugly male cartoonist in live with hot women,” she explains during our chat, “and I wanted my shot at it.” A followup minicomic, Thank You, follows in a similar vein, with the artist beginning the reader to help her foot the cost of a handsome male escort for the night. She debuted the book at Comic Arts Brooklyn, where we sat down for our chat — one she was finished setting up the giant Justin Bieber blanket on her table.
Today we talk comics, findom, Justin Bieber & MORE with Chicago cartoonist Gina Wynbrandt (author of "Someone Please Have Sex with Me"). PLUS vegan pet advice with NJG.
What is going on Longbox listeners!! It has been a long time coming, but we are FINALLY all three together again!! We record episode 74 from the amazing ground of Hall of Justice Comics & Collectibles!! Our #popcultureclassic for this show is the 1986 classic, Big Trouble in Little China!! We bring you along, on the pork chop express, and break down this film! The story is about Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) finding himself helping out some new friends, against the magical forces of evil!! They fight evil Raiden look alikes, a sorcerer, and a weird sewer dweller!! We also have one awesome interview! We speak with Gina Wynbrandt who wrote "Someone Please Have Sex With Me" and did an amazing variant cover for Sex Criminals!! Do yourself a favor and look Gina up online. She is hilarious, and will NOT disappoint! Check out her work, and listen to her funky interview! Remember, you can ALWAYS let us know what you think! We can only think of so many things to talk about every other week, and would LOVE to get some feedback and ideas from all of you out there who are listening!! You can send mp3s and email to our email address. Also, join the conversations on our Facebook Page and Twitter Page. Also, if you have good feedback, please leave it for us on iTunes and Stitcher!! That's one way to help us climb the ranks into podcast glory!! You can ALSO leave us voicemail!!! Call the Michael Kuyrk memorial 970-573-6148 and leave us a hilarious message!!! Hall of Justice Comics & Collectibles Our Stitcher Our iTunes Patreon Amazon Credit - Jonthan Garnett, Juan Muro, Gabe Llanas
This week the party is joined by the hilarious author of Someone Please Have Sex With Me, Gina Wynbrandt! Gina lays it down on a variety of topics including Justin Beiber, dating, getting derailed after finishing a book, her art style & her writing process. But First: Mike & Zack talk about derailments of their own! Post-project derailment, apathy, depression, and laziness. You know, the usual!
This week the party is joined by the hilarious author of Someone Please Have Sex With Me, Gina Wynbrandt! Gina lays it down on a variety of topics including Justin Beiber, dating, getting derailed after finishing a book, her art style & her writing process. But First: Mike & Zack talk about derailments of their own! Post-project derailment, apathy, depression, and laziness. You know, the usual!
Time Codes: 00:00:29 - Introduction 00:02:10 - Setup of interview 00:03:55 - Interview with Gina Wynbrandt 00:27:16 - Interview with Will Dinski 01:03:48 - Interview with MariNaomi 01:39:32 - Wrap up 01:40:41 - Contact us The Two Guys have discussed 2dcloud comics in past -- see their review of Austin English's Gulag Casual as well as the coverage of last year's Ignatz Awards -- but on this episode, they take a deep dive into the publisher's recent releases. They do this by interviewing three of the creators who have had, or will have, new books coming out from 2dcloud: Gina Wynbrandt, Will Dinksi, and MariNaomi. The guys talk with all three about their recent publications -- Someone Please Have Sex with Me, Trying Not to Notice, and Turning Japanese -- but they also use the opportunity to delve into each artist's broader career. For example, Andy and Derek talk with Gina about her history with, and preference for, fan-inspired minicomics. In their conversation with Will, they ask about his 2dcloud comics as well as the Top Shelf book Finger Prints and his self-published projects. And with Mari, they discuss her series of autobiographical efforts beginning with Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Resume Ages 0 to 22 and leading all the way to her upcoming I Thought You Hated Me. Powerpaola, yet another 2dcloud author, couldn't join the guys this time around, but readers should definitely check out her new book, Virus Tropical.
In this episode we interviewed the super funny and talented Chicago comics artist Gina Wynbrandt! We hung out with Gina in her room and workspace to talk about her process and what she does, what she’s been working on, and what’s ahead. Today (the day the episode was released) is Gina’s birthday, so happy birthday Gina! Thanks to Knowyourcompany.com for making this episode possible, and to the Chicago Podcast Coop for their support. Gina on the net: ginawyndbrandt.com @gwynbr ‘Big Pussy’ at 2dcloud.com Show notes: Rapidograph pens ‘Someone Please Have Sex With Me’ Autoptic Shinval Shoes
Swipe right on Beth Spencer, Gina Watters, Gina Wynbrandt, Brittany Meyer, and Nancy Hightower. Plus, special guest host Alicia Swiz. This is a recording of our November 2015 show. Miss Spoken is lady live lit - a storytelling show from Chicago, Illinois featuring non-dude readers.
As has become an annual event, Andy and Derek use their penultimate show of the year to discuss the current volume of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's The Best American Comics. The series is overseen by Bill Kartalopoulos -- whom the guys interviewed on the show last year -- and this year's collection is edited by novelist Jonathan Lethem. The entries collected in The Best American Comics 2015 represent what both Lethem and Kartalopoulos consider to be the most outstanding comics published between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014. The guys begin by highlighting the organization of this year's volume, pointing out that Lethem has retained the topic- or theme-based approach used by Scott McCloud in last year's collection. The editor breaks down his entries into ten different chapter topics, ranging from the self-evident "Storytellers" and "Biopics and Historical Fictions" to more obscurely intriguing groupings such as "Brainworms" and "Raging Her-Moans." The guys are familiar with most of the contributions included this year -- to paraphrase Andy, The Best American Comics volumes just seem to reinforce their tastes in comics-- and many of them have been the subject of previous Comics Alternative reviews and interviews. They comment on the sheer number of entries that are excerpts from longer works, including Roz Chast's Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?, Jules Feiffer's Kill My Mother, Farel Dalrymple's The Wrenchies, Gabrielle Bell's The Colombia Diaries, Sept 14-16, Cole Closser's Little Tommy Lost, Matthew Thurber Infomaniacs, Anya Ulinich's Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel, Jim Woodring's Fran, Anya Davidson's School Spirits, and Josh Bayer's Theth. Most of these selections easily stand on their own, but some could have benefited from more content or additional editorial context (examples being the excerpts from Anders Nilsen's Rage of Poseidon and Joe Sacco's The Great War.) Some of the highlights in this year's volume include works by creators that either Derek or Andy have never read before, such as Mat Brinkman and his darkly surreal Cretin Keep on Creep'n Creek, or Gina Wynbrandt and her hilariously self-deprecating Someone Please Have Sex with Me. This is another must-read book for the Two Guys, but their discussion isn't without its disagreements. In good Siskel and Ebert fashion, the guys spar over the nature of the Best American Comics volumes and, specifically, over the curious “Notable Comics” list in the very back of the book. (This is a list of other significant comics published between September 1, 2013, and August 31, 2014, but not making it into the volume proper.) Derek mentions the almost complete absence in this list of any titles reflecting mainstream (in a broad sense) sensibilities -- the one exception to this is Geoff Darrow's Shaolin Cowboy from Dark Horse Comics -- and scratches his head over these choices that come with no permission or copyright obstacles. And he argues that discussing a text by what it is not can actually give a firmer grasp of what it actually is. Andy, on the other hand, is completely OK with the totally subjective approach to anthologies such as this, and he questions Derek's assumptions of the book's readership. The guys also discuss the notion that, in many ways, these selections are also political choices, especially when published by a major trade house such as Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. But these are the kinds of debates that should sound familiar to Comics Alternative listeners, especially when it comes to matters of awards, essential readings, and “Best of” collections. The bottom line, though, is that both Andy and Derek agree that The Best American Comics 2015 is yet another important contribution to our ever-expanding understanding of the medium. “Best” or not, these comics are definitely well worth reading.
Last weekend, Andy W. and Derek attended Small Press Expo in Bethesda, MD. While there, they were able to interview a variety of creators about their recent releases, their larger body of work, and any future projects they may be working on. The result was an impressive collection of interviews -- 28 in all -- each of which lasted from anywhere between 5 minutes to over 20 minutes. The guys have now edited these conversations and are presenting them in a series of three on-location interview episodes conducted at SPX. In this first installment, Derek and Andy talk with Derf Backderf, Theora Kvitka, Ethan Riley, Miss Lasko-Gross, Stuart & Kathryn Immonen, Jennifer Jordan & Sophie Goldstein, Gina Wynbrandt, Julian Hanshaw, Kristen Gudsnuk, Rune Ryberg, Ben Towle, Cole Closser, and Meags Fitzgerald. The exhibition hall of SPX was packed, and, as a result, the din of the crowd was at times difficult to talk over. But the Two Guys persevered, despite the sound challenges. Sometimes they talked with the creators at their tables, and at other times -- such as the interviews with Cole Closser and Meages Fitzgerald -- they were able to find a space outside of the hall that demonstrated less auditory chaos. Two other episodes of on-location interviews will be released on Friday and Saturday. Derek's much longer conversation with Bill Griffith was released separately. But for now, enjoy the smooth, creamy, indie goodness of today's installment.