Podcasts about king cat comics

'Let him step to the music he hears.' This week Tom returns and chats about the comics and zines of the brilliant John Porcellino. The pair focus in on King Cat Comics and Stories but stray into what makes a Diary Comic. Not one to miss. You can find Tom's podcast That Comics Smell here and follow them on Twitter right here. Many thanks for listening.

This week Tayla and Dave chat with school librarian Liza Halley and author Jonathan Todd about the Boston Kids Comic Fest. They also discuss youth fantasy novels, Dave’s backyard bird watching, and Jonathan’s upcoming graphic novel, Timid. During The Last Chapter, they talk about a book that they recommend to everyone. Like what you hear? Rate and review Down Time on Apple Podcasts or your podcast player of choice! If you’d like to submit a topic for The Last Chapter you can send your topic suggestions to downtime@cranstonlibrary.org. Our theme music is Day Trips by Ketsa and our ad music is Happy Ukulele by Scott Holmes. Thanks for listening! Books Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall King-Cat Classix: The Best of King-Cat Comics and Stories by John Porcellino Under the Cottonwood Tree by Paul Meyer and Carlos Meyer, Illustrated by Margaret Hardy Lightfall by Tim Probert Die by Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans, and Clayton Cowles Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race by Yaba Blay El Deafo by Cece Bell Tamara Drewe by Posy Simmonds Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter The Wind In the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Fun Home by Alison Bechdel AV Unlocking Us by Brené Brown (podcast) ALA Graphic Novel and Comic Round Table Creator Interviews (YouTube) Sylvie’s Love (2020) Ten Percent Happier (app) Bridgerton (2020- ) Audubon Bird Guide (app) The Witcher (2019- ) Other The Million Year Picnic Boston Kids Comics Fest Rookie: How to Make a Zine Hub Comics Candlewick Press Jonathan Todd, Children’s Author & Illustrator

Rob interviews writer and artist John Porcellino! Check out John's stuff at the links below: King-Cat Comics and Stories Spit and a Half Distribution Co. P.O. Box 142 / So. Beloit, IL / 61080 / USA www.king-cat.net www.spitandahalf.com www.johnporcellino.blogspot.com   Our theme song is by Benny and the No Goods.   Check out their awesome music right HERE Bennyandthenogoods.bandcamp.com One easy way to support this show is to rate and review Alley Chats wherever you listen to our podcast.  Those ratings really help us and help others find our show. Alley Chats is produced and edited by Rob Southgate for Southgate Media Group.  Thanks again to our affiliate sponsors Hunt a Killer and Tweaked Audio.  Be sure to use the coupon code SOUTHGATE when checking out for our special deals.  Links to them are also on our webpage.  Follow this show on Facebook @alleychats Follow our parent network on Twitter at @SMGPods Make sure to follow SMG on Facebook too at @SouthgateMediaGroup Learn more, subscribe, or contact Southgate Media Group at www.southgatemediagroup.com.   Check out our webpage at southgatemediagroup.com If you’re an artist or writer or creative type that would have a table at in artist alley and would like to be on Alley Chats, message us through the Facebook page or email us directly at southgatemediagroup@gmail.com and we’ll set up an interview.

King Cat Comics creator John Porcellino visits the show to talk comics, punk, & Buddhism. He is interrupted during our interview by Producer Ponyo barking after a child.    Cartoonist & friend to the show Liz Prince also jumps in the studio to talk about senior citizen drama, comics show politics, & how to prepare to sell your wares.    Much drama this week. Tune in! 

WE’RE SO SORRY, UNCLE ALBERT Hadrian-like, The Beast returns erecting a psychic wall between the listeners and their memories of the recent Scottish invasion. That’s right, it’s a ’Classic’ SILENCE! with those stodgy old pros Gary Lactus & The Beast Must Die. Fake pleasantries, artfully inserted Sponsorship and a bit more discussion about Small Press Day 2017. A ‘classic’ meat and potatoes intro. A bit of proper Sadmin as The Beast eulogises recently departed horror auteur George A Romero. Hot topix section alert! There’s a new Doctor Who in town. HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE SECRET?? Hot-takes like hot-cakes – ALL HERE! Finally – finally – the Reviewniverse is breached. Thar she blows! Al Ewing’s Rocket is discussed and then there’s a nice long digressionary ramble about autobio comics, taking in King Cat Comics, Joe Matt, Billy, Me & You, Robert Crumb, James Kochalka and The Cleaner. A few audio fumbles and then it’s a hop, skip and a jump off to la-lal-land. Did I mention how CLASSIC (classic) this all is?? Ta-ta! @silencepod @frasergeesin @thebeastmustdie @bobsymindless @kellykanayama silencepodcast@gmail.com You can support us using Patreon if you like.

We sit down with the legendary John Porcellino, creator of King Cat Comics and one man comics distro under the Spit And A Half banner. King Cat is one of the longest continually published mini comics in existence, with 77 issues since 1989! John just dropped the new issue, which is full of John's great brand of animal stories. He also just published a collection of Jenny Zervakis' mini comics called Strange Growths, and we talk about her work and what drove this inveterate self-publisher to become a publisher of other artists. PLUS: Mike and Zack talk about Delaware Punch! Progress with projects! And a VANCAF scene report!

We sit down with the legendary John Porcellino, creator of King Cat Comics and one man comics distro under the Spit And A Half banner. King Cat is one of the longest continually published mini comics in existence, with 77 issues since 1989! John just dropped the new issue, which is full of John's great brand of animal stories. He also just published a collection of Jenny Zervakis' mini comics called Strange Growths, and we talk about her work and what drove this inveterate self-publisher to become a publisher of other artists. PLUS: Mike and Zack talk about Delaware Punch! Progress with projects! And a VANCAF scene report!

On this interview episode, Andy and Derek are pleased to have as their guest John Porcellino. Issue #76 of his long-running (twenty-six year!) minicomic, King-Cat Comics and Stories, has just been released, and the Two Guys talk with John about how different this issue is from his previous one. That issue, a heartfelt memorial to his cat, Maisie Kukoc, was more of a long-form story that may have expanded his audience. Andy asks John what readers who came to his work through issue #75 might think of the latest release, a more traditional issue of King-Cat Comics and Stories, and that question sets the stage for the rest of the conversation. Among the many topics John discusses in this interview are his processes of note-taking, the stylistic turning points of his career, his views on autobiographical comics, his experiences as a self-publisher and comics distributor, his philosophy of personal revelation, and the roles that music continues to play in his comics. In fact, one of the more interesting takeaways from the interview is John's understand of his zines as being analogous to record albums. He constructs them in the same ways musicians might pull together a two-sided LP. Along the way, Derek and Andy also talk with John about his book-length stories and collections, specifically Perfect Example and The Hospital Suite. This is an engaging conversation, one that is really a long time in coming for The Comics Alternative. If there is indeed a King of the Minicomics, then John Porcellino should be the one wearing that crown.

John Porcellino is a leading author and illustrator in the independent comics and ’zine movement. He has been self-publishing the autobiographical 'zine King Cat Comics since 1989.

John Porcellino and Dan Berry get together to talk about 25 years of King-Cat Comics and Stories, punk rock, style, sickness and health. John also has a new book coming out imminently from Drawn & Quarterly entitled The Hospital Suite and a US tour, so check both out quick as you can! Also check out the Patreon campaign to help support the show. Every one of your dollars helps in the production of this show a great deal.

This is episode 9 of Boing Boing's Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast. It's an interview show featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. John Porcellino is the creator of the long-running, self-published mini-comic series, King Cat Comics (celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014). His books include Perfect Example (Highwater Books, Drawn and Quarterly), Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man (La Mano), King-Cat Classix (Drawn and Quarterly), Map of My Heart (Drawn and Quaterly), and Thoreau at Walden (Hyperion). His work is characterized by a thoughtful, minimal drawing/writing style and a unique approach to narrative interpretation and temporal representation. Besides his influential work as a cartoonist, Porcellino is the founder of Spit and a Half – a small press comics and zine distribution company that began in the early 90s. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter GET TMSIDK: RSS | On iTunes | Download episode | Listen on Stitcher

Crashing through a brick wall just in time to punch out Hitler, it is Episode 104 with Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester ready and willing to talk comic books until the cows come home, an image far less captivating than the one I opened with. Today, we have ourselves a good long talk about John Byrne and his career in the Eighties; news about the Superman litigation and the folding of Newsweek; a discussion about the new Valiant line, and review Archer and Armstrong issue #3, Batman #13, Marvel Now! Point Zero, Godzilla: The Half Century War #3, and the latest issue of King Cat Comics and Stories by John Porcellino. All this and a few surprises in just a little over two hours and compressed into handy pill-shaped form. As always, we hope you enjoy...and thanks for listening!