Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Clay Jones by clicking on the video player above! I never planned on sharing my opinions on political and social issues. It is something that evolved slowly in the last 20 years. For example, as an independent voter in the 1990s, I found Bill Clinton’s behavior... Continue Reading →
Too Much Coffee Man? Artist Shannon Wheeler knows symptoms! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Shannon Wheeler, cartoonist, "Too Much Coffee Man," illustrator, God is Disappointed in You, The New Yorker, The Onion Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with cartoonist Shannon Wheeler by clicking on the video player above! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of Too Much Coffee Man supporting characters including Cliche,... Continue Reading →
931 Meet Gil: A big-boned comic strip of divorce and optimism! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Norm Feuti, cartoonist, "Gil," "Retail" Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of real people whose lives only make it seem like they’re trapped in a comic strip… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Does anyone else think that daily comic strips are a... Continue Reading →
Bill Griffith, Zippy the Pinhead: Lost? No: Cartoons found here! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of polka-dot wearing pinheads and upright horny toads… in the new new media capitol of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! You know what I really want to know from cartoonist Bill Griffith? It’s this: does he collect a royalty every time the housekeeper on... Continue Reading →
769 Horrible? Hagar cartoonist Chris Browne is anything but! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Chris Browne, cartoonist, "Hagar the Horrible," author, The Monster Who Ate the State Part 1 of 4 (More below) Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of famous vikings including Leif Ericksen, Erik the Red and Brett Favre… in the new new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Hagar... Continue Reading →
In Pajama Diaries, Terri Libenson draws Kaplan home chaos! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Terri Libenson, cartoonist, "The Pajama Diaries" My mother’s maiden name was Kaplan. My favorite person in the whole world—after mom, of course—was my grandfather, Sam Kaplan. I even convinced my wife to give my son “Kaplan” as his middle name. So I must admit a touch of prejudice in reading cartoonist Terri Libenson’s daily... Continue Reading →
Digital cartoonist Jonathan Rosenberg brings Goats to life! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Jonathan Rosenberg, creator of the digital comic strip "Goats." Jon Rosenberg, you had me at the gray-skinned alien who said, “On our planet, people worship pancakes.” That’s the point—it was page three, I believe—that I realized that Goats: Infinite Typewriters was spinning out of control and I loved it. This first print... Continue Reading →
Craig Yoe goes fetish route with Superman’s Secret Identity! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Craig Yoe has a dirty little secret. Actually, it is Joe Shuster’s dirty little secret; Yoe just happens to be the researcher who uncovered and exposed it to the world. Turns out that the artist and co-creator of Superman spent a few years in the 1950s, post-Man of Steel, churning out fetish girl art... Continue Reading →
Plop! Plop! Really weird, it’s the work of Basil Wolverton! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Monte Wolverton, author, The Wolverton Bible Cartoonist Basil Wolverton was known for his grotesque drawings, fantastically odd creatures, spaghetti-like hair, smoothly sculpted caricatures and insanely detailed crosshatching. His career in the golden age of comic books lasted from 1938 until 1952, after which his illustrations and caricatures extended into such publications as... Continue Reading →
Every day, cartoonist Mike Lynch hears, ‘Hey Kids! Comics!’ PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Mike Lynch, cartoonist. Regular Mr. Media listeners know that I have a special place in my heart for cartoonists and comics people. I admire their creativity and talent, of course, but I also envy their ability to wake up every day and invent a living from whole cloth. And probably no one... Continue Reading →