Today's Guest: Monte Schulz, novelist, Naughty, This Side of Jordan Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with novelist Monte Schulz, author of 'Naughty' and 'This Side of Jordan,' by clicking on the video player above!Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of women named Ida – and I don’t mean my... Continue Reading →
710 Treasure this: Nat Gertler’s Peanuts memorabilia collection! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Nat Gertler, author, The Peanuts Collection: Treasures from the World's Most Beloved Comic Strip When you’re done reading your favorite comic strip today, wouldn’t it be cool to have some lasting ephemera to put on your desk, in your school locker, in the kitchen or on your nightstand? Something that will remind... Continue Reading →
Monte Schulz writes of Jordan, tells of cartoonist dad Schulz! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Novelist Monte Schulz, author of This Side of Jordan, son of Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schulz. When his father wrote adult characters, they sounded like muffled trombones. When Monte Schulz writes grown up dialogue, there is no doubt that the words are not from the mouths of babes. To wit: Something blunt struck Alvin... Continue Reading →
Fantagraphics guys defend the art of criticism! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guests: Gary Groth, Kim Thompson, editors, The Comics Journal, Fantagraphics They are probably the best-known good cop/bad cop team in comics today. “They” are Gary Groth, the founder of The Comics Journal, and his partner in Fantagraphics—and fellow editor—Kim Thompson. Fantagraphics is a preeminent publisher of comics –related books and magazines, including the... Continue Reading →
95 Charles Schulz and Peanuts biographer David Michaelis reveals much! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: David Michaelis, author, Schulz and Peanuts Peanuts Treasury was the first hardcover book I remember getting as a kid, somewhere around 1968, 1969. I spent hours reading and re-reading it, losing myself in the comic misadventures of Charlie Brown and Snoopy, wishing I could be like Charles Schulz, the strip’s writer and... Continue Reading →