Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jon B. Cooke by clicking on the video player above! NOTE — Due to some recording issues, this isn’t the easiest audio to hear. We’ve fixed the problem going forward, but my apologies to Jon and to you! – Bob Andelman, Mr. Media. I was a... Continue Reading →
Graphic novelist Peter Kuper pictures the Big Apple! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Peter Kuper, artist, Drawn to New York Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of stick-figure drawers who are blind to the difference between what they create and what artist Peter Kuper does… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! If you love the... 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 →
Artist Drew Friedman, minus liver spots, draws for me! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Drew Friedman, artist, Old Jewish Comedians, Too Soon? and Warts and All Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of actual, working caricaturists gathered here for their annual convention… in the NEW new media capital of the world, St. Petersburg, Florida! Drew Friedman is BETTER than Picasso! So says Howard... Continue Reading →
An oddly compelling interview with cartoonist Denis Kitchen! VIDEO INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of recently bathed, well-dressed comic book fans who… aw, who am I kidding? The only thing true in this script is that Mr. Media is recorded more or less live in the NEW new media capital of the world and home of the best team... Continue Reading →
Historian Paul Buhle talks Kurtzman, Wisconsin comics scene! PODCAST INTERVIEW
What’s so special about Wisconsin, anyway? My home state, New Jersey, has tomatoes, Sinatra, Springsteen, Atlantic City, the Turnpike and The Sopranos. What’s Wisconsin got? Cheese, the Green Bay Packers, cheese, comics, cheese—did I mention cheese? PAUL BUHLE podcast excerpt: "Al Capone vacationed and hid in Wisconsin. And was caught. That should tell you... Continue Reading →
Denis Kitchen on The Art of Harvey Kurtzman! PODCAST INTERVIEW
In the world of comics, Denis Kitchen can do it all. Cartoonist, editor, publisher, museum consultant—heck, he even produced a daughter, Alexa, who is rapidly developing into a word-class artist in her own right. I’ve known Denis personally since 2002, when he vetted me as the guy who would eventually write the authorized biography, Will... Continue Reading →
36 Zippy the Pinhead cartoonist Bill Griffith and polka dots! INTERVIEW
Is there room in prime time TV for another pinhead? And not just any pinhead, but the original, Zippy the Pinhead? Because ready or not, he appears headed toward a cable channel near you, possibly as soon as this fall. Bill Griffith, 53, who created Zippy as an afterthought in an underground comic book more... Continue Reading →
8 Cartoonist Drew Friedman: Not an Old Jewish Comedian… yet! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Drew Friedman, cartoonist, Old Jewish Comedians I have enjoyed the illustrations of Drew Friedman for many, many years. He has going for him what many artists can only dream of – a distinctive style and, if you will, a voice that sets his work apart. Depending upon your age and interests, you’ve... Continue Reading →