Blockhead: Cartoonists talk Comics
conversations on comics and comicbooks with the people who make them; dedicated to Charles Schulz and ”Peanuts”.
Episodes
In 30 + years, Andy Smith has worked for just about every big mainstream publisher, and now, with his barbarian warrior Kor-Drath”, he has a bona-vide, creator-owned hit on his hands. Andy and Geoff talk about his brand new Indiegogo campaign, “Kor-Drath: The Awakening”, his barbarian forerunner, Conan, as well as challenges Andy has faced in his 30 year career. Find a link to the campaign below.
Andy Smith:
Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. book artist, cartoonist and Research & Media Assistant at the Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University , visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In this first part of the interview, Gene introduces the Blockhead audience to the extensive comics holdings of Northwestern Univers...
Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In the Peanuts part of the interview, Gene discusses the evolution of the book, his forays into abstract comics and bookbinding and of course, Geoff and Gene talk about their mutual love of -what else?Peanuts!
Geoff:
instagram:
@greenscreen...
Dean Haspiel visits Blockhead to talk about his exciting, brand new Kickstarter project: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel; a thrilling all new-24 page comic featuring his reluctant Brooklyn-bound super-hero “The Red Hook” and…well, Dean Haspiel! Along the way, Dean & Geoff talk Brooklyn, Dino the playwright, comics, creativity and just too, too much for one podcast to handle!
Dean Haspiel:
...Norwegian cartoonist Jens Styve is here to celebrate the publication of his book, Dunce: Arctic Tales, the first collection in English of his wonderful comic strip, “Dunce”!
Jens K. Styve:
instagram: @duncecomic
@jenskstyve
Geoff:
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
Dean Haspiel:
Dean Haspiel Kickstarter: The Red Hook
Mad magazine & American Bystander cartoonist Lance Hansen joins Geoff to talk about his new book, “Limerature 101: Literary Classics in Five Lines or Less(with Pictures)” as well as upcoming projects, including a biography of collagist/dada artist, John Heartfield.
Check out Lance Hansen here:
lancehansenillustration.com
americanbystander.org
Humoristbooks.com
and Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
Instagram:
@grogangeoff
or better ye...
Geoff offers an overview of some indy comics by great cartoonists he picked up in 2023.
Instagram @greenscreencomic
https://etsy.com/shop/comicsprintworks
cartoonists mentioned:
Sonic Saturn by shape comics
Covid Cop /Billy Dogma by Dean Haspiel: https://etsy.com/shop/deanhaspiel
”This Year is Next Year’s Last Year” by Christopher Sperandio(@pinko_joe) :: https://pinkojoe.com
Death of Power by Kirt Burdick: https:/...
Friend of the show, multi-talented cartoonist, graphic designer, musician and all-around good guy, Pat Sandy of GoComics’ long-running strip “Next Door Neighbors” returns to chat about his new collection: “Block Party”. Along the way, he and Geoff conduct cartoonist therapy and chat about life in general.
Find Pat Sandy on GoComics.com:
https://www.gocomics.com/next-door-neighbors
and his latest collection “Block Party”:
Find...
Cartoonist, comedian and President of the National Cartoonist’s Society, Jason Chatfield talks with Geoff about comedy, comics and The National Cartoonists’ Society, among many other things!
Jason Chatfield:
https://www.gocomics.com/gingermeggs
https://www.nationalcartoonists.com
Geoff:
On Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
or
@grogangeoff
Lex Fajardo, of the Kid Beowulf graphic novels and Schulz Creative Associates, returns to Blockhead to help celebrate the legacy of Charles Schulz at 100! Lex fills us in on this past weekend’s celebration at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa! And he gets the scoop about Geoff’s upcoming animated tribute to “Peanuts”, “Good Grief! By Schulz”, debuting on YouTube Nov.26th at 10 AM EST.
Lex Fajardo:
kidbeowulf.com
patreon.com/kidbeowu...
Part 2 of Geoff’s interview with Ryan Heshka! This time, Ryan talks about his work in comics, his influences(Chester Gould!), women in his comics, railing against the patriarchy, color, risograph printing, Batman and so much more!
Ryan Heshka:
ryanheshka.com
on Instagram:
@ryanheshka
geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic or @grogangeoff
‘Good Grief! By Schulz” debuts on YouTube November 26 @ 10 AM
EST : https://youtu...
Painter, illustrator , creator of provocative comics strange yet hilarious, “Pop Surrealist” Ryan Heshka creates otherworldly visions both disquieting yet oddly familiar. He talks about his work and his inspiration in an engaging two-part interview.
Ryan Heshka:
ryanheshka.com
instagram:
@ryanheshka
geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
A cartoonist’s cartoonist, Henrik Rehr has worked on a wide variety of projects since his career began in Denmark in the mid 1980’s. Capable of myriad stylistic approaches, Henrik was the artist on the venerable “Ferdn’and” comicstrip for 18 years, as well as drawing “Beetle Bailey” and gang for the popular Scandinavian magazine of the same name. More recently, he has worked on graphic novels such as “David Crook”, “Gavrillo Princ...
George Gant, cartoonist behind the hugely popular webcomic, “Beware of Toddler” joins Geoff to talk about fatherhood, comics, “Beware of Toddler” and how it feels to join the many great comics at King Features on ComicsKingdom.com
George Gant website: geogantart.com
Instagram:@geogantart
FB: Beware of Toddler
appearances: C2E2 (Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo):Aug.5-7
Artist’s Alley: c-16
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
on Instagr...
Pat Dorian, illustrator, animator, scenic painter and cartoonist talks about his career and his wonderful graphic biography of The Man of a Thousand Faces, “Lon Chaney Speaks”!
Pat Dorian:
http://www.patdorian.com
instagram: @patdorian Lon Chaney Speaks: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566183/lon-chaney-speaks-by-pat-dorian/
geoff:
kickstarter: https://greenscreencomic.com
instagram: @greenscreencomic
https://geoffg...
Tauhid Bondia returns to the show to share some exciting news about his great comicstrip. “Crabgrass”! In a free-wheeling conversation, Tauhid and Geoff talk about Crabgrass’ success and the process from webcomic to the newspapers!
Tauhid Bondia:
on Instagram @crabgrasscomic
GoComics.com:
https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Kickstarter in July:
greenscreencomic.com
Randy Reynaldo, comics creator behind the long-running Indy comic book, “Rob Hanes Adventures” and “2018 Inkpot Award winner for Achievement in Comics Arts “ is here to talk about the success of his great, rollicking adventure series and what keeps him producing such inspired work after 30 years. We talk about the indy comics scene then and now, as well as Randy’s love of the great adventure strips like “Terry & the Pirates” and “C...
Graphic Novelist and New Yorker cartoonist Bishakh Som visits to talk about “Apsara Engine”, 2020 winner of the Los Angeles Times Graphic Novel Prize, as well as as “Spellbound”, her equally engaging graphic memoir. Along the way, she and Geoff talk about her trans awakening and experience, comics, architecture and cooking!
Bishakh Som:
bishakhsom.com
Cartoonist Glenn Head is here to talk about his compelling graphic memoir, “Chartwell Manor” , a frank and harrowing account of his experience at a boarding school in the early 1970s, wherein the Headmaster inflicted sexual and psychological abuse on scores of young boys. “Chartwell Manor” topped many “Best Graphic Novels of 2021” lists.
Glenn Head
website: http://glennohead.com
Instagram : @glennheadcomics
https://www.fantagrap...
As promised, Denis Kitchen returns to pick up the conversation where we left off last time-somewhere in the mid-1970s! Can you imagine Denis Kitchen as editor of Marvel’s “Mad” magazine rip-off, “Cracked”? Stan Lee did! We discuss that possibility as well as great Kitchen Sink publications such as “Gay Comics”, “Megaton Man” and “Xenozoic Tales” ! And that’s not all- we also talk about his work as a biographer on books about Harvey...
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