Episode 47, Jonathan Todd
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Trigger warning: If you would rather not remember what middle school was like, you may not want to read “Timid,” the new middle-grade graphic novel by local cartoonist and illustrator Jonathan Todd, coming April 2 from . But if you happen to be in middle school right now, or know someone who is, it’s unlikely you’ll find a better depiction of just how fraught and awkward those years can be. Dave and Pete find out how Jonathan did it when he appears on the latest Strip Search podcast! Also, we discuss the latest collateral damage from Gannett's comics page "consolidation": female...
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Episode 46, The Return of Will Henry
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"Wallace the Brave" cartoonist Will Henry is far from the first person to find himself on the short end of the cost-cutting stick when it comes to corporate newspaper ownership. But he’s one of the few whose brush with the harsh realities of modern journalism had a happy ending. For his second time on "Strip Search" (check out his ), Will shares that story, gives us an update on what's up with "Wallace" — now and possibly down the road — and talks with Dave about pens. (Lots of pens.) Also, find out what Dave and Pete have in store for their comic strip "Pet Peeves" in 2024!
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Episode 45, Pat Sandy and Ruben congratulations
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It's ironic: We'd never want the Deweys as our next door neighbors, but as for Pat Sandy — creator of the Deweys in the comic strip "Next Door Neighbors" — we could talk to him all day! Join in as Dave and Pete discuss past "Peanuts," Pat's drawing style, and what went into his new collection "Block Party." Also, we revisit past interviews with two 2023 Ruben Award winners, Christopher Weyant and Will Henry!
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Episode 44, Heide Solbrig and LJ Baptiste
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“Cartoonist” sounds like one of those jobs that would be cool to have, but how does one go about getting there? Well, turns out there is no one way, says , a cartoonist and media scholar who teaches art, comics and media studies throughout Boston. That’s one of the reasons why she — along with LJ Baptiste, another art educator and cartoonist from Boston, whose comic series has been running since 2012 — have developed a certificate program at MassArt to help would-be cartoonists figure out where to start. Both of them are this month's guests on Strip Search, where they...
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Episode 43, Boston Kids Comics Fest Preview
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With comics and graphic novels being among the during the recent about what’s on the shelves at school and public libraries, some might forget the role the medium has played in turning millions of kids onto reading — not to mention providing joy, fun, and excitement to generations of readers. The — coming June 3, 2023 at Northeastern University — is here to remind you. Hosts Dave London and Pete Chianca devote the full episode to a discussion with fest COO Meena Jain, co-founder and creator liaison Tony Davis, and talking about what to expect from the event, why gatherings...
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Episode 42, Cagen Luse & ZeroSnake
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Strip Search hosts Dave London and Pete Chianca sit down with Boston cartoonist Cagen Luse, creator of the LunchTime Comix strip in Dig Boston, and manga artist and animator Tyrone Motley, better known as ZeroSnake, to talk about the , coming April 29, 2023, to the Reggie Lewis Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
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Episode 41, Jimmy Craig
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Fans of both comics and animals are clearly listening to what Jimmy Craig’s creatures have to say. In the seven years since he launched his comic strip "," it's amassed 615,000 followers on Instagram, 658,000 on Facebook, and has spawned two books; the latest, “Are You Gonna Eat That?” from Ulysses Press, hits shelves this month. Dave and Pete caught up with Craig to talk about talking to the animals, and them talking back.
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Episode 40, Joel Christian Gill
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The inaugural chair of the Master of Fine Arts in Visual Narrative at Boston University, Joel Christian Gill recently talked to Strip Search about the exhibit he curated there, “,” running through March 24, 2023. It’s a free exhibit that covers a century and a half of American comic books, comic strips, graphic novels and more, in an attempt to show how comics can tell any kind of story to any age group or demographic. (Not just kids, in other words.) “It becomes this really pure art form,” Gill says, explaining that comics, with their unique blend of words and visuals, have a way of...
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Episode 39, Christopher Weyant
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Christopher Weyant has not just one, but two of the best jobs in cartooning. First off, he’s a New Yorker cartoonist, where he’s spent 25 years making light of, well, anything and everything. He’s also an editorial cartoonist, often for the Boston Globe, skewering the powerful and pointing out the absurdity that seems to run more and more rampant in the halls of power these days. He sat down with Dave and Pete to talk about his dual career, how he got into cartooning, and how he approaches his work. Plus, what it's like to be a fellow! (A Harvard Nieman Fellow, that is.)
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Episode 38, Harry Bliss
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is a longtime New Yorker cartoonist with thousands of gag panels and several dozen covers under his belt, and — more recently — the collaborator with comedy legend Steve Martin on a series of books: 2020’s “A Wealth of Pigeons,” and this year’s bestselling “Number One is Walking,” a series of comic book-style illustrated anecdotes about Martin’s film career. He sat down with Dave and Pete to talk about how that partnership came about and what Steve is like to work with, along with a deep dive into his cartooning style, his favorite cartoons and cartoonists, and his early...
info_outlineIn this episode of "Strip Search: The Comic Strip Podcast," "Pet Peeves" cartoonists Dave London & Pete Chianca go deep with Hillary Chute, a Distinguished Professor of English and Art & Design at Northeastern University and comics scholar, about the banning of Art Spiegelman's "Maus"; the rise of comics in popular culture; the shift in "adult" comics from underground to the mainstream; graphic novels for beginners; and much more.