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...
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Episode 37, Kellen Paul/Community Art Center
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You may not have heard of the comic book “Kellen the Kid.” Yet. But odds are pretty good that someday you will. It’s one of several comic books and strips created by Kellen Paul, a 9-year-old cartoonist and illustrator who’s been plying his trade at the Community Art Center in his hometown of Cambridge, Mass., and whose work has taken the center by storm. Kellen — accompanied by the center’s director of programs, Sarah Winter, and Jada Alleyne, the center’s school-age program manager — joins Dave and Pete on Strip Search: The Comic Strip Podcast to talk about cartooning and...
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Episode 36, Zach Clemente of MICE
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Outreach Co-Director Zach Clemente — also the founder of the Boston-based comics publisher Bulgilhan Press — joins Pete and Dave to talk about how MICE plans to come roaring back this year bigger and better than ever. (But still with plenty of holdovers that people are sure to recognize at their new location at Boston University.) Also: Learn about your chance to meet Pet Peeves at the event Oct. 15!
info_outlineIt's two (two!) guests for the price of one in this month's episode of Strip Search, when "Pet Peeves" cartoonists Dave London & Pete Chianca welcome Cagen Luse of Comics in Color, talking about this year's all-in-person festival in Boston, coming April 23; and Pat Sandy, the cartoonist behind the hilarious "Next Door Neighbors," discussing his new comic strip collection.