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Wow. I know lately I’ve been prone to postponing my once-daily digital diatribes, but the sheer amount of work I’ve been getting through of late has tipped we way over the line. The main reason for that was the big push to the end of my Knight Fellowship at Stanford, which I’ll write more about in detail on my Knight project page. In the meantime, visit this link to watch my 3 min hyper-summary of comics journalism and what I’ve been working on at Stanford. Or click here to see how the rest of my incredibly talented cohort spent their year via the re-engineering journalism Knight Fellowship Garage.
Reminder: myself and various other members of the Stanford comics community will be discussing comics journalism with Joe Sacco at Annenberg auditorium, 7pm tonight. If you’re curious about the above image, it’s a screenshot of my latest interactive prototype, which you can experiment with here. (It’s the most recent one, at the bottom).
I’ve also just contributed my first post to Graphic Journos.com, which is a comics journalism collective featuring Susie Cagle, Wendy Macnaughton, Matt Bors, Jen Sorensen and Sarah Glidden. As if that wasn’t enough, last night (well, technically in the wee hours of this morning, in the longstanding tradition of comics creators everywhere) I finally finished the first part (4o pages) of my graphic novel, “The Hard Hat Riots”, which I’ve co-written with Nikil Saval. More on that soon.
It’s so close I can taste it! One of the concluding panels from the re-drawn part one of my graphic novel-in-progress, Hardhats. See the drop-down menus above for more info on that, and other comics. Also, you can follow me on twitter (@archcomix) or follow the Archcomix FB page here to stay up to date on all comics journalism news and events. Speaking of which – I’ll be on a panel with the legendary comics journalist Joe Sacco at Stanford next Thurs, May 5th at 7pm. Annenberg Auditorium. Hope to see you there!
After a brief hiatus, the hardhats story continues: only a few more corrections to go and the WHOLE first part is finally ready to send off. If you’re new to the site, have a look around! Comics are accessible via the drop down menus above (hover over the different categories to choose a subject).
The more observant among you will have noticed that the comic above has not changed in a while. The reason? I left Archbeast I, my brand spanking macbook pro, in the world’s busiest airport (London Heathrow) after spending most of the night before working on a new website launch (about which, more another time). Thankfully it has since been tracked down and will be back safe and sound on the west coast tomorrow, together with my lovely wife. In the meantime, scroll down for news and updates of a more textual variety – alas my scanner and old macbook don’t get on, and Archbeast has all of my new material on. Time for an external hard drive backup methinks.
Hit ‘preview’ above to read previous panels in my ongoing preview of my graphic novel, Hardhats. Rollover the tabs above to browse other comics, and leave your comments!
Just finishing up the last page of part 1 of my graphic novel, featuring the White Horse tavern in NYC. Click here for more of an intro to the project. The above panels continue on from the last post and feature a conversation between Harry and Kwame, two idealistic NYU students, about the effectiveness of art as a tool for political change.
Harry and Kwame debate the motivational discrepancies that student filmmakers face when making art with a message – a sample from my graphic novel in progress, Hardhats. More to follow. More info on the true story behind the project here for those new to the site.
For more on the project, which is an interactive mini-site, scroll down to read today’s news. For those new to the site, welcome! You can browse and read my comics by hovering over the links at the top and clicking on titles from the drop-down menus.
Above is a graphic I put together for a project started by Fellow Knight Jigar Mehta on the Egyptian protests, #18daysinegypt, so-called because it’s all about encouraging citizen journalists to come forward with their footage of the recent developments in Cairo. The key lies in the footage being geo-tagged to create an explorable archive for viewers to find their own way through the dates and places that led to Mubarak’s resignation. More news and updates below.
Another day, another tier from my graphic novel, Hardhats. This here is a direct quote from H Rap Brown, drawn in stylistic homage to Emory Douglas, the Black Panther artist in residence. Click here to read the previous tier.
