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A sneak preview from my latest comic on education reform, out next week on Truthout.org featuring Milton Friedman. I’m currently in Moscow at an independent media conference run by the Eurasia foundation – follow my live tweets/sketches below or directly on twitter.
At least it is for my current assignment for the Stanford Medical School on the minutiae of cholesterol and heart-attack-related chicanery.
After finally reaching a breathing point after months-worth of deadlines (could be the eye of the storm, mind you) I finally took the chance to get back to some illustration work. Here’s the new cover of my soon-to-be-launched comic (co-written with Nikil Saval), Hard Hats. For more info, go to the Hard Hats page.
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Above is some of the original concept art for one of my latest projects that will feature comic art, animation, after effects and live action documentary footage, all blended together. It’s a unique opportunity to get out from behind my drawing board and work as part of a team, which I’m really enjoying, though I can’t share too many more details with you until we’re into the next stage of the project. Early days yet. There’ll be a trailer for you in early May, so be sure to check back in then. I finally bit the bullet and got a copy of toonboom after what felt like a lifetime of wrestling with flash, and so far, so good. Aside from some jaw-droppingly bizarre keyboard controls (alt + a = brush tool, anyone?). I was actually prompted to get TB over anything else after seeing the trailer for the oscar-nominated Chico and Rita.
Speaking of nominations, the Yiddish-themed anthology I collaborated with Harvey Pekar on, Yiddishkeit, has been nominated for an Eisner award for Best Anthology! Kudos to comics stalwart Paul Buhle for getting us there. Clearly this post, there’s no I in team. There is one in Eisner though.
That’s right, my ICC comic is now live over at Cartoon Movement – click here to read it and please share it around the internets.
For a behind the scenes look at my process and how the project came together, check out this blog post. If you’re new to these parts, scroll over the headings above for a drop down menu to previous online comics, or sign up for the newsletter below for access to the “special features” part of my site.
My latest comics journalism piece on the International Criminal Court will be published online at Cartoon Movement on Wednesday. It uses a new framework for scrolling through a historical timeline that I’ve built, and I’d love to hear feedback, so be sure to stop by, check it out and leave a comment.
Oh and in case you missed it (what? you don’t already follow me on Twitter? All is forgiven, just click here) please vote for the two ONA (online news association) panels – Comics Journalism (natch) and Financing Meaningful Journalism. You’ll need a reddit account. Yes, it’s simple to set up and can be your good deed for the day.
More news on my intermittent musings and other upcoming/recently finished projects below the fold. Just scroll on down.
I wanted to share my latest comic on human trafficking with you, published this morning on Truthout.org: http://www.truthout.org/human-trafficking/1329157025. The print version will be included in the latest issue of the SF public press, which hits the bay area streets today. Please give it some social media love!
Behold! The first glimpse of final artwork for my Alcatraz comic, based on the abortive escape attempt made my John Giles in 1945. Soon to be published by the National Park Conservancy Trust and available in Alcatraz, as well as through their (and my) online store, date tba. If you can’t wait for a hard copy, I’m previewing pages on the locked part of this site – though you’ll need to subscribe to the Archcomix Newsletter (which you can do here) to get the top secret password.
Now that’s over, I’m already headfirst into my comics project on human trafficking in San Francisco, parts of which will be published by the SF Public Press and Truthout. The SF Public Press is funding the publication through journalism crowdsourcing site spot.us, so click here and support investigative comics journalism. Only 6 days left!
Lots of other news and announcements to share with you below the fold, so scroll down for the full skinny.
To read from the start of this harrowing true story about one man’s wrongful incarceration on death row, click here.
Ray Krone’s tragic true story continues. To read from the start, hit “previous” twice won’t you.
