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The view from my desk in Jhamsikhel, Kathmandu. Himalayas on the right and Swayambhunath (aka the monkey temple) to the left of the window pane on the hillside.
I’m now a week into my stay in Kathmandu, have sorted out and furnished (well, I have a bed, chair and desk) an apartment and started doing interviews for my graphic novel on human trafficking in Nepal. Next weds I leave for my first trip outside of the city, where I’ll be participating in outreach workshops for survivors and gathering their stories.
In case you missed it, I just launched a Kickstarter campaign for the project: , or check out the widget in the left sidebar.
Breaking news: I just launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund my comics journalism project to investigate human trafficking in Nepal. and read about how you can contribute.
Shout outs to Knight Fellow/Media legends/Lovely folks Madhu Acharya and Jaya Luintel for their generous hospitality in helping me get settled in Kathmandu. As for driving, I’ve heard more motorbike horns in the last 24 hours than I have in my entire life. The roads here make London’s look like they belong in a ghost town.
Aforementioned Kickstarter project is currently awaiting official approval, for launch this week (hopefully before I leave for Kathmandu on weds). The artwork attests to the challenge of penciling, inking and watercolouring on a airline tray table, flanked by two portly co-passengers. I’ll post the process photo tomorrow. Coming up: what tools I’m bringing on the trip, to satisfy your inner graphic journalism geek.
For those of you who missed the chance to pre-order your comic (you know who you are) via the successful chipin campaign that finished last week, fear not! Copies of the latest comic Adam Bessie and I put together on understanding education reform in the US will be available at San Francisco’s Alternative Press Expo this weekend. It’s at the Concourse Exhibition Center in SoMa. I’ll be there with Nomi Kane at the Center for Cartoon Studies table, so be sure to stop by. In the meantime, here are some sneak peeks at the first finished proof, which I approved for printing but a few moments ago (cheers to Keness printers in SF for their appreciation of a pre-APE deadline and fine sarcasm – a requisite for printers nowadays).
The glistening front cover
Full bleeds, footnotes, glorious CMYK – what more could you want? (Tea not included)
Belated thanks to all of you who pre-ordered a copy of the education reform comic, which I’m delighted to say is currently at the printers, ahead of this weekend’s Alternative Press Expo in San Francisco. (It’s in the Concourse Exhbition Center in SoMA, like always). Be sure to stop by the Center for Cartoon Studies table where I’ll be both days and say hi
We were able to raise over $500 to cover the printing overheads, and copies will be shipping next week. For those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about, check out the press release for a quick intro to the project here.
The comic has footnotes, appendices, interviews and introductory notes in addition to the full colour pages that ran on Truthout, plus a raft of resources and links you can check out for more information on the education debacle. I mean debate.
Other big news is that this week I’m launching a webcomic to chronicle my next big project, starting tomorrow. Be sure to check back in and spread the word!
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.
