My mission in life is to brainwash every man, woman and child into realizing that comics are more than just juvenile pabulum. When done right they can be an amazing amalgam of art and literature. Comics can make you laugh, cry, think and feel just as much as your favorite movie or book.. While looking visually stunning at the same time. It’s my favourite medium. I know, there are comics out there for everyone, but they are hard to find. Let me be your guide. I’ll be your cartoon gal.
For the past 10 years I’ve been living, eating, sleeping and breathing comics. From writing comic stories, to editing fund-raising anthologies. I’ve worked in comic book stores, I’ve written for The Comics Journal. I’ve attended comic conventions all along the West Coast and interviewed many.
But now, now it’s a whole new ballgame. New station, new day, new time slot and a whole wide world of bandes dessinées to discover. I can’t wait. Montreal is a thriving hum of comic activity. Every week there is something incredible and comic related happening. There’s so much to learn and so much to share. I plan on exploring all avenues of the art form. Whether it be cartoons, action figures, fashion illustration, poster art, movies, music, anything and everything to do with the graphic arts, it shall be covered.
Musically I’ll be playing some new and neat stuff (Bat for Lashes and The Heavy) but I’ll be playing the oldies and goodies too. (Drop Nineteens, The Mills Brothers, Astrid Gilberto and Mike Ladd) The show will be bursting at the seams with variety.
So welcome. Welcome to The Onomatopoeia Show. All graphic arts, all the time. Every Sunday from 3-4pm (est) You can follow me on twitter @cartoongal or check out my website for more involved posts at www.cartoongal.com
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved Sloan so much, that she named her first and only cat after them (he turned 15 this summer!).
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved Sloan so much, that every time she got drunk, she would belt out "Deeper Than Beauty" and "Snow Suit Sound".
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved Sloan so much, that she broke up with her fiancée when he didn't "get" them. (For reals.)
Once upon...
So, I'm weird. I do this thing where I save the bands that I like, and explore them at a later date. This includes TV on the Radio, or Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, or the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. I am a fanatic for Boss Hog (Jon's band with his wife Cristina Martinez), and I do have three Blues Explosion albums (Extra Width, Experimental Remixes, and Xtra Acme USA). I've even checked out their latest, Meat and Bone; but...
On Sunday we woke up raring to go. When we got to the fest, I set to accruing interviews and tackling the middle rows. The sheer amount of talent and product was almost off-putting. Not only was it awesome comic overload, but practising the self discipline to not buy was hard. “Oh gosh, this is really good. I love it, but I really can't spend anymore money. Do you have a card... ok, I must own this, where is the nearest bank machine?” I had this conversation with myself at least four times (And yes, now that I am back, I've been living on Kraft...
MoCCAfest. I know, you're scratching your head wondering what it is. It's certainly not your standard comic convention, but yet, it's not all that different from Montreal's EXPOZINE. Every year New York City’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art puts on a festival to showcase and celebrate innovative and alternative comics (usually the last weekend in April). And yes, I did say alternative comics, which means nary a Spider-Man to be found anywhere...
I first saw Anthony Jeselnik perform online. He is the master of the smart laugh and awkward pauses. Although he cites Rodney Dangerfield and Steven Wright as idols, Anthony's humour is only similar in format; the content is horrifically and hilariously all his own. He has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel...
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Anthony Jeselnik Interview - July '11
