Paul Madonna is the creator of the series
All Over Coffee (
San Francisco Chronicle 2004-2015), and the author of three books,
All Over Coffee (City Lights 2007),
Everything is its own reward (City Lights 2011), which won the 2011 NCBR Recognition Award for Best Book, and
Close Enough for the Angels, his first full-length, illustrated novel. His drawings and stories have appeared in numerous international books and journals, as well as galleries and museums, including the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum and the Oakland Museum of California. He was the founding Comics Editor for TheRumpus.net, has taught drawing at the University of San Francisco, and frequently lectures on creative practice, even when not asked. He holds a BFA from Carnegie Mellon University, and was the first (ever!) Art Intern at
MAD Magazine (1993-94), for which he proudly received no money.
Find more at
paulmadonna.com.
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I hate it when I do something great and no one comments. Which happens all the time. So I’ll start. This is my first ever experience of your work, Paul. I like the way the story unfolds amid the drawings, which have only an imaginary relation to the story. It’s about a man asking himself one of the most primordial of questions: am I a coward? I know I’m a coward. We’re only brave when we have no choice, when there is no other way to behave. Then we manipulate our lives so that those situations arise. That way we feel better about ourselves. Paul, the best thing I can say is that seeing this story/comic/whatever makes me want to see more of your work. Which I will promptly do, as soon as I’ve finished this comment.
Beautiful meditation on desolation and loneliness.
Another great comic from Paul Madonna.
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