Spotlight: Hip-hop Is the Future
Though Matt Dojny has become known primarily as a novelist since the publication of The Festival of Earthly Delights this past June, he's been making comics since his earliest childhood:
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Spotlight: I Dream of Sweden
I have been thinking a lot about Sweden and Iceland. Maybe it's because its cold in Chicago—and I know it's much much colder there.
Conversations with Literary Ex-Cons: Matthew Parker
You know what struck me about Matthew Parker, one-time homeless wanderer, former drug addict with more than ten years of prison under his belt, between his ears, now a writer and graphic author?
A Taste of Larceny in My Blood
Two excerpts from Matthew Parker's graphic memoir, Larceny in My Blood: A Memoir of Heroin, Handcuffs, and Higher Education:
SPOTLIGHT: Ozge Samanci
Once I asked a friend, “Am I compulsive?” and she said “If you ask that to someone who loves you they will say you are passionate. If you ask someone who does not like you, they will say you are compulsive."
The Rumpus Interview with Natalie Dee
Cartoonist Natalie Dee's eponymous website, NatalieDee.Com, has consistently ranked among the most highly trafficked comic sites on the Internet since its debut. Her comic panels are equally hilarious and dark
The Rumpus Interview with Tom Kaczynski
Publisher of Uncivilized Books and comics artist Tom Kaczynski opens up about primal motifs, utopian thinking, and growing up with comic books in Poland.
The First Three Pages of “Million Year Boom”
The first three pages of "Million Year Boom," one of the stories featured in Tom Kaczynski's new collection, Beta Testing the Apocalypse:
SPOTLIGHT: The Illustrated Press: Chicago
The Illustrated Press: Chicago is a guide to a changing, vibrant city, captured through the writing of Darryl Holliday and the illustrations of Erik Nelson Rodriguez. In stories about subjects minor…
Spotlight: Cassie J. Sneider
"Not having medical insurance has lead me to make a lot of executive decisions regarding my health and safety..."
The Rumpus Interview with Bucky Sinister
An illustrated interview with author, comedian, and poet Bucky Sinister about his new book, Time Bomb Snooze Alarm.
No Straight Lines
A Collection of Queer Comics (3 of 3)
The future is bright, queer, and full of comics.