Tomorrow (Saturday, May 28) I’ll be on several panels at Conduit in SLC, discussing writing, drawing and comics. Bring your questions and sketchbooks. See you there!
Today I’m giving a 2-hour presentation on writing, drawing and making comics at the Salt Lake City Library, from 3-5pm. It’s free to attend and I expect to see you there with your sketchbook and questions! More information is available on the library’s website.
The beginning of my new comic The Golem’s Tooth—starring our friendly all-clay hero, in an epic quest to return the Golem’s tooth at whatever the cost!
[googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7441654662611402262&q=making%2Bof%2Bsalon%2Bbertozzi#] “Behind the scenes with cartoonist Nick Bertozzi, as he writes and illustrates his graphic novel The Salon. Nick shows us the arduous process of making a comic book. Nick explains how he got the idea for The Salon, which retells the story of Picasso and Braque inventing Cubism. He’s added more than a hint…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPtZOUr0Ctc] Joann Sfar is the madman creator of about a million comics and graphic novels and they’re all my favorite. One of his books is The Rabbi’s Cat and it’s coming out this June in the form of a traditional 2D animation! Sure, it’s in French, but it’s gonna be beeeeeea-utiful!
Two years ago, my friend Loran Cook asked if I’d be interested in illustrating a short horror story that he’d written. Of course I said yes! He envisioned the story in comics form, with fun and child-friendly drawings, so that the horrifying ending would come as a surprise. When Loran starting describing Victuals as a story…
Whoa! Check out Jesse Jacob’s debut graphic novel, Even the Giants! There’s a beautiful 9-page preview on the AdHouse website.
Vera Brosgol has been a favorite artist of mine for the last six or seven years now, and her long-awaited graphic novel, Anya’s Ghost, finally comes out this June from First Second! “Anya could really use a friend. But her new BFF isn’t kidding about the “Forever” part…Of all the things Anya expected to find…