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On this week’s Comics Syllabus podcast, Paul has the pleasure of speaking with Paul K. Tunis, comics poet (find him at http://paulktunis.com/) and an editor for InkBrick (at http://inkbrick.com/), the poetry comics journal, for a General Ed segment (at 4:58) to look at how comics do poetry, with the example of Tunis’ own beautiful and troubling work (see “Paper Mice” above, as well as many examples on his website). More artists and stuff listed in the links below…
(At 1:01:00) Then, Paul discusses two Ignatz Award winners from this past weekend at Small Press Expo (SPX), “Your Black Friend” by Ben Passmore (available at https://store.silversprocket.net/products/your-black-friend-comic-book-by-ben-passmore) and “Say Her Name” by Bianca Xunise (available at https://southsideweekly.com/say-her-name/). Paul explores cartooning and racial discourse in these times, touches on criticism and comics art, and sings kumbaya with more than a little hesitation.
Finally, in the Discussion Section (1:43:05), shout outs some good friends and a few questions and recs from you listener-participants of the Syllabus out there.
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FROM PAUL K. TUNIS:
William Blake: http://www.blakearchive.org/
Joe Brainard C Comics: https://www.divisionleap.com/pages/books/20772/joe-brainard-ed/c-comics-no-1
Matthea Harvey: http://www.mattheaharvey.info/
Alexander Rothman: http://versequential.com/
Warren Craghead: http://craghead.com/
IGNATZ and PASSMORE and XUNISE
SPX Ignatz Awards: https://www.spxpo.com/ignatz-awards
Washington Post Comic Riffs coverage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2017/09/18/emil-ferriss-graphic-novel-monsters-tops-diverse-slate-of-2017-ignatz-award-winners/
Mary Sue coverage: https://www.themarysue.com/2017-ignatz-award-winners/
Preview pages from “Your Black Friend” by Ben Passmore from Silver Sprocket at https://store.silversprocket.net/products/your-black-friend-comic-book-by-ben-passmore
