Blockhead: Cartoonists talk Comics: Recent Episodes
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conversations on comics and comicbooks with the people who make them; dedicated to Charles Schulz and "Peanuts".
“Sunday Comics: The Creative Page” is a new exhibition of comics art celebrating the many ways cartoonists both old and new approach this venerable format! Curator Professor Claudia Goldstein and University Gallery Director Casey Mather join Geoff to talk about how this new, exciting exhibition at William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ came together.
Sunday Comics:The Creative Page
Feb. 10-March 20, 2025
Court Gallery: Ben Shawn Center for the Visual Arts;
William Paterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, NJ. 07470
Events:
”Carousel”: Hosted by R. Sikoryak/ Tuesday, Feb.25, 6-7:00 PM
Opening Reception:Tuesday March 11, 5-6PM/ Panel Discussion to Follow.
“How Comics Were Made” was a huge success on Kickstarter in 2024, and is about to appear in a brand new edition from Andrew’s McMeel publishing. Author Glenn Fleishman joins Geoff to talk about the book and an important missing piece of comics and newspaper history; the process from drawing board to print and all steps in-between! A dazzling work of engaging and entertaining history and an enlightening conversation on today’s episode.
Glenn Fleishman:
https://howcomicsweremade.ink
Geoff:
Bluesky:
@geoffgcomics.bsky.social
geoffgrogan.com
etsy.com/shop/comicsprintworks
Lex Fajardo of Kid Beowulf and the Schulz Museum joins Geoff for a recap of Cartoon Crossroads Columbus 2024-as well as a discussion of comic-cons invading the public libraries!
Lex Fajardo:
https://kidbeowulf.com
instagram:
@lexfajardoart
Geoff:
http://geoffgrogan.com
https://www.etsy.com/shop/comicsprintworks
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Michelle Lodge, cartoonist and illustrator of the popular noir comic book series “Home Free”, is here to talk about her new Kickstarter project; “Fantastic Freaks”, a humorous, NSFW comic book series that sends Frankenstein and friends on a wild chase in search of a missing body part most men would rather not be without.
Michelle Lodge:
kickstarter
website
Geoff:
website
patreon
shop
instagram: @greenscreencomic
Ruben Bolling, creator of the insightful, provocative and always laugh-out-loud funny “Tom the Dancing Bug” joins Geoff for an enjoyable career-spanning discussion. Highlights include a preview of his brand new book; “It’s the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug”, collecting strips from 2020-2023.
Ruben Bolling:
TomtheDancingBug.com
Patreon
”It’s the Great Storm, Tom the Dancing Bug”
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
Capt. Daiquiri Jones
instagram: @greenscreencomic
youTube: Geoff Grogan’s Blockhead
What better way to celebrate the 4th of July than with one of the Nation’s premiere political cartoonists, the great Jen Sorensen. The current state of our politics is the topic and how Jen’s cartooning makes sense-and fun of it all.
Jen Sorensen:
Jensorensen.com
Jen’s Patreon
subscribe to Jen Sorensen
Instagram: @jen_sorensen
Geoff:
kickstarter:
daiquirijones.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Geoff’s Patreon
website:
Geoffgrogan.com
Peter Bagge joins Geoff to talk about the brand new “HATE” Comic book, “HATE Revisited”! Find out what’s new( and old) in the lives of Buddy Bradley, Lisa , Stinky and the whole dysfunctional gang in this wide-ranging discussion!
Peter Bagge:
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/peter-bagge
Geoff:
kickstarter:
daiquirijones.com
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
A landmark episode! Bill Griffith, one of the original Underground Cartoonists and one of the greatest cartoonists of his or any generation, visits to talk about his latest graphic biography, “Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, The Man Who Created “Nancy” and his participation in “Nancy Fest” at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, May 24 & 25th.
Bill Griffith:
https://www.zippythepinhead.com
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
upcoming Kickstarter:
https://daiquirijones.com
Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
May is “Nancy “ month at Blockhead and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum with “Nancy Fest” and “The Nancy Show” a two-day celebration and exhibition celebrating Ernie Bushmiller’s comicstrip masterpiece! Festival organizers, Brian Walker, Tom Gammill and Caitlin McGurk join Geoff to discuss the events, the exhibition and just what makes “Nancy” great.
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Nancy Fest
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
Patreon
shop
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
In 30 + years, Andy Smith has worked for just about every big mainstream publisher, and now, with his barbarian warrior Kor-Drath”, he has a bona-vide, creator-owned hit on his hands. Andy and Geoff talk about his brand new Indiegogo campaign, “Kor-Drath: The Awakening”, his barbarian forerunner, Conan, as well as challenges Andy has faced in his 30 year career. Find a link to the campaign below.
Andy Smith:
Kor-Drath the Awakening
Andysmithart.com
YouTube:
Andy Smith_Comic Artist
Geoff
Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Shop:
Etsy.com/shop/Comicsprintworks
YouTube:
Geoff Grogan’s Blockhead
Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. book artist, cartoonist and Research & Media Assistant at the Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University , visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In this first part of the interview, Gene introduces the Blockhead audience to the extensive comics holdings of Northwestern University and the famous Herskovits Library of African Studies! This episode is a true eye-opener!
Gene Kannenberg, Jr.
https://comicsmachine.com
https://youtu.be/KSv_AqIR2qQ?si=I_8pDP9Plpod1rh6
Herskovits Libray of African Studies
Here Comes Charlie Brown! A Peanuts Pop-up Book:
at Abrams Books
At Amazon
Geoff:
https://geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In the Peanuts part of the interview, Gene discusses the evolution of the book, his forays into abstract comics and bookbinding and of course, Geoff and Gene talk about their mutual love of -what else?Peanuts!
Geoff:
https://geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
patreon:
Dean Haspiel visits Blockhead to talk about his exciting, brand new Kickstarter project: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel; a thrilling all new-24 page comic featuring his reluctant Brooklyn-bound super-hero “The Red Hook” and…well, Dean Haspiel! Along the way, Dean & Geoff talk Brooklyn, Dino the playwright, comics, creativity and just too, too much for one podcast to handle!
Dean Haspiel:
Kickstarter: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel
instagram:
@deanhaspiel_art
deanhaspiel.substack.com
Geoff:
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
geoffgrogan.com
Comicsprintworks
Norwegian cartoonist Jens Styve is here to celebrate the publication of his book, Dunce: Arctic Tales, the first collection in English of his wonderful comic strip, “Dunce”!
Jens K. Styve:
instagram: @duncecomic
@jenskstyve
DUNCE:ARCTIC TALES:
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
Dean Haspiel:
Dean Haspiel Kickstarter: The Red Hook
Mad magazine & American Bystander cartoonist Lance Hansen joins Geoff to talk about his new book,
“Limerature 101: Literary Classics in Five Lines or Less(with Pictures)” as well as upcoming projects, including a biography of collagist/dada artist, John Heartfield.
Check out Lance Hansen here:
lancehansenillustration.com
americanbystander.org
Humoristbooks.com
and Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
Instagram:
@grogangeoff
or better yet:
@greenscreencomic
Shop: Etsy.com/shop/ComicsPrintWorks
next time: Jens K. Styve
instagram:
@duncecomic
Geoff offers an overview of some indy comics by great cartoonists he picked up in 2023.
geoffgrogan.com
Instagram @greenscreencomic
https://etsy.com/shop/comicsprintworks
cartoonists mentioned:
Sonic Saturn by shape comics
Covid Cop /Billy Dogma by Dean Haspiel: https://etsy.com/shop/deanhaspiel
”This Year is Next Year’s Last Year” by Christopher Sperandio(@pinko_joe) :: https://pinkojoe.com
Death of Power by Kirt Burdick: https://kirttrik.tumblr.com
Dwellings by Jay Stephens: https://www.blackeye.ca/shop
Bootleg Spider-Man: https://zuperherocomics.com
Block Party(a Next Door Neighbors collection) by Pat Sandy:
at Amazon.com
Kid Beowulf & Hama the Pig by Lex Fajardo : https://kidbeowulf.com
Friend of the show, multi-talented cartoonist, graphic designer, musician and all-around good guy, Pat Sandy of GoComics’ long-running strip “Next Door Neighbors” returns to chat about his new collection: “Block Party”. Along the way, he and Geoff conduct cartoonist therapy and chat about life in general.
Find Pat Sandy on GoComics.com:
https://www.gocomics.com/next-door-neighbors
and his latest collection “Block Party”:
Find Geoff at:
https://geoffgrogan.com
and on Instagram @greenscreencomic
Cartoonist, comedian and President of the National Cartoonist’s Society, Jason Chatfield talks with Geoff about comedy, comics and The National Cartoonists’ Society, among many other things!
Jason Chatfield:
www.jasonchatfield.com
https://www.gocomics.com/gingermeggs
https://www.nationalcartoonists.com
Geoff:
https://geoffgrogan.com
On Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
or
@grogangeoff
Lex Fajardo, of the Kid Beowulf graphic novels and Schulz Creative Associates, returns to Blockhead to help celebrate the legacy of Charles Schulz at 100! Lex fills us in on this past weekend’s celebration at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa! And he gets the scoop about Geoff’s upcoming animated tribute to “Peanuts”, “Good Grief! By Schulz”, debuting on YouTube Nov.26th at 10 AM EST.
Lex Fajardo:
kidbeowulf.com
patreon.com/kidbeowulf
Geoff:
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Patreon:
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
’Good Grief! by Schulz” :
https://youtu.be/WUVoLxu-KEk
Part 2 of Geoff’s interview with Ryan Heshka! This time, Ryan talks about his work in comics, his influences(Chester Gould!), women in his comics, railing against the patriarchy, color, risograph printing, Batman and so much more!
Ryan Heshka:
ryanheshka.com
on Instagram:
@ryanheshka
geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic or @grogangeoff
‘Good Grief! By Schulz” debuts on YouTube November 26 @ 10 AM
EST : https://youtu.be/WUVoLxu-KEk
Painter, illustrator , creator of provocative comics strange yet hilarious, “Pop Surrealist” Ryan Heshka creates otherworldly visions both disquieting yet oddly familiar. He talks about his work and his inspiration in an engaging two-part interview.
Ryan Heshka:
ryanheshka.com
instagram:
@ryanheshka
geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
A cartoonist’s cartoonist, Henrik Rehr has worked on a wide variety of projects since his career began in Denmark in the mid 1980’s. Capable of myriad stylistic approaches, Henrik was the artist on the venerable “Ferdn’and” comicstrip for 18 years, as well as drawing “Beetle Bailey” and gang for the popular Scandinavian magazine of the same name. More recently, he has worked on graphic novels such as “David Crook”, “Gavrillo Princip” and “Leon & Sofia Tolstoy” in a rich illustrative style for the French and European markets. He talks with Geoff about his career, comicstrips, Beetle and Ferd’nand and the world of European comics.
Henrik Rehr:
Instagram: @henrikkimrehr
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rehr_hendrik.htm
https://www.amazon.com/Henrik-Rehr/e/B00O825DPI%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Geoff:
Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
geoffgrogan.com
names mentioned:
Nicolas de Crecy:
https://www.humanoids.com/y_catalog/book?id=325
Bastien Vives: (with Jerome Mulot & Florrent Ruppert)
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/bastien-vives/products/the-grande-odalisque
Jerome Mulot & Florrent Ruppert:
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/jerome-mulot
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780615622354
Blutch:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/blutch.htm
Moebius:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giraud.htm
Gipi:
https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/gipi
George Gant, cartoonist behind the hugely popular webcomic, “Beware of Toddler” joins Geoff to talk about fatherhood, comics, “Beware of Toddler” and how it feels to join the many great comics at King Features on ComicsKingdom.com
George Gant
website: geogantart.com
Instagram:@geogantart
FB: Beware of Toddler
appearances: C2E2 (Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo):Aug.5-7
Artist’s Alley: c-16
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram: @greenscreencomic.com
Kickstarter( until August 4, 2022): greenscreencomic
Pat Dorian, illustrator, animator, scenic painter and cartoonist talks about his career and his wonderful graphic biography of The Man of a Thousand Faces, “Lon Chaney Speaks”!
Pat Dorian:
http://www.patdorian.com
instagram: @patdorian
Lon Chaney Speaks: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566183/lon-chaney-speaks-by-pat-dorian/
geoff:
kickstarter: https://greenscreencomic.com
instagram: @greenscreencomic
https://geoffgrogan.com
Tauhid Bondia returns to the show to share some exciting news about his great comicstrip. “Crabgrass”! In a free-wheeling conversation, Tauhid and Geoff talk about Crabgrass’ success and the process from webcomic to the newspapers!
Tauhid Bondia:
on Instagram @crabgrasscomic
GoComics.com:
https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Kickstarter in July:
greenscreencomic.com
Randy Reynaldo, comics creator behind the long-running Indy comic book, “Rob Hanes Adventures” and “2018 Inkpot Award winner for Achievement in Comics Arts “ is here to talk about the success of his great, rollicking adventure series and what keeps him producing such inspired work after 30 years. We talk about the indy comics scene then and now, as well as Randy’s love of the great adventure strips like “Terry & the Pirates” and “Captain Easy”, which were the inspiration for ‘Rob Hanes”.
Randy Reynaldo and ‘Rob Hanes Adventures”:
https://wcgcomics.com/
on Facebook: Facebook.com/rhadventures
Instagram: @randywcg
twitter: @randywcgcomics
geoff:
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/geoffgrogan/greenscreen-no2
geoffgrogan.com
Instagram: @greenscreencomic
Graphic Novelist and New Yorker cartoonist Bishakh Som visits to talk about “Apsara Engine”, 2020 winner of the Los Angeles Times Graphic Novel Prize, as well as as “Spellbound”, her equally engaging graphic memoir. Along the way, she and Geoff talk about her trans awakening and experience, comics, architecture and cooking!
Bishakh Som:
bishakhsom.com
https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/apsara-engine
https://www.streetnoisebooks.com/spellbound
geoff:
Instagram: @greenscreencomic
geoffgrogan.com
Cartoonist Glenn Head is here to talk about his compelling graphic memoir, “Chartwell Manor” , a frank and harrowing account of his experience at a boarding school in the early 1970s, wherein the Headmaster inflicted sexual and psychological abuse on scores of young boys. “Chartwell Manor” topped many “Best Graphic Novels of 2021” lists.
Glenn Head
website: http://glennohead.com
Instagram : @glennheadcomics
https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/chartwell-manor
Geoff:
website: https://geoffgrogan.com
Follow me on Instagram: @greenscreencomic
https://www.patreon.com/geoffgrogan
As promised, Denis Kitchen returns to pick up the conversation where we left off last time-somewhere in the mid-1970s! Can you imagine Denis Kitchen as editor of Marvel’s “Mad” magazine rip-off, “Cracked”? Stan Lee did! We discuss that possibility as well as great Kitchen Sink publications such as “Gay Comics”, “Megaton Man” and “Xenozoic Tales” ! And that’s not all- we also talk about his work as a biographer on books about Harvey Kurtzman and Al Capp! This one’s got it all, folks!
Denis Kitchen
deniskitchen.com
Instagram: denis_kitchen_art
Madness in Crowds:The Teeming Mind of Harrison Candy : beehivebooks.com
Geoff:
Instagram: @greenscreencomic
geoffgrogan.com
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ComicsPrintWorks?ref=profile_header
Nate Powell, National Book Award Winner as cartoonist/illustrator of the great Congressman John Lewis’ (with Andrew Aydin) powerful graphic memoir of the Civil Rights Era, “MARCH “ vols. 1, 2 and 3, is here to talk about both that and his latest work, “Save It For Later: Promises, Parenthood and the urgency of Protest” in the Trump and post-Trump eras.
Nate Powell:
Website: http://seemybrotherdance.org
Instagram : @seemybrotherdance
Twitter : @Nate_Powell_Art
Geoff: instagram: @greenscreencomic
website: geoffgrogan.com
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Cartoonist,University Professor,Pinball enthusiast extraordinaire! Ryan Claytor is all of these things and today he stops by to talk about his latest project, “A Hunter’s Tale”, a comic book adaptation of a poem by his late grandfather, now at Kickstarter, as well as his love of pinball machines and much more.
Ryan Claytor:
Kickstarter: ahunterstale.com
Pinball: coinopcarnival.com
Website: elephanteater.com
Geoff:
on Instagram: @greenscreencomic
Website: geoffgrogan.com
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Legendary Underground cartoonist and publisher Denis Kitchen returns for part 2 of this in-depth interview. In this episode, Denis talks about the early days of the Undergrounds, Robert Crumb, the launching of Kitchen Sink Press and more!
Denis Kitchen:
deniskitchen.com
Instagram: @denis_kitchen_art
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
Instagram: @greenscreencomic
patreon: patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Denis Kitchen, one of the great founding figures of Underground Comics, as well as cartoonist,publisher, author, agent, historian, curator, in conversation about his artwork and extraordinary career. In a multi-part interview he talks about Kitchen Sink Press, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Harrison Cady , cartooning,and so much more.
Denis Kitchen:
deniskitchen.com
on Instagram @denis_kitchen_art
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram @greenscreencomic
Patreon.com/geoffgrogan
Artist Christopher Sperandio, aka @pinko_joe from Instagram, talks politics, vaccines, his great new graphic novels; “Pinko Joe” and “Greenie Josepheenie” ,process and public domain comics in this marathon-length interview!
Christopher Sperandio Instagram @pinko_joe
pinkojoe.com
arglebarglebooks.com
Geoff:
geoffgrogan.com
patreon.com/geoffgrogan
on Instagram @greenscreencomic
Cartoonist, illustrator, designer; one of the greatest cartoonists of this or any era; the author of “Clyde Fans”, “George Sprott”, “Wimbledon Green” among others, in part two of a broad discussion about his work, comics and life.
Seth:
https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/seth
Geoff:
https://greenscreencomic.com
https://geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@grogangeoff
Seth is here. “Clyde Fans”, “George Sprott”, “Wimbledon Green”, “It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken” are among the greatest graphic novels and if that’s not enough, Seth is also the book designer of the “Complete Peanuts” series from Fantagraphics. In Part 1 of a relaxed and wide-ranging conversation, their author and Geoff talk about how the “Peanuts” series came about, John Cage, Clyde Fans, identity and much, much more!
Seth:
https://drawnandquarterly.com/author/seth
Geoff:
https://greenscreencomic.com
https://geoffgrogan.com
Instagram : @greenscreencomic.com
Great cartoonist and comics historian “par excellence”, Brian Walker talks about his newest exhibition at the Billy Ireland Museum; “The Dog Show: Two Centuries of Canine Cartoons”, featuring over 100 of your favorite canine characters from the comics and cartoons!
Brian Walker:
http://hiandlois.com
http://beetlebailey.com
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum:
https://cartoons.osu.edu
Geoff Grogan:
https://geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
It’s a Kirby-fest this time, celebrating the work of The King of Comics with Eisner-Award nominee Professor Charles Hatfield, author of “Hand of Fire: the Comics Art of Jack Kirby”!
Charles Hatfield:
https://kirbystudies.org
https://www.kindercomics.org
Twitter: @Charleshatfield
Geoff:
https://greenscreencomic.com
on IG: @greenscreencomic
Charles Hatfield, comics scholar, Professor of English at California State University Northridge, author of such classics in comics studies as Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby and Alternative Comics:An Emerging Literature, joins Geoff to talk comics,Kirby and comics in a mind-expanding dialogue sizzling with Kirby-crackle!
Charles Hatfield:
https://kirbystudies.org
https://www.kindercomics.org
Geoff:
https://geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
Mike Allred talks about his process, inspiration, Superhero movies, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and Mott the Hoople in the senses-shattering second part of this career-spanning interview!
Mike Allred:
https://www.aaapop.com
Madmaniverse:
Geoff:
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
https://geoffgrogan.com
The great Mike Allred is here to talk “Madman”, “Bowie”, creativity and a career making the swingin’-est, ginchy-est comics in the Universe! Part 1 of a two and a half-hour conversation!
Mike Allred:
aaapop.com
Madmaniverse Vol1
geoff:
https://Geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
The Astounding Steve Conley drops by to talk about his latest Kickstarter;”Astounding Space Thrills: Undersea Menace from the Year 3200” and to share his secrets of Kickstarter success! Steve & Geoff talk comics and life in the days when the internet was young! One of Geoff’s favorite conversations-at least since the last time he talked with Steve Conley!
Steve Conley : https://steveconley.com
https://astoundingspacethrills.com/kickstarter
https://steveconley.com/the-middle-age/
Geoff Grogan: https://geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram:
@greenscreencomic
https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/greenscreen/list?title_no=571704
Howie Noel, of @dicktracyroguesgallery, the terrific old-skool Dick Tracy fan-art feed on Instagram, stops by to talk Tracy, Warren Beatty, superhero movies and his work in comics, including his graphic novel memoir about dealing with anxiety, “float”.
Howie Noel:
website: https://hcnoel.com
instagram: @dicktracyroguesgallery
geoff:
https://geoffgrogan.com
instagram:
@greenscreencomic
@spikingthelens
etsy: Etsy.com/shop/geoffgroganart
Webtoons: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/greenscreen/list?title_no=571704
tapas:
https://tapas.io/series/GreenScreen
Jay Stephens; cartoonist/creator of The Discovery Channel’s Emmy-award winning animated show, “Tutenstein”, Cartoon Network’s “The Secret Saturdays”, “JetCat” for Nickelodeon, as well as comics such as “Atomic City Tales”, “The Land of Nod” and many others; is here to talk about his career and his triumphant return to comic books, with “Dwellings” , an entertaining, high-concept collision of 60’s Harvey comics(Casper, Richie Rich) and graphic horror movies.
instagram: @jaypopgun; @blackeyebooks
kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/blackeyebooks/dwellings-2-a-horror-comic-by-jay-stephens
website: https://www.blackeye.ca
geoff grogan: @greenscreencomic; @spikingthelens
website: https://geoffgrogan.com
Webtoons: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/greenscreen/list?title_no=571704
tapastic: https://tapas.io/series/GreenScreen
“Dick Tracy”, “ScoobyDoo”, “E-Man and Nova”, “Green Lantern and the Green Lantern Corps”, “The Huntress” , “Justice Society of America” , “Plastic Man”, “Archie and Jughead” are just some of the characters cartoonist Joe Staton has worked on over the course of his extraordinary 50 year career. Now celebrating 10 years as artist on the revitalized “Dick Tracy” strip, Joe is here to talk about “Tracy” and his many achievements encompassing every arena of the world of comics
David Stanford, editor of the recently released “Dbury@50” and numerous “Doonesbury” collections, chief of “Doonesbury.com” and longtime assistant to Garry Trudeau, is here talk all things “Doonesbury” as we continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this iconic comicstrip.
Celebrating “Doonesbury” ! Cartoonist Pat Sandy(“Next Door Neighbors”, GoComics.com) and Geoff take a walk through Walden Pond on the occasion of “Doonesbury’s” 50+ years in syndication!
Simon Beecroft, author of the brand new, “The Peanuts Book: A Visual History of the Iconic Comic Strip” from DK publishing is here to continue our conversation about Charles Schulz and Peanuts!
geoff: geoffgrogan.com on Instagram: @grogangeoff & Geoff’s comics: @spikingthelens
music: mining by moonlight by Kevin Macleod @incompetech.com Moody Breakfast by Dee Yan-Key @ freemusicarchive.org and Coffee Shop and Joy in the Restaurant by David Szesztay @ freemusicarchive.org
It’s holiday time, and what better gift for the “Peanuts” lover in your life than the brand new”The Peanuts Book” by Simon Beecroft from DK publishing! Simon joins us from London to talk about the book and everything “Peanuts”
Travel to Japan with Geoff and Khalid Birdsong, cartoonist of “Fried Chicken and Sushi” in Part 2 of their globe-spanning interview about Khalid’s comics both here and there!
khalid birdsong: friedchickenandsushi.com
on Instagram: @khalidbirdsong
geoff: geoffgrogan.com
on Instagram: @grogangeoff
& Geoff’s comics: @spikingthelens
music: mining by moonlight by Kevin Macleod @incompetech.com
Moody Breakfast by Dee Yan-Key @ freemusicarchive.org
and Coffee Shop and Joy in the Restaurant by David Szesztay @ freemusicarchive.org
Cartoonist Khalid Birdsong , of the wonderful comic “Fried Chicken & Sushi” on GoComics.com, is finally here! Geoff and Khalid talk about comics and Khalid’s two-year sojourn in Japan, the inspiration for the engaging world of “Fried Chick & Sushi”!
geoff is @grogangeoff & @spikingthelens on Instagram
and geoffgrogan.com
khalid is @khalidbirdsong on Instagram and
friedchickenandsushi.com
Part 2 of our latest discussion with Lex Fajardo, celebrating 70 years of Peanuts, the brand new “The Peanuts Book” and Lex’s new book, the latest in the Kid Beowulf series, “The Tarpeian Rock”!
Lex Fajardo: kidbeowulf.com
“The Tarpeian Rock” newkidbbook.com
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To help celebrate the 70th anniversary of “Peanuts” debut, Lex Fajardo of Schulz Creative Associates and “Kid Beowulf” joins Geoff for a wonderful conversation about his new Kickstarter and “the comics we love”.
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Our 50th episode! What better way to celebrate 50 episodes-and the 70th anniversary of “Beetle Bailey”- than part 2 of our interview with Brian Walker! We talk Beetle, Hi & Lois, Alex Raymond, Stan Drake and comics, comics, comics
Brian Walker! Need I say more? The great comics writer, historian, curator, cartoonist, keeper of the flame and son of the legendary Mort Walker, is here for a long discussion about...EVERYTHING! You’re gonna love this one! Part 1 of two.
Kevin Mutch, part 2! In this wide-ranging conversation, Kevin Mutch, cartoonist of the critically-acclaimed graphic novel, “The Rough Pearl”, and Geoff get down to some nitty-gritty comics talk; “cartoony” or “realistic” comics? which is better? It’s a knock-down, drag-out battle for stylistic supremacy!
Kevin Mutch, cartoonist behind the great new graphic novel from Fantagraphics, “The Rough Pearl” is here for a wide ranging discussion about Canada, comics, and the coming zombie apocalypse. Part 1 of a two-part interview.
Take a trip to Hootin’ Holler to visit Snuffy Smith, Loweezy, Barney Google and Sparkplug, with cartoonist John Rose, as “Blockhead” celebrates “Barney Google and Snuffy Smith’s” 101st birthday!
A frank and timely round-table discussion about race, the Black Lives Matter movement and events in the wake of the murder of George Floyd with the great Ray Billingsley of “Curtis” and Khalid Birdsong, cartoonist of the wonderful “Fried Chicken and Sushi”. The conversation ranges far and wide, and you bet we talk lots about comics!
find Khalid Birdsong @ friedchickenandsushi.com
and Ray Billingsley and “Curtis” on comicskingdom.com
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and @ geoffgrogan.com
part 2 of Blockhead’s interview with Jan Eliot, cartoonist of the wonderful syndicated comicstrip, “Stone Soup”! Join Geoff and Jan for a relaxed and engaging discussion about Jan’s career, comics, and cartooning
This fall will mark 25 years in syndication for Jan Eliot’s warm and funny comicstrip, “Stone Soup”, about two working-mom sisters living life and raising families just across the fence from each other! Jan’s here to help us celebrate in a relaxed, fun and engaging discussion about comics, cartooning, Charles Schulz,feminism, teaching and just about everything else
“Blockhead”’s “Dennis the Menace” celebration winds down with Part 2 of our interview with Ron Ferdinand, cartoonist of the Sunday “Dennis” since the early 1980’s!
”Blockhead”’s celebration of “Dennis the Menace” continues with Ron Ferdinand, longtime cartoonist of the “Dennis” Sunday strip! Ron has a treasure trove of stories to tell about his years working with Hank Ketcham, about cartooning and his work as standard-bearer for one of the longest-running and most popular comic strips in the world!
“Dennis the Menace” takes over “Blockhead”! The wonderful Marcus Hamilton, daily cartoonist of “Dennis the Menace”, is here to talk about Dennis, the Mitchells, Mr. & Mrs. Wilson, his career as a top-notch illustrator in the 1970s and how a chance glimpse of a TV interview with Hank Ketcham revitalized his career and led him to a dream job drawing one of the most iconic characters in comics history.
Small-press cartoonist (and former mailman)Terry Flippo has made a big splash with hit webcomic, “Deliver Me!” about life carrying the mailbag for the U.S. Postal Service! Terry and Geoff talk about “Deliver Me!”, small press, the early days of SPX and some of the challenges faced by mail carriers in the days of Covid-19.
Part 2 of the Lynn Johnston interview! Lynn talks about her friendship with Charles Schulz and his response to Farley’s death, as well as some of the many other groundbreaking( & sometimes heartbreaking) storylines in her long-running comicstrip,”For Better or For Worse”!
for more about Lynn Johnston and “For Better or For Worse”:
fborfw.com
@fborfw_official on Instagram
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Lynn Johnston on Blockhead! Need I say more? One of the greatest cartoonists of the last 50 years talks with Geoff about her life, career and her ground-breaking and beloved syndicated comicstrip, “For Better or For Worse”.
find “For Better or For Worse” at : www.fborfw.com
@Fborfw_official on Instagram
Part 2 of our interview with Brian Gordon, creator of the hilarious “Fowl Language”; comics to raise your kids by!
Find Brian Gordon at fowllanguagecomics.com and Instagram @fowllanguagecomics as well on GoComics.com
Brian Gordon, comedic mastermind behind the hilarious webcomic about ducks & parenting, “Fowl Language” is here to talk about his career, the greeting card industry and how great cartooning and foul language combined for success just when he needed it most!
Cartoonist Tim Jones of the successful self-syndicated comicstrip, “Sour Grapes” (sourgrapescomic.com) is here to talk about “Peanuts”, comics, self-syndication, life-and yes, near-death encounters of the heart-attack variety.
Rick Stromoski, Part 2! Cartoonist of the hilarious syndicated strip “Soup to Nutz”, Reuben-winner and former President of the National Cartoonist’s Society in a wide-ranging discussion about comics, newspapers, religion and -yes-“Peanuts”!
Rick Stromoski, cartoonist of the hilarious family strip, “Soup to Nutz” talks about his career as a freelancer, gag cartoonist, President of the National Cartoonist’s Society as well as the ups and downs of syndication and what he-and “Soup toNutz”-are up to now! Part 1 of a wide-ranging interview!
Snoopy; a Beagle of Mars , the newest “Peanuts “ graphic novel is out this week, just in time for the holidays! Author Jason Cooper is here to talk about the latest edition in the ongoing series of “Peanuts” graphic novels from BOOM studios and the Schulz Creative Associates team. If that wasn’t enough, Jason also regales us with stories from his years working as a writer at Warner brothers!
Episode 29: Tauhid Bondia, part 2! Our interview with the dynamite cartoonist of “Crabgrass” continues with talk about Peanuts, Charles Schulz, childhood and comics! What else?
Rising star Tauhid Bondia visits Blockhead to talk about his life, career, and his two great comicstrips on GoComics.com; the politically charged, “A Problem Like Jamal” and the new Instagram sensation, “Crabgrass”! (This episode is dedicated to the memory of Tom Spurgeon)
More insightful comics talk from a true “cartoonist’s cartoonist”! Michael talks about comics, animation and his journey across three decades with his great comic strip, “The Norm” !
Michael Jantze, multi-talented cartoonist/creator of the “The Norm”; joins Geoff to talk about his new book, “The Norm 4.0 collection” as well as his career in comics, film and publishing, and his friendship with Charles Schulz!
Episode 25: Brad Perri & I resume our discussion of “Peanuts”, The Beatles, comics and the kitchen sink as “Blockhead’s” first anniversary special continues!
Brad Perri, cartoonist of the break-out hit “Pirate Mike” on GoComics.com, joins Geoff to celebrate “Blockhead”’s first anniversary in a special two-part episode! We talk Charles Schulz’s old neighborhood, Chris Ware, The Beatles, and of course, everything “Peanuts”!
Episode23: “Peanuts “ graphic novel illustrator extraordinaire, Robert Pope, joins us for Part 2 of our fascinating discussion about Charles Schulz Peanuts, comics, and the challenge in bringing comics’ most-beloved characters to a new generation of readers in new stories and adaptations.
If Charles Schulz had an artistic doppelgänger, it might’ve been today’s guest, Robert Pope; illustrator of the recent graphic novel “Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown!” and a host of “Peanuts”-themed books from Simon & Schuster!
Cartoonist Pat Sandy Returns for part 2 of his discussion with Geoff about his hit strip, “Next Door Neighbors” on GoComics.com. The conversation about comics ranges wide, but somehow always circles back to Charles Schulz and “Peanuts”! Go figure!
Pat Sandy, cartoonist/creator of the hilarious comicstrip, “Next Door Neighbors” on GoComics.com talks shop with Geoff, and the two cartoonists touch upon the business, the writing, the influences, the evolution of “Neighbors’ and of course, Charles Schulz & “Peanuts”!
Part 2 of the Ray Billingsley interview! In this episode Geoff and Ray talk about cooking, comics and everything in-between, with some great anecdotes from Ray about Charles Schulz, Will Eisner and other comics greats!
This is a special one; Ray Billingsley, creator of the long-running syndicated comicstrip, “Curtis”, and good friend of Charles Schulz, stops by to talk about his life, career, Sparky, “Peanuts” and best of all, his own work on the beloved King Features comicstrip, “Curtis’!
ZED cartoonist Duane Abel drops by to talk comics, Charles Schulz, Peanuts, perseverance & defining cartooning success on your own terms.
Part 2 of my discussion with Ryan Flanders, former Design Director at MAD magazine! The end of MAD? What does it all mean? Ryan & I dig deep into the fallout from the end of one of our favorite magazines.
We’ve all heard the news; Our beloved “usual gang of idiots” will soon be out of work! Former MAD magazine Design Director Ryan Flanders drops in for a special “non-Peanuts” episode devoted to MAD; it’s past, present and possible future!
By now, Lex Fajardo qualifies as honorary co-host! This time out, Geoff & Lex talk Dennis the Menace, Prince Valiant and finally-Lex’s own work on the all-ages graphic novel series featuring Kid Beowulf, published by Andrews McMeel! (Kidbeowulf.com) and there’s some Charles Schulz and Peanuts in there too!
Part 2 of my marathon-length discussion with Eisner-winning Senior Editor at the Schulz Studio,Lex Fajardo! We dive deep into Schulz and Peanuts, licensing and the day-to-day at the Schulz Studio at “Snoopy Central” in Santa Rosa, Ca. This the big one, folks!
Lex Fajardo, Eisner award-winning Senior Editor at the Schulz Studio in Santa Rosa, Ca. And cartoonist of the Kid Beowulf series of graphic novels, is here for an in-depth discussion deep into Schulz territory! This is the one all Blockheads have been waiting for!
Reuben-award winning cartoonist Terri Libenson And Geoff continue their conversation, talking about comics, cartooning, “The Pajama Diaries”, motherhood and, yes, Charles Schulz and “Peanuts” too!
Reuben-award winning syndicated cartoonist and author, Terri Libenson of The Pajama Diaries, visits to talk cartooning, comics and her highly successful book series for kids and tweens; including her newest book, Just Jaime, to be released May 7th.
Amidst some great insights from Steve Conley on cartooning, comics and Peanuts, two old men complain about Twitter.
Steve Conley, creator of the Eisner-nominated webcomic “The Middle Age”, stops by to talk “Peanuts”, small press comics history and the eye-popping work he’s done across 20 + years as a webcomics pioneer.
Syndicated Cartoonist Will Henry and host Geoff Grogan continue their discussion about “Wallace the Brave”, Charles Schulz and “Peanuts”!
Will Henry, cartoonist of the syndicated comic strip ,”Wallace the Brave” stops by for a visit to talk about his strip, syndication and , naturally, Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock and Charles Schulz. Part 1 of 2!
Part 2 of our epic interview with “Pirate Mike” cartoonist, Brad Perri, about all things comics; “Peanuts”,Popeye, pirates, and even Plastic Babyheads! Join host Geoff Grogan for a lively, entertaining discussion with Brad Perri.
Brad Perri, cartoonist behind the cult fave comic strip, “Pirate Mike” on GoComics.com visits “Blockhead” to talk Charles Schulz, Peanuts, Popeye, comic strips past and present, and the life of a 17th century Pirate living in 21st century suburbia! Join host Geoff Grogan for a lively, entertaining conversation with Brad Perri.
The importance of casting a comic strip( or how I learned to love “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving”)! The differences between “Classic” Peanuts and “Mid-period” Peanuts, as displayed in “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “....Thanksgiving”.
An exploration of Charles Schulz’ “Peanuts” comic strip, “from a cartoonist’s perspective”. This first episode serves as a brief introduction to the podcast. ----more----
Music:”Mining by Moonlight” by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech Music)/ “Coffee Shop” by David Szesztay(Free Music Archive)