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Mimi Pond and Frederick Noland discuss ‘Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me’ Oakland, analog and the importance of a good edit. I always have a blast with Mimi. We first met a few years ago and she called me a “real cartoonist", which made me feel like McNulty on the wire! Mimi is the real-est . My thanks toNew Haven Independent for whom I recorded this. Vodcast here https://www.youtube.com/live/YL0Ww_uZ_S4?si=QUy_Yz51XIqseXBo

A Happy Hour Episode! François Vigneault is Cartoonist, Illustrator and bad-ass freelancer. He ran the SF Zinefest for a half decade, founded the excellent Linework NW, published Family Style Comics and worked with Study Group. François details his working methods and the importance of time tracking/management. We go deep on colonialism, race, keeping the ball rolling creatively and maintaining healthy relationships without sacrificing productivity. We're joined by Geoff Vasile. Grab a cocktail or mocktail and join the party. His excellent book Titan is in stores on November 10th. GO BUY IT!  Find Us: François Vigneault - Instagram - @FrancoisVigneault Homepage - francois-vignealt.com Geoff Vasile - Instagram - @geoffvasile Homepage - geoffvasile.com Fred Noland Instagram - @FredNoland Homepage - http://www.FredNoland.com Music - "Self Schematic" by @Tridact Listen - https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Ellen Lindner is an Educator, Illustrator and Cartoonist. She is the creator of Cranklet's Chronicle ( a MUST READ!), The Black Feather Falls and Undertow. Join us as we discuss  New York bike trails, how comics can serve the niche and underrepresented, the erasure of women from sports history, embarrassing autobio and comics vs. clown school.  Find Us: Ellen Lindner  - Instagram - @EllenLindna Homepage - www.littlewhitebird.com Fred Noland Instagram - @FredNoland Homepage - http://www.FredNoland.com Music - "Self Schematic" by @Tridact Listen - https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Krystal Lauk is an Illustrator, Art Director and badass Boss Lady at Krystal Lauk Studios. We met during my time at Google. She now helms her own creative team. Join us as we caught up with work and life and discuss her inspirations, creative drive, and how to thrive and stay sane in the age of COVID-19. Find Us: Krystal Lauk - Instagram - @KrystalLauk Homepage - http://krystallauk.com/ Fred Noland Instagram - @FredNoland Homepage - http://www.FredNoland.com Music - "Self Schematic" by @Tridact Listen - https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Artist Casanova Frankenstein's (Tears of the Leather Bound Saints, Tad Martin, Purgatory)  work is at turns beautiful, grotesque, confessional, comical and confrontational. Best known for Tad Martin, he has been publishing since the mid-eighties - drawing in his free time while working a series of jobs out of the want ads. In this episode he and Fred Noland discuss comics, social commentary, broad and sometimes subtle racial aggression and haunted families. Find Us: Casanova Frankenstein - Instagram - @pinky_frankenstein Fantagraphics - https://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/casanova-frankenstein/  Blog - https://theartoffankastye.blogspot.com Fred Noland Instagram - @FredNoland http://www.FredNoland.com Music - "Self Schematic" by @Tridact Listen - https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Artist Casanova Frankenstein's (Tears of the Leather Bound Saints, Tad Martin, Purgatory)  work is at turns beautiful, grotesque, confessional, comical and confrontational. Best known for Tad Martin, he has been publishing since the mid-eighties - drawing in his free time while working a series of jobs out of the want ads. In this episode he and Fred Noland discuss comics, social commentary, broad and sometimes subtle racial aggression and haunted families. Find Us: Casanova Frankenstein - Instagram - @pinky_frankenstein Fantagraphics - https://www.fantagraphics.com/artists/casanova-frankenstein/  Blog - https://theartoffankastye.blogspot.com Fred Noland Instagram - @FredNoland http://www.FredNoland.com Music - "Self Schematic" by @Tridact Listen - https://soundcloud.com/tridact

CCA - Intro to Comics Workshop: A mixed lecture and workshop class that explores everything from comics theory, history, and analysis to creating mini-comics and digital comics. @GeoffVasile and @FredNoland join @JustinHallComics  This episode's fabulous artwork by and ©Justin Hall

Cartoonists Geoff Vasile, Justin Hall and Fred Noland convene via Skype to discuss work, life, the future of comics, nose picking and creativity during #COVID19 @GeoffVasile @JustinHallComics @FredNoland  The three last saw each other at @MariNaomiArt Distant Stars book launch. There was tension and uncertainty in the air. Two weeks and seemingly light years later the trio discuss their experiences.

Geoff Vasile (@GeoffVasile) and Fred Noland (@FredNoland) in conversation with Justin Hall (@JustinHallComics) teacher, maseur, cartoonist extraordinaire and documentarian. His day jobs have day jobs. In this, the second of a two part interview the gang rap about craft, Richard Corben, Howard Cruse, the No Straight Lines documentary, Jen Camper and the divide between art and academia.  Music "Self Schematic" by @Tridact . Listen – https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Geoff Vasile (@GeoffVasile) and Fred Noland (@FredNoland) in conversation with Justin Hall (@JustinHallComics) teacher, maseur, cartoonist extraordinaire and documentarian. His day jobs have day jobs. In this, the first of a two part interview the gang discuss...well...lots. Including Punk ethos, ethical art education, comics history, art as identity, and of course how to pull a paycheck or three! Hear for yourself.  Music "Self Schematic" by @Tridact . Listen – https://soundcloud.com/tridact

This episode was hijacked by a Ninjalino with a ukulele!

Geoff Vasile (@GeoffVasile) and Fred Noland (@FredNoland) discuss art, productivity, the service industry, their formative years in comics...and talk each other out of doing them anymore in this bright, uplifting and LASER FOCUSED chinwag. Music "Self Schematic" by @Tridact . Listen – https://soundcloud.com/tridact

Steve Cattanach (@Steve_Cattanach) is, in his own words "Husband - Father - Photographer". He and Fred (@FredNoland) discuss maintaining a life/work/art balance, careering, feeding the Instagram Beast and their history going back a quarter century. Music "Sky Blue Dart" by @Tridact . Listen – https://soundcloud.com/tridact

All artists work. But most make a living from their job, not their work. I'm one of them. We're serious moonlighters. Music "Sky Blue Dart" by @Tridact . Listen – https://soundcloud.com/tridact