I get to spend some time with one of the best new webcomic artists out there these days, Adam Huber of the utterly brilliant “Bug.” “Bug” is old school funny, amazingly simple in it’s design and art, but obviously drawn by someone with a deep grasp of cartooning. It’s a great hybrid of single panel humor and a four-panel format, and is consistently funny…most of the time funny several times inside each strip!  We talk about his process, his influences, and how webcomic freedom differs from the world of syndication.  Come and learn about “Bug,” and jump on the bandwagon now!

Rick Kirkman, the artist of “Baby Blues,” which is in over 1200 papers, joins me for a talk on his art, working with his old friend and colleague Jerry Scott, and their interesting and frustrating journey into television animation! It’s quite an honor to have someone of his experience and talent on the show, so help me celebrate 20 years of “Baby Blues” with him!

Who says politics and science don’t mix?  Well, a lot of people, I suppose…but not writer and artist John Hambrock and his colorist, glass-blower, harpist and co-hort in crime wife, Anne. We met during the Reubens and on the “Dave Coverly Nice Scale”, they score a perfect 10. John talks about his long road to syndication, full of twists and turns and determination, and is a great story about doing what you love and what you believe in. Find out how “Edison” came to have the political bent that it does and the challenge of being topical 8 weeks in advance! John is also the creator of “Ernie Keebler” according to a website somewhere, and we dispel that myth. (He is, of course, the creator of “Tony the Tiger” and “Batman.”)

It’s great to hear two people who obviously have a great relationship, both personal and professional, and “Edison Lee” is a gorgeous strip done the old fashioned way, with india ink and brushes. John’s got a great classic style, the kind of stuff you’d want to teach in Cartooning 101, and a razor sharp wit to go along with it. Anne also keeps a great blog about the behind the scenes life of a comic strip, and is always entertaining and informative.

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Join me as I interview artist, writer, auto body repairman, motorcycle rebuilder, fine artist and all around nice guy, Tony Cochran, who does the most excellent “Agnes.”  I’ve always felt “Agnes” doesn’t get enough love…it’s amazingly drawn, and beautifully written, with a nice dark glimmer in it’s ever-optimistic heroine.  Tony and I talk about the birth of Agnes, the state of newspapers today, and the worlds of fine art and cartooning. Go check out his stuff, buy his books, and support one of the great strips out there.

Here’s a classic Harley he’s restoring, because that’s just cool: