Meanwhile… Lyra Hill

Meanwhile… Lyra Hill

In comics in the US, there is a prevailing stigma of creators being misanthropic shut-ins. A stereotype that afflicts not only content but creators’ self-hood alike, and an identity which is defensibly bunk. I first met Lyra Hill during a class we had together...
How We Work: An Interview With Sara Drake

How We Work: An Interview With Sara Drake

Guest post by A.Martinez I was introduced to the work of Sara Drake at my first Brain Frame event, March 2012. Brain Frame is an event series that invites comic artists to explore the performative side of their work. That night, Sara’s shadow puppet performance...
Traveling Comics: An Interview with Sara Drake

Traveling Comics: An Interview with Sara Drake

I am an unabashed and biased fan of comics–the integration of text and imagery connects the whimsy of fantastic worlds, flip reflections and twee confessions to the more  transcendental preoccupations available in illuminated manuscripts or, even, Jung’s...
Zine | Arty Party

Zine | Arty Party

I received a copy of Arty Party in the mail a few weeks ago. Created by Sara Drake and James Payne the comic came about while taking both an art history and comic class at the same time. As their website notes; “Arty Part started when Sara was having trouble...