by jdsmeaton | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Juan E. Zambrano Juan is a Venezuelan artist who’s work popped up on my Instagram feed at some point. I was immediately charmed by his stylish cartoons of birds and tropical wildlife. When he posted about his upcoming graphic novel about a...
by jdsmeaton | Aug 5, 2025 | News, Recommendations
1. Instagram Art Crush: Marguerite Sauvage Marguerite Sauvage follows me on Instagram?! Okay, I’ll admit, I probably think this is way cooler than any of you do. Something like 15 years ago, I came across Marguerite’s work online. She’s a French illustrator whose...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Jen Wang I’ve been reading Jen’s books for years. I don’t recall how I initially came across her work but I read her first graphic novel Koko Be Good about a year after it came out in 2010. I’ve been following her work ever since. Her art is...
by jdsmeaton | Jul 16, 2025 | Awesome Things, Recommendations
6 Great Finds for Comic-Loving Kids I’m so glad you’re reading this! While this newsletter is written for adults like you, it’s really for kids—your readers, your students, your own kids. Each month, I share the best kid-comic (and adjacent) things I come across:...
by jdsmeaton | Jun 23, 2025 | 3 Questions With...
3 Questions With… Tate Godwin I found Tate through Instagram. Or more accurately, Tate found me. He followed my account and I checked out his page. Turns out, his debut graphic novel Operation: Cover-Up came out earlier this year. It’s about a pair of anthropomorphic...
