by jdsmeaton | Feb 21, 2024 | 3 Questions With...
Lucy Knisley I’ve been a fan of Lucy since back when Live Journal was popular. I don’t really know Lucy but having read her slice-of-life comics for (jeez) 20ish years now, it sure feels like I do. Her work offers just about everyone something relatable to their own...
by jdsmeaton | Feb 7, 2024 | Writing
The Most Amazing Song Never Written I read Tom Petty’s biography a few years back. I had been a fan since high school but reading the book gave me a greater appreciation for the music I’d been listening to for years. But if things had played out a little differently,...
by jdsmeaton | Jan 17, 2024 | 3 Questions With...
I heard about Doogie Horner through his interview on the 3 Point Perspective podcast. He’s the author and illustrator of a number of books including This Might Hurt a Bit and A Die Hard Christmas. I liked the interview so I looked him up. I appreciate his outlook and...
by jdsmeaton | Jan 3, 2024 | Recommendations
My 4 Favorite Graphic Novels of 2023 I’ve seen a bunch of fantastic lists of people’s favorite books of 2023 but I haven’t seen anyone’s favorite YA & Kids graphic novels. So here are my absolute favorites. First up is Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave Baker...
by jdsmeaton | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 Questions With...
Sometime in the early 2010s I read an article about an artist who turned down a lucrative job with Google designing “Doodles” for their homepage. Instead, he decided to pursue his dream of illustrating children’s books. I remember thinking “Wow, that’s awesome,...
