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A landmark episode! Bill Griffith, one of the original Underground Cartoonists and one of the greatest cartoonists of his or any generation, visits to talk about his latest graphic biography, “Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, The Man Who  Created “Nancy” and his  participation in “Nancy Fest” at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, May 24 & 25th.
 
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May is “Nancy “ month at Blockhead and the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum with “Nancy Fest” and “The Nancy Show” a two-day celebration  and exhibition celebrating Ernie Bushmiller’s comicstrip masterpiece! Festival organizers, Brian Walker, Tom Gammill and Caitlin McGurk join Geoff to discuss the events, the exhibition and just what makes “Nancy” great. 
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum 
Nancy Fest
 
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In 30 + years, Andy Smith has worked for just about every big mainstream publisher, and now, with his barbarian warrior Kor-Drath”, he has a bona-vide, creator-owned hit on his hands. Andy and Geoff talk about his brand new Indiegogo campaign, “Kor-Drath: The Awakening”, his barbarian forerunner, Conan,  as well as challenges Andy has faced in his 30 year career.  Find a link to the campaign below.
Andy Smith:
Kor-Drath the Awakening
Andysmithart.com
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Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. book artist, cartoonist and Research & Media Assistant at the Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University , visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In this first part of the interview, Gene introduces the Blockhead audience to the extensive comics holdings of Northwestern University and the famous Herskovits Library of African Studies! This episode is a true eye-opener!
 
Gene Kannenberg, Jr.
https://comicsmachine.com
https://youtu.be/KSv_AqIR2qQ?si=I_8pDP9Plpod1rh6
Herskovits Libray of African Studies
Here Comes Charlie Brown! A Peanuts Pop-up Book:
at Abrams Books
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Geoff:
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Dr. Gene Kannenberg Jr. visits Blockhead to celebrate the release of his wonderful new Pop-Up book from Abrams Books, “Here Comes Charlie Brown!: A Peanuts Pop-Up Book”. In the Peanuts part of the interview, Gene discusses  the evolution of the book, his forays into abstract comics and bookbinding and of course, Geoff and Gene talk about their mutual love of -what else?Peanuts!
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Dean Haspiel visits Blockhead to talk about his exciting, brand new Kickstarter project: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel; a thrilling all new-24 page comic featuring his reluctant Brooklyn-bound super-hero “The Red Hook” and…well, Dean Haspiel! Along the way, Dean & Geoff talk Brooklyn,  Dino the playwright, comics, creativity and just too, too much for one podcast to handle!
 
Dean Haspiel:
Kickstarter: The Red Hook x Dean Haspiel
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@deanhaspiel_art
deanhaspiel.substack.com
 
Geoff:
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