Blockhead: Cartoonists talk Comics

Cartoonist, comedian and President of the National Cartoonist’s Society, Jason Chatfield talks with Geoff about comedy, comics and The National Cartoonists’ Society, among many other things!

Jason Chatfield:

www.jasonchatfield.com

https://www.gocomics.com/gingermeggs

https://www.nationalcartoonists.com

Geoff:

https://geoffgrogan.com

On Instagram:

@greenscreencomic

or

@grogangeoff

 

 

Lex Fajardo, of the Kid Beowulf graphic novels and Schulz Creative Associates, returns to Blockhead to help celebrate the legacy of Charles Schulz at 100! Lex fills us in on this past weekend’s  celebration at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa! And he gets the scoop about Geoff’s upcoming animated tribute to “Peanuts”, “Good Grief! By Schulz”, debuting on YouTube Nov.26th at 10 AM EST.

Lex Fajardo:

kidbeowulf.com

patreon.com/kidbeowulf

Geoff:

instagram:

@greenscreencomic

Patreon:

patreon.com/geoffgrogan

’Good Grief! by Schulz” :

https://youtu.be/WUVoLxu-KEk

Part 2 of Geoff’s interview with Ryan Heshka! This time, Ryan talks about his work in comics, his influences(Chester Gould!), women in his comics, railing against the patriarchy, color, risograph printing, Batman and so much more!

Ryan Heshka:

ryanheshka.com

on Instagram:

@ryanheshka

geoff:

geoffgrogan.com

instagram:

@greenscreencomic or @grogangeoff

‘Good Grief! By Schulz” debuts on YouTube November 26 @ 10 AM

EST :  https://youtu.be/WUVoLxu-KEk

Painter, illustrator , creator of provocative comics strange yet hilarious,  “Pop Surrealist” Ryan Heshka creates otherworldly visions both disquieting yet oddly familiar. He talks about his work and his inspiration in an engaging two-part interview.

 

Ryan Heshka:

ryanheshka.com

instagram:

@ryanheshka

 

geoff:

geoffgrogan.com

instagram:

@greenscreencomic

@grogangeoff

A cartoonist’s cartoonist, Henrik Rehr has worked on a wide variety of projects since his career began in Denmark in the mid 1980’s. Capable of myriad stylistic approaches, Henrik was the artist on the venerable “Ferdn’and” comicstrip for 18 years, as well as drawing “Beetle Bailey” and gang for the popular Scandinavian magazine of the same name. More recently, he has worked on graphic novels such as “David Crook”, “Gavrillo  Princip” and “Leon & Sofia Tolstoy” in a rich illustrative style for the French and European markets. He talks with Geoff about his career, comicstrips, Beetle and Ferd’nand and the world of European comics.

 

Henrik Rehr:

Instagram: @henrikkimrehr

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rehr_hendrik.htm

https://www.amazon.com/Henrik-Rehr/e/B00O825DPI%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Geoff:

Instagram:

@greenscreencomic

geoffgrogan.com

 

names mentioned:

Nicolas de Crecy:

https://www.humanoids.com/y_catalog/book?id=325

Bastien Vives: (with Jerome Mulot & Florrent Ruppert)

https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/bastien-vives/products/the-grande-odalisque

Jerome Mulot & Florrent Ruppert:

https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/jerome-mulot

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780615622354

Blutch:

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/blutch.htm

Moebius:

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/g/giraud.htm

Gipi:

https://www.fantagraphics.com/collections/gipi

George Gant, cartoonist behind the hugely popular webcomic, “Beware of Toddler” joins Geoff to talk about fatherhood, comics, “Beware of Toddler” and how it feels to join the many great comics at King Features on ComicsKingdom.com

 

George Gant
website: geogantart.com

Instagram:@geogantart

FB: Beware of Toddler 

appearances: C2E2 (Chicago Comic Entertainment Expo):Aug.5-7

Artist’s  Alley: c-16

 

 

Geoff:

geoffgrogan.com

on Instagram: @greenscreencomic.com
Kickstarter( until August 4, 2022): greenscreencomic

 

Pat Dorian, illustrator, animator, scenic painter and cartoonist talks about his career and his wonderful graphic biography of The Man of a Thousand Faces, “Lon Chaney Speaks”!

 

Pat Dorian:

http://www.patdorian.com

instagram: @patdorian

Lon Chaney Speaks: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566183/lon-chaney-speaks-by-pat-dorian/

 

geoff:

kickstarter: https://greenscreencomic.com

instagram: @greenscreencomic

https://geoffgrogan.com

Tauhid Bondia returns to the show to share some exciting news about his great comicstrip. “Crabgrass”! In a free-wheeling conversation, Tauhid and Geoff talk about Crabgrass’ success and the process from webcomic to the newspapers!

 

Tauhid Bondia:

on Instagram @crabgrasscomic

GoComics.com:

https://www.gocomics.com/crabgrass

 

Geoff:

geoffgrogan.com

on Instagram:

@greenscreencomic

Kickstarter in July:

greenscreencomic.com

 

Randy Reynaldo, comics creator behind the long-running Indy comic book, “Rob Hanes Adventures” and “2018 Inkpot Award winner for Achievement in Comics Arts “ is here to talk about the success of his great, rollicking adventure series and what keeps him producing such inspired work after 30 years. We talk about the indy comics scene then and now, as well as Randy’s love of the great adventure strips like “Terry & the Pirates” and “Captain Easy”, which were the inspiration for ‘Rob Hanes”.

 

Randy Reynaldo and ‘Rob Hanes Adventures”:

https://wcgcomics.com/

on Facebook: Facebook.com/rhadventures

Instagram: @randywcg

twitter: @randywcgcomics

 

geoff:

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/geoffgrogan/greenscreen-no2

geoffgrogan.com

Instagram: @greenscreencomic

Graphic Novelist and New Yorker cartoonist Bishakh Som visits to talk about “Apsara Engine”, 2020 winner of the Los Angeles Times Graphic Novel Prize, as well as as “Spellbound”, her equally engaging graphic memoir. Along the way, she and Geoff talk about her trans awakening and experience, comics, architecture and cooking!

Bishakh Som:

bishakhsom.com

https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/apsara-engine

https://www.streetnoisebooks.com/spellbound

 

geoff:

Instagram: @greenscreencomic

geoffgrogan.com