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Archive - Apr 19, 2008

Weekly Scatter-Shot Pop Culture Blast: An Interview with Jose Cabrera

This month I got a chance to interview Jose Cabrera, the creator of the weekly webcomic Crying Macho Man which has a print collection of its first year out called Prime Cut.  Cabrera's work uses caricature, parody and gross-out humor, often all at once and has been attracting notice over the last year. Cartoonist Keith Knight wrote, “Jose Cabrera's Crying Macho Man touches me in ways I cannot explain. Sharp, well drawn, and funny. It deserves your attention." 

The Phoenix Requiem, reviewed by Larry "El Santo" Cruz

In this review, El Santo takes a look at Sarah Ellerton's The Phoenix Requiem, a beautifully illustrated tale set in 19th Century England about a mysterious stranger who stumbles into an idyllic village.

Lore Sjoberg's Alt-Text

You're watching cartoonist and funny-writing-guy Lore Sjoberg's new videocast right?  The latest Alt-Text by Lore is about the logical fallacies that fuel the ongoing argument-fest that is the intertubes.

5 Years of Butternutsquash

Five years of Butternutsquash - congrats to Ramon Perez and Rob Coughier!  To celebrate, check out the archives, laugh at the wacky adventures of this gang of twenty-somethings and marvel at Perez's fantastic artwork.