OzyFest: An Interview with D. C. Simpson.

David (D.C.) Simpson has been doing gentle, ironic humor, poking fun at all sorts of difficult issues, political or not, in Ozy and Millie and has been doing more overt political commentary in I Drew This. Al Schroeder talked with David Simpson about webcomics, syndication and politics.

You're not shy about tackling politics, in a low-key, ironic way in Ozy and Millie, more overtly in I Drew This. You tackle other hard issues, too, like a character suspecting we're mortal and alone in a harsh, godless universe (but marischino cherries make it better). Do you get much hate mail?

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Mission Accomplished: Dave Wright Interviews Boxjam B. Boxjam

The scene: Dave Wright is typing up an email to ask BoxJam B. Boxjam to do an interview for Comixpedia. There is a light clicking in the air until Wright slides his finger to the mouse button and pushes. The email is sent.

I told you there would be political questions in this interview, right?

Just make sure they aren’t softballs.

No softballs, eh?

Ok, first question. Being a supporter of a pro-baby killer, how do you feel about Kerry’s stance on not only making sure abortion stays legal, but offering incentive programs to welfare "frequent aborters" – sort of a frequent flier thing for unwanted children?

I wasn’t aware of that program. I find abortion morally repugnant, but I believe it needs to remain legal. Here’s my question back to *you* – if George W. Bush successfully criminalized abortion, would he realize that abortions were still going to happen, or would he land on another flight deck under a banner that said "Mission Accomplished" and think he’d solved everything?

Probably the latter. I think he should hold all press conferences on the flight deck of battleships! There is something comical about our leader dressed up playing soldier. It adds to that cowboy mentality that undermines all attempts to look respectful to the rest of the world.

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Comixpedia Meets Boy; Or a Hardly-Hostile, Friendly Interview with Sandra Fuhr

Sandra Fuhr has been delighting readers, first with the romance webstrip that just happens to be gay, Boy Meets Boy, and has since gone on to another strip, Friendly Hostility, both ironic, urbane, touching, and utterly engrossing.

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Shadowplay: an interview with Intershadows’ Kathleen Jacques

Since February 2001, fans of complicated and intertwining relationships have been reading the adventures of an ensemble cast originally in a strip called Coolville and recently reincarnated as a strip called Intershadows. Defying easy categorization and cliche, its characters often take off into their own metaphorical inner landscape. On top of that, the author herself is having a relationship with another webcomic creator, Justin Pierce of Killroy and Tina. Kathleen Jacques recently gave us this interview about Intershadows and getting into the heads of her characters." Continue Reading

Playing With The Queen of Wands: An Interview with Aeire

Queen of Wands is about Shannon and Felix and Kestrel. Shannon and Felix are married but Felix and Kestrel used to date. Felix and Shannon used to be married to other people. Kestrel liked Seamus but Seamus liked Angela. Angela told Kestrel that she told Seamus that Kestrel liked Seamus. If this sounds like a webcomic about relationships and romance and just real life, well, that's because it is.

Queen of Wands creator Aeire spent a few minutes at the keyboard recently answering some of our questions.

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