📝This archived post is originally from my old comics focused Wordpress blog from 2011-2019. That site was a space to publicly commit to learning the art and craft of cartooning and self-publishing. These posts are full of a naive enthusiasm that though at times embarrassing, I'm proud of. I hope you find them useful in some way.❤️

I’m busy, but you deserve a post, dear reader.

Check out Charles Burns speaking at the Rochester Institute of Technology. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=b407VbCIeaA#!

I’ve always liked seeing what material Burns apes and seeing how he transforms it. My vision of Burns envisions him as a classic 20th century cartoonist whose processes are so fixed, that when presented with his work, it’s always obvious that he has created the image. Some people argue that he’s a one trick pony, but to those I say that they’re not looking closely enough at what he’s doing with traditional american imagery.