Nick Thorburn (Islands) Talks Pear Shape & Creating Underground Comics For Current Times & Creem Taste Of Cherry
Cartoonist and musician Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) joins Dave to talk about his new book Pear Shape from Fantagraphics, and Taste of Cherry, the debut album from his band The Creem. Thorburn talks about his creative approach to writing both comics and songs, the lifelong pull toward gallows humor and tenderness, and the freedom of letting stories reveal themselves as he works. The two discuss the early influence of Fantagraphics, the power of light-and-dark contradictio...
Podzilla Summary coming soon
Sign up to get notified when the full AI-powered summary is ready.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.
Listen to This Episode
More from Direct Edition
Eric Zawadzki On Assorted Crisis Events, The Eisners and The Films Of Michael Mann
Chris Condon : The Art Of The Slow Burn Comic (That Texas Blood, Of The Earth, Ezra Cain
Matteo Scalera on Why He Returned To Batman, Working With Matt Fraction, And Action Scenes In Comics!
Steve Skroce From Designing The Matrix To Tales Of Wonder, A Journey From Comics To Hollywood And Back!
Get summaries like this every morning.
Free AI-powered recaps of Direct Edition and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.
Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.