Comics

London-based cartoonist Alex Norris joins us from London to talk about Webcomic Name, his hilarious blobby parody of “relatable content” comics that, in a twist of irony, evolved into something much more sincere… “oh no”

Crash Override founder Zoë Quinn returns to XOXO to talk about Goddess Mode, their upcoming “magical girl cyberpunk comic” series leading DC Comics’ relaunch of Vertigo, due out in December. Interviewed by The Verge's culture editor Laura Hudson.

Blue Delliquanti, the award-winning cartoonist behind O Human Star, teamed up with Racist Sandwich co-creator Soleil Ho to write Meal, an upcoming graphic novel published by Iron Circus Comics about a young chef navigating love and friendship in a new city while pursuing a job at a restaurant that specializes in insect cuisine.

Shenanigansen—or Shen, for short—is the prolific artist behind the enormously popular Shen Comix and Bluechair comics, building a devoted fan base with a distinctive art style and a relatable focus on self-doubt, mental health, overwork, and social anxiety.

Fresh off her Eisner win for Best Anthology, comics writer/publisher/editor Taneka Stotts joins us from Los Angeles to talk about ELEMENTS, her ongoing Kickstarter-funded anthology series themed after the four elements, showcasing incredible creators of color in the comics community.

Launched in 2013, The Nib is dedicated to publishing political commentary, journalism, essays, and memoirs in comic form online. Along the way, they’ve printed an anthology, made an animated series, and kickstarted a new magazine, raising over $168k in July. Editors Matt Bors and Eleri Harris join us to talk about the site’s history.

A survival guide for the stranded time traveler, How to Invent Everything is the upcoming book by bestselling author Ryan North, the writer responsible for Dinosaur Comics, the Eisner and Harvey award-winning Adventure Time comics, and the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl series. Illustrated by adventure cartoonist/XOXO alum Lucy Bellwood, who joins Ryan for a chat about the making of the book.