In this special unscheduled episode of the Comics Are Great! show I’ll be joined by Eric Orchard, cartoonist behind Maddy Kettle: The Adventure of the Thimblewitch, published by Top Shelf. Maddy Kettle is a plucky young girl who faces witches, vampire bats, and spider goblins, yet never loses hope or refuses help when asked. She is assisted by friendly ballon-riding bears, banjo-playing raccoons, and vampire bats. So is this a creepy story or a light-hearted adventure? Maybe it can be both, thanks to the special affordances that only comics can offer!
Join us for a discussion on how comics is the perfect medium to blend opposite elements together and produce something new.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Edward Gorey
- Maurice Sendak
- Eric Orchard’s inspiration Tumblr
- Fox and Duck, Eric’s new webcomic
- The Warren Commission Report: A Graphic Investigation Into the Kennedy Assassination
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