I’m ridiculously pleased that Gerry and the folks at Backwards City Review will be publishing my 5-page comic, “After The War,” in their fourth issue, which will be hitting the shelves soon. Not only is this my first paper-published comic, it’s also the first longer-format comic I ever worked on (drawn specifically with BCR in mind), and a rougher version of the technique I’m using to do Calamity. If you can tell, I was looking at a lot of Lynd Ward woodcuts, Frank Miller’s Sin City, and the illustrations for Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend:
Next to MOME, BCR is my favorite journal, one I go out and buy after each issue, so this is a real treat. Gerry and I have similar tastes (check out the blog!) and he’s even managed to get graphic work from Lynda Barry, Kenneth Koch, and Kurt Vonnegut.
I really suggest you check it out. Library Journal named it one of the best magazines of 2004, and called it “a flawless mix of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and comics—yes, comics” that “easily surpasses most of the more established literary titles at the local Barnes & Noble.”
For those of you who live in Cleveland, Suzanne carries it at Mac’s Backs in Coventry.
Congratulations on your first publication!!! (The first of many to come, I’m sure!)
thanks, honey!
Congratulations Austin, really great news! You’ve made it to the shelves!!
thanks, david!
Congrats! I’ve met a few of the people that work on BCR (they attended the MFA program I’m in) and they’ve mentioned getting some good press lately, so I’m sure your work will get recognized. I look forward to picking up a copy and checking it out.
good ol, UNC greensboro!!
how’s the mfa gig?
ok, stupid question–i just checked your blog
It’s great! Plus the weather’s nice down here and the faculty is extremely accomodating (they helped us find an apartment, unload our truck when we got here, and have had two cookouts with free food so far). If you change your mind about comics, and consider going straight fiction or poetry, I highly recommend it thus far.
excellent!
Congrats, Austin. BCR is a very cool venue!
That is so awesome that you are getting something published! Congrats!!
ha ha..I didn’t realize that happened so long ago..how come i never knew about it?! oops!