Josh has a long chat with cartoonist Alex Robinson, just as his new book Too Cool to be Forgotten is about to be released.
Alex Robinson is one of Josh's favorite comic book creators. He's the man behind the mostly slice of life graphic novels, Box Office Poison and Tricked, as well as the recent Alex Robinson's Lower Regions. This week sees the release of Robinson's newest graphic novel, Too Cool to be Forgotten, the story of a man who is transported back to his high school days, while retaining his 40 year old mind and memories.
Josh went to Alex's studio, and they talk about all the books, Alex's career, as well as a look at how he actually works, right down to the nuts and bolts of lettering and inking.
There are superhero and adventure comics all over the place, but for comics about (mostly) real people, with characters and situations you'll relate to, as well as a powerful emotional punch, Robinson's work with Top Shelf Productions is hard to beat, and they make great comics for anyone.
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Posted by Casually Drowned on 08/04/2008 at 10:35:53 am in iFanboy
Still catching up on podcasts, I just watched this episode. What a genuinely nice and honest man. It was really neat to hear him describe his process and actually show it.
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Posted by Tad on 07/30/2008 at 12:36:15 pm in iFanboy
Francesco Francavilla (Lone Ranger, Zorro) looked at my pages at San Diego Comic Con then with a stare that pierced my soul said, "You can draw a better car than that." I told him that was the good car, the ugly one was on page three.
So now I feel a kinship to Alex Robinson who shares my ugly auto art syndrome. I must buy his book.
Of course, the very interesting and personal interview by Josh might have a little to do with it too.
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Posted by Humphrey Lee on 07/28/2008 at 08:45:17 pm in iFanboy
I got to interview Alex way back when I started doing the AICN stuff. One of the nicest guys ever, and my first and probably best interview for the site. Haven't listened to this yet because I'm about to start reviewing TOO COOL, but once I'm done I'll give it a listen. Apparently it's not being well received around the interwebs, but I liked it a good bit.
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Posted by excalipoor on 07/28/2008 at 08:30:49 am in iFanboy
i dont care about the noise. well i'll admit. i do live in nyc. so i got use to it. =p
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Posted by DarkKnightJRK on 07/27/2008 at 07:51:59 pm in iFanboy
Hmm. Never heard of this guy, I'll have to check some of his stuff out when I get more money. :)
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Posted by JAFlanagan on 07/27/2008 at 07:42:32 pm in iFanboy
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It's the cost of shooting in Manhattan. That's just what New York sounds like. We were 40 stories up in a dude's office, and not a sound studio. I'm sorry it bothered you, but there was really nothing we could do about it. I think it was more valuable to be in the guy's studio than to be in a perfect recording environment, personally.
My advice is, don't move to New York. It sounds like that everywhere, all the time.
And yes, Alex is one of the nicest, genuinely appreciative guys in comics. He's also mucho talented.
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Posted by webnet on 07/24/2008 at 10:12:28 pm in iFanboy
I liked the interview and the behind the scenes section was a cool look at the surprisingly simplistic tools of the trade. Also the sirens didn't really bother me, I don't expect everything to be absolutely perfect and I was too interested in the discussion to care about small audio quirks anyway.
I really want to pick up Box Office Poison now. The evolution of characters over time intrigues me greatly. My next order from Amazon or Instock's trades will definitely include it. Too Cool To Be Forgotten sounds interesting too and if I like Box Office Poison it's going to be on my list next.
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Posted by hank41 on 07/24/2008 at 05:12:40 pm in iFanboy
BoP is one of my favorite books of all-time and Alex Robinson is one of my favorite creators. he did me a great sketch of Irving Flavor as Daredevil here at WWC.
I really enjoyed watching this show.
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Posted by viperseatlotus on 07/24/2008 at 06:31:08 am in iFanboy
I picked up Too Cool to be Forgotten at the Charlotte, NC convention last month and I loved it. I had the same reaction that Josh had when the end came. Now I am currently reading Box Office Poison and I am enjoying it so far.
I loved the interview.
I didn't even notice the sirens. They were filming in the dude apartment, not a studio. I have no skill or knowledge in that area but could they have even edited out the sirens? Either way still didn't bother me...
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Posted by rayishu on 07/23/2008 at 09:02:38 pm in iFanboy
omg please revision3 clean up your freaking audio, those sirens in the beginning drove me insane
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