From past issues, Hogan's Alley makes available some of the interviews
with cartoonists. These are just a sample of the interviews we've
published in our print edition!
Scott
Adams: Dilbert's head honcho talks with Tom Heintjes about his
experiences in the workplace and how they prepared him for creating
the nation's hottest comic strip. From HA3: Volume 1, Number 3.
Alex
Anderson: As famous as Rocky and Bullwinkle are, relatively
few of their fans know about the role that Alex Anderson played
in their creation. John Province talks with Anderson about creating
a cult classic. From HA8: Volume 2, Number 4.
Gus
Arriola: The creator of Gordo discusses his career in syndication
and animation with John Province. From HA6: Volume 2, Number 2.
Tom
Batiuk: The cartoonist behind Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft
talks with Tony Isabella about his career and the demands of handling
two very different comic strips. From HA6: Volume 2, Number 2.
C.
C. Beck: The Captain Marvel co-creator discusses his work on the
charcter in one of his last interviews with Tom Heintjes. From HA3:
Volume 1, Number 3.
Chip
Dunham: The creator of Overboard walks the plank in an interview
with Tom Heintjes. From HA4: Volume 1, Number 4.
Marc
Davis: One of Walt Disney's Nine Old Men, Marc Davis, played an important role in many animations milestones. John Province talks to Davis in a career-spanning interview
From HA2: Volume 1, Number 2.
Virginia
Davis: Walt Disney's first star wasn't an animated rodent, but was
a flesh-and-blood girl. Virginia Davis talks with John Province
about working with Uncle Walt when he was a struggling wanna-be.
From HA5: Volume 2, Number 1.
Will
Eisner: The dean of American cartooning talks about the continually
evolving comics industry and the adaptability cartoonists will need
to allow the form to thrive for another century. From HA8: Volume
2, Number 4.
Jan
Eliot: The creator of the comic strip Stone Soup talks with Tom
Heintjes about her experiences opening the door wider for women
in comics. From HA7: Volume 2, Number 3.
Johnny
Hart The creator of B.C. and The Wizard of Id talks candidly
with Rick Marschall about the thinking funny, the role his faith
plays in his work and life and more. From HA2: Volume 1, Number 2.
Lee
Holley: The former assistant for Dennis the Menace, Playboy
cartoonist and creator of the Ponytail comics talks with John Province
about his rise from poverty to success in the cartooning world.
From HA7: Volume 2, Number 3.
Russell
Johnson: For a mind-boggling 62 years, Russell Johnson drew
Mister Oswald, a comic strip largely unknown outside of the hardware
retailing trade. From HA10: Volume 3, Number 2.
Lynn
Johnston: In a talk with Tom Heintjes, the award-winning cartoonist
discusses her work, her life, and the challenges she surmounted
on her trek to cartooning's elite. From HA1: Volume 1, Number 1.
Jim
Meddick: The creator of Robotman/Monty talks to Tom Heintjes about
writing the title character out of a strip. From HA9: Volume 3,
Number 1.
Jack
Mendelsohn: In addition to comic strips, Jack Mendelsohn has
worked in just about every medium imaginable. John Province sits
down with the multitalented Mendelsohn to discuss his career. From
HA10: Volume 3, Number 2.
Bill Peet: Disney's renegade animator
takes on the sheep mentality in animation, studio politics, and
even Uncle Walt himself. From HA1: Volume 1, Number 1.
Harvey
Pekar and Joyce Brabner: Jim Ottaviani talks with the pair about
Our Cancer Year, the autobiographical account of Pekar's battle
with cancer. From HA4: Volume 1, Number 4.
Dan
Piraro discusses theroad he took to becoming one of the comic
strip's brightest stars, as well as one of its most proficient draftsmen.
From Hogan's Alley #11.
Lee
Salem: The vice president and editorial director of Universal Press
Syndicate talks with Tom Heintjes about the state of the newspaper
syndication and where the business is heading. From HA7: Volume
2, Number 3.
Jim
Scancarelli: Gasoline Alley's current artist/writer continues
weaving the century's longest story, and he tells Jeffrey Lindenblatt
about its ups and downs. From HA5: Volume 2, Number 1.
David
Silverman: Simpsons producer David Silverman talks about his
years spent working on The SImpsons, from when they were a bit part
on The Tracey Ullman Show through today!
Terry
Wilcutt: The US astronaut discusses his lifelong affection for comics
and science fiction and how they inspired him to join NASA and ultimately
voyage in outer space. From HA4: Volume 1, Number 4.
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