90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives

Enjoy this interview with Tom Motley who treated us to page by page review of an issue of the Fandom House catalog from the early 90s and showing us so many of the things that were available in the catalog. This is a very visual episode, but you'll also hear grat stories, giving us context and a few really interesting cultural threads in there too. I'm really happy Tom could come on and share with us. Tom is a kind soul and a really interesting creative thinker-- someone who's going to be experimenting and looking for how the medium works, but also celebrating the stranger more marginal ways in which people have made comics, and celebrating the stranger and more marginal creators. It's great to have him as our guide, through this, walk through 80s and 90s mini-comics. Enjoy. Thanks for listening!

https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/90s-oral-history-project ------------------ 90’S Mini-comics oral history project Imagine… waiting two weeks to know if you got a LIKE. Imagine taking an all nighter, a bunch of stapling and two trip to the copy store and post office in the cold to make a POST. In the decade before the internet, people made comics, and reached out to each other. They shared, they liked and loved. They connected through the mail, and through meet-ups and festivals. This project aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.) These audio/video archives will exist at the University of Florida’s Digital Repository as well as the Sequential Artists Workshop’s Youtube channel and podcast links. In partnership with the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Project,The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum,and Spit and a Half Distribution. Project Head: Tom Hart, Sequential Artists Workshop Assistant Director: Emma Jensen, Sequential Artists Workshop Consultants: Megan Kelso, Tom Devlin, Matt Madden, Jessica Abel, Caitlin McGurk, Rob Clough https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop... 💬 Find SAW on Instagram -   / comicsworkshop   Twitter/X -   / comicsworkshop   Facebook -   / sequentialartistsworkshop   Substack - https://sawcomics.substack.com/ 💬 DONATIONS SAW Comics is a 501C-3 non-profit and we thrive on your support and donations! You can support us on Patreon at   / sawcomics   Or become a sustaining donor at https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Or become a sustaining donor: ➡️➡️ https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Thank you! ----------

https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/90s-oral-history-project Joe Chiappetta is the creator of the much loved comic series, Silly Daddy. From his Wikipedia: Chiappetta began publishing Silly Daddy in 1991. A graphic novel collection of his work came out in 1994, featuring a decade of art. Chiappetta began posting Silly Daddy as a webcomic in 2004, and moved it to Blogger in early 2007.Born out of the American Independent Comics Movement, the comic started shortly after the birth of his first child in 1991, artist Joe Chiappetta began his career as "Silly Daddy", a mostly autobiographical comic series centered on his experience (and lack thereof) as a father. Major themes in this eclectic series include parenting, family relationships, goofing off, the search for joy and meaning in life, and redemption. The print comic version and the webcomic have elements of humor, surrealism, and slice-of-life observations. Thanks for listening! ------------------ 90’S Mini-comics oral history project Imagine… waiting two weeks to know if you got a LIKE. Imagine taking an all nighter, a bunch of stapling and two trip to the copy store and post office in the cold to make a POST. In the decade before the internet, people made comics, and reached out to each other. They shared, they liked and loved. They connected through the mail, and through meet-ups and festivals. This project aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.) These audio/video archives will exist at the University of Florida’s Digital Repository as well as the Sequential Artists Workshop’s Youtube channel and podcast links. In partnership with the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Project,The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum,and Spit and a Half Distribution. Project Head: Tom Hart, Sequential Artists Workshop Assistant Director: Emma Jensen, Sequential Artists Workshop Consultants: Megan Kelso, Tom Devlin, Matt Madden, Jessica Abel, Caitlin McGurk, Rob Clough https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop... 💬 Find SAW on Instagram -   / comicsworkshop   Twitter/X -   / comicsworkshop   Facebook -   / sequentialartistsworkshop   Substack - https://sawcomics.substack.com/ 💬 DONATIONS SAW Comics is a 501C-3 non-profit and we thrive on your support and donations! You can support us on Patreon at   / sawcomics   Or become a sustaining donor at https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Or become a sustaining donor: ➡️➡️ https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Thank you! ----------

https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/90s-oral-history-project Roberta Gregory is the legendary, groundbreaking cartoonist, the first woman to self-publish a full length solo comic, Dynamite Damsels in 1976 and she has continued to be involved in mini-comics and self-publishing through the 2000s. She's contributed to Gay Comix, Wimmen's Comix, Tits & Clits and is the solo author of Bitchy Bitch, Winging It, Sheila and the Unicorn and many more. Thanks for listening! ------------------ 90’S Mini-comics oral history project Imagine… waiting two weeks to know if you got a LIKE. Imagine taking an all nighter, a bunch of stapling and two trip to the copy store and post office in the cold to make a POST. In the decade before the internet, people made comics, and reached out to each other. They shared, they liked and loved. They connected through the mail, and through meet-ups and festivals. This project aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.) These audio/video archives will exist at the University of Florida’s Digital Repository as well as the Sequential Artists Workshop’s Youtube channel and podcast links. In partnership with the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Project,The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum,and Spit and a Half Distribution. Project Head: Tom Hart, Sequential Artists Workshop Assistant Director: Emma Jensen, Sequential Artists Workshop Consultants: Megan Kelso, Tom Devlin, Matt Madden, Jessica Abel, Caitlin McGurk, Rob Clough https://www.sequentialartistsworkshop... 💬 Find SAW on Instagram -   / comicsworkshop   Twitter/X -   / comicsworkshop   Facebook -   / sequentialartistsworkshop   Substack - https://sawcomics.substack.com/ 💬 DONATIONS SAW Comics is a 501C-3 non-profit and we thrive on your support and donations! You can support us on Patreon at   / sawcomics   Or become a sustaining donor at https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Or become a sustaining donor: ➡️➡️ https://learn.sawcomics.org/courses/s... Thank you! ----------

Fred Noland's specialty is visual storytelling, whether in animation, comics, or illustration. Noland’s comics have appeared in the New Yorker, Popula and the East Bay Express. His illustrations have appeared in LA Weekly, Nickelodeon Jr., Xbox Magazine, Revolver, Canoe & Kayak and more. He was the chief artist on the animated short series “Priced Out” which has been shown world-wide. His graphic novel biography about turn-of-the-century champion cyclist Major Taylor is scheduled for release from Drawn & Quarterly in 2025.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of anyone who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Carol Tyler is the award-winning creator of Soldier's Heart, Late Bloomer, The Job Thing, Fab 4 Mania, and countless stories for 80s and 90s anthologies like Weirdo and Twisted Sisters. She is recognized as one of the greatest cartoonists of her generation.

This interview was recorded on her farm in Kentucky in summer 2023.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

David Lasky is the creator of Boom Boom, Urban Hipster, The Carter Family and many more.

He has worked as an artist, colorist, co-writer, teacher etc for many years.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)

Tom Hart is the founder of The Sequential Artists Workshop and the subject of our beta test of the 90s Mini-Comics Oral History Archives.

He is the creator of Hutch Owen, Love Looks Left, Wodaabe and many mini-comics in the 90s and after.

The 90s Mini Comics Oral History aims to collect the stories of ANYONE who made self-published mini-comics in the roughly 10 years before the broad acceptance of the internet (the 90’s, give or take.)