I got off the subway at City Hall. I sat down on a nearby bench, closed my eyes, and let the sun warm me as I waited for her. It was one of the warmer days of winter and I felt myself falling back in love with the city. She arrived with a smile on [...]
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NOTE: Please allow a minute for the gallery of comix to populate above (which you can click thru using the left & right arrows or just click on the actual images). Meanwhile, enjoy the historical recollections below. Thanks! “Dusting off lost lampoons” by Dean Haspiel It was on Facebook that I discovered a SUNY Purchase [...]
NEW NEW YORK: LIZ WENDELBO, of XENO AND OAKLANDER
I got off the L train on a familiar street. As I searched for her apartment number, I realized I was nearing a forgotten place. I was suddenly filled with melancholic memories. I would later explain to her that I very briefly lived on the block when she would ask if I knew the neighborhood. [...]
THE ART OF AMERICANS UK
Over the years, Americans UK, as both rock project and comix project, have accumulated a lot of great art–from gig posters, to pin-ups, to album covers, to concept art. Featured on Trip City, here is a sampling of some of Jef UK’s favorite pieces, including some art from upcoming projects like Americans UK #5 and [...]
NEW NEW YORK: GABRIEL GORDON
It was night. I bared the frigid wind and met him at a small restaurant in the East Village. I opened the glass door and pushed through the crowd that was blocking my way. I found him seated in a booth with his wife. I sat down and then suddenly became aware of my own [...]
THE 69TH ST. PIER
The month of August almost feels like a month-long vacation to me, even when I’m working. In Italy, the people take the whole month off, but here in New York, our “checking-out” is more metaphorical. Freelance work is generally slow and folks seem to take a “lazy” approach to the lazy dog days days of [...]
NEW NEW YORK: DIDI GUTMAN, MASA
It was summer. I noticed the sun’s gold reflection in the water as we walked onto the pier. We made our way to the front of the crowd; I wanted to be as close to the music as possible. The song started with an echo of some strange sound. She sang and I eagerly awaited [...]
The Live Reaction Art of Michael Arthur
[NOTE: please allow a minute for the gallery to upload and use the arrows to go back and forth] To accompany Dean Haspiel’s podcast interview with Michael Arthur, TRIP CITY is proud to present a gallery of Michael’s live reaction art with annotations from the artist himself: *** Yoshimi Robot Fall Work: Drawn during recent [...]
Adventure Time: Fionna + Cake #1
Marc Nathan, creator & organizer of The Baltimore Comicon, asked me to draw an exclusive cover for ADVENTURE TIME: FIONNA + CAKE #1 (published by Kaboom!), for his store, Cards, Comics & Collectibles. I’ve never seen the ADVENTURE TIME cartoon or read the comic book but I’ve heard great things about the series. I [...]
MY BROOKLYN
Brooklyn–A thriving mecca of 2 million people, which would be the fourth largest city in America, if it wasn’t designated simply a “borough.” I’ve always said I grew up in the Sheepshead Bay, a middle-class, mostly white area of South Brooklyn, which is neither urban nor suburban, but something in-between. Our two-family attached home, with [...]
FAMILIAR FACES: A PHOTO GALLERY OF POP CULTURE ICONS
My love of pop-culture, especially of the nostalgic variety, brought me to the Chiller Theater, a gathering of Oscar winners, ex-child-stars, sitcom survivors, and cult icons, multiple times over the past few years. Twice yearly, fans flock to this convention and spend their days waiting on long lines to take a picture with, or get [...]
