Leland Purvis is an artist and craftsman currently working in graphite and pigments on paper, using pictures to tell stories. His major works in recent years have been graphic novels, historical fiction, largely aimed at younger readers. He prefers baseball, single malt highland scotch, the speed of sailboats and the smell of horses. And he [...]
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SUCKERS 5
When Corey White was four years old, his mother told him his father had died and left them with nothing. When he was eighteen, his father told him different. But then, his dad’s a con man, so who’s he supposed to believe? Eric Skillman and Jorge Coehlo present SUCKERS. Read previous chapters of SUCKERS. Eric [...]
ANATOMY OF A PHOTOCOMIC
Making a photocomic is a unique process in that it starts with an idea, then a script, then it becomes a photoshoot and finally a Photoshop session, or more accurately, many Photoshop sessions. The idea for my new photocomic, “The Hall of Just Us,” sprung from a script Dean Haspiel wrote. Dean had a superheros-in-a-bar [...]
SCHMUCK 8: The Double Date
Stephen DeStefano began his career as a professional cartoonist at the age of 15. He’s drawn the comic book adventures of SpongeBob and Mickey Mouse, has been the chief licensing artist on Popeye the Sailor for 25 years, and served as a storyboard artist, voice artist and designer in television animation on the Ren and [...]
SCHMUCK 8 PREVIEW
The latest and eighth installment of SCHMUCK, “The Double Date” is, as always, an awkward and personal story based upon events from my life a decade ago. This particular episode deals with my avatar, Adam Kessler bringing along his friend Daniel on a double date with Maria, “a hot latina” who he’s enamored with, and [...]
SUCKERS 2
When Corey White was four years old, his mother told him his father had died and left them with nothing. When he was eighteen, his father told him different. But then, his dad’s a con man, so who’s he supposed to believe? Eric Skillman and Jorge Coehlo present SUCKERS. Read Chapter one of SUCKERS. Eric [...]
SUCKERS 1
When Corey White was four years old, his mother told him his father had died and left them with nothing. When he was eighteen, his father told him different. But then, his dad’s a con man, so who’s he supposed to believe? Eric Skillman and Jorge Coehlo present SUCKERS, starting 11/15 on TRIP CITY. Eric [...]
SCHMUCK 7: The Ex-Factor
George Schall: 26 years old, born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil, decided to get into comics little more than two years ago. Illustrated Hector Lima’s script for Maurício de Souza Productions MSP+50 (a Monica’s Gang anthology) and self published a collection of short stories, alongside another brazilian writer, Matheus Alves, intitled Micro. Now, you [...]
SCHMUCK 7 preview
The latest and sixth installment of SCHMUCK, “The Ex-Factor” is, as always, an awkward and personal story based upon events from my life a decade ago. This particular episode deals with my avatar, Adam Kessler examining his past relationships. He wonders if perhaps was supposed to BE with one his ex-girlfriends, but didn’t realize at [...]
SCHMUCK 6: THE ONE
Read past installments SCHMUCK 1: Beer, Babes and Bowel Movements THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Mein Roommates SCHMUCK 2: The Burning THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: The Lap-Date SCHMUCK 3: The Hook-Up THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Writing (No) Class THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Number 32 THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Send in the Clones Part-1 THE SCHMUCK DIARIES: Send in the Clones Part-2 [...]
SCHMUCK 6 preview
The latest and sixth installment of SCHMUCK, “The One” is, as always, an awkward and personal story based upon events from my life a decade ago. This particular episode is the longest of the series and it details the intricacies and minutia of Adam’s infatuation with a new girl and the guess work involved with [...]
SO BUTTONS: SO FOLDED
So… I’m married to the lovely, talented, brilliant comedian, Ophira Eisenberg. In addition to her stand-up, she is associated with the storytelling organization, The Moth, hosting StorySlams and telling stories across the country. One of those stories, is about how she was suckered into this whole marriage thing. It’s great, and you’ll have to hear [...]
