{"product_id":"the-comics-journal-311-9798875001208","title":"The Comics Journal #311","description":"Featured in this issue: An in-depth, personal conversation between Kate Beaton (\u003cem\u003eDucks: Two Years in the Oil Sands\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/em\u003e) and Sarah Glidden (\u003cem\u003eRolling Blackouts\u003c\/em\u003e), from the Pizza Island comics collective, about depicting history, humor, and social issues in comics form; a profile of Gilbert Shelton (\u003cem\u003eZap, Fabulous Furry Freak Bros\u003c\/em\u003e.), which includes a never-before-published-in-English \"Shelton Hagiography\" by French cartoonist Pic; and an interview with musician and cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis (\u003cem\u003e12 Crass Songs, Fuff\u003c\/em\u003e). Plus: \"An Imaginary Publication Cover Gallery\" by Marc Bell (\u003cem\u003eHot Potatoe\u003c\/em\u003e); a new manga column that puts classic and contemporary manga (\u003cem\u003eKamen Rider\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eHunter X Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e) in concert; a publishing roundtable on how to grow the adult audience for comics; a deep dive into an underdiscussed Charlton cartoonist, Enrique Nieto; a case for fine artist Dorothy Iannone's work as comics, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeaton, Kate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eKate Beaton\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Canadian cartoonist who appeared in the comics scene in 2007. Since then, the collections of her landmark strip \u003cem\u003eHark! A Vagrant\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eStep Aside, Pops\u003c\/em\u003e each spent several months on the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e graphic novel bestseller list, as well as appearing on best of the year lists from \u003cem\u003eTime, The Washington Post, Vulture, NPR Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and winning the Eisner, Ignatz, Harvey, and Doug Wright Awards. She has also published the picture books \u003cem\u003eKing Baby\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Princess and the Pony\u003c\/em\u003e. Beaton lives in Cape Breton with her family.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroth, Gary:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGary Groth\u003c\/strong\u003e is the co-founder of \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and Fantagraphics Books. He lives in Seattle.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish, Austin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAustin English\u003c\/strong\u003e is an artist and writer living in Brooklyn. He has written for \u003cem\u003eThe Comics Journal\u003c\/em\u003e regularly since he was 17. As a cartoonist, he has published the books \u003cem\u003eGulag Casual\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMeskin and Umezo\u003c\/em\u003e. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries throughout the United States, including Marvin Gardens in New York and Et Al gallery in San Francisco. He runs the comics publishing house Domino Books, which he founded in 2011. He also teaches comics, drawing and art history at both Parsons School of Design and The School of Visual Arts in New York City.\u003cbr\u003eEt al...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fantagraphics-Fu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325214949650,"sku":"9798875001208","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8cc2657-6ff0-4174-8d30-505c4aeb3678.jpg?v=1748720066","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-comics-journal-311-9798875001208","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}