Show Notes
This week, we have Blind Alley cartoonist, Adam de Souza in the hosting chair to talk to a cartoonist that really excites him. I think he made a great choice. Both Adam and Caroline are in top form and it’s great to hear them exchanging ideas.
From Adam – Caroline Cash has been on what can only be described as a hot streak. Cash has won an Eisner award for her solo-anthology series Pee Pee Poo Poo, been tapped to write two Adventure Time comics, and is now inhabited by the ghost of Bushmiller as she works as the new cartoonist behind the Nancy comic strip. Her comics are undeniably cool. Her work is funny and her cartooning is extremely elegant. She pays homage to the greats while forging her own path. Finally — and foremost — she’s a great hang, so when Robin asked me if I would be interested in doing a guest interview for Inkstuds, she was the first person who jumped to mind.
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