Process Party – Episode 30 – Julia Wertz!

Posted: May 1st, 2017 ˑ Filled under: Podcast, Process Party ˑ No Comments

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This episode: Julia Wertz!

Julia Wertz is the author of Drinking At The Movies, Infinite Wait & Other Stories, Museum of Mistakes: The Fart Party Collection, and her upcoming book Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City is due out from Black Dog & Leventhal in October.

We talk about Julia’s new book, working for the New Yorker, moving cross country, her experiences at the MacDowell Colony and Short Run Trailer Blaze residencies, growing to love other people’s kids, the differences between working with “big publishers” vs comics publishers, and more!

BUT FIRST! Mike & Zack reminisce about the good old days of yore when Mike felt like he was part of the comics community, what it’s like when Wil Wheaton reblogs your comic on tumblr, and this insane video of Marvel and DC offices from 1978:

Episode 30 – Julia Wertz! – We join our pal Julia Wertz to talk her new book Tenements, Towers & Trash, working for the New Yorker, moving cross country, her experiences at the MacDowell Colony and Short Run Trailer Blaze residencies, growing to love other people’s kids, the differences between working with “big publishers” vs comics publishers, and more! But First: Mike & Zack talk comics community, tumblr likes as currency, and daydream about the Marvel & DC bullpens of the 1970s!

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