• Skim writer Mariko Tamaki talks about her Minx graphic novel Emiko Superstar, and her teen-age years: “I suppose my experience was a lot like Emiko’s in that I had to go outside of school to really connect with a freak identity, and finding that meant disconnecting with some geeky friends who were heading in a direction I wasn’t too into (finance and law – ick). Unlike Emiko, I wasn’t necessarily all by myself when I first discovered things like the Rocky Horror Picture Show, I had a pretty cool black lipstick wearing friend to go with me. So Emiko is far braver that I ever was.” [Living Between Wednesdays]

• Multiplex creator Gordon McAlpin discusses work process, promotion, and the future of his popular webcomic: “I do have a long term goal for Multiplex: to end it. … But I could go on doing Multiplex forever in some form. As long as Hollywood exists, I’ve got plenty of material to work with, right?” [COMIXtalk]

• Johnny Zito and Tony Trov, creators of Black Cherry Bombshells, chat about collaboration, influences and why their webcomic features zombies: “Getting the men out of the way, but doing it plausibly and not having to deal with a bunch of extra male characters like ‘the weapons dealer’ or ‘the henchman.’  We didn’t want that — we wanted to get men out of it altogether.” [Pink Raygun]

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