Renee French couldn’t sleep the other night. Judging by a handful of captions and the various post times that grace her newly launched blog, a night’s insomnia is hardly a freak occurrence, these days—a touch ironic, perhaps, given the nature of the art that graces the page like a lucid dream, in many cases strange [...]

Laura Park is rad, and if you happen to be familiar with her work at all through various minis and anthology appearances, chances are pretty good that you agree with the sentiment. Maybe I’m just in a good mood, because despite it being a hectic Monday morning for me, even so far as Monday mornings [...]

Apparently there’s a big holiday coming up, next weekend, which would, in part, explain the sudden influx of pastel candy into my neighborhood Rite Aid, over the past month or so. Among the armies of soon to be discounted bags are those little brightly colored marshmallow birds, and their relatively new bunny counterparts. The older [...]

Matthew Reidsma’s got a wife and two cats and a comic strip. What more could a guy ask for? Nothing, really. Which is why it’s time for Reidsma to start sharing the wealth. You know what that means, kids - it’s contest time!
High Maintenance Machine, Reidsma’s daily webcomic, has now consistently [...]

A few weeks ago, I reviewed Aron Nels Steinke’s Big Plans #1-3. A few days later, it seemed, he came out with a new book. (Don’t these kids keep jobs anymore?)
His own description: “It’s a children’s comic/picture book and the best thing I’ve ever done.” Apparently it was even worth “shamelessly submitting…[for [...]

Hey everyone, it’s our first birthday!
As anyone who was present at my Bar Mitzvah will gladly confirm, I’m not one for giving speeches on these sorts of occasions, so I just wanted to thank everyone who has helped us stay more or less afloat over the course of this past year.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
Today we at the Cross Hatch are thankful for little Eli Kochalka, age 4, who kindly drew us today’s holiday guest strip. The lettering is courtesy of his pops, James. Thanks oodles, Kochalkas!
-Sarah Morean

When we launched our first-ever contest a few weeks back, we really had no idea what to expect. Thanks to Fantagraphics, we managed to get some pretty sweet prizes lined up, but if my experience with these sorts of endeavors has taught me anything in the past, it’s that these things tend to fall apart [...]

To make a long story short, I now live in Brooklyn, NY, where I’m hard at work assembling this beast of an anthology. I’m still seeking submissions, so I’m asking you, fellow cartoonists, to draw me a comic ranging anywhere from one to six pages, by Dec. 1st. If can be from a real missed [...]

Hey all. I’m going to be in the Los Angeles all week, for some work-related goodness. Yes, not only did I trick someone into hiring me full-time, I’ve actually managed to convince them that it was a good idea to send me places to write about things.
In the meantime, I’m leaving you in the very [...]