Graphic Details

From artist Liana Finck, a new look at old Yiddish advice columns

michaelkaminer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:46:23 +0000

The amazing Liana Finck has been giving a preview of her new book via the Forward. It’s an illustrated compendium of old Yiddish advice columns from back in the day. We can’t wait.

Support great comix art… our Kickstarter campaign is live!

michaelkaminer — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:21:51 +0000

We’re very excited about today’s launch of a Kickstarter campaign to bring Graphic Details: Confessional Comics by Jewish Women to museums across the country.

If you love comics, and you agree with us that the incredible women in our show deserve a big audience, thanks for supporting the show.

We’d appreciate if you could tell your friends, post on Facebook, shout from window, whatever.

We have 30 days to reach our fundraising goal.

Our donor rewards – including a personal cartooning class, original illustrations, signed books – are amazing.

It’s all here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/graphicdetails/graphic-details-confessional-comics-by-jewish-wome

ComicBookResources on Trina Robbins and “Lily Renee”

michaelkaminer — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:01 +0000

Nice profile of comix pioneer Trina Robbins here. Graphic Details includes a rare autobio cartoon by Trina, “Big Sister Little Sister”. Trina’s new book is the acclaimed Lily Renee, Escape Artist.

The Beguiling includes Graphic Details in roundup of 2011′s notable comix happenings…

michaelkaminer — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:10:24 +0000

Totally cool that The Beguiling in Toronto, which co-sponsored Graphic Details there, included us in its roundup of 2011′s notable comix happenings…….

Vanessa Davis. Dance-fitness programs. Cartoon. Need we say more?

michaelkaminer — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:46:57 +0000

We love Vanessa Davis‘ new comic in Tablet. Read it now!

We’re on the cover of Na’amat, the national Jewish women’s magazine!

michaelkaminer — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:47:51 +0000

Thank you, Na’amat, for this beautiful cover and story, which calls Graphic Details “powerful” and “wonderful”. Find the issue here.

“Spin dreidel-like to the Yeshiva University Museum”

michaelkaminer — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:16:39 +0000

We love this blurb in today’s GeekChicDaily. “Most of the pieces on display are autobiographical and, as such, some are downright funny and others are incredibly embarrassing and glum. You know, just like life. Is that a Yiddish proverb?”

Above is an excerpt from Diane Noomin’s amazing “Baby Talk” (1995), by the way.

“Comic Artist at Center of Library Battle”

michaelkaminer — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:26:08 +0000

The artist in question is Ariel Schrag, and the book is Stuck in the Middle, the terrific truth-about-adolescence collection she edited. Yes, it’s nearly 2012, and people are still challenging books. One of your humble curators wrote up the situation for the Forward.

We’re in Time Out New York this week!

michaelkaminer — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:58:01 +0000

Check out this week’s Time Out New York, which includes a nice blurb about Graphic Details as part of a story on NYC comics-related exhibits.

Joyce Brabner interview in the Forward accompanies exclusive cartoon

michaelkaminer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:59:23 +0000

Joyce Brabner’s raising money for a Harvey Pekar memorial in Cleveland. You should contribute. Read more about it here……. Michael interviewed her for the Forward this week. The story includes Ghostwriting, the amazing cartoon Joyce did for the Graphic Details catalog.

Breaking news! We just read Joyce broke the $30,000 barrier she needed to get the funds. Mazel tov!