Monthly Archives: September 2015

PopMythology reviews Dean Haspiel’s BEEF WITH TOMATO

PopMythology wrote a wonderful review of Dean Haspiel’s BEEF WITH TOMATO graphic novel. Excerpts: “It’s not just artistically that Haspiel has been influenced by the superhero ethos. While drawing all those heroes some part of that ethos must have seeped up from the Bristol … Continue reading

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RiYL episode 125: Dean Haspiel

(Dean Haspiel at Hang Dai Studios in Gowanus, Brooklyn, Sept. 16th, 2015. Photograph by Matthew Ballen) Dean Haspiel spoke to Brian Heater about comix, insecurity, community, current influences, dreams of minimalism, and his new graphic novel BEEF WITH TOMATO for Brian’s cool RiYL … Continue reading

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Comic Critique reviews Gregory Benton’s SMOKE & Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK

Adam McGovern wrote beautiful reviews for Gregory Benton’s SMOKE & Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK at ComicCritique.com SMOKE excerpts: “The naive honesty of Benton’s cartooning style — no-doubt carefully cultivated — and the intricacy with which he envisions a garden of thick vegetation … Continue reading

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PopMythology reviews Gregory Benton’s SMOKE

PopMythology wrote a kind review for Gregory Benton’s SMOKE. Excerpt: “Smoke works as both modern myth and social critique. The journey the characters go on is very much a kind of mythical rite of passage, though where to I will not … Continue reading

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Making Comics Gutter Talk episode 83: Dean Haspiel

Dean Haspiel spoke to Adam Greenfield at great length for the Making Comics Gutter Talk podcast (episode #83) about life, art, comix, and his new graphic novel, BEEF WITH TOMATO. You can listen to all 2-hours of our spectacular conversation here: http://www.makingcomics.com/2015/09/11/making-comics-gutter-talk-episode-83-dean-haspiel/

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PopMythology reviews Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK

PopMythology wrote a very nice review of Seth Kushner’s SCHMUCK. Excerpt: “The stories in Schmuck were written before Seth Kushner was diagnosed with leukemia in April of 2014 so there is nothing in semi-fictional protagonist Adam Kessler’s world, neither at … Continue reading

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Comic Book Club Live featuring Dean Haspiel, Sept 8, 2015

From the official Comic Book Club Live press release: On this week’s Comic Book Club we have Emmy-winning Writer/Artist DEAN HASPIEL! He’s got an awesome new auto-biographical collection out called BEEF WITH TOMATO from Alternative Press. We’re going to talk … Continue reading

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Dean Haspiel reads Jack Kirby’s OMAC + talks BEEF WITH TOMATO at The Bleed (Episode 48)

Dean Haspiel reads and talks about Jack Kirby’s OMAC, his second favorite creation of Kirby’s, and discusses his upcoming graphic novel, BEEF WITH TOMATO (+ more) with Joe Schmidt at the Bleeding Cool podcast, The Bleed #48.

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My Evening with David and Dean – A Conversation in Five Parts

I had a great conversation with Jeff Ayers​ and David Greenberger (of Duplex Planet fame)​ that culminates with a discussion about my upcoming graphic novel, BEEF WITH TOMATO, during my 4-week retreat at Yaddo​ and a few visits to The … Continue reading

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