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The 7th Avenue Project interviews Dean Haspiel

Robert Pollie interviewed Dean Haspiel for the 7th Avenue Project. Dean was suffering chronic lower back pain and was high on muscle relaxants when he spoke and has almost no memory of what they discussed. This is what Robert wrote about their parley: “If you’re going … Continue reading

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Dean Haspiel’s Beef With Tomato sparks a “conversational flame” at The Beat

Heidi MacDonald interviewed Dean Haspiel at The Beat about his graphic memoir, BEEF WITH TOMATO, and showed an exclusive preview of a comix story called “Snow Dope.” Excerpts: “Ever since I discovered Harvey Pekar’s American Splendor as a young teenager in NYC, … Continue reading

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CBR: Dean Haspiel shares his NYC love in “BEEF WITH TOMATO”

Michael C. Lorah conducted a nice interview with Dean Haspiel about his upcoming graphic novel, BEEF WITH TOMATO, at Comic Book Resources. Excerpts: “The chronology in “Beef With Tomato” loosely documents my escape from my native Manhattan to my adopted Brooklyn, roughly … Continue reading

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