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• She Is Really Hungry: Beth Hetland Discusses Her Graphic Novel, “Tender”

  By Kelly Roark| Newcity Verified Beth Hetland, a cartoonist and an instructor of comics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, talks to us about her new graphic novel, “Tender.”Carolanne feels she strives to have a perfect relationship, perfect body and happy baby story for her friends at brunch. Beth tells us about some of the processes that led to her darkly imaginative story when Carolanne stumbles under that pressure. Tell me about your drawing process. I heard you create your images digitally. What does that mean?

  By Kelly Roark · Newcity

  May. 06, 2024

• If There’s Art, There’s Connection: A Review of “Glorious Exploits” by Ferdia Lennon

  By Kelly Roark| Newcity Verified “Glorious Exploits” begins on a lovely day in 412 BC when two unemployed potters walk to the local quarry to feed the Athenians who have been thrown in the pits. In exchange for a few lines of Euripides, they’ll provide the prisoners with water, cheese, and for a line or two of “Medea,” even olives.

  By Kelly Roark · Newcity

  Apr. 04, 2024

• She Is Really Hungry: Beth Hetland Discusses Her Graphic Novel, “Tender”

  By Kelly Roark| Newcity Verified Beth Hetland, a cartoonist and an instructor of comics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, talks to us about her new graphic novel, “Tender.”Carolanne feels she strives to have a perfect relationship, perfect body and happy baby story for her friends at brunch. Beth tells us about some of the processes that led to her darkly imaginative story when Carolanne stumbles under that pressure. Tell me about your drawing process. I heard you create your images digitally. What does that mean?

  By Kelly Roark · Newcity

  May. 06, 2024

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