Check out this great introduction to some of Brooklyn’s (and the world’s) most awesome comic book artists. In this segment from Brooklyn Independent Television’s Neighborhood Beat: Gowanus, Dean Haspiel gives us the run down on how these 6 artists decided to gather in a warehouse deep in the heart of Gowanus and do what they do best: draw comics.
Consider this segment your informal introduction to:
Mike Cavallaro (Loviathan, Parade [With Fireworks], Savior 28) More about Cavallaro here: http://www.66thousandmilesperhour.com/
Simon Fraser (Lilly Mackenzie, Nikolai Dante, Judge Dredd, Hellhouse) More about Fraser here: http://simonfraser.livejournal.com/
Dean Haspiel (The Alcoholic, Billy Dogma, Street Code) More about Haspiel here: http://www.deanhaspiel.com/
Leland Purvis (Vulcan & Vishnu, Sons of Liberty, A House Divided) More about Purvis here: http://lelandpurvis.com/
Tim Hamilton (Fahrenheit 451, Pet Sitter, Adventures of the Floating Elephant) More about Hamilton here: http://iconotrast.livejournal.com/
Joan Reilly: (The Big Feminist But, Next-Door Neighbor, I Saw You: Missed Connection Comics) More about Reilly here: http://www.joanreilly.com/
Michel Fiffe: (Panorama, Fut Miso, Zegas) More about Fiffe here: http://zegas.livejournal.com/
And holy smokes! Not only do they create things individually, but all are involved in some fashion with the web comics that can be found at ACT-I-VATE. Go there to read your day away when the boss isn’t looking.
This episode of Neighborhood Beat: Gowanus can be seen on May 28th at 12:30pm and 8:30pm. It reairs on Friday, June 5th at 12:30pm & 8:30pm on Time Warner 56, Cablevision 69, RCN 84 and Verizon 44. You can also watch the entire episode on the Neighborhood Beat web site.
