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Arnold explains, “The traditional comic bookstore was definitely a boys club with a dungeon-like, dank feel to it,” but they strive to make their store open and friendly to everyone. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I now know that many comic bookstores cover windows with posters to protect their comics from sun damage, which can make them feel scarier than they really are. But even sunny comic bookstores can be overwhelming for the uninitiated. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139579\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1100px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Comicopolis1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Comicopolis1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Adrienne Blaine\" width=\"1100\" height=\"732\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139579\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Comicopolis1.jpg 1100w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Comicopolis1-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Comicopolis1-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Adrienne Blaine \u003ccite>(Adrienne Blaine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Decoding missing issue numbers, different story arcs and trade paperback collections was tricky at first. Luckily, Geddes and Arnold make their customers feel comfortable enough to ask questions. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our next stop was the larger \u003ca href=\"http://www.atlantisfantasyworld.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantis Fantasyworld\u003c/a> on Cedar Street where I was pleasantly surprised to meet, Trisha Wolfe, who has worked there for the past eight years. She is just one example of the growing number of women working in the comics industry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first thing I asked Wolfe was if she had any recommendations for comic books with strong female leads. She immediately steered me towards the store’s independent section and handed me the cult favorite, \u003ca href=\"https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Saga\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, the adorable \u003ca href=\"http://www.boom-studios.com/lumberjanes-01-cover-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Lumberjanes\u003c/i>\u003c/a> and the “all ladies all the time,” \u003ca href=\"https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/rat-queens-vol.-1-sass-and-sorcery-tp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Rat Queens\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolfe believes independent comics have raised the bar for writing over the past ten years and that more readers are discovering comics through the writers and artists’ Tumblr pages. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://marvel.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel\u003c/a> has taken a cue from independent comic book publishers and diversified their representations of women and races, however, Wolfe laments that \u003ca href=\"http://www.dccomics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC\u003c/a> continues to push largely heterosexual white male superheroes for young teenage boys. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139582\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg\" alt=\"Trisha Wolfe with Nimali, 8 and Aki, 10; photo by Adrienne Blaine\" width=\"640\" height=\"962\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139582\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead-400x601.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trisha Wolfe with Nimali, 8 and Aki, 10; photo by Adrienne Blaine \u003ccite>(Adrienne Blaine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a recent visit to Atlantis, a local family stopped in with their eight-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son to participate in \u003ca href=\"//www.santacruzpl.org/news/2014/jun/09/paws-read-2014/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ summer reading program\u003c/a>. After reading a certain number of hours kids receive vouchers, which they can use to purchase more books from participating local businesses. The mother explained that the opportunity to get comic books from Atlantis was the main reason her children had wanted to sign up for the reading program in the first place. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the next generation of comic book readers won’t even know there was ever a time when comics fans were ostracized as geeks or when only a certain type of person could be a comic book hero. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to many subsequent visits to Comicopolis and Atlantis Fantasyworld, I have amassed a collection of entirely un-sexist comics and I no longer feel like I need to work up the courage to brave the comic bookstore. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve been feeling so heroic lately that I even returned to the comic bookstore that initially scared me away. This time I found new racks of independent comics and spotted a few more female customers. I’m not sure if this shows how much the comics industry has changed in five years or how much I have. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Comics can be a great unifying force that brings all kinds of readers together. But if you’re still nervous about shopping for comics you can check out websites like \u003ca href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106823881653454526467.0004557e9f4ee44b6f1d0&z=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl-Wonder\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://haterfreewednesdays.tumblr.com/Maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Spaces for Comics Fans\u003c/a>, which map friendly comic bookstores for those who feel marginalized. And if you’ve had a good experience spread the word!\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our next stop was the larger \u003ca href=\"http://www.atlantisfantasyworld.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Atlantis Fantasyworld\u003c/a> on Cedar Street where I was pleasantly surprised to meet, Trisha Wolfe, who has worked there for the past eight years. She is just one example of the growing number of women working in the comics industry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first thing I asked Wolfe was if she had any recommendations for comic books with strong female leads. She immediately steered me towards the store’s independent section and handed me the cult favorite, \u003ca href=\"https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Saga\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, the adorable \u003ca href=\"http://www.boom-studios.com/lumberjanes-01-cover-a.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Lumberjanes\u003c/i>\u003c/a> and the “all ladies all the time,” \u003ca href=\"https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/rat-queens-vol.-1-sass-and-sorcery-tp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Rat Queens\u003c/i>\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wolfe believes independent comics have raised the bar for writing over the past ten years and that more readers are discovering comics through the writers and artists’ Tumblr pages. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://marvel.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel\u003c/a> has taken a cue from independent comic book publishers and diversified their representations of women and races, however, Wolfe laments that \u003ca href=\"http://www.dccomics.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC\u003c/a> continues to push largely heterosexual white male superheroes for young teenage boys. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139582\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg\" alt=\"Trisha Wolfe with Nimali, 8 and Aki, 10; photo by Adrienne Blaine\" width=\"640\" height=\"962\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139582\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead-400x601.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/PawsToRead-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trisha Wolfe with Nimali, 8 and Aki, 10; photo by Adrienne Blaine \u003ccite>(Adrienne Blaine)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During a recent visit to Atlantis, a local family stopped in with their eight-year-old daughter and ten-year-old son to participate in \u003ca href=\"//www.santacruzpl.org/news/2014/jun/09/paws-read-2014/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Cruz Public Libraries’ summer reading program\u003c/a>. After reading a certain number of hours kids receive vouchers, which they can use to purchase more books from participating local businesses. The mother explained that the opportunity to get comic books from Atlantis was the main reason her children had wanted to sign up for the reading program in the first place. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Perhaps the next generation of comic book readers won’t even know there was ever a time when comics fans were ostracized as geeks or when only a certain type of person could be a comic book hero. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to many subsequent visits to Comicopolis and Atlantis Fantasyworld, I have amassed a collection of entirely un-sexist comics and I no longer feel like I need to work up the courage to brave the comic bookstore. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve been feeling so heroic lately that I even returned to the comic bookstore that initially scared me away. This time I found new racks of independent comics and spotted a few more female customers. I’m not sure if this shows how much the comics industry has changed in five years or how much I have. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Comics can be a great unifying force that brings all kinds of readers together. But if you’re still nervous about shopping for comics you can check out websites like \u003ca href=\"https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106823881653454526467.0004557e9f4ee44b6f1d0&z=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl-Wonder\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://haterfreewednesdays.tumblr.com/Maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe Spaces for Comics Fans\u003c/a>, which map friendly comic bookstores for those who feel marginalized. And if you’ve had a good experience spread the word!\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>For many, starting a book publishing company would be an exciting, possibly life-changing experience. For comic artist Janelle Hessig, doing such a thing is “ridiculous,” and because she’s almost 40, must be a sign that she’s “having a mid-life crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a terrible idea, but I’m not gonna catch herpes from it or go broke,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139666\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 840px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\" alt=\"The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig's "Desperate Times" while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\" width=\"840\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139666\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg 840w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig’s \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Reactions to her age aside (in truth, she says she’s fine with turning 40), this so-called crisis that she’s having is actually beneficial to those who enjoy funny stories and crude humor, and have a high tolerance for comic nudity. Hessig’s first book, \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, is an underground classic in the making — a blast of lewd, ultra-shocking stories of hooking up from writer/musician/dancer and bon vivant of the cruising lifestyle, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brontez.purnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a> accompanied by Hessig’s unrefined, loopy drawings that help illustrate the cartoon-like qualities of Purnell’s escapades. It’s a work of literature that sucks you in at the first mention of getting it on in a bathroom and finishes prematurely, well at least too soon in my estimation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action books\u003c/a> and releasing \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> is also a logical next step for Hessig, who has been self-publishing her influential comic zine \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> for over 20 years. The zine, which she started back in high school, has inspired comic artists across the country and somehow even resulted in two bands writing songs about her (and these weren’t just any bands). “The Real Janelle” was the title song of a 1995 EP by Bratmobile, who, along with Bikini Kill, established the sound of the Riot Grrl movement. (A picture of Hessig was featured on the cover of the release.) Bratmobile wrote their song in reaction to “Janelle,” which was penned by \u003ca href=\"http://screechingweasel.com/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screeching Weasel\u003c/a> leader Ben Weasel and recorded by ’90s hardcore legends \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Born Against\u003c/a>. Instead of the typical ‘dude writes pop song about girl,’ Bratmobile thought it was cooler for girls to write songs about other girls.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4nwU3AFgBk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One look at her comics and it becomes obvious why she’s so beloved. Hessig is a master of turning the possibly horrendous situations in which she perpetually finds herself into tales of pure hilarity. There’s the time she tried to sleep with a guy in a squat and ended up spilling a bucket of urine on him, or the time she leg wrestled a man and ended up killing him (might not be a true story). She’s a comic artist for the people, in the mold of Peter Bagge and Daniel Clowes — if they were accident prone and liked to draw butts. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I’m like the second-coming of Charlie Brown,” says Hessig. “My blood runs yellow with a big black zigzag around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>The Real Janelle\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>From her work, one might get the impression that Hessig is an uncontrollable force that takes over any space she enters with the grace of Sweetchuck from the \u003ci>Police Academy\u003c/i> films. In reality, she’s the total antithesis of an attention hog and would rather gush about the work of others than herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember her actually being pretty quiet and reserved, which surprised me,” says Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe when reflecting back on Hessig’s stint as a roadie for the group’s 1993 California tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 445px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\" alt='Cover of \"Tales of Blarg\" issue 9, from 2007' width=\"445\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139672\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg 445w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-400x517.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i> issue 9, from 2007\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Hessig, she had a typical white, middle class, suburban childhood in San Pablo. Both her parents worked for the government — her mom worked for Social Security and her father had a desk job at the FBI. She spent most of her time reading and began impulsively drawing her own comics early on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t really find out anything about comics being cool until I was 16 and found \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_%28comics%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Hate\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, issue one,” says Hessig. “That was probably my first step on the terrible path I was to follow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite her early love of drawing, Hessig didn’t start publishing her own comics until she was in high school. Describing herself at that time as a reserved but enthusiastic punk who enjoyed cutting class, Hessig and her friend Holly Retzinger bucked the trend of using crafts class to make bongs and instead went to work on the first issue of \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em>. And though it started out quite different than what it was to evolve into — Hessig says the first issues included several collages made with images from fashion magazines, fiction and feminist essays — something clicked for her. She ended up printing two more issues that same year, and would go on to self-publish six more 48-page comics, each one funnier and more ornate than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>East Bay Enthusiasm\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>When pressed on the matter, Hessig claims that her notoriety actually didn’t come from \u003ci>Blarg\u003c/i>, but rather her enthusiasm for being part of a community like the Bay Area punk scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139674\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 699px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\" alt='\"Werebiker\" by Hessig' width=\"699\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139674\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg 699w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-400x310.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Werebiker” by Hessig\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My parents aren’t that into art; they have their things that they’re into, but I wouldn’t say [art is] highly valued in the suburbs,” she says. “Finding a community where things that I liked were valued was really important to me, and so I threw myself into it. I think I found a sense of self-worth and validity in doing the things that came naturally to me that I don’t think I would’ve had if I had lived some weird, square existence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig‘s enthusiasm was practically palpable back in those days, according to Stones Throw records co-founder and art director Jeff Jank. Jank lived with her for a year in a house where, he says, Owsley Stanley made LSD out in the open before it was outlawed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig was “enthusiastic in the East Bay way, which is a little cynical and [into] people, places or things that a lot of others aren’t going to want to touch,” says Jank. “But even if you’re enthusiastic about obscure lost causes and bad band ideas, that enthusiasm is infectious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig and Jank started a zine together called \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>, a free monthly newsletter that was typically one page long that the duo would cram full of their hilarious, off-the-wall writings and cartoons. Some of Hessig’s funniest comics were debuted on the one-sheet, which they gave away for free via a stolen newspaper box they had set up near the downtown Berkeley BART station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139694\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 495px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\" alt='\"Tradition\" by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From <i>Desperate Times</i> number 8' width=\"495\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg 495w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-400x523.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Tradition” by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> number 8\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I used the word ‘janky’ around Janelle one day. She stops and asks in the serious tone of a linguist, ‘What is janky?’ A week later she had an idea: we do a one-page pamphlet-style zine once a month, all inspired by the nonsense around the house, and we call it \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>. Simple as that,” said Jank. “To this day I have Janelle to thank for me being stuck with the name Jeff ‘Jank.’ It basically means ‘crap.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Though Hessig only worked on the zine for about two years, Jank says he continued to use the title for publications he would include in early releases from Stones Throw.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s collaboration with Jank definitely wasn’t her first, as the majority of her works are collaborations. Even \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> featured contributions from writers like Purnell, legendary zinester Aaron Cometbus and Lookout Records founder/\u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i> publisher Larry Livermore and included drawings from artists as notable as Richie Bucher and Eric P. Butte. And though Hessig can’t explain why her publications are conducive to partnerships, Jank once again credits her infectious enthusiasm. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The collaborations come out of a sense of community and connecting with people in a very basic, fun way,” says Jank. “To put it as simply as possible, the main motivation is laughs and enjoying life, even if you’re complaining about it. It’s easier to do that with other people than on your own.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Moving On Up\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite being a fountain of stories from the heydays of pre-tech-takeover Bay Area, Hessig doesn’t like to linger in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m definitely not embarrassed by those days; I just don’t want to be defined by them,” she says. “I’m into the present, and maybe dipping my toe into the future a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139708\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\" alt='\"My Favorite Customer,\" by Hessig. From 2001' width=\"650\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg 650w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-400x224.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“My Favorite Customer,” by Hessig. From 2001\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s refusal to be bogged down by her history is exemplified in her output from the past 10 years, when she published only one issue of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i>. It’s not that she didn’t put out anything; it’s just that her efforts went to other projects that she didn’t helm herself, such as a long-running column for \u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i>, several contributions to comic anthologies and other zines, and a stint as guest editor of \u003ci>Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll\u003c/i>, for the magazine’s first comic issue. (She also went to San Francisco State University to learn animation during that time; you can see her work on her \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/3v196YdgW8U?list=UUJWHYTTOZpFieWbOYcXx75g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel.\u003c/a>) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRxJ1eefvw \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being so busy was an issue for Hessig, as it meant she was unable to work on her own publications. She was even offered an opportunity to have a collection of her comics published by Sparkplug Comics, but the main engine behind the project, Sparkplug owner Dylan Williams, died of cancer in 2011 and her energy for the book dissipated. Hessig finally had to adopt a policy of turning down almost all work offered to her to free up time to concentrate on her own publications, but even then a lack of capital kept her from cranking out more comics. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I began self publishing in 1990 at age 15 and knew for most of my life that I wanted to always be making books. The drive and the ideas were there, but the money part of the equation has always eluded me. Thank god I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk last year!” says Hessig. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you read that right. A project that Purnell said the two had been discussing for almost a decade — a collection of his best cruising stories from his long-running zine \u003ci>Fag School\u003c/i> paired with her drawings — finally came to fruition after Hessig was hit by a car while crossing the street in Oakland in January of last year, two days before her birthday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139741\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the <i>The Cruising Diaries</i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139741\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg 408w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of the \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I hear a lot of backlash and griping about using crowdsourcing platforms as a way to fund creative projects, but given the choice between being hit by a car or starting a Kickstarter campaign, I think I’ll go with Kickstarter next time,” she says. “I literally paid for this first Gimme Action book in blood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her first book hot off the presses, Hessig says she already has the next three Gimme Action publications lined up, one of which she plans to release before her 40th birthday next year. And as this new chapter of her life begins, we can only hope that she continues to bring that same infectious enthusiasm to her work that was so palpable in years past. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though she’s a real deal DIY punk, it makes sense that she’s now properly publishing her work,” says Wolfe. “And why not? She’s leagues above most other ‘zine or comic book authors; one of the only people I ever wanna read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To purchase a copy of \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, visit \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/books.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action’s website\u003c/a> at gimmeaction.com.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For many, starting a book publishing company would be an exciting, possibly life-changing experience. For comic artist Janelle Hessig, doing such a thing is “ridiculous,” and because she’s almost 40, must be a sign that she’s “having a mid-life crisis.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a terrible idea, but I’m not gonna catch herpes from it or go broke,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139666\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 840px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg\" alt=\"The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig's "Desperate Times" while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\" width=\"840\" height=\"638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139666\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes.jpg 840w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-400x303.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Scan-BratDesperateTimes-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The members of Bratmobile (Erin, Allison, Molly) read Hessig’s \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> while at Louder Studios in San Francisco back in 2000. (Courtesy of Bratmobile)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Reactions to her age aside (in truth, she says she’s fine with turning 40), this so-called crisis that she’s having is actually beneficial to those who enjoy funny stories and crude humor, and have a high tolerance for comic nudity. Hessig’s first book, \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i>, is an underground classic in the making — a blast of lewd, ultra-shocking stories of hooking up from writer/musician/dancer and bon vivant of the cruising lifestyle, \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/brontez.purnell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brontez Purnell\u003c/a> accompanied by Hessig’s unrefined, loopy drawings that help illustrate the cartoon-like qualities of Purnell’s escapades. It’s a work of literature that sucks you in at the first mention of getting it on in a bathroom and finishes prematurely, well at least too soon in my estimation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But starting \u003ca href=\"http://www.gimmeaction.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gimme Action books\u003c/a> and releasing \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> is also a logical next step for Hessig, who has been self-publishing her influential comic zine \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> for over 20 years. The zine, which she started back in high school, has inspired comic artists across the country and somehow even resulted in two bands writing songs about her (and these weren’t just any bands). “The Real Janelle” was the title song of a 1995 EP by Bratmobile, who, along with Bikini Kill, established the sound of the Riot Grrl movement. (A picture of Hessig was featured on the cover of the release.) Bratmobile wrote their song in reaction to “Janelle,” which was penned by \u003ca href=\"http://screechingweasel.com/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Screeching Weasel\u003c/a> leader Ben Weasel and recorded by ’90s hardcore legends \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_Against\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Born Against\u003c/a>. Instead of the typical ‘dude writes pop song about girl,’ Bratmobile thought it was cooler for girls to write songs about other girls.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/K4nwU3AFgBk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/K4nwU3AFgBk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One look at her comics and it becomes obvious why she’s so beloved. Hessig is a master of turning the possibly horrendous situations in which she perpetually finds herself into tales of pure hilarity. There’s the time she tried to sleep with a guy in a squat and ended up spilling a bucket of urine on him, or the time she leg wrestled a man and ended up killing him (might not be a true story). She’s a comic artist for the people, in the mold of Peter Bagge and Daniel Clowes — if they were accident prone and liked to draw butts. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I guess I’m like the second-coming of Charlie Brown,” says Hessig. “My blood runs yellow with a big black zigzag around it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>The Real Janelle\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>From her work, one might get the impression that Hessig is an uncontrollable force that takes over any space she enters with the grace of Sweetchuck from the \u003ci>Police Academy\u003c/i> films. In reality, she’s the total antithesis of an attention hog and would rather gush about the work of others than herself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember her actually being pretty quiet and reserved, which surprised me,” says Bratmobile singer Allison Wolfe when reflecting back on Hessig’s stint as a roadie for the group’s 1993 California tour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 445px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg\" alt='Cover of \"Tales of Blarg\" issue 9, from 2007' width=\"445\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139672\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9.jpg 445w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-400x517.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/blarg9-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i> issue 9, from 2007\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>According to Hessig, she had a typical white, middle class, suburban childhood in San Pablo. Both her parents worked for the government — her mom worked for Social Security and her father had a desk job at the FBI. She spent most of her time reading and began impulsively drawing her own comics early on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I didn’t really find out anything about comics being cool until I was 16 and found \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_%28comics%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Hate\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, issue one,” says Hessig. “That was probably my first step on the terrible path I was to follow.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite her early love of drawing, Hessig didn’t start publishing her own comics until she was in high school. Describing herself at that time as a reserved but enthusiastic punk who enjoyed cutting class, Hessig and her friend Holly Retzinger bucked the trend of using crafts class to make bongs and instead went to work on the first issue of \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em>. And though it started out quite different than what it was to evolve into — Hessig says the first issues included several collages made with images from fashion magazines, fiction and feminist essays — something clicked for her. She ended up printing two more issues that same year, and would go on to self-publish six more 48-page comics, each one funnier and more ornate than the last.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>East Bay Enthusiasm\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>When pressed on the matter, Hessig claims that her notoriety actually didn’t come from \u003ci>Blarg\u003c/i>, but rather her enthusiasm for being part of a community like the Bay Area punk scene.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139674\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 699px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg\" alt='\"Werebiker\" by Hessig' width=\"699\" height=\"543\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139674\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655.jpg 699w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-400x310.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/werebiker7x5sm-e1406627816655-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Werebiker” by Hessig\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My parents aren’t that into art; they have their things that they’re into, but I wouldn’t say [art is] highly valued in the suburbs,” she says. “Finding a community where things that I liked were valued was really important to me, and so I threw myself into it. I think I found a sense of self-worth and validity in doing the things that came naturally to me that I don’t think I would’ve had if I had lived some weird, square existence.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig‘s enthusiasm was practically palpable back in those days, according to Stones Throw records co-founder and art director Jeff Jank. Jank lived with her for a year in a house where, he says, Owsley Stanley made LSD out in the open before it was outlawed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig was “enthusiastic in the East Bay way, which is a little cynical and [into] people, places or things that a lot of others aren’t going to want to touch,” says Jank. “But even if you’re enthusiastic about obscure lost causes and bad band ideas, that enthusiasm is infectious.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig and Jank started a zine together called \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>, a free monthly newsletter that was typically one page long that the duo would cram full of their hilarious, off-the-wall writings and cartoons. Some of Hessig’s funniest comics were debuted on the one-sheet, which they gave away for free via a stolen newspaper box they had set up near the downtown Berkeley BART station.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139694\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 495px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg\" alt='\"Tradition\" by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From <i>Desperate Times</i> number 8' width=\"495\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139694\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels.jpg 495w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-400x523.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/tradedit_levels-229x300.jpg 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“Tradition” by Janelle Hessig, 2000. From \u003ci>Desperate Times\u003c/i> number 8\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I used the word ‘janky’ around Janelle one day. She stops and asks in the serious tone of a linguist, ‘What is janky?’ A week later she had an idea: we do a one-page pamphlet-style zine once a month, all inspired by the nonsense around the house, and we call it \u003cem>Jank\u003c/em>. Simple as that,” said Jank. “To this day I have Janelle to thank for me being stuck with the name Jeff ‘Jank.’ It basically means ‘crap.'”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>(Though Hessig only worked on the zine for about two years, Jank says he continued to use the title for publications he would include in early releases from Stones Throw.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s collaboration with Jank definitely wasn’t her first, as the majority of her works are collaborations. Even \u003cem>Tales of Blarg\u003c/em> featured contributions from writers like Purnell, legendary zinester Aaron Cometbus and Lookout Records founder/\u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i> publisher Larry Livermore and included drawings from artists as notable as Richie Bucher and Eric P. Butte. And though Hessig can’t explain why her publications are conducive to partnerships, Jank once again credits her infectious enthusiasm. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The collaborations come out of a sense of community and connecting with people in a very basic, fun way,” says Jank. “To put it as simply as possible, the main motivation is laughs and enjoying life, even if you’re complaining about it. It’s easier to do that with other people than on your own.” \u003c/p>\n\u003ch4>Moving On Up\u003c/h4>\n\u003cp>Despite being a fountain of stories from the heydays of pre-tech-takeover Bay Area, Hessig doesn’t like to linger in the past.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m definitely not embarrassed by those days; I just don’t want to be defined by them,” she says. “I’m into the present, and maybe dipping my toe into the future a little bit.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139708\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 650px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg\" alt='\"My Favorite Customer,\" by Hessig. From 2001' width=\"650\" height=\"364\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139708\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer.jpg 650w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-400x224.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Hessigs-fave-customer-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">“My Favorite Customer,” by Hessig. From 2001\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hessig’s refusal to be bogged down by her history is exemplified in her output from the past 10 years, when she published only one issue of \u003ci>Tales of Blarg\u003c/i>. It’s not that she didn’t put out anything; it’s just that her efforts went to other projects that she didn’t helm herself, such as a long-running column for \u003ci>Punk Planet\u003c/i>, several contributions to comic anthologies and other zines, and a stint as guest editor of \u003ci>Maximum Rock ‘N’ Roll\u003c/i>, for the magazine’s first comic issue. (She also went to San Francisco State University to learn animation during that time; you can see her work on her \u003ca href=\"http://youtu.be/3v196YdgW8U?list=UUJWHYTTOZpFieWbOYcXx75g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel.\u003c/a>) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PRxJ1eefvw \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being so busy was an issue for Hessig, as it meant she was unable to work on her own publications. She was even offered an opportunity to have a collection of her comics published by Sparkplug Comics, but the main engine behind the project, Sparkplug owner Dylan Williams, died of cancer in 2011 and her energy for the book dissipated. Hessig finally had to adopt a policy of turning down almost all work offered to her to free up time to concentrate on her own publications, but even then a lack of capital kept her from cranking out more comics. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I began self publishing in 1990 at age 15 and knew for most of my life that I wanted to always be making books. The drive and the ideas were there, but the money part of the equation has always eluded me. Thank god I was hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk last year!” says Hessig. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you read that right. A project that Purnell said the two had been discussing for almost a decade — a collection of his best cruising stories from his long-running zine \u003ci>Fag School\u003c/i> paired with her drawings — finally came to fruition after Hessig was hit by a car while crossing the street in Oakland in January of last year, two days before her birthday. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139741\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 408px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of the <i>The Cruising Diaries</i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139741\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries.jpg 408w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Cruising-Diaries-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover of the \u003ci>The Cruising Diaries\u003c/i> by Brontez Purnell and Janelle Hessig.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I hear a lot of backlash and griping about using crowdsourcing platforms as a way to fund creative projects, but given the choice between being hit by a car or starting a Kickstarter campaign, I think I’ll go with Kickstarter next time,” she says. “I literally paid for this first Gimme Action book in blood.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With her first book hot off the presses, Hessig says she already has the next three Gimme Action publications lined up, one of which she plans to release before her 40th birthday next year. And as this new chapter of her life begins, we can only hope that she continues to bring that same infectious enthusiasm to her work that was so palpable in years past. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Though she’s a real deal DIY punk, it makes sense that she’s now properly publishing her work,” says Wolfe. “And why not? She’s leagues above most other ‘zine or comic book authors; one of the only people I ever wanna read.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Cartoon girl power evokes images of \u003ca href=\"//princess.disney.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney princesses\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Sailor Moon\u003c/i>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"//www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/ppg/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Powerpuff Girls\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, but behind the scenes women have remained virtually powerless in an industry run predominately by males.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a part of an Internet cartoon revolution, \u003ca href=\"//frederator.com/about/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederator Studios\u003c/a>, known for creating cult favorite cartoons like \u003ca href=\"//www.nick.com/shows/fairly-oddparents/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>The Fairly OddParents\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"//bravestwarriors.cartoonhangover.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Bravest Warriors\u003c/i>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"//www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/adventuretime/video/index.html?atclk_gn=un_video_Adventure-Time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Adventure Time\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, has won the attention of the Internet for empowering the up and coming female cartoonist, \u003ca href=\"//twitter.com/natazilla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natasha Allegri\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10139026\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Fionna-Cake.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10139026\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Fionna-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"Natasha Allegri, Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake, 2013; courtesy BOOM! Studios \" width=\"640\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Fionna-Cake.jpg 640w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Fionna-Cake-400x615.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/07/Fionna-Cake-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natasha Allegri, \u003ci>Adventure Time with Fionna & Cake\u003c/i>, 2013; courtesy BOOM! Studios\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Starting as a storyboard revisionist for \u003ci>Adventure Time\u003c/i>, Allegri contributed to the adventures of (\u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/watch?v=113yv-Kdy7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cue whimsical intro music\u003c/a>) “Jake the dog and Finn the Hu-man.” But her most notable contribution was the character design of these male protagonists’ female alter egos: “Cake the cat and Fionna the Hu-man.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In \u003ca href=\"//itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/adventure-time-vol.-3/id447808584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">season three\u003c/a>, Allegri’s parallel universe was given \u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/watch?v=CswZ4k89MJQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">its own episode\u003c/a>, which became one of the most popular in the series. Writing for the \u003ca href=\"//www.avclub.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>A.V. Club\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"//www.avclub.com/article/beneath-iadventure-timesi-weirdness-lies-surprisin-103956\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oliver Sava described it\u003c/a> as “the most aggressively girl-friendly episode of the series.” This gender-bending spinoff gained momentum with additional episodes in later seasons and its own \u003ca href=\"//www.boom-studios.com/series/title?series_id=890&name=Adventure+Time%3A+Fionna+and+Cake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comic book series for BOOM! Studios\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"//frederator.com/fred-seibert/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred Seibert\u003c/a>, the founder and executive producer of Frederator said, “For years I’ve tried to convince network executives and cartoon executives that cartoons that center around women, created by women — for something more than just little kids — would be a really wonderful, valuable cartoon to have, and they’ve been kind of resistant.” Thanks to the Internet, Frederator was able to use \u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/user/ChannelFrederator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"//www.kickstarter.com/projects/frederator/bee-and-puppycat-the-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter\u003c/a> to launch Allegri’s career.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview for \u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Iblw2sR_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Toon Buzz\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, Allegri recalls pitching her original cartoon, \u003ci>Bee and PuppyCat\u003c/i>, to the Nickelodeon producer, \u003ca href=\"//www.imdb.com/name/nm1326120/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eric Coleman,\u003c/a> during a meeting that she walked to, in 90 degree weather, while wearing a “polyester shirt, polyester skirt, polyester tights and boots.” After dripping sweat on her storyboards during her presentation, her pitch was politely shot down and she went back to her Los Angeles apartment “sweating and crying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thankfully a woman in New York saw her pitch, rescued it from the cutting room floor and helped make it into the \u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/user/CartoonHangover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003ci>Cartoon Hangover\u003c/i>\u003c/a> short that has captured the attention of both female and male Internet audiences. \u003ca href=\"//www.kickstarter.com/projects/frederator/bee-and-puppycat-the-series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kickstarter\u003c/a> that followed surpassed its goal for creating a complete series by nearly $300,000, and became the 4th most funded video and film project to date.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inspired by early 90s anime, Allegri’s heroine, Bee, is a spastic out of work twenty-something who pairs up with a mysterious pet, PuppyCat, to work intergalactic temp jobs. Watch the short for yourself and see why Allegri’s approach to cartoon girl power is so fresh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOG_UtLxh58?rel=0&w=640&h=360]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even a year after the short’s debut, a visit to the \u003ca href=\"//beeandpuppycat.cartoonhangover.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Bee and PuppyCat website\u003c/a> reveals an endless stream of fan art, \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosplay\u003c/a> snapshots and encouraging comments from audiences waiting for the first crowd-funded season of the to begin. With evidence like this, networks can no longer deny that there is a market for cartoons made for women, by women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sneak peeks at what is to come this year can be found on \u003ca href=\"//www.youtube.com/user/ChannelFrederator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Frederator’s YouTube channel\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"//natazilla.tumblr.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natasha Allegri’s Tumblr\u003c/a>. In the meantime the \u003ca href=\"//www.boom-studios.com/bee-and-puppycat-6-issue-subscription.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bee and PuppyCat comic book\u003c/a> makes the wait more bearable.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://blogs.kqed.org/pop/2014/07/09/lost-in-translation-american-tv-shows-that-dont-quite-survive-the-foreign-exchange-modern-family-iran/gossip-girl-china/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12798\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-12798 size-full\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/07/gossip-girl-china.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: CW and Wikipedia\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/07/gossip-girl-china.jpg 640w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2014/07/gossip-girl-china-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: CW and \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen#mediaviewer/File:Tiananmen_beijing_Panorama.jpg\">Wikipedia\u003c/a>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the things that makes the family on \u003cem>Modern Family\u003c/em> so gosh darn modern is the inclusion of married gay couple Mitchell and Cameron and their daughter, Lily. That's what families look like in the 21st century; people have gay family members with families of their own, not to mention divorces, remarriages, step-children and zany Columbian second wives that become breakout stars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Iran didn't seem to get that memo when they decided to create \u003cem>Haft Sang\u003c/em>, an unlicensed version of the show; Mitch, Cam and Lily's characters are nowhere to be found. For a side by side comparison of the two shows, check this out:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/_gKAF_t8wY8\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foreign versions of your American television favorites are nothing new, but, over the decades, some have landed much further from the original creator's vision than others. From swapping cops and lawyers for bobbies and barristers on \u003cem>Law & Order UK\u003c/em> to the less inflammatory animated antics of \u003cem>Al Shamshoon\u003c/em> (a.k.a. \u003cem>The Simpsons\u003c/em>) in the United Arab Emirates, here's some shows that got lost in translation:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Al Shamshoon\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/L7Eyyz-kGzc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remaking \u003cem>The Simpsons\u003c/em> for audiences in Dubai (actually, just redubbing) probably wasn't so hard once they got rid of Homer's (renamed Omar) drinking, epic pork consumption and any jokes that have to do with religion. Bring on the laughs! In this version, Omar and his wife Mona are constantly battling with their ill-behaved son, Badir. Is it really \u003cem>The Simpsons\u003c/em> without all-knowing, precocious and decidedly feminist Lisa and all the guys meeting at Moe's? No, it's \u003cem>Al Shamshoon\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does it work? \u003c/strong> Why you little! *chokes remake*\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Chrysa Koritsia\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/ttMbM1WTH6g\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2008, Greek broadcaster ET1 premiered a modern version of universally beloved \u003cem>The Golden Girls\u003c/em> and, despite having to update and Hellenize a few things here and there, mostly stuck with the original concept. Sophia is Sophia, Dorothy is Dora, Rose is Fifi (we hope her stories all start with \"back on Skorpios...\"), Blanche is Bela, and they're all still ladies of a certain age with opinions on everything. Although nothing will ever replace the original series, the Greek version retains much of the humor, mood and overall tone of the American original. 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But, for millennials, the final episode of \u003cem>Boy Meets World\u003c/em> absolutely \u003cem>must\u003c/em> be added to that list. No \u003cem>BMW\u003c/em> fan in their late 20s or early 30s can recall, without tears, the moment when Mr. George Feeny, teacher and mentor, offered his final weekly advice before dismissing his beloved students into the wider world: “Believe in yourselves. Dream. Try. Do good.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Boy Meets World\u003c/em>’s seven year run from 1993-2000 came at a time in my life when I was just as awkward, geeky, and endearingly naïve as the young Cory Matthews. And while I cared about the drama between Cory and Topanga and Shawn and Angela, laughed at Eric’s antics, and, later, rolled my eyes along with Jack and Rachel, I mostly tuned in to see Mr. Feeny. While I was lucky enough to receive guidance from loving, supportive parents (who also both happened to be teachers), I still marveled at Feeny’s ability to learn from any situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With a mentor like that, it's no surprise that, 14 years and one revamp later, Cory has grown into the mentor’s role and become a teacher himself in \u003cem>Girl Meets World\u003c/em> (which premiered June 27th). The first episode featured Cory assuring his daughter Riley that he will be there as she navigates her world in New York City. But, to the delight of this viewer and fellow teacher, Mr. Feeny still mysteriously appears at the end of the episode to offer Cory his approval. While the season’s sneak peek promised new schoolwork, new challenges, and new discoveries, here’s hoping Cory remembers lessons from Philadelphia’s favorite educator like these:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Learning Isn’t Just Found In Books\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/mmyZyw9B-gs\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although early seasons relied heavily on connections between Feeny’s lesson plans and the week’s message, the show thankfully moved away from that setup. After all, Feeny cared less about grades (aside from Topanga’s relentless focus on her perfect GPA) than about his students’ growth. To get results, Feeny relied on metaphors, thoughtful one-line retorts, and special out-of-class “projects.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Good Friend Is An Honest One\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/j3kl4z9YPLk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Feeny always said what he thought, but only if it helped the situation. And while Amy and Alan Matthews didn’t always want to hear their neighbor’s advice on raising their children, they knew George spoke the truth. He defended Cory and Topanga’s young love, badgered Eric “ten thousand times” about going to college, and encouraged Shawn to overcome his chaotic upbringing. (On the other hand, George delightfully never feared telling students when they were being “morons.”)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Be Yourself\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/ZTh2CwQF1Dc\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure, there were moments when Mr. Feeny’s students decided they’d had enough of the veteran educator (seasons two through four featuring the leather-clad, poetry-reading, motorcycle-riding Jonathan Turner come to mind), but George Feeny didn’t care. Other teachers would have resorted to flashy new methods for popularity, but George stayed consistent. Of course, as a seasoned teacher, he’d learned to pull a few tricks himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Embrace Change And Take Risks\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/NjuCC1j1c8A\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Feeny taught every grade level, every subject. Yes, he had the same students year after year (except for the rows of extras), but the man needed a lot of hutzpah to create all those lesson plans, even if it took a while for students to understand them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Listen To Your Heart And Follow It\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>http://youtu.be/wkRjMb0RNL4\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a while, it seemed like every season cliffhanger involved Feeny planning his retirement and moving away from Philadelphia. And, yet, every season he’d return, having realized that his home and his heart was with his adopted family and in the classroom. 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"content": "\u003cp>If you’ve danced to an Afrobeat-heavy pop song, dipped hummus, sipped coconut water, participated in a Desi-inspired \u003ca href=\"http://www.browngirlmagazine.com/2013/04/color-run-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">color run\u003c/a> or sported a henna tattoo, then you’ve Columbused something.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6976820/columbusing-discovering-things-for-white-pe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbusing\u003c/a> is when you “discover” something that’s existed forever. Just that it’s existed outside your own culture, nationality, race or even, say, your neighborhood. Bonus points if you tell all your friends about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Why not? In our immigrant-rich cities, the whole world is at our doorsteps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes, though, Columbusing can feel icky. 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