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Tonight we had the immense pleasure of interviewing Thom Zahler, writer artist and creator of Love and Capes. He’s the self-professed “hardest working creator you’ve never heard of”. (It does sound like he works pretty hard. He was still the acting Mayor of his town for the duration of our interview.)

We had a lot of fun talking with him about his extensive experience in the comic book industry, as well as his opinions about everything ranging from sitcoms to the state of comics today. We talked about his inspirations and aspirations for the future. We even got him to sing a little for us.

Listen to ReadComics.org Podcast Episode #020 (26.1 MB, 57 minutes)

It’s going to be all day comics at the St. Paul Central library this Friday, an event they’re calling Comixtravaganza. I don’t really know who organized this, but there’s going to be a whole bunch of local creators in attendance. And free food!

Here’s the schedule and location (as reported in an email from The Source):

CENTRAL LIBRARY
4th floor meeting room
90 4th Street West
St. Paul, MN. 55102
651.266.7000

FRIDAY OCTOBER 17, 2008

• 11:00AM – 12:00PM: Comix Panel featuring:
  • Marcus Almand
  • Becky Grutzik
  • Melissa S. Kaercher
  • Ryan Kelly
  • Aric McKeown & Lem Pew
  • Michael May
  • Shawn Van Briesen
• 12:30PM – 1:30PM: How to Draw Manga Class
• 2:00PM – 4:30PM: Watch a New Anime Film with the 3 P’s (pocky, pizza, & pop)