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PRINT ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS

Some of these are hard to find, but a lot of the information is duplicated among them, or can also be found on this site, or in the online articles in the sidebar at right.

NEW VENTURE #5, Fall 1976, New Venture Publishing, Pullman, WA. Special Art Issue edited by Steve Fahnestalk and Jon Gustafson. Contains a one-page bio written by me, as well as three pages of my art. This was a short-lived science fiction/fantasy fanzine. This issue was by far the largest, containing art and artist profiles for many of the best in the business at that time, and I was proud to be included.

David Anthony Kraft's COMICS INTERVIEW #3, May 1983, Fictioneer Books Ltd., New York. Contains an interview with me conducted by Steve Riggenberg, three pages with illustrations. Some bio information as well as then-current lettering and writing projects.

MUSINGS #1, May 1993, Calliope Comics, Bellefonte, PA. Edited and published by Steve Tice, this fanzine has a two-page article written by me called "Dream Assignment: Lettering Sandman".

Musings #1 cover

WIZARD #54, February 1996, Wizard Press. This glossy magazine about comics has a four page article written mostly by me called "Letter Perfect: How to Letter a Comic Book in Seven Easy Steps". Illustrated with many nice photos by Rob Kinmonth. Article intro is by Paul J. Grant.

THE SANDMAN COMPANION, by Hy Bender, Vertigo/DC Comics, 1999. This hardcover book has some quotes and comments from me about lettering SANDMAN, and a few other mentions here and there, all scattered throughout the book.

COMIC BOOK ARTIST #25, June 2003, Two Morrows, Raleigh, NC. Edited by Jon B. Cooke, this semi-pro magazine about comics focuses on Alan Moore's line of America's Best Comics in this issue. Contains a one page article by me about doing the design work for the comics line, over a two-page spread containing many of the logos I did for those comics.

THE EXTRAORDINARY WORKS OF ALAN MOORE, July 2003, TwoMorrows, Raleigh, NC. Compiled and edited by George Khoury, contains a two-page article by me about working with Alan Moore.

HANGING OUT WITH THE DREAM KING, Conversations with Neil Gaiman and his Collaborators, Joseph McCabe, editor. Fantagraphics Books, December 2004. Has a six page interview plus a full-page photo by Sophia Quach and a full-page illustration. Also has some very flattering comments about me by Neil Gaiman, I blush to add.

DRAW! #10, Spring 2005, TwoMorrows, Raleigh, NC. Edited by Michael Manley. This semi-pro magazine about how to draw and create comics contains a 14 page article, with many illustrations and photos, about lettering, compiled by me from transcripts of an online letterers' chat that I hosted from 1995 to 2000. Comments and contributions from many letterers, focusing on hand-lettering.

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