Nicole Goux joins the show! John and David welcome Eisner nominated artist, Nicole Goux (Everyone is Tulip, Forest Hills Bootleg Society, This Place Kills Me) to talk about her burgeoning career! From drawing at an early age to her recent Eisner nominations, Nicole has already had an amazing career and she's just starting! Listen in as the fellas chat with Nicole about her new book with Mariko Tamaki, what it means to make comics, the growing manga influence on comics in the United States, finding a creative end goal, and more!
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Timestamp Segments
- [00:59] Nicole’s nonstop output.
- [02:26] Nicole’s origin story.
- [08:37] First zines to first hire.
- [10:37] Getting into comics full-time.
- [18:52] This Place Kills Me.
- [25:15] Suicide Forest.
- [26:37] Nicole’s approach to comics.
- [29:07] The manga influence.
- [32:47] How the US sees comics.
- [34:16] Awards shows or popularity contests?
- [37:37] Nicole gets her flowers.
- [41:09] What’s next for Nicole?
- [47:05] Nicole’s new book.
Notable Quotes
- “Comics is so much broader than we make it out to be most of the time, as Westerners.”
- “It should be okay to just consistently make good work that makes you happy and makes other people happy.”
Books Mentioned
- Absolute Wonder Woman, by Kelly Thompson & Hayden Sherman.
- Everyone is Tulip, by Dave Baker, Nicole Goux, & Ellie Hall.
- Forest Hills Bootleg Society, Fuck Off Squad, Suicide Forest, by Dave Baker & Nicole Goux.
- Jem and the Holograms: Dimensions.
- Mary Tyler Moorehawk, by Dave Baker.
- The Mystery Play, by Grant Morrison & Jon J Muth.
- Pet Peeves, by Nicole Goux.
- Runaways, by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Takeshi Miyazawa.
- Shadow of the Batgirl, by Sarah Kuhn & Nicole Goux.
- Star Trek: Waypoint.
- Supergirl, by Sophie Campbell.
- This Place Kills Me, by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux.
