BB reader The Moth says,
The SF Bay Guardian's Lit section has done a pretty nicely done piece about up-and-comers and already-made-its in the underground comic book scene. They include some comments from Eightball's Dan Clowes, Comic Relief's Rory Root, and Ted Mathot of E-Ville Press' "Rose and Isabel", among others.
Snip from story:
Laurenn McCubbin is a vivid reminder of the eclectic nature of art in the Bay Area. Her hair is red and streaked with platinum, her arms are covered with tattoos, and she is, as of this month, the new art director for traditionally superhero-dominated Image Comics. Her latest work, Rent Girl, written by Michelle Tea and lavishly illustrated by McCubbin, has also just been optioned for HBO by Tony Jonas, executive producer of Queer As Folk.
"We want it to be partially animated," McCubbin says. "The thing we had a hard time convincing people of is that hookers can be funny. I can't imagine why people don't understand. People are like, 'It's going to be such a sad show,' and I'm like, 'Have you read the book?' "
