A.J. Slizeski writes sporadically about their drawings, erotic horror comics, a cursed card game called Ómina, and music projects. Issues cover behind-the-scenes economics of an indie art market and seasonal pop-culture favourites like Halloween specials.
Website: https://a-j-slizeski.ghost.io/
Personal essays on relationships, thinking, creativity and agency, written from a family life on a Baltic island. Readers get reflective, exploratory writing that works through questions such as why music moves us and how to get unstuck creatively.
An artist-author shares behind-the-scenes accounts of how his paintings, especially the Dinotopia series, were made. Readers get practical detail on preparatory studies, model posing, maquettes and sources of inspiration.
Deeply researched profiles and histories of animators and films from around the world, with a focus on Japanese animation and independent artists. Each issue also includes animation news bits and a closing note.
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