{"id":11092,"date":"2018-01-02T17:03:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T21:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=11092"},"modified":"2018-01-24T20:56:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T00:56:42","slug":"episode-250-dave-mckean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-250-dave-mckean","title":{"rendered":"Episode 250 – Dave McKean"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show 250:
\nDave McKean<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Everything is in the words. Now matter how many pretty pictures I put in a comic, it’s never going to be worth anything without the words.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Artist, writer, illustrator, cartoonist, designer, director, composer, and all-around creative force Dave McKean<\/a> joins the show to talk about how the story dictates the medium, why comics-making shouldn’t be taught, the balancing act of collaborative and solo work, the missed opportunity of Tundra Publishing<\/a>, his forays into theater and film with the WildWorks<\/a> team and how they taught him to give up his control-freak nature, the influence of his jazz background, why it’s okay sometimes to judge a book by its cover, the problem-solving nature of a long walk, how the early loss of his father plays out in his work, his tendency to start every project with a complete failure of confidence, and the confluence of forces that led to his amazing new book, Black Dog: The Dreams of Paul Nash<\/a>\"\"! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go buy Black Dog<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

“Up until about 12 years old, I thought comics just arrived on the newsstand from heaven or somewhere. I didn’t realize people made a living from doing these things.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n