{"id":14250,"date":"2021-02-09T10:02:34","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T15:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=14250"},"modified":"2021-02-09T12:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T17:24:09","slug":"episode-420-john-porcellino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-420-john-porcellino","title":{"rendered":"Episode 420 – John Porcellino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 420:
\nJohn Porcellino<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I’m very content with my little corner of the world. I started this ‘zine when I was 20 years old, it’s become my life’s work, it’s allowed me to meet and interact with the most amazing people on the planet, it’s allowed me to share my thoughts and experiences with people, and that’s pretty great.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>With Drawn & Quarterly publishing new editions of King-Cat Classix<\/a>, Map of My Heart<\/a>, and Perfect Example<\/a>, what better time for John Porcellino<\/a> to return to the podcast? We talk about how King-Cat Comics & Stories<\/em><\/a> has evolved over the ~30 years (!) he’s been making it, how the refinement of his art and storytelling mirrors the battle of intuition vs. OCD, and how his newest comics (even those written before 2020) reflect life during the pandemic. We get into how Buddhism has helped him cope with life and aging, his lurking concern that he has an expiration date, what he wants to accomplish before then, and what it means to publish issue #80<\/a> and to look at reaching #100. We also discuss the joyfully awful band Flipper and what it’s like being Flipper for aspiring storytellers, the example Lynda Barry set for him, the influence John has had on my stories in recent years, his joy at seeing his name drawn by Robert Crumb, and why his new dog Arlo is A Good Boy even when he barks during podcasts. Give it a listen!<\/a> And go read King-Cat Classix<\/a>, Map of My Heart<\/a>, Perfect Example<\/a>, and the latest King-Cat<\/a>!<\/p>\n

“There are two different things that happen to us in life. I think it’s a little harder to face the long, slow decline. From a Buddhist perspective, all life is change, and one of the major sources of suffering is trying to hold onto things.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n