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Virtual Memories Show #158:
\nGlenn Head<\/a><\/p>\n

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“I’d always been really wowed by the idea of artistic freedom, but that was all just an idea and not a reality. Actually being on the street and talking about artistic integrity is a joke. It’s a joke that’s laughing at you.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"chicagocover\"<\/a>In his new comix memoir, Chicago<\/a>\"\" (Fantagraphics), Glenn Head<\/a> follows Orwell’s maxim, “Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful.” We talk about how he approached his first long-form comic after decades in the field, what prompted him to chronicle his mid-’70s self, the allure of underground comix, how his next work may mirror another bit of Orwelliana, why it’s always good to delate your heroes, what he’s working on next, and more! Give it a listen<\/a>, and go buy Glenn’s new book<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

“I think fools are always sympathetic, because they don’t know better.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We also talk about our favorite comic stores, what he discovered about storytelling in the process of making Chicago<\/em>, how he balanced the joys (and hassles) of editing comics anthologies, what he learned studying under Art Spiegelman at SVA, who his toughest (and best) critics are, how becoming a dad revised his understanding of his old man, and what it was like living in NYC through the AIDS years! Go listen!<\/a><\/p>\n

“I learned that I’m not going to do my best work unless I risk vulnerability and putting myself out there.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Also, if you want to find out who Glenn is reading nowadays and get a list of the books we talked about in this episode, join our Patreon<\/a> and become a monthly contributor to The Virtual Memories Show!<\/em> At the end of March, the new episode of our patron-only podcast, Fear of a Square Planet<\/a>, will go up with a bonus segment about who he’s\u00a0reading and why.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n