{"id":17973,"date":"2026-04-09T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T20:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=17973"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:36:56","slug":"episode-672-dean-haspiel-and-doug-latino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-672-dean-haspiel-and-doug-latino","title":{"rendered":"Episode 672 – Dean Haspiel and Doug Latino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 672:
\nDean Haspiel and Doug Latino<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>With REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK<\/a> (Cosmic Lion Productions), editors Dean Haspiel<\/a> and Doug Latino<\/a> bring together 66 fantastic cartoonists and writers to tell 51 autobiographical comic stories about NYC . . . and I’m<\/em> among them! We got together to talk about the book & its publishing history, the incredible lineup Dean and Doug have assembled (including ~20 of my past pod-guests \u2014 like Roz Chast, Drew Friedman, Jonathan Ames, Karl Stevens, Jennifer Hayden, Ben Katchor,<\/strong> and Moby<\/strong> \u2014 and a ton of other great cartoonists!), why no one’s made a New York City-centric autobio-comics anthology before, what makes for an “Only In New York” story & why I went with a tough one for my 2-page comic, and why YOU NEED TO SUPPORT THE KICKSTARTER<\/strong><\/a> (ending May 8, 2026<\/strong>) to help bring it all into print! (Yes, we talk about other stuff, like My Joe Franklin Story, what I’ve learned on hiatus, what Doug & Dean have learned about editing, the challenges of bringing non-comics-writers into the book, why I don’t ‘think’ comics, my favorite Deadly Sin, and more.) Give it a listen!<\/a> And go support REAL LIFE COMIX: ONLY IN NEW YORK<\/a>!<\/p>\n