John Jones

johnmjones: Spiegelman: "I'm told I'm the father of the graphic novel, but I want a blood test"

johnmjones: Spiegelman just gave a shout-out to the Ransom Center

johnmjones: Crumb & Spiegelman are showing rejected New Yorker covers. Entertaining.

johnmjones: Spiegelman: Hefner is responsible for the psychological breaking down of two brilliant cartoonists

johnmjones: Now they're discussing Kurtzman, 'Help's editor. When he worked for Hugh Hefner, Hef would edit his comics

johnmjones: Crumb: replaced Terry Gilliam at 'Help' magazine

johnmjones: Spiegelman: superhero comics were read by the kids who beat us up

johnmjones: Spiegelman:my father would get me remaindered comics w/covers torn off. He knew about deals, but not about horror comics causing delinquency

johnmjones: Crumb says his brother Charles forced him to be a comic; "I was a wimpy kid in a fog"

johnmjones: Crumb says that after seeing himself in the 'Crumb' movie he changed his appearance (grew beard, changed hat styles)

johnmjones: At R. Crumb / Spiegleman lecture

johnmjones: "Is gross inequality…the principal product of capitalism?" http://bit.ly/2Np1kt

johnmjones: Why weren't my toys this cool when I was a kid? http://bit.ly/4jncLG

johnmjones: "anyone who has to kiss Joe Lieberman's derriere deserves a congressional medal of honor" http://bit.ly/1qoN7Y

johnmjones: RT @negaratduke: "Don't misunderestimate Hegel" #zizekappropriatesbush

johnmjones: taking a break from drafting to do some outlining #LivingOnTheEdge #NotAfraidToDiagram

johnmjones: @LaniAR mm hmm

johnmjones: RT @lessig: Fox-puppet: an angry complaining soul misinformed by sensationalist press.

johnmjones: @LaniAR yes

johnmjones: @LaniAR I had not