tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154860272024-03-06T23:30:45.771-05:00Kochalkaholic! A James Kochalka BlogAlan David Doane's blog of news and commentary relating to the work of James Kochalka, cartoonist and rock star.ADDnoreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-62735991911119735522014-08-13T09:57:00.001-04:002014-08-13T09:58:56.095-04:00James Kochalka on 14th State PodcastThe 14th State podcast has posted a new, 64-minute audio interview with Vermont's first Cartoonist Laureate, James Kochalka. The interview is loose, fun and informative. Give it a listen.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-2492491175357418772012-12-20T18:35:00.000-05:002012-12-21T00:16:33.008-05:00Farewell, Elf
There was a point where I greeted every new American Elf strip as a gift; daily I’d wake and fire up my computer and see what new wonder of daily living James Kochalka had managed to distill down into that day’s strip. Somewhere between the publication of the first collection and the fourth, I lost interest. It’s been a year or more since I even looked at the site on which Kochalka has been ADDnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-76410702649548165742012-12-09T16:45:00.003-05:002012-12-09T16:45:47.011-05:00Kochalka Announces End of American ElfJames Kochalka has announced that he is ending his comic strip American Elf, almost certainly the longest-running daily autobiographical strip in the history of the medium. You can view the strip in which the revelation was made here.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-84787772081020040742011-09-29T08:16:00.001-04:002011-09-29T08:17:29.917-04:00Kochalka Strikes The "Perfect Balance."That's the claim in this examination of James Kochalka's art over on Comixcube, prompted by a read of Kochalka's new comic book Fungus.ADDnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-24479706502970717032011-09-09T09:56:00.002-04:002011-09-09T09:58:32.644-04:00Pictures from The KochalkalypseJames Kochalka last week appeared at a couple of events in Philadelphia. Click over to Flickr to see a photo set of all the action.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-84314382355131094162011-05-17T07:15:00.004-04:002011-05-17T07:19:52.707-04:00Guest Post: The Rock Poster Art of James KochalkaThe following is a guest post written by John Rovnak.KEEP YOUR PANTS ON! The Rock Art Of James Kochalka is a 30-plus page overview of many of the rock show posters James has drawn over the years, and it’s in a book which needs your help on Kickstarter. PANEL TO PANEL: Exploring Words & Pictures is a 274 page full-color book featuring KEEP YOUR PANTS ON!, plus new interviews, articles, essaysADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-78256453137940780962011-03-09T04:17:00.001-05:002011-03-09T04:19:17.377-05:00Kochalka Profiled in Seven DaysThe progressive Vermont newspaper Seven Days has posted a lengthy, career-spanning profile of James Kochalka.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-87838622817089150802011-03-03T09:20:00.002-05:002011-03-03T09:23:14.667-05:00Portrait of a Superstar: JKS August, 2004Here's James Kochalka Superstar performing at Crow Books in August, 2004. Photo by Alan David Doane. Click image for full size.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-17174548969787766172011-02-14T10:20:00.001-05:002011-02-14T10:22:40.684-05:00WPTZ Video Interview With James KochalkaWPTZ-TV has interviewed James Kochalka on the occasion of his being named Vermont's first Cartoonist Laureate. Click here to view the video.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-9618682919393141282011-02-04T08:17:00.001-05:002011-02-04T08:18:13.538-05:00Kochalka Profiled at CCS WebsiteClick over to the Center for Cartoon Studies website to read Jen Vaughn's lengthy and in-depth profile of James Kochalka.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-41716712187904890882011-02-03T11:53:00.007-05:002011-02-04T03:42:54.593-05:00James Kochalka Checklist ProjectAt the suggestion of a reader on the American Elf Forum, I am putting together as comprehensive a checklist of James Kochalka's printed comics and graphic novels as I can. To do this, I need the help of my fellow Kochalkaholics. Please email me with any additions, corrections or suggestions. Especially helpful would be publication dates (where missing).Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary ADDnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-14557577140557335592011-02-03T07:56:00.000-05:002011-02-03T07:57:15.180-05:00Kochalkaholic on TwitterClick here to follow Kochalkaholic on Twitter!ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-32561951833715435462011-02-03T07:36:00.001-05:002011-02-03T07:37:22.920-05:00Kochalka Kiosk Updated!I've added the most recent James Kochalka books to The Kochalka Kiosk, so click over and make sure your collection is complete!ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-9111065716776463742011-01-31T14:30:00.004-05:002011-01-31T14:39:57.628-05:00Audio: Kochalka Talks Cartoonist Laureate AppointmentPublic Radio's Vermont Edition talked to James Kochalka about being appointed Vermont's first Cartoonist Laureate. You can listen to or download the entire show, or you can download just the Kochalka segment by clicking here.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-64427586339509373772011-01-24T17:17:00.003-05:002011-02-03T07:01:45.450-05:00Kochalka Named Vermont's Cartoonist LaureateVermont has become the first continental U.S. state to appoint a Cartoonist Laureate, and it's James Kochalka. Kochalka's work has always brilliantly evoked his Vermont location, making it completely appropriate that on March 10th the state will officially name him Cartoonist Laureate. More details are available at The Center for Cartoon Studies.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-16471917730974572512010-09-09T09:38:00.003-04:002010-09-09T09:43:39.420-04:00Kochalka Profile in Burlington Free-PressClick here to read a new profile of James Kochalka and family, coinciding with the release of James's new book Dragon Puncher. The piece also includes this great photo of Kochalka and his sons:ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-30494500501451121292010-03-22T10:35:00.001-04:002010-03-22T10:36:34.155-04:00Wired on Kochalka and MarsWired magazine has posted an article on James Kochalka and his role in the new movie Mars.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-10405053711141477302010-02-23T10:08:00.001-05:002010-02-23T10:10:26.525-05:00Kochalka Talks Super-F*ckers at Robot 6Click over to CBR's Robot 6 blog for a new interview with James Kochalka, coinciding with the impending release of his collected Super-F*ckers from Top Shelf.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-43785232941300798372008-10-28T16:21:00.006-04:002008-10-28T16:35:37.158-04:00My Thoughts on 10 Years of American ElfI've been a fan (and I hardly ever use that word) of James Kochalka's comics for most of the past decade, discovering him sometime in either 1999 or early 2000 (I think this review from the summer of 2000 may have been the first time I wrote about Kochalka's work). I could not possibly have guessed how important his comics would become to me, or how many times his work would lift my spirits, or ADDnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-58294546340953348072008-10-28T16:18:00.001-04:002008-10-28T16:20:35.300-04:00Spurgeon on Ten Years of American ElfHere's comics blogger Tom Spurgeon on this past Sunday's tenth anniversary of the beginning of James Kochalka's daily diary comic strips:This is an astonishing achievement in a lot of ways, and I hope everyone appreciates it for what it is. Ten years is the length (before option) of a standard daily newspaper comic strip. You can stockpile work when you're working on that kind of endeavor in a ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-25557471900923809612008-10-27T05:34:00.003-04:002008-10-27T05:36:23.909-04:00James Kochalka on American Elf's 10th AnniversaryJames Kochalka yesterday observed the tenth anniversary of his daily diary comic strips. You can read his comments on his blog, and see a nifty Magic Boy drawing by Maakies creator Tony Millionaire as well. Congratulations, James! I'm looking forward to the next decade of American Elf.ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-53676233969037206642008-09-09T02:12:00.002-04:002008-09-09T02:17:47.315-04:00Kochalka's "Little Paintings" Coming in 2009Top Shelf Productions is releasing a book collecting "several hundred of Kochalka's best little paintings from the last decade," in 2009. The publisher says "Kochalka began making little paintings as something to sell to fans at conventions, but they quickly became a consuming obsession that led to several incredibly successful gallery shows at Giant Robot. Dozens and dozens of cute kitties and ADDnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-15403991213903341682008-09-08T14:46:00.001-04:002008-09-08T14:48:59.537-04:00Introducing The Kochalkaholic Kiosk!You'll now see an ad on this page for The Kochalkaholic Kiosk!By clicking over to the Kiosk, you'll find graphic novels, CDs and other recommended James Kochalka works available through Amazon.com.By ordering from The Kochalkaholic Kiosk, you help support this blog's efforts.If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to comment here or send me an email. And thanks for your continued ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-68963092201011103502008-09-05T13:49:00.003-04:002008-09-05T13:52:51.713-04:00American Elf Vol. 3 Solicited, Shipping in NovemberRead Yourself Raw has the solicitation information.This might be the most action-packed volume of all. His neighbor's car gets firebombed, his little son Eli learns how to invent his own swears (like "pump duck"), and James gets a gun pointed at his face. Most dramatic of all, this volume will introduce a new character, a new little baby Kochalka! This collection prints all the diary strips from ADDnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15486027.post-16178000836601021292008-09-02T15:13:00.002-04:002008-09-02T15:14:10.110-04:00Kochalka Comics Cheap!Click over to the Top Shelf Three Dollar Sale to find many of his best comics for three bucks, and bargain prices on many of his other works, too!ADDnoreply@blogger.com0