Cartoonist Jon Adams On 12 Years of Putting Chief O’Brien Through Monotonous Hell

Two weeks ago, Jon Adams’ long-running webcomic Chief O’Brien At Work ended its 12 year run. In more than 400 entries, the comic featured a largely static image of Chief O’Brien as he waits for someone, anyone, to need the transporter, or, failing that, a friend. With mostly unseen supporting characters like Keiko, Commander Riker,…

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Ryan North Talks Lower Decks #1, Star Trek AI, and Pizza Shakes

Somewhere on the Trans-Canada highway, that great artery connecting all ten Canadian provinces, Ryan North speeds along in his car. There, among the anonymous byroads of rural Quebec, where the Internet is spotty, the white-throated sparrows serenade with their call of “oh-sweet-Canada-Canada!” and the cabanes Ă  sucre provide the vital, sugary lifeblood to the world’s…

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Beany Tuesday Talks about Serialized Comics and Creative Decision-Making

Popular across Instagram and Twitter, you may have already seen Beany Tuesday’s work without realizing it. If you’ve ever seen a meme asking “Why am I laughing?” you’ve stumbled into a Beany Tuesday classic. Known mainly as a leftist cartoonist, Beany Tuesday’s popularity stems from the way he captures the experience of being on the…

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