#artwork– A New Publication From Berlin

A brand-new online magazine about art and art education called #artwork just debuted with a feature about New York, and I'm thrilled that they invited me for a little interview about living and working here. They were also kind enough to include some of my images.

Here is a link to the first issue, you can find my interview at the end of the page.

Many thanks to editors Ada Bieber and Anette Holl for this great feature and good luck with the magazine!

Your Dreams My Nightmares - Podcast

I've had the pleasure of being on the latest episode of my friend and colleague Sam Weber's illustration podcast Your Dreams My Nightmares. Check it out to hear us chat about art, angst and our careers thus far. Thanks again for having me Sam!

Q & A with DART / American Illustration

Design Arts Daily (DART), the American Illustration blog and newsletter, has done an online interview with me. From the very kind intro:

Paul Hoppe, an illustrator and comics artist, has been a friend of DART since his work first appeared in AI26. At the New York City comics fairs, he acts as a semaphore: a tall fellow, he is also one of a few participants who has figured out how to be visible in a crowded hall—often standing alongside his even taller Rabid Rabbit vertical banner. Next week, a 10-year survey of Paul’s work will be seen in an exhibition at the German Consulate in New York. […]

You can read the whole Q & A here:
http://www.ai-ap.com/publications/article/8372/paul-hoppe-the-qa.html

Many thanks to Editor-In-Chief Peggy Roalf for the kind words and the nice interview!

Print Magazine's Oral History of the Pencil Factory

Joining the studio collective known as the Pencil Fectory has to be one of the best things have done in recent years. Being surrounded by hardworking, talented and friendly individuals every day makes my work so much fore fun and satisfying.

If you like to know more about the people who have worked here over the years, Print Magazine did a really nice Oral History of the Pencil Factory.

Many thanks to Rob Walker who did all the interviews, and to Art Director Ben King. Above photoshoot of our space is by Ross Mantle.

Goethe Institut Feature

The Goethe Institut has a website about comics and comic arts, and the latest article is about German artists who went abroad. I'm honored to be included, to talk about reasons and experiences of working as a German illustrator in the US. You can check out the entire article here. Many thanks to Rieke Harmsen for the write-up!

Interviews & Articles

Here are some comics-related recent articles, interviews and news from around the web, collected for your convenience:

I wrote a little article for the Cartoon & Comic issue of Slanted,
a German magazine about typography and design. I called it A Very Subjective And Casual Comics Overview from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, because that's what it is.

Furthermore, there is a nice feature about me over on the Holy Yost,  because I'm contributing to Digestae, a food-themed anthologywith many great contributors including Jeffrey Brown and James Kochalka. Many thanks for the shout-out!

If you like to support the project, there is a Kickstarter campaign with great rewards.


And finally, here is an interview from MoCCA in which you can see me at the festival live and alive.

As always, thanks for swinging by!

Sequential Tart Interview

Sequential Tart, a Web Zine about the comics industry, did an interview about Rabid Rabbit with co-founder Chris Butzer and me.
Thanks very much to Editrix-in-Chief Sheena McNeil! You can read the entire interview here.

Seven Impossible Things Feature

The awesome children's book blog Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast did a very nice feature about me and my work. You can see images from my next forthcoming children's book THE WOODS and many other things. Check it out here! It's great blog that's always worth checking out. Many thanks to Jules for all the hard work and for having me on it.

In other news, Elizabeth Bird also featured THE WOODS, along with other books from the Chronicle Spring program, on her very popular Fuse#8 Blog. Thanks for the shoutout!

Article in "Pforzheimer Zeitung"

For all of you who speak the German lingo, this came out today in the Pforzheimer Zeitung. That's the city where I studied Graphic Design and Fine Arts for 4 1/2 years. In the interview, they asked me what I thought about the University and my time in Pforzheim, but also about my current projects and the life as an illustrator in New York. Thanks very much to Daniela Huber for the great article!