"Let's Talk" Series Launches on Computerlove™

This week my new interview series, titled "Let's Talk," launches on Computerlove. If you've never checked out Computerlove before, you should take a visit. It's a website based in France that seeks to connect creative talents from all over the globe via its online platform (i.e. news, blogs, portfolios, etc.). For my debut installment of "Let's Talk," I interviewed illustrator and graphic novelist Leah Hayes. Her latest graphic novel, Funeral of the Heart, was just published by Fantagraphics (see art above). "Let's Talk" will be a bi-monthly series and feature informal conversations with a diverse range of artists. Check back for updates. You can read the Leah Hayes interview here, or by clicking on the excerpted paragraph below.

Excerpt from my interview with Leah Hayes:
Boston-bred illustrator Leah Hayes, who's a phenom with a Bic-brand ballpoint pen, enjoys laughing. "I laughed forever the other night, watching these rare Andrew Lloyd Webber music videos," she says. "But actually I was laughing out of happiness, not making fun of them. I love musicals so much." Life isn't all shits and giggles for the 27-year-old, Parsons School of Design graduate though. Thumb through the pages of her graphic novels—2004's Holy Moly and the recently published Funeral of the Heart,—and you'll realize Ms. Hayes has her share of somber days too. But it's the less-than-sunny nature of her graphic novels that makes them so appealing. Hayes' multi-layered illustrations aptly compliment the tales of sadness and woe captured in her diary-meets-sketchbook approach to storytelling.