Robin F

About this contributor

My mission in life is to brainwash every man, woman and child into realizing that comics are more than just juvenile pabulum. When done right they can be an amazing amalgam of art and literature. Comics can make you laugh, cry, think and feel just as much as your favorite movie or book.. While looking visually stunning at the same time. It’s my favourite medium. I know, there are comics out there for everyone, but they are hard to find. Let me be your guide. I’ll be your cartoon gal.

For the past 10 years I’ve been living, eating, sleeping and breathing comics. From writing comic stories, to editing fund-raising anthologies. I’ve worked in comic book stores, I’ve written for The Comics Journal. I’ve attended comic conventions all along the West Coast and interviewed many.

But now, now it’s a whole new ballgame. New station, new day, new time slot and a whole wide world of bandes dessinées to discover. I can’t wait. Montreal is a thriving hum of comic activity. Every week there is something incredible and comic related happening. There’s so much to learn and so much to share. I plan on exploring all avenues of the art form. Whether it be cartoons, action figures, fashion illustration, poster art, movies, music, anything and everything to do with the graphic arts, it shall be covered.

Musically I’ll be playing some new and neat stuff (Bat for Lashes and The Heavy) but I’ll be playing the oldies and goodies too. (Drop Nineteens, The Mills Brothers, Astrid Gilberto and Mike Ladd) The show will be bursting at the seams with variety.

So welcome. Welcome to The Onomatopoeia Show. All graphic arts, all the time. Every Sunday from 3-4pm (est) You can follow me on twitter @cartoongal or check out my website for more involved posts at www.cartoongal.com

Last five contributions (view all)

MoCCAfest. I know, you're scratching your head wondering what it is. It's certainly not your standard comic convention, but yet, it's not all that different from Montreal's EXPOZINE. Every year New York City’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art puts on a festival to showcase and celebrate innovative and alternative comics (usually the last weekend in April). And yes, I did say alternative comics, which means nary a Spider-Man to be found anywhere...

Posted by Robin F on May 23, 2012 in Article | 0 comments.

I first saw Anthony Jeselnik perform online. He is the master of the smart laugh and awkward pauses. Although he cites Rodney Dangerfield and Steven Wright as idols, Anthony's humour is only similar in format; the content is horrifically and hilariously all his own. He has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel...

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Anthony Jeselnik Interview - July '11

Posted by Robin F on July 27, 2011 in Article | 0 comments.

So the name Kunal Nayyar may not be familiar to you, but maybe the name Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali is? Known famously for his portrayal of the an astrophysicist on The Big Bang Theory, Kunal plays Raj with so much Indian charm, it's almost impossible not to relate to him. Kunal is in town with Simon Helburg to MC the Just for Laughs A Tribute to Nerds event on July 29th.

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Kunal Nayyar Interview (July '11)

Posted by Robin F on July 22, 2011 in Article | 0 comments.

I've realized that I am just to precious with my website.  It's been a year since any updates and I just want to get this audio out to you.  So from now on I will be posting old shows with quick and dirty edits here. 

ps. illo by don king (http://www.topshelfcomix.com/ts2.0/artist/249) and sounds by amon tobin off his new album ISAM.  track 6 ~ wooden toy

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Posted by Robin F on July 17, 2011 in Blog entry | 0 comments.