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Originally published on February 28, 2021 7:00 am It was May of 1989 when John Porcellino ("a 20-year-old, hormonally charged, punk-inspired Rock n Roller," in his own description) got the idea that would become a creative odyssey. "I wanted to publish something that I could make all on my own, that could contain whatever I wanted, that could reflect my whole life," he writes in one of Drawn & Quarterlys new reissues of his work. In a zine called King-Cat Comics and Stories, he chronicled pro...

Cartoonist and zine-maker John Porcellino has been a hugely influential figure in the world of zine-making. As several of his classic books are reissued, we talk to him about his life and work

click to enlarge courtesy Drawn & Quarterly The graphic novel Map of my Heart begins with a cartoon map of Hoffman Estates: the high school, the Barrington Square Mall, a good spot to pick raspberries behind the hospital. At the bottom, everything is labeled: "Map of the Known Universe Circa 1982." The cartographer is comics artist John Po...

Article content Montreal publishing house Drawn and Quarterly is reissuing three of John Porcellino’s comic collections: King-Cat Classix, Map of my Heart and Perfect Example. Read them all. The writer and artist originally hails from a Chicago suburb in Illinois. He began his publishing career with a handmade magazine called King-Cat Comics, which he mailed out to friends and subscribers. Today, he is one of the foremost practitioners of autobiographical comics. We apologize, but this video ...