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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 & Quarterly's new reissues of his work. In a zine called King-Cat Comics and Stories, he chronicled prosaic or absurd experiences that, by '80s standards, were usually considered too trivial to merit ...

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 Porcellino. For the last three decades, he's self-published his influential autobiographical zine, Ki...

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 has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Graphic Novel: John Porcellino reissues worth c...