Comics Alternative Interviews: Bill Kartalopoulos and Ben Katchor

Time Codes: 00:00:26 - Introduction 00:02:30 - Setup of interview 00:04:05 - Interview with Bill Kartalopoulos and Ben Katchor 01:36:02 - Wrap up 01:37:10 - Contact us Derek talks with Bill Kartalopoulos and Ben Katchor about the 2017 volume of The Best American Comics (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). They are, respectively, the general editor of the series and last year's guest editor. Paul and Derek had wanted to interview the two back in December, but due to life complications, they weren't able to have them on the show. And although Paul wasn't able to join in on this interview, he was with everyone in spirit. So better late than never, Derek speaks with Ben and Bill about the process of their collaboration, the challenges that they faced in collecting potential material, Ben's choices in structuring and populating the 2017 volume, the ways in which current politics couldn't help but find their way into the text, and the questions both editors faced with the very concept of "best comics."