Art By Leela Corman

Illustrations, Comics, and Inspirations

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My newest comic for Tablet Magazine, about the irreducibles of Jewishness (admittedly, pretty exclusively Ashkenazi but what do you want from my life?).

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My newest comic, running in the current issue of Yes Magazine, so far print only, so read it here.

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The latest round of episodes of Ecstasy To Frenzy are up on Mixcloud now, and new episodes air every Tuesday from 2-4 pm & every Wednesday from 11-1 pm.

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I just listed some new original art for sale in my Etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LeelaCormanArt?ref=hdr_shop_menu

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Scans from the “Rakset El Wedaa” press book, in 1954.

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A gorgeous spread of Samia Gamal

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Oh my god I love this.

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Experimenting with painted comics, last year, while I had a fever.

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Vintage stars of Egyptian dance, illustrations for the Gilded Serpent book #1.

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Ecstasy To Frenzy returns this week with an all-new episode, this time in memory of my friend Travis Fristoe. Listen to the rebroadcast here:

http://www.wgot.org/programming/music/ecstasy-to-frenzy

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“The Women’s Election”, written by Luna Of Cairo, drawn by me. This is about a brutal assault that happened during the recent presidential election in Egypt. I asked Luna to get some quotes from women she knew. She chose three from very different walks of life: a housewife, a costume designer, and a fellow bellydancer. We were later criticized as though their opinions were ours. I would like to point out that reporting is not supporting. If the points of view stated here make you uncomfortable, rest assured that some of them had that effect on me, as well. No one is here to be comfortable. And I believe that as Americans, we are largely unaware of what peoples’ points of view in Egypt, and elsewhere, are. The dancer’s in particular are pretty surprising. But I think it’s important to know that they’re out there. You don’t have to agree, and don’t assume that we do, either. But we wanted to give some women a voice and we were not going to silence the opinions we didn’t like or expect.

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Illustration from the Big Gay Alphabet Coloring Book by Jacinta Bunnell. In case you hadn’t noticed, Marc Bolan is in this picture. Find it here.

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Everybody in here’s real proud to present Choked Out. With love to the Mountain Goats, whose song I just quoted and for whom I did this illustration.

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Leela Corman's Creation

It's that time again, for shameless plugs! Support my Patreon and get cool art in return, as well as inside information about my projects, which you know you want!

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Uplifting comics for young folks about the WW2 hero Raoul Wallenberg, for the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. Okay it’s not the least bit uplifting.

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My newest comic is up on the beautiful Nautilus Magazine, about the experience and the neurobiology of PTSD.

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Painted comics. #comics #illustration #painting

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The new Luna Of Cairo comic is now up on The Nib! TW: Sexual Assault

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Well hello there! It’s been quite the week. I just returned from Writers Unlimited - Winternachten, an amazing literary festival in Den Haag, Netherlands, where I had the privilege to meet and and talk with so many incredible writers - Muhammad Aladdin, Hassnae Bouazza, Nina Weiers, Nii Ayikwei Parkes, Maaza Mengiste, Witold Szablowski, and so many more. I participated in three panels, most notably with the amazing Belgian cartoonist Dominique Goblet. I soaked in as much art as I could - the Rothko retrospective at the Gemeentmuseum Den Haag was a particular highlight, but I also can’t say enough about the great master painters of the Dutch golden age: Frans Hals, Jan Steen, and Rembrandt, whose late self portraits make me cry. And I also had the pleasure of performing a bellydance set at the Friday night party. Those are just a few of the highlights of this truly incredible experience.

And….today, I can reveal that I did the cover art for the new Mountain Goats record, “Beat The Champ”, which is possibly my favorite Mtn Goats record yet, though it’s pretty hard to choose. This one is badass, people! Preorder and check out the art here, with fantastic graphic design by http://seenstudio.com/:

http://www.mergerecords.com/beat-the-champ

Listen to a great track from the new album here.