Alexander Rothman

Comics Poetry &c.

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Pretty happy with this one. Some 4-panel digital sketchbooking using gouache and Blackwing brushes. #procreate (at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) https://www.instagram.com/p/By3Vr7UgLns/?igshid=1lw1b7p7lz6hs

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Didn't have room to bring a sign so I had to improvise one. Stop by the @inkbrick / @ruthstonefoundation table at #awp18, T449 (at Tampa Convention Center)

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Sketch from the recent Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the Franklin Institute. I think this gent was either a musician or some sort of bird tender. (at The Franklin Institute)

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This started as an early sketch for our wedding decorations. Went back and finished it to experiment with a new ProCreate pen.

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Digital doodle after Mariya Pryymachenko and maybe a little after George Herriman, too.

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I like this one, starring Spatula and our broken sink. Started in graph paper sketchbook, finished digitally. (at Fairmount, Philadelphia)

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Silver death mask from Liao Dynasty in China, c. 907–1125. Sketch from a visit to the Penn Museum. (at Penn Museum)

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No room for text on this one. #abstractcomics

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Dr. King earned his Bachelor of Divinity degree in Chester, PA at Crozer Theological Seminary. He graduated in 1951; here's his admission photo from 1948. (at Crozer Theological Seminary)

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Whoops, posted the wrong version of this before. I think the white text at the end works better.

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Started as an abstract ink-and-pencil comic in a notebook. Finished digitally.

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On a but of an abstract comics kick the last couple days. Started out in a graph paper sketchbook, finished digitally.

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I'm pretty happy with this one. From late last year. #procreate

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I’ve got another short comic up over at 4panel.ca. Pretty happy with how this one turned out, but I should probably update the last panel with a drawing of Spatula. 

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What Is Comics Poetry: An Essay By Alexander Rothman, Editor-In-Chief of INK BRICK

To kick off our focus on Comics Poetry, we are pleased to present the following essay by Alexander Rothman. Alexander Rothman is a cartoonist and poet whose creative and critical work has appeared …

I updated my manifest(ish) essay about comics poetry for Comics Bulletin. My thanks to Daniel Elkin for the opportunity!

If you have any interest in my work, Ink Brick, or comics poetry, do me a favor and please give it a read. This is the best I’ve managed so far at organizing my thoughts on the form.

An earlier version of the essay appeared on the Indiana Review blog.

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My friends the beautiful tortoises (at Philadelphia Zoo)

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Schuylkill