Kat Verhoeven's guest appearances

Kat Verhoeven

Inkstuds

Radio Free Krypton

Speech Bubble

Taking A Leap -- Deborah Brown 

Michael DeForge

Shane Heron

Jason Loo

Sam Maggs

Shawn Daley

Jim Rugg

Kagan McLeod

Chip Zdarsky

Paris Alleyne

Ricky Lima

Cecil Castellucci

Jenn Woodall

Andrew Wheeler

Jamie Michaels

Che Anderson

OwlTail

Kat Verhoeven grew up in Canada's original capital of Kingston, Ontario in a single-parent household that encouraged artistic talents.Thanks to this, both she and her sister Mary Verhoeven grew to push each other in a friendly competition to see who between them was the better cartoonist – a jockeying that Kat says continues to this day -- with each taking a turn in the spotlight. For Kat's part, she put her drawing talents towards an innovative food blog called Drawn and Devoured, which came out along with her initial sensual food poetry zine, The Artichoke that she published in her final year at the Ontario College of Art and Design. But for as much as she loved food and exploring all the culinary culture that Toronto has to offer, Kat reveals on the podcast that her relationship with food and her own body image was a destructive one for a time and through that struggle came her life's work so far, Meat and Bone from Conundrum Press. We explore what's truth, what's fiction and what's somewhere in between in Meat and Bone, as Kat confronts her own struggles and polyamourous leanings in a fictional reality with an ensemble of fully realized and diverse characters that has never been seen to this degree in comics before and will stick with you. We talk about why both Barbarella and Toronto play such important roles in Meat and Bone and we dive deep on Kat's technique, tools and purposeful decision making that lead her to convey emotion using a different tonal colour palet for every strip and slight alterations to the look of each character. Fan People, this is when not drawing “on model” can pay dividends. If you listen to the episode, you'll understand why. We also don't forget discussing Kat's pre-Meat and Bone project, the Doug Wright and Ignatz nominated TowerKind, which exposes the fallacy of racially-profiling neighbourhoods in a post-apocalyptic Toronto seen through the eyes of children. Plus, we preview the upcoming Friendship Edition Anthology. (launching at TCAF 2020)  This episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by Hairy Tarantula where a state-of-the-art coffee shop is about to be unveiled and Bam Coffee where you can get 15% off your first Bam Box of coffee, comics, prints and a limited edition mug when you type SB15 at checkout. @verwho @VERWHO Verwho.com Meatandbonecomic.com Conundrum Press – Kat's publisher Drawn and Devoured – Kat's old critically-acclaimed food blog Towerkind Kat's equally talented cartoonist sister Frienship Edition Sponsors Hairy Tarantula Bam Coffee

Kat Verhoeven grew up in Canada's original capital of Kingston, Ontario in a single-parent household that encouraged artistic talents.Thanks to this, both she and her sister <a href="https://illustratingmary.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mary Verhoeven</a> grew to push each other in a friendly competition to see who between them was the better cartoonist – a jockeying that Kat says continues to this day -- with each taking a turn in the spotlight. For Kat's part, she put her drawing talents towards an innovative food blog called <a href="https://drawnanddevoured.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drawn and Devoured,</a> which came out along with her initial sensual food poetry zine, The Artichoke that she published in her final year at the Ontario College of Art and Design. But for as much as she loved food and exploring all the culinary culture that Toronto has to offer, Kat reveals on the podcast that her relationship with food and her own body image was a destructive one for a time and through that struggle came her life's work so far, <a href="https://meatandbonecomic.com/about" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meat and Bone</a> from <a href="https://www.conundrumpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conundrum Press</a>. We explore what's truth, what's fiction and what's somewhere in between in Meat and Bone, as Kat confronts her own struggles and polyamourous leanings in a fictional reality with an ensemble of fully realized and diverse characters that has never been seen to this degree in comics before and will stick with you. We talk about why both Barbarella and Toronto play such important roles in Meat and Bone and we dive deep on Kat's technique, tools and purposeful decision making that lead her to convey emotion using a different tonal colour palet for every strip and slight alterations to the look of each character. Fan People, this is when not drawing “on model” can pay dividends. If you listen to the episode, you'll understand why. We also don't forget discussing Kat's pre-Meat and Bone project, the <a href="http://dougwrightawards.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doug Wright</a> and <a href="https://www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-awards" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ignatz</a> nominated TowerKind, which exposes the fallacy of racially-profiling neighbourhoods in a post-apocalyptic Toronto seen through the eyes of children. Plus, we preview the upcoming <a href="http://friendship-edition.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friendship Edition Anthology</a>. (launching at <a href="http://www2.torontocomics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TCAF</a> 2020) This episode of Speech Bubble is sponsored by <a href="http://www.htnorth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hairy Tarantula</a> where a state-of-the-art coffee shop is about to be unveiled and <a href="http://www.bamcoffee.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bam Coffee</a> where you can get 15% off your first Bam Box of coffee, comics, prints and a limited edition mug when you type SB15 at checkout. <a href="http://www.instagram.com/verwho" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@verwho</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/VERWHO" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@VERWHO</a> <a href="http://www.verwho.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Verwho.com</a> <a href="http://www.meatandbonecomic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meatandbonecomic.com</a> <a href="https://www.conundrumpress.com/new-titles/meat-bone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conundrum Press – Kat's publisher</a> <a href="https://drawnanddevoured.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Drawn and Devoured – Kat's old critically-acclaimed food blog</a> <a href="https://www.conundrumpress.com/backlist/towerkind-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Towerkind</a> <a href="https://illustratingmary.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kat's equally talented cartoonist sister</a> <a href="http://friendship-edition.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frienship Edition</a> Sponsors <a href="http://www.htnorth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hairy Tarantula</a> <a href="http://bamcoffee.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bam Coffee</a>

Toronto creator Kat Verhoeven joins Jacob to discuss Meat and Bone, her web-comic-turned book in which an ensemble cast deals with problems including body-image issues and eating disorders.  Kat tells Jacob about the process of publishing a web-comic in print and about the personal toll of telling such a sensitive story.  RFK airs first on CJRU 1280 AM in Toronto. You can support the station and out show on Patreon. This episode was produced by Jacob Dubé.

Toronto creator <a href="https://www.instagram.com/verwho/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kat Verhoeven</a> joins Jacob to discuss Meat and Bone, her web-comic-turned book in which an ensemble cast deals with problems including body-image issues and eating disorders.  Kat tells Jacob about the process of publishing a web-comic in print and about the personal toll of telling such a sensitive story.  RFK airs first on <a href="cjru.ca" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CJRU 1280 AM</a> in Toronto. You can support the station and out show on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/RFKonCJRU1280AM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. This episode was produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/ewiththeaccent" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jacob Dubé</a>.

Kat Verhoeven on making "Meat and Bone"

KAT VERHOEVEN Book: “Meat &amp; Bone” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair) Author: Kat VerhoevenWebsite: meatandbonecomic.comKat Verhoeven is a Canadian cartoonist, raised in Kingston and living in Toronto.  She is the author of “Meat and Bone” which is one of the books featured at the Miami Book Fair this year. “Meat and Bone” has been described as a comic that discusses queer disordered eating with frank, powerful honesty.  Her previous graphic novel “Towerkind” was nominated for the Ignatz and Doug Wright awards.

KAT VERHOEVEN Book: “Meat &amp; Bone” (featured at the 2019 Miami Book Fair) Author: Kat Verhoeven Website: <a href="http://meatandbonecomic.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">meatandbonecomic.com</a> Kat Verhoeven is a Canadian cartoonist, raised in Kingston and living in Toronto. She is the author of “Meat and Bone” which is one of the books featured at the Miami Book Fair this year. “Meat and Bone” has been described as a comic that discusses queer disordered eating with frank, powerful honesty. Her previous graphic novel “Towerkind” was nominated for the Ignatz and Doug Wright awards.

KAT VERHOEVEN

Kat Verhoeven joined me and Brandon to talk about her new book about little neighborhood in Toronto, Towerkind. Kat also has an excellent webcomic called Meat and Bone.

Kat Verhoeven joined me and Brandon to talk about her new book about little neighborhood in Toronto, <a href="http://www.conundrumpress.com/new-titles/towerkind-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Towerkind</a>. Kat also has an excellent webcomic called <a href="http://meatandbonecomic.tumblr.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meat and Bone</a>.