THE OPEN KEY
The Illustrated Press presents: THE OPEN KEY We’re taking submissions! Do you draw? Doodle? Dabble in stick figures? We’ll take it. THE OPEN KEY is loosely based on things police say over the… Read More
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The Harold library exhibit is live! (plus some)
We haven’t posted an official update in a while, but we’ve been busy as ever. So — a few updates: Most importantly! We have two Illustrated Press stories on exhibit at the Harold… Read More
New on NPR (WBEZ)
There’s a lot going on here. For starters, we have a new interactive comic with the awesome crew at WBEZ‘s Curious City. It’s all about new neighborhood names, how neighborhoods form and who… Read More
Curious City Comics
Ever wonder how Erik gets started on our stories? In the run-up to our first project with WBEZ (Chicago Public Media/NPR), here’s a short run-through of the early illustration process from on-site reporting, to… Read More
In a store near you…
We’re pretty happy to announce that “The Illustrated Press: Chicago” is now available in stores. We’re starting with the much-beloved Quimby’s in Wicker Park and will be expanding from there. So keep an… Read More
On sale now!
Get a copy while they last! “…Everything starts somewhere, and the stories pasted on that wall ranged from promising to remarkable.” —Chicago Tribune “Holliday and Rodriguez quickly make a come-up in the… Read More
The Book release Approacheth
Two things: 1. After more than a year of drawing, writing and reporting, “The Illustrated Press: Chicago” will gets its official release at the 2012 Albert P. Weisman Award Exhibit. Feel free to stop… Read More
The store is open!
Friends, readers: The Etsy store lives! Check out our shop to get original Illustrated Press postcards and posters in lieu of our early-September release for “The Illlustrated Press: Chicago”. This is one of… Read More
First Pages
We’re only a few weeks away from publication! The book is starting to take shape, and we’re definitely looking forward to seeing everything come together after a year of writing and illustrating. The… Read More
Interview with Sixty Inches From Center
We met Nicole Sierra Rhoden on a Sunday afternoon in Logan Square to talk about our approach to comics journalism and plans for our first graphic non-fiction book. The day was hot, the… Read More
Posters are in!
30 super glossy posters just arrived in the mail! So, now you can put us on your walls. After Kickstarter rewards and promotional posters for the book release (August), we should have around… Read More
The draft layout:
IT HAS BEGUN. A couple pieces of unrelated news: 1. the book LAUNCH is coming! (in August). 2. We’re now on Facebook (You may have noticed the new widget on the right side… Read More
Preview #5: Untitled
We haven’t posted a preview in a while. So! Here’s a preview for a story we’re working on for the McCormick Foundation about news literacy and student debt. The full story should be out… Read More
#AAN2012: Detroit
If you missed it, here’s our panel presentation from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Convention: Comics Journalism: Getting the Story, One Panel at a Time on Prezi Thanks to Hanaa Rifaey for moderating,… Read More
Wedlock in the Picayune
We just got the latest issue of The Cartoon Picayune in the mail and it is awesome (and not just because our story “Wedlock: Love and Marriage in the Cook County Jail” is in it).… Read More
The end of all things Kickstarter
I don’t know about you, but I’m relieved this all worked out. In the last 28 days we’ve exceeded our original goal by 8 percent, which works out to a total of $3,788.… Read More
Day 10: Boots of Blinding Speed
It’s almost over, for now. While the Kickstarter is winding down, were getting to work on printing posters, postcards and stickers for book promotions, backer rewards and our installation show at the Weisman… Read More
Day 9: Less Than 48 Hours
I’m a little late on the update today. Long story short, we’re going nonstop. Likewise, the end of our Kickstarter will wait for no one. Less than 48 hours and it’ll be over.… Read More
Day 8: The 86 Percent
Less than 3 days to go and we’ve just broken the $3,000 mark! That means we officially have less than $500 to make until we’ve made our goal. Which means that we’re… Read More
