Ink, gouache and watercolor on watercolor paper.
Size 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches.
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About Me
- Mark Kalesniko
- I was born and raised in Trail, British Columbia, Canada and started my art career at David Thompson University Center in Nelson, B.C. In 1981, I relocated to California to study at the California Institute of the Arts. After recieving a B.F.A. in Character Animation, I worked in the animation industry as a layout artist. In the 1990's, I branched out professionally into adult-themed comics and graphic novels. My first,"Adolf Hears A Who" (1991), an eight page story was published by Fantagraphics Books in the anthology Pictopia. Fantagraphics later published "S.O.S."(1992), "Alex"(1994),"Why Did Pete Duel Kill Himself"(1997), and "Mail Order Bride"(2001). "Alex", "Pete Duel" and "Mail Order Bride" were also published in French language editions by Paquet Editions and "Mail Order Bride" was published in a Spanish language edition by Ponet Mon and serialized in Korean for Poptoon. My latest book is "Freeway." (All images copyright Mark Kalesniko unless otherwise stated.)
Hi, Mark!
ReplyDeleteI used to work at Fantagraphics a long time ago and interviewed you about Alex before the first issue came out for one of their solicitation booklets advertising new comics to retailers. Don't know why you'd remember, but just thought I'd mention it!
But the reason I stopped by is that I watched the most recent episode of the AMC television show "Breaking Bad" (last Sunday's) entitled "Fly," and it seemed either inspired by your story "Adolph Hears a Who," or just coincidentally developed along similar tracks. The story is about a guy who has caused the death of a woman who starts being tormented psychologically by a small fly that seems to symbolically represent his guilt. He becomes maniacally obsessed with killing this fly, leading him to almost kill himself in his near suicidal attempts to crush this symbol of his guilt. What's even weirder is that at one point in the episode, the other main character in the show jokingly refers to the obsessed guy as "Adolph."
I'm not saying they based this on your comic, as coincidental developments on similar themes do happen and I actually don't have access to your story at the moment to cross-reference (my Pictopias are in a storage box under other boxes). Just thought I would mention this to you in case you're interested... Here's a link to a synopsis and video clips from the episode: http://www.amctv.com/originals/breakingbad/season-three-episode-10
Hope you're well! Nice picture above, by the way...
Pinkhamster,
ReplyDeleteYes I remember the interview with you for Alex quite well. I hope you are doing well. As for the similarity between Adolph Hears A Who and an episode of Breaking Bad, I'm sure is coincidentally. Although it would be a kick if my book was an inspiration for the episode.
Best...