John Linton Roberson

John Linton Roberson

John Linton Roberson (born in Kingstree, South Carolina, January 22, 1969), also known as JLRoberson, is an underground cartoonist and writer currently based in Seattle, Washington. [ [http://jlroberson.blogspot.com/2007/12/bye-bye-chicago-hello-seattle-now-im-in.html "Bye Bye Chicago, Hello Seattle", 12/08/07] ]

An alumnus of DePaul University, Roberson self-published the quarterly anthology "Plastic" [ [http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/jan00/rev_0100_comic_kate.shtml Katherine Keller review of "Plastic", "Sequential Tart", January 2000] ] from 1998-2001 under his Bottomless Studio imprint, contributing "Vitriol" [ [http://www.jlroberson.org/comix/vitriol/index.html "Vitriol", a graphic novel(online)] ] , a 12-chapter black comedy. The magazine also featured work by Sam Henderson, amongst other contributors. From 1999-2001 he created several strips for the San Francisco web magazine "Spark-Online," usually under the title "Slash & Burn". [ [http://www.spark-online.com/december99/trends/english.htm "First Spark-Online Appearance, November 1999, retrieved archive] ]

In early 2003, he was editor, publisher, and one of 26 contributors to the comics anthology "Working for the Man", a benefit book published in e-book format for William Messner-Loebs. The collection contains an introduction by Gary Groth as well as work by Sam Kieth, Steve Bissette, Ted Rall, Donna Barr, and P. Craig Russell. [ [http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/26/094211.php "Working for the Man" anthology Review by Bill Sherman] ]

In Summer 2004, he directed the premiere of his comedy "Suspension of Disbelief" in Chicago for Theatre O' the Absurd. [ [http://www.wctimes.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=5555 "Suspension of Disbelief" Review at Windy City Times] ]

Roberson created the characters Vladrushka and Rosa & Annalisa for the adult comics publisher Eros Comix, now serializing their adventures in "This Sickness" [ [http://www.adultwebcomics.com/comics/roberson.php?view=toc "This Sickness"] .] at Adultwebcomics.com, and in a print comic of the same name. [ [http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/otbp_this_sickness_1/] "The Comics Reporter", April 7, 2008] He has also collaborated with a number of writers, including Charles Alverson. [ [http://www.adultwebcomics.com/comics/roberson.php?view=archive&chapter=271&mpe=0 "The Story of OH!"(preview of first ten pages)] .]

References

External links

* [http://www.jlroberson.org/ Bottomless Studio]
* [http://www.talkaboutcomics.com/podcast/mp3s/roberson.mp3 Joey Manley podcast Interview, 2006, "Talkaboutcomics.com"] (mp3 download)
* [http://www.spark-online.com/issue24/english.html Austin English interview, 2001, "Spark-Online.com"]


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