Paul Pope designs clothes?

Ninja March 12th, 2008

He’s a striking contrast to the image of the awkward, unhip comic artist epitomized by Robert Crumb and Harvey Pekar. One of his former editors remembers meeting a young Mr. Pope at a comic conference 10 years ago with a torn T-shirt and a bare midriff. His first major graphic novel “Heavy Liquid” featured a fictional buyer’s guide with price breakdowns for the items that the characters sported. “I don’t think I made the clothes expensive enough,” says Mr. Pope, chuckling.

Related links
+ Paul Pope in the Wall Street Journal
+ Download his 1280×1024 self portrait here

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