The complete Reglar Wiglar zine digital archives (2005-2024) of interviews with comics artists, zine makers, writers, bands, and musicians.
Comic Artist Interviews
Like the zine archive, this archive is by no means complete. It simply contains a smattering of interviews, articles, and reviews published in the digital version of the Reglar Wiglar.
Jump to interviews with Bands & Musicians, Comics/Graphic Novel Artists, Writers & Zinemakers.
2024
Find our what mini-comics mastermind Brandon Lehmann has to say about it.
DEVO co-founder, composer, and visual artist Mark Mothersbaugh talks with David Gill about sci-fi movies, Kent States, and AI.
If you know zines then you know Billy. If not, read this interview with zinester Billy McCall.
Comics artist Michael Sweater lives in the Ozarks, draws like a mad man, and tries to avoid distractions.
2023
Read an interview with Cola Pop Creemees creator, Desmond Reed.
Read an interview with Chicago singer/songwriter and filmmaker, Thomas Comerford.
Acid Nun creator, and horror afficianado, Corinne Halbert.
Punk comic strip workhorse, Ben Snakepit.
Real live zine action hero, Liz Mason.
Santos Sisters tag team, Greg & Fake and Marc Koprinarov.
2005-2022
Band Interviews
This drunken post-show interview took place backstage at the Bottom Lounge with Chicago’s The Mediums.
Fort Collin, Colorado band Dinero answered the big money questions in this Q&A.
Star Reporter Carol Bales went figure skating (figuratively) with Coupleskate.
Star Reporter (and recent North Carolina transplant) Carol Bales took a few shots at Birds & Arrows.
Rebecca Sueng interviewed Nashville, Tennessee’s garage rock band Bad Cop then whipped up this tasty article for the citizens to enjoy.
Blasted Diplomats and Chris Auman walk into a Bucktown bar. That’s the setup for this interview with Chicago’s records store clerk supergroup.
I discussed the sweaty music scene in Charm City, of which Dope Body is a proud member of.
Tom Hauser, the mastermind behind local band Kaspar Hauser, sat down with me for some Persian cuisine and to talk about Cleveland, among many other topics.
T. Bux interviews old friend and fellow Virginian John Campbell of the mighty metal band Lamb of God.
Gag me with a spoon, Lollygagger may be the funniest heavy band in the Chicago music scene right now and that’s no joke!
I focused in on this edgy Chicago rock quartet and bounced a few questions of Radar Eyes.
Reading Rainbow is not just a literary meteorological phenomenon, it’s a great band duo too as I found out.
I was sure the Summer Girlfriends was an imaginary band from Canada, but boy, was I wrong. They’re a Chicago band!
When I heard the call of Voice of Addiction I just had to answer. Here is my interview with Ian from this great Chicago punk rock band.
Comics Artists/
Graphic Novelists
Derf Backderf talks about his graphic novel about his famous-for-the-wrong-reasons high school friend, Jeffrey Dahmer.
Box Brown created graphic novels about pop culture pioneers like Andy Kaufman and Andrew the Giant and was gracious enough to talk to me about his process.
Jeffrey Brown makes killer robots downright adorable. I found out a bit about his influences that are not Star Wars.
Indie-comics-hero-turned-kids-comics-hero, Jef Czekaj, explains just how in the hell you pronounce his name (spoiler alert: it’s check-eye).
I became aware of Simon Gane’s work when we used to trade zines across the pond way back in the day. I was finally able to track him down and interrogate him.
Andrew Maclean sure knows how to lop a head off a gnarly troll-looking dude. Or, I should say, he knows how to draw a dude who knows hot to lop a head of a… you get the idea.
One of the masterminds behind the cult hit Henry and Glenn Forever comics, Tom Neely got plenty of love for other projects too.
Ed Piskor likes delving into the histroy of things like hacking and hip hop and then creating graphic novels out of what he finds.
Mimi Pond has been sending ripples and making waves in comics for about five decades now. I asked her about her recent autobiographical work.
The king of King-Cat Comics, John Porcellino talked about his long-running comic King-Cat, of course.
Jesse Reklaw and I go way back in the underground zine/comic publishing world and I finally got to ask him a bit about his backstory.
For a truly bizarre experience, check out Hans Rickheit comics. They’ll make you feel a little weird in a really great way. I learned a little more about why that is.
Writers & Zine Makers
New for 2023: Read an interview with zine mover and shaker, Liz Mason.
Author and awesome slide lap steel guitar player, Zach Boddicker withstands a few questions about his latest novel.
Nick Sondy interviews sci-fi writer, English professor, total Dickhead (Phillip K. Dick], and former bandmate David Gill.
Jake Austen has been publishing his Roctober zine for decades, I found out why.
Author Caseen Gaines dug deep into one of the most bananas Saturday morning TV shows ever, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.
Thank you for reading the Reglar Wiglar zine digital archives. Read more reviews from the print zine here.