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 Happy Spring to everyone! This just in! An interview with me is up on the Robot 6 – Comic Book Resources website. I talk about Yam Books,  Ticket Stub and juggling between being a publisher and a cartoonist. Thanks to Chris Mautner for inviting me to chat! Rina Ayuyang moves from cartoonist to publisher withContinueContinue reading

Here’s a nice review of my recent mini-comic “Outta This Comes the Crazy” at Rob Clough’s High Low website. It’s nice to be reviewed alongside two of my favorite artists, Lauren Weinstein and Tom Hart.   “Ayuyang, like Weinstein, is a witty and upbeat artist who chooses to draw in a style that’s a series ofContinueContinue reading “New Review”

Back to work now that the holidays are over. I am thankful for a great 2012 creatively with so many lifetime goals met and projects completed. Tom Spurgeon at the Comics Reporter wrote a nice piece about my debut as a publisher of Yam Books being a positive comics thing to happen in 2012. ReallyContinueContinue reading “Accentuate the Positive”

2013 is here! Whee! With that said, let us not forget the magic that was 2012. In the coming days or weeks, or someday, I’m going to post recaps of all the memorable events that I guess I was just too busy or dizzy to write about right after they happened, like my time atContinueContinue reading “My Favorite 2012 Things”

 Oh New York, you sure do take my breath away! You too, BCGF… literally. As someone who is deathly afraid of flying, I will always begin my con reports with details of my flight experience because the amount of agony and stress over flying equals the same amount of time and energy trying to plan forContinueContinue reading “New York, New York! One Helluva Town!”

Still a little woozy from all the craziness that was the Alternative Press Expo (APE) last weekend, but wanted to write a quick recap since, as I’ve been saying for weeks now, the show marked Yam Books’ eagerly-anticipated debut of its first planned book “Ticket Stub” by Tim Hensley. Here’s Tim and I at ourContinueContinue reading “APE Times!”

Whoa, you guys, this year has really flown by! I still have yet to write con reports for the previous shows that I’ve attended this year, which were amazing, but now another show is starting up: The 2012 Alternative Press Expo (APE) this weekend right across the bay in San Francisco, CA! Woot, woot! CheckContinueContinue reading “APE 2012: Ticket Stub Debuts and Other Awesome News!”

It’s been about 15 years since the last time I’ve been to Chicago, and I’m happy to be exhibiting with Lark Pien at the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo this weekend. See us at Table 39! To kick off  Yam Books, we will be debuting Lollygag, a mesmerizing drawing anthology edited by Lark, showcasing the obsessiveContinueContinue reading “"Chicagooo! Chicagooo! That Toddlin’ Town"”