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In GBA 202 we get better acquainted with Tom Humberstone. He talks about turning the news into comics for the New Statesman, looking for nuance in political discourses, the landscape of the comics industry and how the internet effects argument and a lot more. Also we get into the comic he drew in response to the response to the Charlie Hebdo killings and how people responded to this response

Tom plugs:

His website: http://tomhumberstone.com/
In the Frame: http://www.newstatesman.com/subjects/In%20the%20Frame

We mention:

Helen Zaltzman: http://helenzaltzman.com/
Unfortunatalie/Nat Guest: https://twitter.com/unfortunatalie
Wil Hodgson: https://wilhodgson.wordpress.com/
Kieron Gillen: http://gillen.cream.org/wordpress_html/
Hannah Berry: http://hannahberry.co.uk/
Alex Herne: https://twitter.com/alexhern
Jen Adamthwaite: http://www.jadamthwaite.co.uk/
Edward Ross: http://edwardmaross.blogspot.co.uk/
Darren Hayman: http://www.hefnet.com/
January Songs: http://januarysongs.tumblr.com/
January songs picture: http://januarysongs.tumblr.com/post/2875721900/drawing-by-tom-humberstone
New Statesman: http://www.newstatesman.com/
Helen Arney: http://helenarney.com/
Lorne Micheals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_Michaels
Tina Fey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina_Fey
Solipsistic Pop: http://solipsisticpop.com/
McSweeneys: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/
Roar: http://roarcomics.com/
Drawn and Quarterly: https://www.drawnandquarterly.com/
Occupy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement
Tom's Occupy comic: http://www.cartoonmovement.com/comic/7
Joe Sacco: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sacco
On Satire: http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/jan/09/joe-sacco-on-satire-a-response-to-the-attacks
Tom Humberstone: I Am Not Charlie: http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2015/01/frame-i-am-not-charlie
Helen Lewis:https://twitter.com/helenlewis
Comedian who got arrested: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/quenelle-comedian-dieudonne-arrested-for-apology-for-terrorism-9976667.html
Boko Haram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boko_Haram
Chalie Hebdo's Boko Haram cartoon: http://www.hoodedutilitarian.com/2015/01/outside-charlie-hebdo/
Not All Men: http://time.com/79357/not-all-men-a-brief-history-of-every-dudes-favorite-argument/
Clapter: http://www.cinemablend.com/television/30-Rock-s-Tina-Fey-Clarifies-Her-Remark-About-The-Daily-Show-9612.html
Steve Bell: http://www.belltoons.co.uk/
Adrian Tomine: http://www.adrian-tomine.com/Booksandcomics.html
Daniel Clowes: http://danielclowes.com/
Chris Ware: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Ware
Scott McCloud: http://scottmccloud.com/
Birdman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdman_%28film%29
Justice League International: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_International
Jamie McKelvie: http://mckelvie.tumblr.com/
Hawkeye: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkeye_%28comics%29
Marvel: http://marvel.com/
Brian Bendis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Michael_Bendis
Punisher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher
Black Panther: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Panther_%28comics%29
Image: https://imagecomics.com/
Ed Brubaker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Brubaker
Matt Fraction - Sex Criminals: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/sex-criminals
Pretty Deadly: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/pretty-deadly
Saga - Brian K Vaughan: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/saga
Kelly Sue - Bitch Planet: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/bitch-planet
Y: The Last Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man
Elipsis: http://ventedspleen.com/blog/category/comics/ellipsis/
Chrissy Williams: The Sky Dream: http://ventedspleen.com/blog/2012/05/08/the-sky-dream/
The Heart Horse: http://ventedspleen.com/blog/2012/05/01/the-heart-horse/
My Fellow Americans: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dan-Hancox-and-Tom-Humberstone/e/B00JR5DC2C
Dan Hancox: https://twitter.com/danhancox

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