Mitch Clem
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Mitch Andrew Clem (born September 15, 1982) is an American
Biography
Early life
Clem was born in
Clem became interested in
In the later part of
characters, which he references frequently in his blog and in his autobiographical comic, My Stupid Life.Present
In the summer of 2005, Clem moved from Minneapolis to San Antonio, where he currently resides with his wife (married 2020) and frequent art collaborator Nation of Amanda, as well as his daughter, Mary Lou. He works full-time as a cartoonist and freelance illustrator.[3]
Works
Summer's Over
Mitch Clem's career as a cartoonist and writer first took published form in the late 1990s with his zine, Summer's Over, of which he published ten issues. He put out his last issue in 2001, when he switched his focus from print to webcomics with the launch of Nothing Nice to Say.[3]
Nothing Nice to Say
On February 25, 2002, Clem first published the strip for which he is best known,
The comic has survived many hiatuses (the lengthiest lasting from August 14, 2004, to January 31, 2005)
Dark Horse Comics published an anthology of his Nothing Nice To Say "Volume 2" comic strip in October, 2008. This book is now out of print. In 2018, Silver Sprocket published a complete collection of the full series (including its spinoff series The Coffee Achievers), titled Nothing Nice to Say: Complete Discography.
The Coffee Achievers
While working on Nothing Nice, Clem also teamed up with fellow web comic artist Joe Dunn, of Joe Loves Crappy Movies. Together they worked on the short series The Coffee Achievers, which totaled nine chapters. Achievers ran from February 1, 2005 to February 10, 2006.[7]
San Antonio Rock City
On January 22, 2006, Clem launched his first
My Stupid Life
On January 16, 2008, Clem began his newest series, My Stupid Life. As the name implies, the strip is autobiographical, in a style reminiscent of San Antonio Rock City. The comic also co-stars his fiancée, Amanda (Nation of Amanda). Amanda sometimes colors the strips in watercolors.
On April 15, 2009, Clem announced on his blog that he would be releasing a new book, My Stupid Life: Volume One, through New Reliable Press in the Fall of 2009. The book would collect the current run of My Stupid Life, as well as the complete San Antonio Rock City series, Clem's first foray into autobiographical comics
Turnstile Comix
December 2010 saw the release of the first issue of Clem's first direct-to-print comic series, Turnstile Comix. Each issue in the series would highlight one band and would pair a comic book of true stories about the band with a 7" featuring previously unreleased songs by them. The first issue starred Minneapolis punk band The Slow Death. The second issue, released in late 2012, featured The World/Inferno Friendship Society. The third issue, released in 2014, featured Lemuria.[9][10]
As You Were
In 2013, Clem created and began curating a "punk comix anthology" zine called
Other work
Clem regularly makes concert flyers and album covers for punk rock bands. He has also made album covers for the bands
His artwork is commissioned regularly for
On June 25, 2007, Clem’s blog Rain of Bastards was selected by the editors of
In print
Collections
- Nothing Nice to Say (2008, Dark Horse Comics) (out of print)
- Nothing Nice to Say: Complete Discography (2018, Silver Sprocket)
- My Stupid Life (2023, Silver Sprocket)
Anthologies
- You Ain't No Dancer, Vol. 2 (2006, New Reliable Press)
- You Ain't No Dancer, Vol. 3 (2008, New Reliable Press)
- Side B: The Music Lover's Comic Anthology (2009, Poseur Ink)
- Myspace Dark Horse Presents (2009, Dark Horse Comics)
- As You Were, Vol. 1 (2013, Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club)
- As You Were, Vol. 2 (2013, Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club)
- As You Were, Vol. 3 (2014, Silver Sprocket Bicycle Club)
References
- Minnesota Public Radio (online), "The world's first online punk cartoon", by Tim Post, Minnesota Public Radio, March 14, 2003
- PC World Magazine Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (online) "100 Blogs We Love, By the Editors of PC World", Monday, June 25, 2007 (Retrieved November 8, 2007)[dead link]
- Stumblebum Studios, "Interview with Mitch Clem", by Dave Sherrill (Retrieved November 7, 2007)
- Rock Star Journalist, "Mitch Clem interview", September 18, 2006
- Muse magazine[permanent dead link], "An Interview with Mitch Clem", June 10, 2003
- comixtalk.com, "Mitch Clem Has A Lot To Say", by Al Schroeder, March 2006 issue
Notes
- ^ Post, Tim (March 14, 2003). "The world's first online punk cartoon". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ a b c Clem, Mitch; Lind, Matt. "About". Barrett's Lament. Archived from the original on 2004-02-15. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
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- ^ a b c Jones, William (2009-04-09). "Corporate Rock and Comics Are For Suckers". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- Nothing Nice To Say. Archived from the originalon 2006-05-02. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ Clem, Mitch (2004-08-14). "The End". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2004-08-14.
- ^ Clem, Mitch (2008-01-17). "Mitch Clem Versus the Establishment". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ Clem, Mitch; Dunn, Joe (2006-02-10). "The Coffee Achievers". Archived from the original on 2013-01-13. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- San Antonio Rock City. Archived from the originalon 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- ^ "Turnstile Comix #3: Lemuria - EP+Comic Book (Yellow Creme/1,000)".
- ^ "Mitch Clem details Turnstile Comix #2 with the World/Inferno Friendship Society (Exclusive)". 11 September 2012.
- ^ "100 Blogs We Love". PC World. 2005-05-15. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
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