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All posts by “Eugene Knapik”
Squeeze Box Man Commentary (part 7)
ILLUSTRATION AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT With his illustrations, Jacob Yerex contributed a huge amount to character development. In this post, let’s look at the way he depicted the character Boom-Boom, NPK’s drummer. I have to say Jacob has a fantastic vision for my characters. Sometimes that… Read More
Squeeze Box Man Commentary (Part 6)
THE PAINTING At the beginning of the story called Bad Timing, we see Lazy in a room, presumably at his home, with an unknown woman. In the course of the story, there is a clue – cash on a dresser – that she is a… Read More
Squeeze Box Man Commentary (part 5)
One day, back when I was first messing with the idea of writing what later became Squeeze Box Man, a strange image popped into my head. It was an image of a punk band on stage playing, snarling out their songs, all the while being… Read More
Squeeze Box Man Commentary (part 4)
THE BOTTLE & CAN Is the idea that two talented musicians would find themselves working an industrial job to make ends meet far-fetched? I don’t think so. In fact, it may have been just that situation that sparked the stories in the first place. After… Read More
Some Squeeze Box Man Commentary (Part 3)
Many songs are referenced in Squeeze Box Man. Although NPK are a so-called “polka-punk” band, they actually play a huge variety of covers as well as their originals and those covers are all over the place musically. One of the things about this band is… Read More
Some Squeeze Box Man Commentary (Part 2)
It is true that the characters in Squeeze Box Man don’t live the healthiest of lifestyles. They all smoke, more or less all the time. When I think about musicians I knew and the bars we used to drink at to hear them, there was… Read More
Some Squeeze Box Man Commentary (part 1)
Squeeze Box Man is a graphic novel told over 7 issues. I wrote it and Jacob Yerex illustrated it. The individual issues were published one at a time as we created them. We had actually planned for completing the story over 6 issues but we… Read More
Invisible Galleries
The new episode of The Agency Podcast is now available. Listen right here or find it in the usual places. We talk to two captivating artists this week. They both utilize public space for art. Chicago artist, teacher and curator Jesse Malmed shares his community-based… Read More
Take a walk with me – Lambton Woods
Some years, Lambton Woods is a great place to go to find giant puffballs in September. There have been some years when I’ve seen 10 or more soccer ball sized puffballs near the trail. Today I only saw a couple. It looks like something has… Read More
27th Street 