these old shoes
Sunday, June 28th, 2009without giving away the project, I’ll just say that it’s sort of me looking for more ways to embarrass myself, as well as finally getting around to answering some of the questions I’ve gotten over the years on this site and through email. And I’m going to answer some of the questions in comic format, to be posted soon. They can be about anything, but, you know, in the realm of, well, me, so don’t go asking about where toilet paper is on sale today (Rite Aid on Manhattan ave FYI)
also, thanks to everyone who came to Needles and Pens and to Union Pool! I ain’t done yet though, it’s a busy summer, so please swing by Bar Matchless in Greenpoint on July 10th where I’ll be doing a reading with some other swell folks, details soon.
ps: here’s a funny photobooth picture of my ma, my stepdad and me goofin’ it up. Also, ma, you’re old 80’s underwear totally gives me a wedgie.
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June 28th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Are you coming to Baltimore/Atomic to promote your new book anytime soon? It would be nice. (Not really an interview question, just curious)
June 28th, 2009 at 10:53 am
I’ll just answer it here then: yeah, I am! we’re having a party at Atomic Books on August 22nd
June 28th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Why are you so awesome? Were you just born that way, or…?
June 28th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I assume you meant July 10? Unless you’re a time traveler and you expect us to have the capability too. And in which case, I could swing by my house and tell myself not to sell that sweet strat for mere pennies that would have been worth a few thousand today.
June 28th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
oops, yeah, I meant july. i have no idea where i am in the time/space continuum.
June 28th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
OK. In Fart Party Vol. 1, on page 69, you say, “Let’s get sushi and not pay for it!*” What’s with that asterisk?
June 28th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
Panel 3, where your mom’s hand grabs the edge of the panel border is pretty cool…
June 28th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Has anyone you’ve never met who only knows you from your comic on the internet ever asked you out?
If somebody had a crush on you from reading your comic, would they really have a crush on you, or just on the *character* “Julia Wertz”?
June 28th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
When you go out to eat (or get coffee, beer, wheatgrass shots, etc), do you like to order the same thing at the same places, or do you prefer (or possibly feel unnaturally compelled) to order something different?
June 28th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
HI I AM BILLY MAYS AND OF ONLY $24.99 YOU COULD GET NOT ONE, BUT TWO NEW SHOES, IF YOU CAll IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR!
June 28th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
When you draw your eyes buggin’ out, why do you draw the outline of your head inside the eyeball?
June 28th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
what is the best and worst thing that has been said to you at a convention?
June 28th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
When you walk around Brooklyn, what type of person makes you the angriest?
June 28th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
You sometimes seem to have a low opinion of yourself in your comics. Is this realistic, or exaggerated?
June 29th, 2009 at 12:07 am
#1 If you had a time machine, what would you do with it?
#2 Besides “Cathy” what syndicated comic strip do you hate the most?
(follow-up question: Which syndicated strip do you admire the most?)
#3 Have you found that as you get older are you becoming more cynical or less?
#4 Desert Island: Which 4 books, 4 people and 4 “things” (iPod, toaster, handgun, etc.) would you want to have?
#5 Last question and pardon my hogging the questions, What’s easy and what’s difficult about drawing your comics?
June 29th, 2009 at 12:36 am
How do we get an invitation to read your blog?
June 29th, 2009 at 7:19 am
i’m gonna answer that online too- the blog isn’t visible to anyone, I took it all offline because I’m sick of blogging, it’s so pointless
June 29th, 2009 at 7:22 am
When you get dressed, do you go sock-sock-shoe-shoe or sock-shoe-sock-shoe?
T’is of utmost importance.
June 29th, 2009 at 10:45 am
why is everyone askin’ so many dang questionz?
June 29th, 2009 at 11:42 am
1. Will you ever blog again? I found it a fun read… But I’ve never blogged, nor do I plan on it, so I guess I can’t make any demands.
2. As one who freely makes their address available for people to mail stuff to you, what’s the oddest thing anyone has mailed? Surely SOMEthing fun has made its way to you (besides money, beer, and I imagine people show you other comics from time to time).
June 29th, 2009 at 11:47 am
And, having just seen the last update, who knew you were musically inclined? I did not!
3. Want to start a band? Do you need a bassist around for any reason, band or not? I’m almost good at banjo as well!
June 29th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
You’ve got a lot of stuff in a small space wonderfully stacked (or so flickr says). Do you dust it? Do you ever move a stack for cleaning purposes or once it’s there is it fairly permanent?
June 29th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Has your mom ever done something violent or tough that really surprised you? Like dropping the C bomb, or defending the family from enemies with a hammer?
Ever wake up from a night of drinking and find yourself in the wilderness?
Ever barfed/ peed in public due to to absolute emergency (or just for the hell of it)?
Favorite snappy comeback?
June 29th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
top form Wertzie
June 29th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
…..Also,
Are you pro Skub, or anti Skub?
June 29th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
You have a hammer, a midget, and a roulette wheel: what are your plans for the evening?
June 29th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
I enjoy the series of subway cartoons you’ve created, both east & west coast.
Have you had any more unnerving experiences on the G train/L train/shuttle bus lately?
June 29th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
It looks like your stepdad died in the end
June 29th, 2009 at 7:30 pm
1) What has been the best and worst things about living in Brooklyn? (I’m curious because you mentioned retiring to SF, which I felt encompassed all the worst of NYC and none of the best.)
2) Are the folks at Vice half as annoying as their content? (Or are they just wise business folks effectively reaching an unreachable demographic. I suspect the latter.)
3) If a Fart-vestor showed up tomorrow, with unlimited funds, what would be your first major purchase? What can you not afford at the moment that would really benefit your work? (a flat with a view? an industrial strength scanner? an Italian coffee maker? an Italian?)
June 29th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
1. If you love the cheese and beer, how do you stay a reasonable size while maintaining a slothful existence?
2. If a guy hits on you at a bar, do you tell him off, as a knee jerk reaction?
June 29th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Has putting events from your life online in jokey form ever caused real-life awkwardness and/or hilarity? Particularly as in from a real life person that you didn’t think read your comic?
June 29th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
When I was a lad, I was visiting my parents and mom was no less appalled at the condition of my shoes. En route to something we had tickets for, she dragged me into Macy’s and refused to leave until I picked a pair of shoes, her treat. Parents are unduly obsessed with the condition of the footwear of their adult children.
June 30th, 2009 at 12:03 am
What would it take to get you to abandon New York and move to Portland like you originally planned?
June 30th, 2009 at 12:24 am
How did you spend your teenage years?
June 30th, 2009 at 5:57 am
1. how many jobs have you had and what was the best/worst?
2. what is your favorite recipe? do you cook often?
3. if you could have a pet, what would it be?
July 1st, 2009 at 1:49 pm
If you WERE a pet, what would it be?
Julia, please take off the fotobooth pictures! ARRUGH!!!!!
July 1st, 2009 at 3:41 pm
This one was just freakin’ hilarity. I just wish my mom could face-palm once in awhile instead of the broken record of unpleasant nagging. Moms, always complaining that they never see you and then wonder why when they’re like a broken record about any little thing… heh.
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:27 am
1. Now that your new book is out, are you still worried about the world ending anytime soon?
2. Looks like you care about politics. Would you ever work as an editorial cartoonist?..
3. Have you ever used the excuse “my scanner is broken” for missing a deadline?
July 2nd, 2009 at 11:45 am
if you could throw poop at someone, who would it be?
July 7th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Who is your favorite character from Monster Squad and why?
July 7th, 2009 at 12:19 pm
1) Which would win in a fight - a bear or 5 zombies?
2) If they made a movie of Fart Party, which actress would play you? Who would direct? Would it be a road movie or a John Hughes type shenanigan?
3) If you could work with one artist/musician/writer/photographer - who would it be and why?
July 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Deer Tick?