James Kochalka

This time we're blessed to have a cartoonist laureate on the show. Fom Burlington, Vermont best known for his daily autobiographical strips between 1998-2012 called American Elf. He also publishes the superhero frathouse comedy Super F*ckers which was adapted into a cartoon on the online channel Cartoon Hangover. He has also created Monkey vs. Robot and a number of other comic series for kids, including Dragon Puncher and the Johnny Boo series. He's also a darling of college radio fronting his own alternative punk band James Kochalka Superstar. Aaron caught up to him at The Toronto Cartoon Art Festival TCAF where he debuted the latest Johnny Boo, Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer and Mechaboys - a NSFW comic featuring two teenage boys who plot to kill everyone in their school with a mechsuit. In an extremely candid interview, Kochalka reveals that as teens, he and his friends used to be those kids, fantasizing about killing everyone in the sleepy, dead-end town they grew up in. James also talks about how his childhood anxiety meant only rediscovering superhero comics in his 40s and throws down the gauntlet to any kid who thinks they can make up a better kids comic than he can. Plus, if Ben and Jerry are listening to this, we want to know which one of you gave James a hug. @the_kochalka Mechaboys Johnny Boo and the Ice Cream Computer: Jame's Music YouTube Channel: James supports Zeno Mountain Farm - a summer camp for aspiring filmmakers with disabilities