![]() RJ Casey: I just came across a video while doing my hard-hitting research of you trying the Flaming Hot Cheetos Mountain Dew. * * * The Freak crew: (L-R) Cristian Castelo, Miles MacDiarmid & Mara Ramirez. We discussed their individual work, current publishing endeavors and Freak’s mission statement. In short, Freak is the present and future of comics. Oboy, about a meandering degenerate superhero, would immediately gross out any reader if Beardsley’s line wasn’t so damn pleasing. Freak has recently branched out and published the first standalone book by someone outside the three founders - Oboy Comics by Shaheen Beardsley. Like a great multi-cam sitcom, MacDiarmid is able to give each member of his vast cast the spotlight while also incorporating his unique sense of utter chaos. Miles MacDiarmid is master of character design and setting. Mara Ramirez’s work focuses on the land and sea, and their hazy pencil work perfectly captures the ephemeral emotions of memories and dreamlike states. ![]() Cristian Castelo’s coming-of-age stories place a hearty emphasis on spot blacks, lively lettering and overall dynamism. Since their initial meeting, they have gone on to put out 10 issues of their flagship Freak anthology plus several publications by each member. The Freak Comics Collective formed in 2018 while the three members all attended the San Francisco Art Institute. ![]() Interviews “Comics For Fun And Comics For Love And Comics To Be Funny!”: The Freak Interview ![]()
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