I was riding my bike the day of the announcement and I rode past a big pile of bricks, and I was like, "Oh it's a sign! A big pile of bricks!" But then I lost and I was crestfallen. Everyone was telling me, "You're so gonna win, it's so in the bag."
No, I was nominated last year for my big broadsheet, but I lost to Ethan Rilly. No such award would give you a brick." It is a bit strange that it's a brick.
"Well, it's an award," and they're like, "That's not fooling anyone. Sophie Yanow: If you guys get pulled over, they're gonna be like, "What's this brick about?" I was scrolling down, "Ohhh, am I on there?" and then, "Yes!" I've got to stay positive and if I lose, it's cool, because then I don't have to carry a brick around on tour. They put it up really early, with no fanfare. Clicked on the Ignatz, "Oh my god, it's here!" Simon Hanselmann: Here it's just 10 o'clock at night, so I was looking at the SPX page, seeing if there were any updates. We spoke about his upcoming US book tour with Michael DeForge and Patrick Kyle, musical projects, the State of Drag in 2014, and past and future work. TCJ has already done its share of mining his background and influences (both are required reading), so I was asked to catch up with what's going on now, and what's on the horizon. Simon appeared all dolled-up to talk to me over Skype. Our conversation took place just a few hours after the nominations had been announced, and we were both a little giddy. "Jobs," a story from last November's Life Zone (Space Face Books), is nominated for SPX's Ignatz Award, in the category of Outstanding Story. The series has taken off, with much of his work now translated into French and Spanish, and more languages under way. His recently released collection, Megahex (Fantagraphics), contains new material that brings us deeper into the emotional life of each of his characters. Simon Hanselmann is the prolific artist behind the sensational Megg and Mogg.
Features A Conversation with Simon Hanselmann
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