Hole In One
A few months ago, U of I scholars and employees Damian Duffy and John Jennings released an original graphic novel, The Hole: Consumer Culture, through their CU-based comic publisher Eye Trauma Comix. This local dynamic duo plans on releasing more books in the future, and working with Krannert Art Museum, organizes comic themed exhibits to increase awareness of this medium.
Damian Duffy took time to speak with me about The Hole and his love of comics.
Matt Knicl: What inspired you to get into comics?
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Damian Duffy: When I was six, my dad bought me a reprint of the two part Spider-Man story where Gwen Stacy dies. A bit later that year, I got a hold of some old Amazing Spider-Man issues when John Romita Sr. was drawing them. Once I tore through that stash, I started making my own comics. Maybe I was too young to realize you can just buy more comics, I don’t know. In a more mature time, like 14-15, I really started to get a sense of how much untapped potential there was in the medium for personal expression. Understanding Comics helped that epiphany along.
