{"id":14072,"date":"2017-05-17T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T16:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=14072"},"modified":"2017-05-17T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:52:52","slug":"know-your-writers-nexus-cartoonist-matt-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2017\/05\/17\/know-your-writers-nexus-cartoonist-matt-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Writers<\/em>: Nexus<\/em> cartoonist Matt Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered about the Camosun students writing the articles you read in Nexus<\/i>? Know Your Writers<\/i> will help you dive into the minds of the writers behind the stories.<\/p>\n

This issue, we caught up with Smith vs. Smith<\/i> artist Matt Smith to talk about versatility in comics, creative writing at Camosun, and living in Kuwait.<\/p>\n

Like what you see of Smith\u2019s work in Nexus<\/i>? Check out more over at smithvssmith.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Matt Smith is one of the cartoonists for Nexus<\/em> (photo by Emma Smith).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What drew you to comics?<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always loved telling stories. My background is in film, but even a short film takes lots of time and money. But comics are so immediate\u2014you can have an idea and throw it down on paper and have something to show people right away. Comics are also very versatile\u2014you can tell infinite stories in infinite ways.<\/p>\n

Where do you usually take your inspiration from?<\/i><\/p>\n

My favourite comics have always been slice-of-life stories. Even my favourite superhero comics are the issues where they sit around talking about how hard their superhero jobs are. So I draw comics about real life. I\u2019m lucky that I live with a hilarious wife and two crazy cats. Readers really respond to the ridiculous relationship comics.<\/p>\n

What would you say are the worst and best parts of your job at the paper?<\/i><\/p>\n

Being published in Nexus<\/i> makes me feel like a proper cartoonist. It\u2019s great to have a webcomic, but there\u2019s something about seeing your comics in newsprint that makes you feel legitimate. It\u2019s amazing to know that every issue readers will be looking at my work, but I miss the reader interaction I get online. I do love knowing who is reading my comics and getting feedback, something I can\u2019t do with Nexus<\/i> unless I spend all my time reading over everyone\u2019s shoulder on the bus.<\/p>\n

What is your favourite thing about Camosun?<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve taken some amazing creative writing classes with Laurie Elmquist and Jodi Lundgren. Their classes really helped me refine my craft and get stories\u2014which I will eventually turn into graphic novels\u2014down on paper. And you can definitely see an improvement in my comics since I took Joan Steacy\u2019s structural drawing class.<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?<\/i><\/p>\n

Before moving to Victoria I spent four years in Kuwait, so I enjoy doing things that I can\u2019t do in Kuwait, like going to bars and watching uncensored movies. Kuwait is a very flat country with very little greenery, so I\u2019m also grateful for being able to take hikes and see trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wondered about the Camosun students writing the articles you read in Nexus? Know Your Writers will help you dive into the minds of the writers behind the stories. This issue, we caught up with Smith vs. Smith artist Matt Smith to talk about versatility in comics, creative writing at Camosun, and living […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus","category-may-17-2017"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14074,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14072\/revisions\/14074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}