Work in Progress

Theatre for the 99% is a graphic novel telling the story of Hallie Flanagan and other public theater practitioners of the 1920s-1930s, the era before and during the brief career of the Federal Theatre Project under the auspices of Roosevelt’s New Deal employment and infrastructure program, the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The quest for “a free, adult, uncensored theatre” — then and now. Below are some roughs of a 12-page series about the tumultuous events of 1921-22.

Begun in 2019+ workshops taught by Ellen Lindner. Thanks, Ellen!

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Happy Baby panel: first day of school

For a while, I have been putting together memories of my childhood in the wild suburbs of south Jersey, and trying to grapple with issues like being a “cashew” (Jewish father, Catholic mother) going to a private Catholic school, trying to be one of the cool girls, trying not to be one of the cool girls, wanting to be an nun or a princess, thinking about sexuality and attraction, having fights with my parents, wanting to change, wanting to get out.


Zines in Print

If you are interested in any of the following zines, please let me know (jerise@jerise.com), and I will be happy to ship them to you. Zines cost from $3 to $5.

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Plants of My Neighborhood / Plantas de mi Barrio

Mother Nature wants Washington Heights to thrive. (24p)

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Starting up a series of mini-zine comics about life in the slow lane in a South Florida retirement community.

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