Author Archives: juliawertz

RIP Pizza Island

Posted on January 17, 2012

Hello Gentle Reader, It is with much sorrow and regret that I, intrepid reporter and investigator Penelope C. Boner, am writing to report that Pizza Island, a famously exclusive all male studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is closing down after two years … Continue reading →

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holiday gifts from Pizza Island

Hey everyone! I hope you waited until the last minute to buy Christmas gifts because we waited until the last minute to post about what wares we’re peddling for the holidays. Sarah Glidden is selling a pack of prints of six … Continue reading →

Aside | Posted on December 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

PI on IP

Posted on May 26, 2011

Mike Dawson and Alex Robinson of our favorite podcast, Ink Panthers, interviewed (most) of Pizza Island on their last episode, seeking our advice for a dad who wants to connect with his teenage daughter over comics. I hope we helped! … Continue reading →

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greenpoint sketches

Posted on May 13, 2011

In my ongoing quest to squander time, here’s some sketches from various areas of Greenpoint, the neighborhood 4/6 of us live in and where Pizza Island is located. A lot of these stores have pretty cool, old signs that drawing … Continue reading →

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the Great Pretenders

Posted on April 28, 2011

Hey pals! Just a quick note to let y’all know that I have a new mini comic for sale. It’s a 32 page collection of five childhood stories about imaginary siblings, death, sex, killing Jesus, nintendo, Chuck E Cheese, and … Continue reading →

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From the Desk of #6: Julia Wertz

Posted on April 7, 2011

I’m the last one to post my workspace, so I feel a lot of pressure to be fancy. I should have dressed my desk up like I was gonna take it to prom and get it pregnant. But fance ain’t … Continue reading →

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International PI Day!

Posted on March 14, 2011

Today is international PI day, you know, for math and stuff because it’s 3.14. But we’re reapproriating it to mean Pizza Island day. We’ll celebrate it on Saturday, with a live reading of comics and stories, followed by music by … Continue reading →

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comics of 2010

Posted on December 17, 2010

hey look! Half of Pizza Island is on Flavorpill’s list of “most buzzed about comics of 2010” You know what that means…all the cheerleaders are totally whispering dirty secrets about them in the locker room! Huzzah! Congrats, Lisa, Sarah and … Continue reading →

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AWP at Pizza Island

Posted on November 25, 2010

sometimes we host APW, a weekly cartoonists drawing night, at PI. We mostly sit around eating snacks, gossiping and coming up with brilliant new TV show ideas like Morgan’s “Nothing But Baldwins.” Here’s some photos from last AWP: Lisa Hanawalt … Continue reading →

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some Brooklyn sketches

Posted on October 4, 2010

Hi friends! we’re trying to update this blog more because otherwise it’s a waste of internet space. Soon we’ll officially introduce some new Pizza Island members but for now here are some sketches I did of places around Brooklyn. -Julia

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