Justin Rueffs (Less Desolate) work

Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 5 a.m.

\u201cThat's the thing about fiction \u2014 you can hear the same story at different points in your life and you bring something different to it every time you hear the story.\u201d\nJustin Rueff is an artist, designer, educator and creator. Justin paints murals and signs, he draws comics and illustrates books. Justin\u2019s the co-creator and artist for LESS DESOLATE, a new comics haiku project he brought to life with Seattle poet laureate Shin Yu Pai, a past FrieMMd of the Pod. Justin\u2019s created hundreds of hand-painted signs and murals for businesses across Oregon and California \u2014 on a variety of surfaces including glass, stone and vinyl. He\u2019s the author and illustrator of a few 'zines and comics including Brother Crow, A Guide to Understanding the Never-ending Story and Heroes & Lovers. Justin\u2019s thoughtful work mixes traditional Mexican Art, comics, and album covers - running from people nature to food - and LESS DESOLATE is a powerful work worthy of any bookshelf. You\u2019ll enjoy this candid conversation about collaboration, inspiration, comics and poetry\n\nLEARN ABOUT JUSTIN\n\n\nJustinrueff.com // instagram.com/justinrueff\n\n\nLESS DESOLATE - bluecactuspress.com/product/less-desolate/\n\n\nWORK - youtube.com/watch?v=Ib989ZuUd1Q\n\n\nWORK: eastlacape.com/index.php/virtual-elacape-2020/justin-rueff/\n\n\n\nMENTIONS\n\nARTIST: Frida Kahlo - wikipedia.org/wiki/Frida_Kahlo\n\n\nWRITER: Brian Michael Bendis - wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Michael_Bendis\n\n\nCOMIC: Ultimate Spider Man - wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Spider-Man\n\n\nWRITER: Chris Claremont - wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Claremont\n\n\nCOMICS: DC Vertigo - wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Comics\n\n\nCOMICS: Stray Bullets - wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_Bullets_(comics)\n\n\nPERSON: Arissa Cox wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisa_Cox\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices