Wisconsin Man Writes About Small Town Wisconsin in New Comic Book

Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 -- 10:00 AM

(By Jonah Beleckis, Wisconsin Public Radio) In a new comic book series, the main character returns to his small Wisconsin hometown as a failure, mirroring the actual nightmare of co-author and Wisconsin native Tim Seeley.

Seeley lives in Chicago and teaches illustration at Columbia College. He grew up in Ringle, about 15 miles southeast of Wausau, with a population of about 1,700. During a recent appearance on Wisconsin Public Radio’s "The Morning Show," Seeley reflected on experiencing a "nagging fear" as a comic artist that he would crawl back to his hometown after falling short on his dreams.

But success in comics is easier now than when he was a kid, Seeley said. The internet offers more paths for exposure than when he used to leave comics at conventions or in bathrooms hoping to gain more attention.

On "The Morning Show," Seeley discussed setting his latest story in Wisconsin, the genre of rural crime noir and 1990s superheroes. The new comic series, "Local Man," involves a disgraced former superhero returning home and investigating a murder.

You can find that interview here: https://www.wpr.org/comic-superhero-returns-home-small-wisconsin-town-confronting-authors-real-nightmare

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