I’ve rhapsodized about Josh Fruhlinger’s The Comics Curmudgeon, which does to “Mary Worth” what Gawker does to Julia Allison; I’ve raved (as long ago as 2005!) about Emily Flake’s diabolically bee-stung comic “Lulu Eightball.” Now, they’re both interviewed at the Cartoon Lounge on newyorker.com, which is a delightful surprise.

Here’s the interview with Josh, by Zach Kanin; here’s Drew Dernavich in conversation with Emily. My 5,000 hats of Bartholomew Cubbins are off to both of these beautifully warped minds, at all times.