Thursday, September 30, 2010
OLD ROCK
This is the spare cartoon from the other weeks caption contest. Looking back, maybe this one is better. Any way. You may as well see it, as it's just gathering dust inside my hard drive.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Preview: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Secby Jacques Tardi is being released in an English language translation by Fantagraphics this December. Publishers Weekly has a grand preview here.The French graphic album is also a movie, released in April, 2010. There are no US premier dates as yet.
ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
Here is a piece from Japan that was an addition to a piece from back in the day.
Monday, September 27, 2010
GQ Political Comic Strip Parodies
Here are some more comic strip parodies. These are from GQ Magazine (where I could find no direct link), and are the subject of this Comic Riffs entry.A big hat tip to Myron M. Meyer! Thanks, Myron!
Ward Sutton: Tea Party Comic Strips
From "Teanuts" to "Dennis the IRS Menace" to "Nancy (Pelosi)," they're all here. There are twenty of these "Tea Party Takes Over Comics Page" strips by Ward Sutton for the Boston Globe.Hat tip Comics Reporter.
Sardonic Salad.
Normally I'm not that keen on salad, but this interesting blog, Sardonic Salad, is an exception. It's packed full of gag cartoons. Some are groaners, a few I don't understand and some are really excellent. The point is, even if you don't like the current cartoon, it's updated regularly, so it's always worth another visit to find those gems. And there's lots of gems within this cartoon blog.©
WEEKEND RECAP
On our way back home thanks to the guys at neighborhood we tattooed the head designer to say thank you for letting us be a guest at their tokyo offices . Here is flics of tattoo plus location.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Fat Cats
Saturday night: drawing a fat, happy cat cartoon. Above are some warm up sketches. My favorite is the one at the top, with his tummy so round that his back feet have to splay out.
TRAILER OF THE THE WEEK
Here is a PSA by George Carlin and a Trailer "It's Bad For Ya" in one of his last live performances. R.I.P.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Video: STAR TREK Enterprise Pizza Cutter
I just learned about this over at Brian Fies' blog and now here's the video of the thing.What can I say but ...
An Ailing Halran Ellison Says Goodbye at MadCon
Wrenching news. Harlan Ellison, who is 76 years old and not in the best of health, says this weekend's MadCon will be his farewell convention appearance."'The truth of what's going on here is that I'm dying,' says Ellison, by phone. 'I'm like the Wicked Witch of the West -- I'm melting. I began to sense it back in January. By that time, I had agreed to do the convention. And I said, I can make
Ed Stein's New Comic Strip "Freshly Squeezed"
Hilary Copsey, Features Editor for TCPlam.com, writes New comic strip explores dynamics of three generations living under one roof; a profile of cartoonist Ed Stein and his new comic strip "Freshly Squeezed," distributed by United Feature Syndicate.Ed Stein talks about the feature and is asked if he worries about running out of ideas:"I really try to design the strip as an ensemble. I go back to
Al Jaffee Interview in Mother Jones
MAD Magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee is interviewed by Michael Mechanic for Mother Jones magazine. The occasion: the publication of AL JAFFEE'S MAD LIFE, a memoir written by Mary-Lou Weisman ("She's an author and a more high-brow literary type."), with drawings by the Reuben Award winning Mr. Jaffee, natch! The book is due out from HarperCollins, in hardcover and eBook formats, on Tuesday, September
Thursday, September 23, 2010
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