I have a feeling I've already mentioned this but… The Popeye cartoons have been getting a reissue lately and we put together this little "Plunder Island" full-color comic book as a teaser to next year's Volume Four of our Complete Popeye comic strip. It's available only in the DVD package.
Inspiration.
About eight years ago I took these photos of Jim Lee's figure for Raphael, the Ninja Turtle. And, yes, I do dream of doing the equivalent of Batman Collected with TMNT. And, yes, I realize that I'm no Geoff Spear but, actually, the person I was trying to be in Photography school was David Levinthal.
Inspiration.
Good or bad, they don't make trading cards as intriguing as this anymore.
Dan Clowes: Genius. Still.
This is the first time I've seen this cover large enough to make out the structure of the speech and thought balloons and it kills me. This is brilliant. I want to write an essay about the concept of this one panel as it relates to marketing this subject to the varied audience it is reaching out to in the era that it is doing so but I'm not gifted at essay writing. Dan Clowes is genius and I begrudgingly understand why my wife has a goddamn "celebrity crush" on him.
Inspiration.
Tarzan Menko Cards.
Comic Interlude.
Popeye v4.
Let’s You and Him Fight.
Our wonderful printer of the Popeye series, Print Vision, just sent me this photo of our 3rd volume to confirm that the diecut aligns correctly. This should be in stores in November. Thank you Fantagraphics for letting me use such a ridiculous sequence on the Wimpy cover. (Next year: Sea Hag/Goon.)
Jason: Low Moon Collected
Coming next year, fans of Jason will be excited to hear that this book collects several new stories besides the New York Times Magazine serial, "Low Moon."
Inspiration.
Popeye.
Cinefamily Programs
Los Angeles film fans not only get to watch great films at the Silent Movie Theatre, part-owned by Sammy Harkham– they also get to take home monthly programs with cover art by great cartoonists. (Shown: Harkham, Richard Sala, Josh Simmons.)
