"He devoured everything from history to biography, and was also fond of reading Dennis the Menace comic books imported for him from the US. People asking for autographs were greeted with stern silence."
Happy birthday, SubPop
Happy 20th birthday to our fellow purveyors of counterculture, SubPop Recordings.
Gene Deitch on the future of animation.
Our own, beloved Gene Deitch weighs in on the future of animation and the influence of motion-capture technology on his field over at Animation Magazine.
Mister Wonderful, Chapter 18
Chapter 17 of Daniel Clowes' New York Times strip so masterfully built tension into such small space, and Chapter 18 is even more powerful and devastating. I'm actually sad this is ending in just a couple weeks, I don't think I've ever enjoyed a weekly comic more. We're pullin' for ya, Marshall.
Tom K.’s “Million Year Boom”
One of my favorite newer cartoonists is Tom Kaczynski, a regular contributor to MOME. His 14-page story in the forthcoming Vol. 11, "Million Year Boom," just might be his best story yet. Here's a couple of lovely panels. Can't read 'em? Sorry, you'll have to buy the issue! By the way, have I mentioned who's on the cover of Vol. 11 yet? He also has a fantastic 12-page story in the issue, as well.
Thoughts on convention sales.
I've been reluctant to weigh in on the ComicsPro position paper that has been generating a lot of discussion of late but since we have been one of the publishers who have sold advance books at shows, several folks have asked us for comment so here we are. I know it's probably difficult for retailers to believe, but I actually do very much see both sides and have never quite been able to reconcile them. I will try to explain this…
I never saw this…
… Tony Millionaire album cover before.
We interrupt this Maakies
A sneak peek at Tony Millionaire's next strip. Brought to you by MAAKIES.com.
There’s a 1st time for everything…
… such as Gary Panter working for Marvel! Man, I really gotta get to a comic shop more often.
The Conversation Series: R. Crumb
I just picked up this neat little book that I hadn't heard a thing about: The Conversation Series Vol. 1: R. Crumb & Hans Ulrich Obrist. I've only just started reading; it's small, 50-page chapbook featuring the transcript of an interview conducted with Crumb in Paris a couple years ago by the curator and editor Hans Ulrich Obrist. I'm only five pages in, but I can already recommend it, beginning as it does with a great discussion about the sorry state of contemporary architecture and how we got here. It's somehow reassuring to know that Paris is just as fucked as…
