Aieee! We've fallen so behind on things that we've been neglecting our weekly webcomics updates for a while now. Our apologies to our readers and to the wonderful artists who agreed so generously to let us present their work. But enough groveling, here's a brand new batch! Blecky and Wedgie learn an important physics lesson in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan (visit Johnny's website for the last few weeks' strips!)… Picking up where we left off: Chubby's horror is our horror in this week's installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 51-page story…
Maggie in stitches
A lovely hand-embroidered Maggie Chascarillo by Love and Rockets fan Shannon Genova-Scudder, as seen on Flickr. Hat tip to fellow fan Patti Schiendelman for pointing it out to us on Twitter. We'd love to feature more fan art here on Flog — if you make some or find some, tell us about it via Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, or plain old email!
Now in stock: From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the Third Millennium
From Wonderland with Love: Danish Comics in the Third Millennium By various artists; edited by Steffen P. Maarup In all the excitement over manga from Japan and bandes dessinées from France, it’s easy to forget that other countries have a thriving comics culture all their own. This eye-popping anthology, assembled by Danish publisher/editor/ translator Steffen P. Maarup, introduces adventurous readers to 19 exciting talents, most of whom are taking their first bow on the English-speaking stage. One centerpiece of the book is Nikoline Werdelin’s stunning “Because I Love You So Much,” a Doonesbury-style slice-of-life daily strip about a suburban Danish…
Daily OCD: 7/10/09
Heading into the weekend, here's your Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Carol Tyler’s You’ll Never Know [Book 1: A Good and Decent Man] mines similar territory to women graphic novelists before her — the life of her father and its relationship to her own foibles — and manages to make a work entirely her own, neither derivative nor overly familiar… with genuinely gorgeous illustration… It’s a gripping mix of biography and autobiography… There’s more for Tyler to explore in another volume, and she manages to make this one immensely satisfying on its own terms while alternately leaving you with…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #543
{mosimage} Fritz the Cat meets Jane Austen!?! This mostly autobiographical daily strip details the rudely hilarious travails of a young cartoonist and his layabout pals and neurotic girlfriends. Basically, it’s the pottymouthed animal-headed Seinfeld-esque comic strip we’ve all come to love. A smash hit in its native Sweden, presented in English for the first time. Join us Monday through Friday for a new daily strip, with a rolling archive of a week’s worth of strips. “It’s being acclaimed as the funniest Swedish comic of our time, but it’s more than that. Rocky is the long awaited generation novel that no…
Now in stock: You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! by Fletcher Hanks (with Free Bonus!)
You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! By Fletcher Hanks; edited & introduction by Paul Karasik Fletcher Hanks was the first great comic book auteur. That is, he wrote, penciled, inked, and lettered all of his own stories. He completed an astonishing 48 stories in three years from 1939-1941. As a one-man-cartooning-band, his work packs the wallop of a unique and unified artistic vision. He was a true comics visionary. In the earliest days of the comic book, before censorship, it was “anything goes!” — and in the tales of Fletcher Hanks, anything went! The superhero Stardust gazes down…
Daily OCD: 7/9/09
Another short Online Commentary & Diversons update… I guess everyone's too busy talking about Wednesday Comics to pay attention to us, boo hoo: • Review/Interview: Chris Beckett of On the Fly Publications/Warrior27 looks at two recent releases by Jason and has a brief Q&A with "one of the most exciting cartoonists working today." From the reviews: "I heartily recommend The Last Musketeer for any fan of fantastic adventure yarns as well as anyone who enjoys a refreshing character study with a very real emotional tug at one’s heartstrings. Check this book out… [I Killed Adolf Hitler] is a masterful story…
John Kerschbaum podcast & panel
John Kerschbaum is the guest on the new episode of Mike Dawson & Alex Robinson's podcast The Ink Panthers Show — go here to listen! Not only that, John appears live with Mike & Alex this Sunday at noon at Bergen Street Comics in Brooklyn — info below. Muffins and mimosas? Ooh la la!
Now in stock: Delphine #4 by Richard Sala (Ignatz Series)
Delphine #4 By Richard Sala It's here! The horrifying final chapter of the critically acclaimed macabre mini-series by Richard Sala, the gleefully demented creator of Peculia and The Chuckling Whatsit. Lauded by Rue Morgue magazine, among others, Delphine follows a traveler searching for his lost love and encountering a number of frightening obstacles along the way. These include witches, werewolves, bloody murder and a pack of sinister dwarfs (did we mention that this is a twisted re-imagining of "Snow White"?). Despite all this, the traveler persists, staggering onward towards a hair-raising climax and an inevitable confrontation with unspeakable evil! 32-page…
Now in stock: Grotesque #3 by Sergio Ponchione (Ignatz Series)
Grotesque #3 By Sergio Ponchione In the second half of the two-part "Cryptic City" epic, Professor Hackensack continues his battle against the Wicked Barons alongside Inspector Doppiofaccio, the mysterious Lady Puzzle, and an unexpected ally from beyond the grave — with the enigmatic Mr. O'Blique on the sidelines. This amazingly inventive work of surreal fantasy from one of Italy's hottest new talents is proving to be a sleeper hit! 32-page duotone 8.5" x 11" saddle-stitched softcover with jacket (part of the Ignatz Series) • $7.95 Add to Cart • More Info & Previews
