The Tijuana Bibles Hardcover Vol. 1 By various anonymous artists; edited by Michael Dowers In all its many guises, sex has been around for a long time. Back in the 1930s it was these little eight-page sex comics that became the talk of men's clubs, bars and some of the rougher workplaces. Famous Sunday-funnies cartoon characters were the earliest, and most popular, targets of these XXX-rated parodies; a parade of Hollywood actors and actresses madly copulating in a wide variety of positions soon followed. These "Tijuana Bibles" were so popular in their day that fans anxiously awaited new releases; men…
Daily links: 2/25-26/09
I was out sick yesterday, so here's a double dose: • Review: The Fort Worth Business Press takes a loving look at Humbug • Review: The Daily Cross Hatch finds "a lot to love" in the pages of Boody. The Bizarre Comics of Boody Rogers • Review: The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat says that The Magic Bottle by Camille Rose Garcia is "a great graphic novel" • Review: Jog takes you story-by-story through Supermen! • Blurb: The Comics Reporter is somewhat overcome by the arrival of Humbug • Blurb: Scamp: An Irish Illustration Blog previews Humbug • Profile: USA Today Pop…
Then & now
Now (as currently seen on Ribs's blog): Then (preliminarily): Coming in Fall/Winter. Serialized weekly right here.
Dame Darcy signs & sings in Seattle
In case you missed this part of our Humbug exhibit announcement yesterday: Don’t miss a special performance and book signing by cult cartoonist Dame Darcy on Saturday, March 14 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. Darcy will perform with her three-piece acoustical combo and sign copies of her wildly popular Victorian gothic comic book series Meat Cake, as well as her new graphic novel Gasoline. This event coincides with the colorful Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack featuring visual and performing arts presentation throughout the historic neighborhood. Listing Information Saturday, March 14, 6:00 to 9:00 PM Dame Darcy Music performance and book…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #442
{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…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #441
{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…
Daily links: 2/24/09
• Review: J. Caleb Mozzocco says The Lagoon by Lilli Carré is "a great comic" • Review: Parka Blogs looks at Beasts! Book 1 • History: Furry 101 reprints a 1992 article cementing Fantagraphics' place in mid-to-late 1980s furry culture with our brief heyday of anthropomorphic comics • List: Sporadic Sequential recommends Anywhere but Here by Tori Miki if you're looking for funny manga • For comiXology, our own Kristy Valenti looks at George Herriman's illustrations for archy and mehitabel • Things to see: On the Covered blog, Paul Karasik takes Jimmy Olsen into the 3rd dimension, sort of •…
“Rocky” by Martin Kellerman – #440
{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: The Comics Journal #296 (Best of the Year Issue)
The Comics Journal No. 296 Edited by Michael Dean & Kristy Valenti; Gary Groth, executive editor Our annual Best of the Year issue includes interviews with critics' faves Lynda Barry, Frank Quitely, Dash Shaw, David Hajdu and Mike Luckovich, as well as Best Picks of 2008 from an all-star lineup including Kim Deitch, Anders Nilsen, Emmanuel Guibert, John Porcellino, Mark Newgarden, Johnny Ryan, Paul Karasik and others. Plus, a first look at C. Tyler's upcoming project You'll Never Know, a gallery of comics from Finland's best young talents, and more. 200-page color/b&w 7.5” x 9.5” squarebound softcover magazine • $11.99…
Daily links: 2/23/09
• Review: Comic Book Resources gives Sam's Strip 4 out of 5 stars and calls it "a must for any fans of comic strips" • Review: Comics Worth Reading takes on Supermen! • Review: Rob Clough examines Mome Vol. 13 • Review: Parka Blogs checks out Beasts! Book 2 • Profile: Paul Gravett examines (and recommends) the work of Mark Kalesniko in an article which also appears in Comics International • Blurb: Jared Axelrod, applying his "10 Rules of Quality Superhero Fiction," declares Jaime Hernandez's story in Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 "one of the best superhero comics of…
