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Johnny Ryan's latest strip for Vice; yet another homage to Igloo Tornado's Henry & Glenn Forever and, I'm willing to bet, associated with the Henry & Glenn art show at La Luz de Jesus in L.A.

Jim Blanchard emailed us the scan above (click it for a bigger version), saying: "I bought a 1974 issue of PEOPLE at an antique store in Bellingham for the Telly cover, and within the mag was a small piece on a very young Steve Brodner — Thot you fellas might enjoy……" Indeed! Thanks Jim!

This past week on TCJ.com: Rob Clough concluded his look at Drawn & Quarterly’s reprints of classic comic books and strips with Doug Wright’s Nipper (1963-1964). Geoff Johns talked to Nathan Wilson about his craft and career: Part One, Part Two. Rob Clough rounded up and reviewed Candy Or Medicine, Devil’s Lake, Desmond Reed minis, Dina Kelberman, The Cornelia Collection. Minis Monday: Rich Kreiner looked at Ophestios, 1890. R.C. Harvey remarked on Dick Locher’s retirement from the Dick Tracy strip, and Joe Staton as his replacement. Shaenon Garrity drew readers’ attention to exhibits at the Cartoon Art Museum. Kristian Williams…

Here's this week's Weissman (a change of pace!), plus links to other strips from around the web: — Soup-n-1/2-Sandwich by Steven Weissman (for the Henry & Glenn art show in L.A.; view at original size): — And elsewhere: The All-New Cartoon Boy Adventure Hour by John Kerschbaum (an encore presentation of John's Act-i-vate strip at MTV Geek) Belligerent Piano by Tim Lane: Ectiopiary by Hans Rickheit: Eye of the Majestic Creature by Leslie Stein: Maakies by Tony Millionaire: The Pain — When Will It End? by Tim Kreider (an older comic and a new essay on Egypt): Truth Serum by…

CLOBBERIN’ TIME from chris anthony diaz on Vimeo. Super-fan Chris Diaz and a few collaborators have created this spiffy short video putting together a series of Steven Weissman Post-It drawings into a quick animation with sound effects. Biff!

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "[King of the Flies Vol. 2:] The Origin of the World, as its title… signals, is a little more mature in its provocateur stance, but there’s still plenty of envelope pushing. The characters have grown richer and more varied… and the narrative more focused, with fewer bodies to keep track of. The art, certainly a highlight of the last book, features some clever use of color to indicate fantasy and the supernatural, both of which appear more extensively this go-round. Consider it, on the whole, analogous to Friday the 13th Part II: a…

Marvel enlisted Paul Hornschemeier's design skills for the cover of their trade collection of Strange Tales II — check out better views & get more info at Paul's blog. I especially like the treatment of the "Parental Advisory" on the back. Nice job Paul!

Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "[Wolverton's] pictures, distinguished by his usual copious hachuring and cross-hatching, are illustrative, not comedic, entirely straight and, sometimes, a little terrifying. …[In The Wolverton Bible] you… get some of the most stunning black-and-white images of Biblical stories ever produced." – R.C. Harvey, The Comics Journal • Interview: MTV Geek talks to John Kerschbaum, whose The All-New Cartoon Boy Adventure Hour strip from Act-i-vate is being re-run on the site: "I'm in the early stages of an all-age graphic novel that I think will be quite different from anything I've done before. It's an…

All of the artwork from Tony Millionaire's current exhibit at Scott Eder Gallery in Brooklyn is up to see — and purchase! — online, along with the above-pictured limited-edition set of 4 silkscreen prints. And why not also read a review of the exhibit by Jon Gorga at The Long and the Shortbox of It (via The Comics Reporter)?

Above, one of two variant covers by Johnny Ryan for the new issue of the Spanish edition of Vice magazine. The second, you'll see, is war fantasy at the opposite extreme, Johnny-style.