Friday evening means a new batch of online strips: Salem F.D. to the rescue in this week's The House of No by Derek Van Gieson… …Wedgie receives some "wisdom" in this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan…. …and this week's is by far the weirdest installment of Barack Hussein Obama by Steven Weissman yet.
Things to see: 4/16/10
Daily clips & strips — click for improved/additional viewing at the sources: • Paul Hornschemeier teases his contribution to Marvel's forthcoming Strange Tales 2, and does Denzel for the WSJ; also, he'll be at C2E2 tomorrow signing at the Chicago Comics booth! • Johnny Ryan posts this and more Prison Pit fan art by Matt Furie for The Boys Are Back in Town art show at GRSF — dear Johnny, how about a series of Cold Heat Special-style Prison Pit Specials? • Lumpy Noodle drops some Bible on you, courtesy of Steven Weissman • Fletcher Henderson, 1942, by Jim Flora…
Daily OCD: 4/16/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "When most people try to employ dream logic in their work they fail miserably but Jim [Woodring] is great at it. The closest thing to a peer he might have is David Lynch but even that’s a stretch. Jim Woodring is the only Jim Woodring and no one has done what he does except for him. … There’s not much point in trying to sum up the story of [Weathercraft]. There’s no text, the art is beautiful, and you’re totally consumed by the world he’s created and you exist inside it while you’re reading…
Craig Yoe talks at Politics and Prose in DC tonight
Craig Yoe talks about his book The Great Anti-War Cartoons at Politics and Prose in Washington DC at 7PM tonight — that's in 2 hours! More info here.
Krazy & Ignatz 1916-1918 by George Herriman – previews, pre-order
Krazy & Ignatz 1916-1918: Love in a Kestle or Love in a Hut by George Herriman 160-page black & white/color 9" x 12" softcover • $24.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-316-3 Ships in May 2010 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now When Fantagraphics launched our collection of Krazy Kat Sunday strips back in 2002, we picked up with the 10th and 11th years of the legendary strip (1925-1926) because another publisher had already collected the first nine during the 1980s and 1990s. But now, with that publisher long gone and their Krazy Kat collections fetching record prices (some over $100!) among collectors, it’s time…
Things to see: 4/15/10
Daily clips & strips — click for improved/additional viewing at the sources: • What Things Do has started excerpting strips from The Pin-Up Art of Dan DeCarlo. • Johnny Ryan illustrates a short story by Gary Fairfull for Vice • Bill Griffith recently posted his "Top 40 List on Comics and Their Creation" on Facebook and it's been making the rounds; you can see the whole thing at Cartoon SNAP • This week's "I, Anonymous" spot by Steven Weissman • Tony Millionaire presents an all-tattoo Maakies this week • Street sketching with soprano soundtrack, by Frank Santoro • Sen. Mitch…
Daily OCD: 4/15/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Interview: At Graphic Novel Reporter, Peter Gutiérrez has a Q&A with Jaime Hernandez & Todd Hignite, author of The Art of Jaime Hernandez: "I was a little surprised to find out that my approach to sex in comics is different from the norm. I've always tried to treat it as naturally as somebody talking about having to buy groceries, and I guess it paid off. Who knew?" • Review: "As for this book, yes, it's completely lovely, gorgeously designed by Jacob Covey. Its contents are so damn delightful that within one week of finishing reading…
How to help with How to Read Nancy
Mark Newgarden, co-author with Paul Karasik of our forthcoming edition of How to Read Nancy, has put out a call for assistance (which I have swiped wholesale from Comics Comics but jeez, we're publishing the book after all): There are a small handful of specific images that we are still seeking quality scans of. We are searching for hard copies (or high rez scans 350 dpi or higher) of the following: FRITZI RITZ 1/2/33 NANCY 6/ 29/ 55 DEBBIE (AKA LITTLE DEBBIE) by Cecil Jensen 6/ 27/ 55 THE 1942 NANCY TERRYTOONS MOVIE POSTER We are also looking for additional…
2010 MoCCA Art Festival wrap-up & photos
Thanks to all the artists, attendees, and MoCCA staff & volunteers for helping make the 2010 MoCCA Art Festival our most successful ever! We sold out of numerous titles, some within hours (and to the chagrin of our artists who ran out of books to sign — sorry!), and had mobs of fans turn out for our signings. I took a load of photos; some highlights are below, followed by an embedded slideshow with lots more shots (which you can also view full screen) and a mosaic of thumbnails to browse. You can also browse the full set of photos…
Peter Bagge and James Sturm at Fantagraphics Bookstore this Saturday!
Don't miss the action this Saturday, April 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery. Two brilliant cartoonists — Peter Bagge and James Sturm — celebrate the publication of 3 new books. Peter Bagge will sign fresh copies of HATE ANNUAL #8. The latest installment of his signature series has Lisa rockin' out and right into trouble. It's everything we love about Hate — silly, sexy, and outrageous, but with a disquieting air of familiarity. The signing will mark the world premiere of OTHER LIVES on DC's Vertigo imprint. We haven't seen it yet. (It won't be…
