Captain Easy, Soldier of Fortune: The Complete Sunday Newspaper Strips Vol. 1 (1933-1935) by Roy Crane 114-page 10.5" x 14.75" full-color hardcover • $39.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-161-9 Ships in: May 2010 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now Roy Crane is one of America’s greatest cartoonists and Fantagraphics is embarking upon an ambitious reprinting of his best work, beginning with his gorgeous adventure strip — Captain Easy. Crane created the first American adventure strip — before Hal Foster’s Tarzan and Prince Valiant, before Milton Caniff’s Terry and the Pirates, before Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon — and quickly established himself as a master of…
At Midnight His Arm Will Kill George Lucas With A Shovel
Admittedly, not the best picture, but this was too cool not to share. Comedian Patton Oswalt posted on his Facebook that a super-fan tattooed a joke of his on his arm, as illustrated by our very own Ivan Brunetti. (You may recall, last year the FLOG reported that Ivan did the artwork on Patton's latest comedy CD My Weakness Is Strong, and Patton did the introduction to Ivan's latest, Ho!) And with apologies to our resident Star Wars enthusiast, here's the audio to the very joke illustrated above (NSFW):
Things to see: 3/22/10
• Some lucky 5th-grader is getting this in the mail from Steven Weissman • Richard Sala presents "Strange Question," a story dated 1985/2003, in two parts • A nautical-themed Jim Flora piece from around 20 years ago • OMG, Gabrielle Bell draws Stephen Colbert in her new Lucky strip • Mark Kalesniko presents a roughed-out page from Mail Order Bride • Woo woo! It's Paul Hornschemeier's latest WSJ illustration • More Renee French-drawn teeth. Gaaaah. Whew! • A quarterly alternative comics anthology with a funny-sounding four-letter name? Gee, I wonder where they got that idea? Kidding aside, Robot 6 and…
Daily OCD: 3/22/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko by Blake Bell… [is] fantastic! … It’s part biography, part art book – an amazing recap of Steve Ditko’s entire career in comics, from the early days with Charlton to the present. … It’s also one of the best designed books I’ve read recently, including lots of rare pencil pages, out-of-print rarities, and full color scans on virtually every page. There’s a lot more to Steve Ditko than just Doctor Strange and Spider-Man." – Marc Sobel, Comic Book Galaxy • Review: "Vitally, Anderson draws an earthy…
Now available: Our Gang Vols. 1-3 Pack
Our Gang Vol. 1-3 Pack by Walt Kelly three 96-page 7.25" x 9.5" full-color softcovers • $40.00 postage paid (see below) Along with the soon-to-be-released Our Gang Vol. 4 we are pleased to offer the first three volumes of Walt Kelly's rollicking adaptation/continuation of the beloved MGM shorts together for one low price including standard shipping within the U.S. (rush and foreign orders extra); see product description for details and more information.
Our Gang Vol. 4 (1946-1947) by Walt Kelly: Previews, Pre-Order
Our Gang Vol. 4 (1946-1947) by Walt Kelly 112-page 7.25" x 9.5" full-color softcover • $14.99ISBN: 978-1-60699-322-4 Ships in: April 2010 (subject to change) — Pre-Order Now The Rascals are back in another 100-plus vintage full-color pages of rollicking comedy and high adventure. Created in 1946 and 1947, these stories show Walt Kelly refining the style that would serve him so well for his later masterpiece — Pogo. Much of this fourth volume is taken up with an extended four-part cycle of stories — almost a graphic novel, really! — in which Froggie and the Gang (including Julip the Goat)…
Webcomics update for 3/19/10
Friday night and the feeling is right for your weekly batch of new online strips: Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto in this week's The House of No by Derek Van Gieson… …aw nuts, it's this week's Blecky Yuckerella strip by Johnny Ryan…. …and this week's Barack Hussein Obama strip from Steven Weissman totally reminds me of a Venture Bros. episode.
Things to see: 3/19/10
Daily clips & strips — click for improved viewing at the sources: • It's Jaime Hernandez's cover for the first issue of the CBGB comic — more info at Robot 6 • Cormorants a-courtin' by Debbie Drechsler • Still digging these "structure" drawings by Tom Kaczynski
Daily OCD: 3/19/10
Online Commentary & Diversions: • Awards: Congratulations to Steve Brodner, nominated for a National Cartoonist Society Division Award (a.k.a. the Reubens) for Advertising Illustration (as reported by The Comics Reporter) • List/Review: Shannon Smith of File Under Other names Michael Kupperman a favorite cartoonist of 2009 and comments briefly on Mome Vol. 13: "Open letter to comics publishers: If you put Josh Simmons in your book I will buy or steal a copy." (Good news Shannon: be on the lookout for Vol. 19. But please don't steal it.) • Review: "West Coast Blues is a cracking good crime comic, not…
Jim Blanchard’s Icon Soup art show
Jim Blanchard's got an art show up now at The Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro in Bellingham WA, with a blowout closing reception/rock show on May 29. Hoo doggie! More info at Jim's blog.
