Found on YouTube, a TV commercial for Excedrin pain reliever circa 1970 using an animated series of drawings by Burne Hogarth, cartoon classicist and great Comics Journal interview subject (as evidenced in The Comics Journal Library Vol. 5: Classic Comics Illustrators). Gary Groth, who passed this along, says "This is very fucking weird… I wish I'd known about this so I could've asked him about it."
Feiffer & Ware at Chicago Humanities Festival Nov. 7
Jules Feiffer and Chris Ware appear at the Chicago Humanities Festival at the Francis W. Parker School on Friday, Nov. 7. From 1-2 PM, Feiffer presents a lecture on "Depression-Era Humor": More info here. And from 4:30-6:00, Feiffer and Ware appear on a panel titled "The Not-So-Funny Situation of Alternative Comix" alongside Lynda Barry, Matt Groening and moderator Michael Miner of The Chicago Reader: More info here.
Daily OCD: 10/20/09
Online Commentary & Diversions is back! This is a catch-up post so it's a honker: • Best-of List: Sandy Bilus of I Love Rob Liefeld belatedly compiles the critics' 2008 end of year best-of lists and semi-scientifically determines that Dash Shaw's Bottomless Belly Button was the #1 comic of 2008, with Ganges #2 by Kevin Huizenga at #6. Also on the Top 100 list, in descending order: Love and Rockets: New Stories #1, The Education of Hopey Glass by Jaime Hernandez, The Lagoon by Lilli Carré, Willie & Joe: The WWII Years by Bill Mauldin, the year's issues of Mome,…
The Hernandez Bros. at Wonder Woman Day in Portland OR this Sunday!
Portlanders! Catch Beto & Xaime this weekend as part of the Wonder Woman Day benefit festivities, which include a signing, door prizes and a silent art auction where you can bid on the above WW art from the Bros. Details below from the official Wonder Woman Day website, where there is loads more information: WONDER WOMAN DAY IV – PORTLANDSunday, October 25, 2009 — 12noon-6pm — FREEExcalibur Comics, 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OregonA part of national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. An ALL AGES benefit and celebration for Domestic Violence shelters and Crisis Line!Raphael House of Portland — Bradley Angle…
Best American Comics release party in Brooklyn this Thurs.
It's an all-star comics hootenanny this Thursday celebrating the release of this year's Charles Burns-edited, Michael Kupperman-covered volume of The Best American Comics. Lifted from PR: featuring series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden and contributors Gary Panter Michael Kupperman Gabrielle Bell Jillian Tamaki David Sandlin Ben Katchor Thursday, October 22, 7–9PM powerHouse Arena · 37 Main Street (corner of Water & Main St) · DUMBO, Brooklyn Come celebrate the release of this essential volume of the year’s best American comics at The powerHouse Arena. Series editors Jessica Abel and Matt Madden will join the authors for a discussion, readings,…
Pim & Francie in Toyland
Holy cramoly. This piece by Al Columbia appears in Diamond Comics and is presented by Floating World at Arthur Magazine, where is there a larger version to pore over.
Strange Suspense preview at ICv2
Speaking of previews, industry site ICv2 has an exclusive 5-page preview (a complete story) from Strange Suspense: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 1, coming from us next month.
Like a Dog preview at PW
Publishers Weekly presents an exclusive 11-page preview from Like a Dog, our forthcoming collection of comics from Zak Sally. Go have a look-see.
The Glenn Beck Diaper Mask
Courtesy Ethan Persoff. Happy Halloween!
Paul Karasik takes “The Fletcher Hanks Experience” to Chicago!
