There isn't much to see in the "Tower of Basil" Flickr group just yet but this one surprised me. If anyone has more photos of playground toys influenced by (surely not created by?!) Basil Wolverton I sure hope they put them up there.
MoCCA schedule update/reminder
Tomorrow! 2009 MoCCA Festival! Find us at tables #110-114 — that's along the north wall (on the right from the main entrance). Have we mentioned we have 11 new titles debuting at the show (barring any shipping snafus)? Holy crud! It's going to be awesome! For updates from the show floor, follow us on Twitter — we'll be posting as much of the action as we can, time permitting. Here's our updated signing schedule as it stands right now — we've had a couple of changes since we first announced it. See you there! FANTAGRAPHICS MoCCA SIGNINGS SATURDAY SIGNINGS 11:00…
Panelists V this weekend
The annual show of cartoonists' work at Giant Robot opens this weekend. Check out their website in the near future to see works. Meanwhile, check out the GRSF site for their current show, Pencil Pushers. Some nice work, including this piece from Mark Giglio. This is the perfect time to mention this gem I found online. Surely there is a Flog reader who needs an electric eraser.
Daily OCD: 6/4/09
Online Commentary & Diversions returns (probably) Tuesday next week, as your humble correspondent travels to and from the MoCCA Festival. Fortunately, looks like things are quiet out there (as I doom myself saying that): • Review: "[Luba] seems more and more like a great book every time I pick it up. I guess I shouldn't be surprised… It's going to be until the end of the year before I can attempt a bigger piece on the book… I feel I can wait that six months before a summary statement because there won't be many works in this calendar year better…
First look: Mack White’s Roadside Hell
On his blog, Mack White posts a bunch of teaser images for "Roadside Hell," his story in the upcoming Hotwire Comics Vol. 3, coming early 2010. Zombies, snakes, a luchador executioner… looks good!
Carol & Chuck Tyler Dad & Daughter Book Signing
"You'll Never Know" Dad & Daughter Book Signing Saturday, June 13, 2009 5 – 7 PM Shake It Records will be hosting a book signing with local artist C. Tyler for her new graphic memoir You'll Never Know, Book One: A Good and Decent Man. And, as an added rare bonus, her father, 90 year old World War II veteran Chuck Tyler — subject of the book — will also be there to sign copies. A Cincinnati Exclusive!!!! You'll Never Know Book One: A Good and Decent Man is published by Fantagraphics of Seattle. It tells the story of the…
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Esther Pearl Watson at DOMY June 12
Domy Books is pleased to present TEXAS INSTRUMENTSNEW PAINTINGS By UNLOVABLE creator ESTHER PEARL WATSON Friday, June 12, 2009 at Domy Books, Austin913 E Cesar Chavez, Austin, TX 787027-9pm, FREE ADMISSION Exhibition runs June 12-July 23
Daily OCD: 6/3/09
Another late dose of Online Commentary & Diversions: • List: CBC Radio's "Canada Reads: The Book Club" host Hannah Sung kicks off voting on the "Top 10 Graphic Novels" with Ghost World: "I love Dan Clowes’s clean, graphic style. I love Enid’s glasses, I love how everything is 'lame' and I love that Enid expresses how much she hates Sassy magazine even as she reads it." • Interview: The Daily Cross Hatch's Brian Heater wraps up his 3-part talk with Michael Kupperman. Sample quote: "But of course the point of humor is that you always want it to look easy….
