Time for the new installment of Steven Weissman's in-progress pages from "Blue Jay," an epic 32-page story from Chocolate Cheeks, the next collection of the Yikes! gang's adventures. In this week's installment: springing into action! And don't forget to catch up on our current 5-day chunk of Martin Kellerman's hilarious Swedish smash-hit Rocky, updated Monday-Friday! This week: Rocky's ignominious homecoming to Sweden.
Daily links: 1/29/09
• Review: The Chicago Reader says that Beasts! Book 2 will "[set] loose something that will devour your still-palpitating innards" • Review: ComicMix approves of Ghost World: Special Edition by Daniel Clowes & Terry Zwigoff • Review: An older one that we missed – Thmazing reads The Number 73304-23-4153-6-96-8 by Thomas Ott in the store without buying it, declares it "terrific" • List: Kiel Phegley's "The Ten Best Comics I Read in 2008" includes Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers at #7 and Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw at #1 • Analysis: Consequentialart examines a…
Prince Spam is the Best Spam
Valentine’s Day Art Attack!
Artwork by John Ohannesian LOVER'S LANE: FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF GEORGETOWN SECOND SATURDAY ART ATTACK ON VALENTINE'S DAY, FEBRUARY 14! Please join us for a romantic evening of exceptional art and entertainment on Valentine's Day in our enchanting arts community for the first anniversary of the Georgetown Second Saturday Art Attack. In the span of a single year this colorful art walk has established itself as among the most idiosyncratic cultural outings in our region. This monthly promotion is distinguished by its diversity – featuring visual, performing, film, media and applied arts, as well as a wide variety of dining, drinking…
Daily links: 1/28/09
• Review: J. Caleb Mozzocco likes Colleen Coover's "girly porno" comic Small Favors • Analysis: The Groovy Age of Horror takes an in-depth look at House by Josh Simmons (link via Sean T. Collins) • Tourism: The Reading Copy Book Blog recounts a recent visit to the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery • Things to see: Jim Blanchard re-creates the cover of Blatch #14
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Full news release soon, but I'm excited so here's a teaser:
Hornschemeier’s Inauguration Diary
Paul Hornschemeier attended the Obama inauguration and wrote a very touching blog post about the experience that I very much enjoyed. Now, if I can just get Gary Groth to write something about his inauguration experience in DC last week…
Huffing acetone for Luba.
Distressed type the new old-fashioned way.
Daily links: 1/27/09
• List: Same Hat! Same Hat! names the "Best X of Everything 2008: Comics!" with Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman in the #5 position • Review: Optical Sloth likes Johnny Ryan's Angry Youth Comix so much, he's willing to buy you $5 worth of stuff from our website if you don't like it too • Things to see: For The Boston Globe, Alexander Theroux reviews a recent book about Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy • Things to see: In Douglas Wolk's convention sketchbook, a page by Charles Burns
Daily links: 1/26/09
Buckle in: • Review: The Beat says "You should be reading Rocky" • Profile: Shameless looks at the collaborative comics of Ellen Forney • Analysis: Vibrational Match finds Jack Kirby parallels in Gilbert Hernandez's XXX comic Birdland • Interview: The Daily Cross Hatch posts the second of their three-part chat with Lilli Carré • Blurbs: At Robot 6, Chris Mautner and Richard Thompson (Cul de Sac) both declare that they're currently reading recent volumes of The Complete Peanuts • Birthday: On the Jim Flora blog, Irwin Chusid commemorates the 95th anniversary of Flora's birth yesterday • Birthday: Relatedly, The Comics Reporter notes Jules Feiffer's 80th birthday…
