Hey, Wait… By Jason This superbly evocative graphic novella by the award-winning Norwegian cartoonist Jason (his first appearance in the English language) starts off as a melancholy childhood memoir and then, with a shocking twist midway through, becomes the summary of lives lived, wasted, and lost. (Imagine a version of Stand by Me in which not all of the kids outrace the train.) Like Art Spiegelman did with Maus, Jason utilizes anthropomorphic stylizations to reach deeper, more general truths, and to create elegantly minimalist panels whose emotional depth charge comes as an even greater shock. His sparse dialogue, dark wit,…
Zippy Storms Seattle!
YOW! Legendary Cartoonist Bill Griffith Book Signing and Zippy Art Exhibition at Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle on November 8. “Are we having fun yet?” We will be on Saturday, November 8 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM, when Bill Griffith creator of the iconic Zippy the Pinhead comic strip character, makes a rare public appearance in the Northwest. Griffith will be on hand to sign his new Zippy collection Welcome to Dingburg, present an exhibition of original Zippy artwork, and give a brief slide talk. The public of all ages is invited to Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery in Seattle’s…
Daily links: 10/27/08
As an experiment, I'm switching to a daily link post instead of the weekly "blogosphere roundup" — hopefully smaller chunks will be easier to digest, not to mention more timely. And here we go: • Derik Badman cites a Jaime Hernandez story in an article about the use of the first-person point of view in comics • Look at some incredible sketchbook pages by Matthias Lehmann • The Onion A.V. Club's "Comics Panel" gives high grades to Tales Designed to Thrizzle #4 by Michael Kupperman and Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers • Steve Brodner hits…
Cartoonists Show at GR
Popeye FAIL
For the Tijuana Bible collector who has it all.
Sally FAIL
Found in a thriftstore in Farmville, VA.
Anti-war cartoons wanted
Editor Craig Yoe is seeking material for The Great Anti-War Cartoons, a 120-page black & white hardcover we're publishing next year. Visit Craig's site for more information and a preview slideshow.
Friday Night Videos
Ben Catmull: cartoonist, music video director (via Spurge). Still Working from Ben Catmull on Vimeo. Johnny Ryan sez on his blog: "Superfan Patrick O'Odonnell and friends have produced another cinematic masterpiece based on one of my comics. If you ever wondered what would happen if Stanley Kubrick fell out of the top floor of the World Trade Center and landed brain first into a pile of my comics, you'd probably get something like this." Behold.
Blogosphere roundup for 10/24/08
Eric has been scooping me on some stuff this week. I'm grateful for it because it makes my job a little easier; just make sure to look for his link posts if you haven't seen them already. This week's reviews & analysis: • The Honolulu Star-Bulletin looks at Love and Rockets: New Stories #1 by the Hernandez Brothers • Read About Comics recommends the third issue of Baobab by Igort • The Boston Globe notes the New York Times' review of Jules Feiffer's Explainers and adds their two cents • Alex Siddons learns something from Alex by Mark Kalesniko… •…
Sala’s Scary Story
Ready for some Halloween chills? American Public Media's Weekend America radio program presents a selection of Tales of Terror this weekend, including the Richard Sala tale embedded above (click here if the player's not showing up).
