Desert Island's first event!
I hearbye ban myself from Virgin Comics events
Virgin Comics = Classy!
Sketchbook #20
Courtesy Mat Brinkman:
Heroes & Villians at CHG this Tuesday
Heroes & Villians is a photo series by Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho that "features intimate portraits of the most notable emerging and established figures in the Pop Surrealist, Graffiti and Alt-Comic Book worlds." I would contest their designation of THE most notable but it is cool to see them documenting SOME of the most notable artists working. Pictured above is the enchanting Jordan Crane. Visit Cho's site for a peek at more comics folks like Anders Nilsen, Johnny Ryan, Sammy Harkham, Souther Salazar, Ron Rege, Jr., and Steven Weissman. UPDATE: I failed to mention that the show is 2…
Steal This Book.
In the history of plagiarism, this pretty much takes the cake of egregiousness. An art book that lifted all of its contents off the internet and includes it on a CD (original internet file names intact, no less). That fact coupled with the title "Colorful Illustrations" makes this appear to be a clip art book, with the impression that all the art is copyright free, which it isn't. It's made by hard-working artists who didn't even know about the book. It is a Hong Kong publisher and if you've ever made art, you may be in the book. I first…
Sketchbook #19
Me 'n' my bitches, by Josh Simmons.
Gary Groth talks to CBC
I haven't had a chance to listen to this yet, but Fanta Head Honcho Gary Groth was interviewed by the CBC this week about comics piracy.
NYCC looms, JAFFEE to attend!
Al "Mad Fold-In" Jaffee will be on Craig Yoe's Arf book panel at the New York Comic Con Sunday Room IE03 at 3:00! FANTAGRAPHICS NEW YORK COMICON SIGNING SCHEDULE: FRIDAY: 3 – 5PM: DASH SHAW (The Bottomless Belly Button, Mome) 7PM: PAUL KARASIK & MARK NEWGARDEN at Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn SATURDAY: 11AM – 1PM: CRAIG YOE (Arf!) 1 – 3PM: PAUL KARASIK (I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets!) 1 – 3PM: MICHAEL KUPPERMAN (Tales Designed to Thrizzle) 3 – 5PM: MISS LASKO-GROSS (Escape from "Special") 3 – 5PM: DASH SHAW (The Bottomless Belly Button, Mome) SUNDAY: 11AM – 1PM:…
Sketchbook #18
Whoops. only 10 minutes left to post my sketchbook pic of the day. Courtesy the horribly underrated Francesca Ghermandi.
Members Preview: Rebel Visions
This week's free preview is a downloadable 25-page excerpt — the entire first chapter — from the upcoming expanded and revised softcover edition of Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975, the definitive history of the era by Patrick Rosenkranz. These previews are exclusive to registered Fantagraphics.com users, so sign up and/or sign in to view. (As a reminder, 20/20 Club members receive these previews two weeks before we post them on the website, just one of many great reasons to join up…)
