• Old strips, illustrations, sketches and movie reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog • A nice set of sketches from John Hankiewicz • Lilli Carré shares a recent illustration for the New York Times and some alternate sketches • Sergio Ponchione illustrates John Cooper Clarke's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" for Retrophobic • From Kevin Huizenga , something Ganges-esque and a labor of Hercules • Pages, sketches and updates from Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog And more Things to See from the past week: • Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous"…
Daily OCD: 5/2/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Review: "More than anything, …21 is a book of huge ambition and formal daring. The storytelling is kaleidoscopic, leaping from Clemente’s final game in 1972 to his childhood to his 1960s heyday and back again, with time out for portraits of both the steel city and the Caribbean island that he loved so much. But for all his overt displays of (admittedly dazzling) technique, Santiago never loses track of his story. Though it’s not an ideal starting point for readers unfamiliar with Clemente’s life and significance — the treatment is far too idiosyncratic and…
Dash Shaw’s Ruined Cast fundraising update
Some great news: Dash Shaw and his producing and creative partners for their in-development animated feature film The Ruined Cast have hit the fundraising goal they set for themselves on Kickstarter with several days remaining before the deadline! There's still time to contribute: "Exceeding our goal will allow us to go even deeper into the dark pre-production and production phases — create even more backgrounds, maybe even cast and record all of the dialogue for the film. We will put any funds raised to good and thrifty use." Plus you'll get in on the pledge incentives, which include postcards, prints,…
Comics Q&A at The Stranger’s Questionland
Got comics questions? Head on over to The Stranger's Questionland, where you can get your queries answered all this week by our friendly staff as well as comics luminaries Peter Bagge, Tony Millionaire, Jason Lutes and Matthew Southworth.
Jim Woodring: Big In Texas
As the saying goes, they like 'em big in Texas, so it was surely appropriate that Jim Woodring brought the giant pen to Houston for its first public demonstration outside the Seattle area! (Was it brought as a carry-on??) The appearance took part at the opening night of Walpurgis Afternoon, a joint art show with Mike-Baehr-doppelgänger Marc Bell at Houston's Lawndale Art Center. We've got some pictures from the show, thanks to attendee Alex Barber. Check out his entire set of photos on his Flickr set. The internet says a "walpurgis" is, "the eve of May Day, observed in some…
Forney by the Fireside
This Wednesday, May 4th, our own Ellen Forney will be the life of The Reading Party! Join Ellen and fellow artist Derek Erdman as they lounge about the Fireside Room at the Sorrento Hotel, starting at 6:00 pm. The Reading Party is a monthly soiree, organized by our friends at Seattle's weekly alt-paper The Stranger. (As you'll recall, Lust is a collection of Ellen's past illustrations for their personal ads section!) It's a free event, the special is a $4 Manhattan, and apparently, everyone is invited to read! But, don't be surprised if everyone just wants to hear Ellen.
Things to See: Drew Friedman draws The Beastie Boys for Rolling Stone
This Drew Friedman illustration of "middle-aged Jewish comedians" The Beastie Boys leads off the reviews section of the latest issue of Rolling Stone.
Things to See: Percy Gloom’s Dinky Theatre #1
A delightful new animatic by Cathy Malkasian, who, you may recall, is a BAFTA-nominated animator in addition to being an Eisner-winning graphic novelist. The "#1" in the title makes us hopeful for more episodes!
Things to See: Alan Moore by Gilbert Hernandez
The A Moment of Moore tumblog recently posted this scan of Gilbert Hernandez's hilariously awesome illustration of Alan Moore from a 1988 issue of Comics Interview. Love that caption.
Daily OCD: 4/29/11
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions: • Interview: The L.A. Times Hero Complex blog's Noelene Clark talks to Carol Tyler about her L.A. Times Book Prize-nominated You'll Never Know, Book 2: Collateral Damage: "I had to read a lot of war books and Army accounts and talk to veterans and talk to Marines and everybody about what this thing is. Because it’s kind of aside from our culture. It’s not the dominant thing in our culture, so unless you know somebody in the Army that’s been there, it’s not something you’re going to come across. It’s a very nuanced, very difficult…
