Stan Sakai has crafted the adventures of his Ronin Samurai rabbit, Usagi Yojimbo, for more than 25 years. He has made Usagi one of the most recognizable "funny animals" or anthropomorphic characters in the comics universe through his unique storytelling and peerless craft. Usagi wanders through Edo period (1600s) Japan, running into the likes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird) and Groo The Wanderer (Sergio Aragones). Sakai's work has been praised by the likes of Stan Lee and been awarded three Eisners for storytelling, overall talent, and lettering. Fantagraphics released a special commemorative…
Daily OCD: 1/4/10
Today's Online Commentary & Diversions from Publishers Weekly, John Porcellino and other sources: • List: Publishers Weekly Comics Week posts the results of their Fifth Annual Critics Poll, with 5 of our titles placing with 2 votes each (and a bunch of honorable mentions): "Castle Waiting Volume 2 by Linda Medley… The simplest actions — moving into another room, raising a child — are enlivened by being placed in an exceptionally illustrated fantasy environment, full of unusual outcasts who've formed a family. The cast is immensely appealing, both visually and through well-written dialogue. […] Always a pleasurable read underlined by…
Things to See: Mark & Gary Forever by Johnny Ryan
A brilliantly awesome tribute to Igloo Tornado's Henry & Glenn Forever. Please, Johnny, please do a whole comic of this.
Things to See: Eightball deconstructed
Something interesting that recently popped up in our Flickr group pool: Jeffrey Meyer created this artwork titled "Edit: Maze" by carefully carving up a copy of Daniel Clowes's Eightball #22. See larger here.
Frank Santoro solo exhibit opens Jan. 20
Frank Santoro's "New Values," an exhibit of artwork inspired by and interpreting Greco-Roman mythology, opens on Thursday Jan. 20 at Dem Passwords in West Hollywood, CA.
Out today from Tiny Showcase: the Special Edition of Ray Fenwick’s Mascots
Signed copies of Ray Fenwick's new book Mascots with an exclusive print (shown above) are available today from Tiny Showcase! (Hmm, it's not supposed to be up for another 4 hours, but the first few have already sold…)
Behold the Nibbus Maximus (video)
From Jim Woodring, this short video showing off his giant pen nib. It's beautiful. See it in action this Sunday!
Things to See: 1/3/11 Roundup
• Very nice Peanuts fan art by Dale O'Flaherty • This week's "I, Anonymous" spot by Steven Weissman is a doozy; plus Tom Selleck and Daughters of Satan on his Chewing Gum in Church blog (see 'em raw on Flickr) • A nice celebratory sketch and one hell of a story from Carol Tyler at her Screened-in Porch blog • "Top News Stories of 2011" for the L.A. Times plus more sketches, portraits and caricatures, with commentary, by Steve Brodner And more Things to See from the past week: • Early strips and film reviews by Jason at his Cats…
Things to See: Ganges #4 teaser from Kevin Huizenga
Kevin Huizenga posts a sneak peek at some panels from the forthcoming Ganges #4 (judging from the image filename, anyway). Still no sleep for Glenn!
Daily OCD: 1/3/10
Time for lots more awkwardly-formatted year-end lists, a review from The Washington Post and much more in what might be the longest Online Commentary & Diversions ever: • List: For the Las Vegas Weekly, J. Caleb Mozzocco counts down his top 5 comics of 2010: #3: Temperance by Cathy Malkasian: "Blessed with a Dr. Seuss-like ability to evoke the most serious problems and bleakest emotions in personalized, original, timeless fantasy elements, Malkasian has constructed a graphic epic involving a handful of colorful, tragic characters and their interlocking lives." #5: Werewolves of Montepellier by Jason: "A successful jewel thief disguises himself…
