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Notes on Scanner Quality and Jpgs.
I should make time for posts like this more often but here's a little rundown on why people shouldn't use cheap scanners to archive material. Take a look at this scan of an original old pin-up page that was sent to me this week, compressed as a jpg. At a glance it looks great with the watercolor paper really showing its tooth. (Technically the page has also not been laid down flat enough and we're getting an uneven light but let's overlook that.) Above shows the full art which was scanned large–about 11" tall at 300dpi. Looking closer you can…
Clowes & Zwigoff Host Ghost World Screening
UCB’s PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE HOSTS GHOST WORLD SCREENING AND BOOK RELEASE PARTY Join the Pacific Film Archive in celebrating the charmed works of two Bay Area originals: Filmmaker Terry Zwigoff and cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2625 Durant Avenue #2250 • Berkeley, CA 94720 • (510) 642-1124 Clowes and Zwigoff will host a special screening of the Ghost World film, followed by a Q&A and book signing to celebrate the release of Ghost World: Special Edition. This deluxe new edition of the bestselling graphic novel expands…
Another DeCarlo post.
Throughout the late midcentury, Dan DeCarlo was simultaneously defining the look of tight-sweatered Riverdale girls in Archie comics for little Billy while drawing titillating Riverdale-esque women losing their sweaters in Humorama magazines for Bill senior. Like Playboy being produced by Disney, the utter American-ness of it resonates deeply and rather disturbingly. It's the ultimate subversion to see these Archie girls squeaky-clean and wide-eyed in a slick, crass, Man's World of viral virile impotence. And I can't stop admiring DeCarlo because of and in spite of it… [Ha. I misspelled 'virile.' And, no, I'm not going to explain myself.]
Robert Goodin TONITE
Tonight at 7:00, see Mome contributor Robert Goodin at Meltdown in LA for the release of his new comic one-shot from our pals at Top Shelf, The Man Who Loved Breasts. Momes will, of course, also be available, as well as other Goodinalia. (I dare you not to sing the title of this post to yourself to the tune of the theme from Entertainment Tonight now that I have put the suggestion in your head.)
Watch Kim Deitch at the Strand
The Strand bookstore presents video footage of Kim Deitch's presentation there two weeks ago. (Note that there was a minor tech problem with the sound at the beginning, but the audio kicks in after a couple of minutes, when the on-screen clock hits 19:04.)
The Naked Campaign
Holy moses, watching Steve Brodner draw McCain and Palin is pretty goddamn awesome.
Leah Hayes covers Ryan Adams
Leah Hayes did the album art/packaging for the limited-edition vinyl release of Ryan Adams' new album, called "Cardinology." They also made a T-shirt out of the cover of the album, and inside the LP is a 12-page comic, illustrating the lyrics for the album. A must-have for Hayes or Adams fans (Eric Buckler, this is for you).
New Comics Day 10/1/08
Sorry we're a day late with this! Scheduled to arrive at your local comics shop yesterday from Fantagraphics: • The Complete Peanuts 1967-1970 Box Set by Charles M. Schulz• Meat Cake #17 by Dame Darcy As usual you can view previews and get more info at the links above… you'll especially want to check out the preview for the Peanuts box set since that comes shrink-wrapped and your neighborhood comic shop clerk probably isn't going to want you peeling it open…
Abandoned Cars online
Go read: NY Magazine previews ABANDONED CARS with an exclusive excerpt from the book.
