Steven Weissman was on a birthday bender last week and didn't turn in his "Chocolate Cheeks" strip… Actually, we just skipped a week because I was at MoCCA in NY and wasn't able to update the site. In any event, Ribs says "Here's this week's strip: ripped from the headlines!" (Remember, you must be registered and logged in to read.)
2001 Comic Book
Dan Goodsell uploaded an old Howard Johnson's Kids Menu comic book to his Flickr page. If you've sat through 2001 you know that HoJo's really had their hand on the pulse of childhood fun with that one.
Inkstuds talk Ditko
Blake Bell joins the Inkstuds radio program to discuss all things Steve Ditko. A must-listen for Steve Ditko fans. Above image from Creepy #13, reproduced in STRANGE & STRANGER: THE WORLD OF STEVE DITKO.
Sketchbook #57
Courtesy Roberta Gregory:
I think Sci-Fi Mag likes Ditko
This is the first review to hit of Blake Bell's STRANGE & STRANGER: THE WORLD OF STEVE DITKO. They seemed to like it. Out of dozens of film, tv, book, game and comic reviews in the issue, it's the only "A+" in the mag.
BEASTS2: Curious.
As I prepare "BEASTS! Book Two" for Fantagraphics to release this fall (mostly at night and mostly while the baby sleeps) I am doing research that ends up with very little appearance in the books but keeps me motivated to wrangle 90 artists creating original art on a deadline. Art that has more to do with symbolic passion than literal interest. "Unproven" creatures like the Unicorn and Leviathan make frequent appearances in ancient texts, but what amazes me is how frequently they turn up in zoological and generally scientific texts– usually in proving terms. It's easy to dismiss these creatures…
This weekend in NYC & Boston!
We'd like to bring to your attention the first-ever east coast store signings by America's Sweetheart, JOHNNY RYAN. Johnny will be appearing in New York and Boston this June to promote the release of ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #14. In Boston, Johnny will be joined by fellow Fantagraphics author (and, coincidentally, America's other sweetheart) LEAH HAYES, who will be signing copies of her acclaimed new graphic novel, FUNERAL OF THE HEART. WHO: JOHNNY RYANWHAT: ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #14 release party! WHERE: Desert Island 540 Metropolitan, Williamsburg, BrooklynWHEN: Friday, June 13, 6PM – 9PM WHO: JOHNNY RYAN and LEAH HAYESWHAT: ANGRY YOUTH COMIX #14 and FUNERAL…
Chusid on Flora and Finegan
Irwin Chusid notes the passing of jazz composer/arranger (and Jim Flora cover subject) Bill Finegan.
Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery: “Now Serving Cheesecake”
THE CLASSIC ART OF CARTOON PIN-UP OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 28
Fantagraphics Bookstore: “Now Serving Cheesecake”
THE CLASSIC ART OF CARTOON PIN-UP OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 28 The post-war era in America gave rise to a remarkable number of amazing cartoonists retuning from overseas. These members of our “Greatest Generation” had their careers interrupted by World War II and again when the comic book hysteria of the 1950s all but erased this innocent pastime from the cultural landscape. When comic book work could no longer provide their livelihood, many turned to racy down-market digests, and in the process created a legacy of sensual and seductive pin-up art that remains as appealing today as it did when this…
