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Webcomics of tomorrow...today!

2010-05-28T17:36:00.006-04:00

A few sci-fi webcomics have been making the rounds recently—

Escape from Planet Nowhere by Otis Frampton
Spacedock 7 is a portal to 7 webcomics. Each update weekly.

Spacetrawler by Christopher Baldwin updates Mondays and Wednesdays.

Giannis Milonogiannis presents OLD CITY BLUES, a monthly sci-fi police thriller webcomic. We've highlighted his work in the past.

R.I.P. Frazetta

2010-05-11T12:04:00.012-04:00

(click images to enlarge)

NYT obit here. Unofficial gallery here. Museum Syndicate gallery here.

Tributes from the comics community:
Jimmy Palmiotti
The Beat
Michael Oeming
J.H. Williams III
io9
Comics Should Be Good
Robot 6
Bleeding Cool
Newsarama
The Comics Reporter

More remembrances here.

Peter O'Donnell (1920- 2010)

2010-05-10T12:04:00.006-04:00

Peter O'Donnell, the creator of Modesty Blaise, died last week in England. He was 90.

NYT obit here. An appreciation here (part 1, part 2, part 3).

Official site here.

Modesty book cover gallery here.

Read an excerpt of "The Gabriel Set-up" with art by Jim Holdaway here.

Read about the Michael Caine-Modesty connection here (comic legend #3, towards the bottom of the page).

Titans Tower...for real!?

2010-04-18T14:00:00.003-04:00

Terrace on the Park

Titans Tower

The Secret FIles of Batman and Robin

2010-04-09T16:18:00.004-04:00

Take a look into Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely's design process for "Batman and Robin."
BATMAN REDRAWN, part 1 — with Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
BATMAN REDRAWN part 2 — BATMAN AND ROBIN #3-6
BATMAN REDRAWN part 3 — THE DESIGNS

Supersculpture

2010-04-06T13:36:00.003-04:00

Check out Australian artist Adrian Tranquilli's artwork here.
(link via JB)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010-03-26T10:48:00.003-04:00

Sorry I've been posting so many videos recently but I can't pass this up:

Official Scott Pilgrim site here.

Jules Feiffer: Methods and Materials

2010-03-23T19:10:00.001-04:00

New Who!

2010-03-22T14:56:00.001-04:00

The Ghost who Blogs

2010-03-19T10:17:00.003-04:00

art by Sy Barry

Read full Phantom (and Mandrake the Magician!) stories at Falkonthewildside!
Also- check this out: the online Phantom encyclopedia.

Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

2010-03-19T10:11:00.001-04:00

NYT obit here.
Wiki here.

The Rebel Alliance— Where everybody knows your name.

2010-03-16T11:58:00.009-04:00

John Ratzenberger as Major Bren Derlin and Cliff Clavin

New Iron Man 2 trailer

2010-03-08T13:25:00.000-05:00

Giannis Milonogiannis

2010-02-01T20:17:00.001-05:00

Check out the work of Giannis Milonogiannis here and here.

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Watterson speaks

2010-02-01T13:45:00.003-05:00

Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes, gives his first interview in 20 years here.

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You give me Fever.

2010-01-25T08:36:00.001-05:00

Comics Alliance has an exclusive preview of Brendan McCarthy's upcoming miniseries, "Spider-man: Fever."

Little Nemo inducted into National Film Registry

2010-01-11T15:08:00.002-05:00

Full list of films added to the registry here.

Happy New Year Baby

2010-01-04T12:28:00.001-05:00

From 1907 to 1943, J.C. Leyendecker rang in the new year for the Saturday Evening Post with a cover illustration of the New Year Baby! Check out the gallery here.

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"Thank Henry Ford for standardized parts!"

2009-12-20T13:45:00.004-05:00

Check out more episodes of Frank Miller and Geoff Darrow's BIG GUY and RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT on Hulu. The all star cast includes Bobby Hill as Rusty!

Iron 2 Man?

2009-12-17T23:05:00.000-05:00

Richard Sala blogs

2009-12-10T20:44:00.007-05:00

Keep up to date on all the latest Richard Sala news and information at Here Lies RICHARD SALA.

Under Siege

2009-12-09T22:44:00.002-05:00

Joe Quesada gives us a look into his process as he creates the covers for Marvel's next big event.

Marcos Martin interview

2009-12-06T20:15:00.021-05:00

Michel Fiffe interviews artist Marcos Martin over at The Beat.
Check out more samples of Martin's artwork here.

In the year 2000!

2009-11-23T08:59:00.000-05:00

art by Leinil Yu.

In 1998, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, Mark Waid and Tom Peyer pitched a revamp of Superman. Their proposal (entitled "Superman 2000") was turned down by DC editorial who swore those writers will never be allowed to work on the character.

Years later, those ideas are worked into All Star Superman, Superman: Birthright, 52 and...Spider-man?! Read an analysis of the Superman 2000 pitch here.

Charles Burns Interview

2009-11-20T22:53:00.006-05:00

Jesse Thorn chats with cartoonist Charles Burns on The Sound of Young America.

Turtles Forever

2009-11-12T07:26:00.001-05:00

TMNT characters from cartoons, movies and comics (not to mention their creators!) cross paths in the upcoming Turtles Forever! The movie will be released on November 21.

Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!

2009-11-10T13:19:00.001-05:00

Official site here.

Joe Q: Origins

2009-11-08T12:15:00.008-05:00

Graphic NYC interviews Joe Quesada about his rise to the top- from starting out as a colorist at Valiant comics to becoming Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.

kmrimg

2009-11-08T08:25:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately, I couldn't figure out the name of this artist but you can see more work here. (View the site in english here.)

Decoding Steranko

2009-11-06T14:14:00.005-05:00

James Romberger interviews Jim Steranko here.

Steranko gallery here and here.

Finally!!!

2009-11-05T14:34:00.001-05:00

DC comics is finally doing something significant with the Milestone characters whose return was announced more than a year ago. The original artists, including John Paul Leon and Milestone Founder Denys Cowan, will be joining writer Dwayne McDuffie to tell "a bittersweet tale that chronicles the literal end of a universe, and the birth of something new, with major consequences for the future of the DC Universe." Read more here.

What took so long? Read 4thletter! blogger David Brother's thoughts about DC's mismanagement of the Milestone properties here.

Free Frazer Irving

2009-11-04T12:49:00.004-05:00

art by Frazer Irving

Read the full issue of Days Missing #1 for free here.
Archaia Studios Press site here.

Kurt Russell as Han Solo

2009-11-02T17:04:00.001-05:00

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Ditko!

2009-11-02T15:40:00.006-05:00

Steve Ditko turns 82 today! Watch "In Search of Steve Ditko" here.

Kaneda inked

2009-11-02T09:21:00.001-05:00

The Peter Parker-ing of Clark Kent

2009-11-01T09:07:00.000-05:00

Amazing Fantasy #15, art by Steve Ditko (left), Superman: Secret Origin #2, art by Gary Frank

Silly Symphony

2009-10-31T00:00:00.000-04:00

Guy Davis Podcast interview

2009-10-28T11:17:00.004-04:00

Comic Geek Speak talk with Guy Davis about everything from his love of arcade video games to what its like to be a major contributor to the Hellboy universe.

Davis is also the subject of the next issue of Modern Masters.

Official site here.

"But you do duck down and shout 'Hey, balloons!' when there are none about."

2009-10-26T17:23:00.001-04:00

Jessica Drew is free

2009-10-15T12:19:00.004-04:00

art by Alex Maleev

Watch "Spider-Woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D." on Hulu!

Neat!

2009-10-10T13:16:00.004-04:00

Buddy, Babs, Butch, Mom & Dad might be joining all of the other animated families on Sunday night! Fox has ordered an pilot based on Peter Bagge's comic "The Bradleys."

Read Fantagraphics' announcement here.

The Twilight Zone Turns 50!

2009-10-02T21:38:00.005-04:00

NY Times article here

The Twilight Zone at Wikipedia here

Rod Serling Memorial Foundation here

and watch full episodes online at CBS here

Home sweet home

2009-10-01T19:57:00.004-04:00

Check out some photos of Edward Gorey's house by filmmaker Chris Seufert.
More info on Seufert's documentary "Gorey: The Last Days of an American Gothic" here.

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"Sorry. Writing is self-taught."

2009-09-30T18:58:00.003-04:00

art by Neal Adams

Read Dennis O'Neil's inaugrual "How To Write Comics And Graphic Novels" column here.

A Monkey-Girl-A-Day

2009-09-28T11:52:00.012-04:00

Barth Maunoury, a British animator/illustrator/terminator, posts a daily Monkey Girl drawing on his blog, Year in Merde.

Yoshito Usui (1958-2009)

2009-09-21T12:24:00.009-04:00

Yoshito Usui, creator of Crayon Shin-chan, died in climbing accident. He had been missing since Sept. 11.

More info here.

Ellis on Kirby

2009-09-15T14:54:00.004-04:00

Warren Ellis retells Jack Kirby's move to DC in a way only Warren Ellis can.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Royal Boiler finds

2009-09-10T15:07:00.011-04:00

Brandon Graham always has the coolest things on his blog.

Check this out-

Geoff Darrow and Moebius collaboration! More here.

The work of Guillaume Singelin was highlighted recently, too.

His stuff reminds of Guy Davis meets Gipi with a Taiyō Matsumoto influence.

"The End Is Near" video by Ian Cinco

2009-09-10T00:47:00.002-04:00

Music Video made for the Soundcheck Video Contest. Fiery Furnaces song "The End Is Near." iancinco@gmail.com

Shhh!

2009-09-01T16:44:00.003-04:00

Check out more here.

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House of Mouse eats House of Ideas

2009-08-31T11:37:00.005-04:00

Disney buys Marvel in a $4 billion deal!

The King's Birthday

2009-08-28T11:50:00.008-04:00

Happy birthday, Jack! Here's a video from last year's tribute panel at New York Comic Con:

Why Kirby Will Always Be The King
Bully's 24 hours with Jack Kirby tribute

More Morrison inspiration?

2009-08-26T20:04:00.011-04:00

The above panel has been cited by Grant Morrison as an inspiration for his take on the current Batman-

"I can certainly see the Dick Grayson Batman digging this day on a more regular basis!"

Perhaps, the Dick Grayson Batman and Damian Wayne Robin were inspired by this:

Also, I think Bruce needs to look up the definition of the word "ironic."

Batman and Robin #3 hits comic stores today.

Check out a video discussion between Morrison and Clive Barker here.

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2009-08-24T00:57:00.001-04:00

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Avery Hologram's 365 Draweteria

2009-08-12T11:01:00.001-04:00

Check out the work of Avery Hologram, the "composite personality consisting of AVERY SQUARE aka SARAH LOCKE aka FOUND MAGAZINE's CARDIOLOGIST and BRIAN HOLOGRAM aka DAN JAMES aka GHOSTSHRIMP's GHOSTSCOUT LEADER."

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Barbarella/ Manara

2009-08-11T17:31:00.002-04:00

Milo Manara designs from an abandoned Barbarella remake
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G.I. Joe: All-Star

2009-08-10T16:10:00.004-04:00

The Ballad of G.I. Joe from Henry Rollins

Credits:

Laz Alonso as Doc
Alexis Bledel as Lady Jaye
Billy Crudup as Zartan
Zach Galifiankais as Snow Job
Tony Hale as Dr. Mindbender
Vinnie Jones as Destro
Joey Kern as Tomax
Joey Kern as Xamot
Chuck Liddell as Gung Ho
Julianne Moore as Scarlett
Henry Rollins as Duke
Alan Tudyk as Shipwreck
Olivia Wilde as The Baroness
and
Sgt. Slaughter as Himself
Also featuring Jamin Fite as Cobra Commander
Frankie Kang as Storm Shadow
Geoff Mann as Buzzer
Andreas Owald as Snake Eyes
Daniel Strange as Torch
Kevin Umbricht as Ripper

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G.I. Joe: Resolute

2009-08-07T09:34:00.000-04:00

Check out the rest of Warren Ellis' take on the G.I. Joe franchise here.

More from Warren Ellis here.

Fantagraphics to publish Ernie Bushmiller's NANCY

2009-08-05T19:03:00.004-04:00

Read the press release here.

A Mysterious Existence

2009-08-03T00:38:00.001-04:00

AV Club geeks out

2009-07-28T09:42:00.001-04:00

Art by Cameron Stewart, Paul Grist, and Steve Bissette

Check out interviews with writer Grant Morrison, outgoing Dr. Who show runner Russell T. Davies and legendary Swamp Thing artist, Steve Bissette.

My favorite bit from Morrison's interview:

AVC: Speaking of British comics, if a British writer reaches a certain level of critical success, is he automatically inducted into a magic circle?

GM: Induction isn’t automatic, and involves a rigorous series of Harry Potter-style challenges involving hippogriff-wrangling, mer-wolf races, and all the usual folderol of an openly occult lifestyle. Marshall Law writer Pat Mills is also a magician of some infamy.

Davies on the Dr. Who format:

What I wanted to do was repeated patterns within the show, like every year we would go to the year five billion. Every year you’d go back in history and meet a famous figure, whether Queen Victoria or William Shakespeare or Dickens. Every year we’d come back to Earth and spend some time with the companion’s modern-day family. Not absolutely fixed within that, not a rigid path. But I think it’s important in an ever-changing show to have sort of little rocks or anchors that you can cling to and sort of say “Don’t worry, we’re still on the same show, I’m going to still always come back to what you like.”

Bissette on the creation of John Constantine:

And [John Totleben and I] wrote Alan [Moore], and said “We’re going to put Sting in the comic, and Alan, you better make it a character, because he’s not going to go away. We’re going to make him more and more visible, whether you like it or not.” So Alan made him John Constantine.

Hurley shares his luck with us.

2009-07-27T13:26:00.000-04:00

Bone again

2009-07-27T09:07:00.003-04:00

Next year, Jeff Smith will be returning to Boneville!

Tall Tales, pictured above, is a major repackaging of a book I did with Tom Snigoski a few years ago called Stupid, Stupid Rat-Tails. This new book, which takes place after the Bones have returned to Boneville, revolves around Smiley and Bartleby telling tales around a campfire to a group of young Bone Scouts (their names are Ringo, Bingo, & Todd!).

Tom Snigoski will also be writing a trilogy of novels entitled "Bone: Quest for the Spark." Jeff Smith will be providing the illustrations.

Read more here.

Karasik interview

2009-07-26T13:12:00.003-04:00

Stardust by Fletcher Hanks

Last Thursday at Desert Island, Paul Karasik, editor of You Shall Die By Your Own Evil Creation!, was interviewed by Dan Nadel about artist Fletcher Hanks.

Listen to the interview here.

More about Fletcher Hanks here.

Bobby/Kirkman

2009-07-26T11:58:00.004-04:00

From the episode "Behind Closed Doors," Bobby Hill reads Invinc---er...Unvincible.
Watch King of the Hill here and here.
More about Invincible here.

The Miraculous Return of Marvelman

2009-07-25T14:59:00.015-04:00

Marvelman (from left to right) by Mick Anglo, Garry Leach, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Joe Quesada

Yesterday Joe Quesada announced the return of Marvelman from years in copyright limbo. Marvelman, originally created in the 1950s as a Capt. Marvel analogue, was reimagined by Alan Moore (and later, Neil Gaiman) in the 1980s.

Read a Marvelman FAQ here.

A well-illustrated history and thorough of the character here.

Marvelman wiki here.

Heinz Edelmann (1934-2009)

2009-07-23T15:25:00.006-04:00

Heinz Edelmann, art director and character designer for "Yellow Submarine," died on Tuesday in Stuttgart, Germany. He was 75.

New York Times obit here.
Read a tribute from 2002 written by his former student Christoph Niemann here.

PETA outrage over Lady Gaga's muppet-skin coat

2009-07-21T11:29:00.006-04:00

She's certainly figured out a way to get people's attention...you know, a way besides her music...
No comment yet from Miss Piggy.
More pics here.

New Doctor: Wet behind the ears?

2009-07-21T07:30:00.007-04:00

Matt Smith's Dr. Who look has been revealed- bow tie, blazer, tight rolled pants and doc martens. I'm sure the look will become a fan favorite after an episode or two premieres. Steven Moffat won't do the Doctor wrong.

More pics, plus images with River Song(!) and his new companion Amy Pond , here. Lots more photos here.

"The Waters of Mars," the penultimate episode of the David Tennant-era Doctor Who, airs this fall.

Wait a minute...Waters of Mars... Amy Pond....River Song... I wonder what's up with the aquatic theme....

Moonwalk

2009-07-20T02:49:00.002-04:00

Weaving her Web of Justice!

2009-07-19T13:10:00.004-04:00

The much anticipated "Spider-woman: Agent of S.W.O.R.D." by Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev will be released simultaneously as a webcomic on iTunes and as a physical comic book. More info here.

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All together now

2009-07-17T11:57:00.005-04:00

"Image United" brings together six of the seven founding fathers of Image Comics for a collaborative book. Each artist draws his own character (with Image partner Robert Kirkman scripting).

[Erik] Larsen called [the comic] a coordination nightmare. "The big winner is Federal Express," he said.

Read the New York Times article here.
Download the first five pages here.
Production diary here.

Watch the Aqualogo get its sea legs.

2009-07-16T17:51:00.005-04:00

Read Todd Klein's Aquaman logo studies:
part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5

Jon Boam

2009-07-14T01:26:00.005-04:00

Visit Jon Boam's world here.

Wish you were here

2009-07-13T16:11:00.007-04:00

Dean Motter's Radiant City (art by Los Bros Hernandez)

How can you beat a city called Mega City One? You don't.
Architect's Journal runs down a list of the top 10 comic book cities. A thorough image gallery appears with each entry.

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What if Pee Wee went to Paris with Simone?

2009-07-13T14:24:00.000-04:00

I just noticed who plays the Penguin's parents in Batman Returns. I know Tim Burton likes to reuse actors but the pairing of Paul Reubens and Diane Salinger suggests an alternate ending to Pee Wee's Big Adventure...

Direct from Pepperland

2009-07-08T18:08:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday, Nick!

Rob Liefeld, 1991

2009-07-08T14:49:00.004-04:00

That Dennis Miller sure knows his comics!
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"Nocturnals"

2009-07-07T09:46:00.005-04:00

Painter Dan Brereton is interviewed by CBR about his creator-owned series, "Nocturnals," here.

Process posts

2009-07-06T09:35:00.004-04:00

The process post is a staple for any artist with a blog. Here are some recent ones that caught my eye:

Paul Duffield walks us through his coloring process for Freak Angels as he prepares to hand those chores off to Kate Brown.

Sean Phillips gives a sneak peak at upcoming issues of Incognito from thumbnail to finish.

Paolo Rivera has plenty of informative posts- color studies, sketches and studies, step by step, tips and technique, tools of the trade, and, of course, wacky reference.

Happy Independence Day!

2009-07-04T22:52:00.000-04:00

"Miss Liberty," Norman Rockwell, 1943

Dan Hipp

2009-06-30T13:49:00.001-04:00

I neglected to mention Dan Hipp in the 500th post- he's also responsible for getting me to pick up Gen 13 for the first time in a decade...

Check out his blog here.

We're A Sloppy Illustration

2009-06-28T13:53:00.006-04:00

To some extent I've always dug Rob Zombie's artwork, but this Ramones illustration has always bothered me. For one, the likenesses are pretty damn terrible. Recognizable as Ramones, but still terrible. Not sure if that was intentional...

Anyway, what bothers me even more is this: Why does the Joey cretin have his left shoulder growing out of his head?

I understand that he was trying to capture Joey's trademark slouch, and I see the obvious ode to Rat Fink, but even for fantastical, exaggerated anatomy this is bad.

His neck would not be showing in a slouch!
His arm would not be growing outta the side of his head!
And his hair would not be wrapped under his arm like that!

I wonder if all this was something done after the fact, in an attempt to capture the pose without re-drawing it?

I just did a quick cover-up for my own sanity:

Still awful. But then again the CD itself is awful, too. U2 and Pearl Jam? Sacrilege.

Update: I totally forgot that this comp has a great cover by Tom Waits on it. If you pick this album up, it is surely for that one song alone.

George Harrison sings

2009-06-27T23:52:00.000-04:00

3 of 200

2009-06-25T02:27:00.004-04:00

Mike Lynch posted scans from the "Dick Tracy: The Art of Chester Gould" exhibition catalogue which features 200 of Dick Tracy's foes and friends.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (English trailer)

2009-06-23T23:25:00.005-04:00

Hayao Miyazaki wiki here.
GhibliWorld.com: The Ultimate Ghibli Collection Site here.

Considered Mad

2009-06-23T12:51:00.003-04:00

Yesterday on the radio show All Things Considered, Denis Kitchen discussed the art of Harvey Kurtzman. Listen here.

Buy "The Art of Harvey Kurtzman" by Denis Kitchen here.

500th Post Art Link Extravaganza!!!

2009-06-22T13:44:00.025-04:00

I. N. J. Culbard is illustrating a series of Sherlock Holmes graphic novels.

Check out some black and white line art from Rafael Grampá!

Mike Huddleston's artwork has me reading Gen 13 again...

Travis Charest has a blog...

... and so does Kevin Nowlan! (This is the penciled cover for Spirit #30- out this week, with story and interior art by Mike Avon Oeming!)

Check out the preview here.

Toby Cypress has a process blog for his upcoming project, "Rodd Racer."

Chris Sprouse is interviewed by the Sardinian Connection...

...as is Ladrönn....

Kevin Cannon speaks about his career here.

Grant Morrison discusses his latest collaboration with Frank Quietly here.

Whew!

So...did this landmark post live up to your expectations, Christian Bale and Kermit?
Glad you found Lout Shelter's 500th post so satisfactory!

Mark Chiarello

2009-06-16T15:30:00.000-04:00

This post has been saved as a draft for more than a year. I started it but never published it because, at the time, Mark Chiarello didn't have a website. He does now though!

This is Lout Shelter's 499th post...

Bob Bogle 1934-2009

2009-06-16T14:14:00.004-04:00

Obituary here

The Ventures at Wikipedia here

Official Ventures website here

The Twilight Zone

2009-06-14T21:26:00.005-04:00

Woo! Full Episodes of The Twilight Zone are available to watch from CBS here

The Beatles Rock Band

2009-06-10T07:10:00.004-04:00

This has got to be the best opening cinematic for a video game EVER.

Watch it here

and then have a look at some of director Pete Candeland's other awesome work here

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 14

2009-06-10T06:43:00.003-04:00

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 13

2009-06-10T06:39:00.001-04:00

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 12

2009-06-10T06:38:00.001-04:00

Mocca Festival 2009: Sneak Peek

2009-05-24T17:27:00.003-04:00

Look for us at Sara Antoinette Martin's SKELECORE table at the 2009 MOCCA Festival on June 6-7!

More information on MOCCA 2009 here

Rocket.Superb blog here

And buy some cool stuff directly from Sara here at SKELECORE

(Thanks to Jashar for all the awesome color work!)

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 11

2009-05-21T16:00:00.001-04:00

Japanese Spider-Man, Episode 10

2009-05-21T15:58:00.001-04:00

Ana Galvañ

2009-05-16T13:30:00.003-04:00

Due to her participation in the Full of Pryde fundraiser for Oregon Hemophilia Treatment Center, I came across Ana Galvañ's work. Her concepts are fun and her muted palettes are great.

Check out her blog here- it'll make you wish you were fluent in Spanish. I'd love to be able to read her Manet homage comic.

The Amazon, the Troll and the Legend

2009-05-15T18:51:00.002-04:00

Emerald City ComiCon poster featuring Hellboy and the Fremont Troll

Amazon.com interviews Mike Mignola.