Robert Kirkman is on The View today
We made it people. Finally, a comic book person has made The View. Robert Kirkman will appear on today's Halloween-themed edition of the popular coffee-klatsch chat fest.
Continue Reading2 down, 48 other Cartoonist Laureates to go
In light of yesterday's announcement of James Kochalka being appointed "country's first ever" Cartoonist Laureate in Vermont, it appears that one other state has previously named a cartoonist laureate, Chad Carpenter. And what state would that be? Alaska. That's right, the 50th state in terms of population density per square mile named a Cartoonist Laureate before states like Oregon, Washington, California, New York and the ever-burgeoning Vermont. These states are pregnant with cartoonists, illustrators, animators and graphic novelists. When asked about the erroneous credit The Center For Cartoon Studies co-founder, James Sturm, stated, "I should have known. Alaska is the only state in the country that has a longer cartooning season than Vermont." For those down south, cartooning season lasts as long as there is snow on the ground and whiskey in your mug.
Continue ReadingYou’re gonna want this: Michael DeForge’s Spotting Deer
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Fest is fast coming, and many books will debut there, just in time for gift giving, including, SPOTTING DEER by Michael DeForge which is coming from Koyama Press.
Continue ReadingThe Lego Printer
I know this is "not comics" but William Gibson and Douglas Coupland both tweeted it, and I am weak-minded.
Continue ReadingThe Gorillaz are also COMPLEX
Share this link on Facebook!TweetAs if Olivia Munn wasn’t enough, this month’s Complex also features a Jamie Hewlett–drawn cover of the greatest cartoon band of all times. Yowzah.
Continue ReadingOlivia Munn rides Mike Choi’s unicorn
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet The latest issue of Complex magazine features a cover story on G4’s Olivia Munn, with comics elements rendered by Marvel’s Mike Choi. With an upcoming role in Iron Man 2, Munn is definitely in the running for Nerd-it Girl of the moment, and this geek-tastic layout should no nothing but help [...]
Continue ReadingNecessary: Celebrity tweets + cartoons
Share this link on Facebook!Tweet Illustrator Odessa Begay captures the zeitgeist of 2010 pretty well with Museum of Modern Tweets, as the ephemeral thoughts of twittering slebs are illustrated in a becoming fashion. Dunno about you, but once a week just isn’t enough.
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