Lynn Johnston updates
In all honesty, we don't follow FOR BETTER OR WORSE, so we've been letting others tell the story of its move to a "hybrid" but this E&P story reveals that many of the changes...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits
§ Via the Fantagraphics blog possibly the most awesome Mark Trail squirrel montage ever. We've reproduced but a pittance of its majesty. Go to the link for the whole amazing thing. Mark Trail is...
Brunetti Nancy, Grunge Popeye
This link from Mike Lynch has been getting a lot of deserved play: Ivan Brunetti's account of how he almost took over drawing NANCY. The strips evince the sort of lethargic fatalism one might...
St. Trinian’s attacks!
Here's another copmics-based movie winging its way to us: a remake of St. Triniam's based ona serie sof cartoon by Ronald Searle. Set in England, the film -- which is based on the...
Jim Rugg illustrates rap battle
Okay if you go to this link you will see this:
In this excerpt from the VH1 Rock Doc: NY 77: The Coolest Year in Hell (premiering August 11, 2007), a memorable rap battle between...
RIP: Weekly World News
The Weekly World News, home of Ed Anger and BatBoy is joining the big newsstand in the sky: as it is shutting down. Hopping mad columnist Ed Anger was a big inspiration on us...
Wacky Spanish comics crossover
Spanish artist elpablo wonder what Prince Valiant would look like if Charles Schulz drew it.
'Tooner Pepo comes back and wonders what Peanuts would look like if Hal Foster drew it.
RIP Doug Marlette
Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Doug Marlette was killed in an auto accident yesterday. Marlette, 57, was killed when a truck he was riding as a passenger in hydroplaned in heavy rain and struck a...
Oldsters don’t think it’s funny
A new study backs up the idea that older folks just don't think things are as funny as the whippersnappers:
It's no laughing matter: a new study suggests older adults have a harder time getting...
Quick Hits of Smelling Salts
§ Alex De Campi and Brian Wood discuss the process of pitching to Vertigo. Almost as funny is the hazing Johnny Bacardi gets from forum regulars afterwards.
§ Kyle Baker comments on Independence...
Gabbing with Mort Walker
Okay so we were at the Licensing show for the last few days and took a lot of pictures, which we should post but this MoCCA stuff has us pooped. No big big big...
Secret Asian Man launches at United Media
What editor Ted Rall calls "the first Asian-themed strip" for newspapers, will launch in July:
United Media will be launching a new feature on July 16 called Secret Asian Man by Tak Toyoshima. The feature...
