Comics

So, as happens frequently in America, we treat History like a Cassandra, reading and studying, but choosing not to believe or remember the lessons it teaches us. I know Cassandra's fate, and thus the dangers of saying "I told you so". So instead, I'll quote Gene Wilder in " Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory": Oh, you should never ever doubt what nobody is sure about. So, what can we expect in 2011?

Jim Woodring demonstrates the giant pen at the Gage Academy.

When the weekly DFC comics magazine came to an end in 2009 after only 43 issues many in the UK comics scene were saddened...

The art of Victor Kerlow has been featured in The New Yorker, the NY Times, and many other outlets. His website contains not only his lovely illos but many of his comics, which are also collected in Small Victories, a volume he was kind enough to send us a review copy of. While the art is immediately stunning, stories of danger in toilets, lumberjack exploits and other mysteries makes for a fine assemblage of comics.

Misspelling and all...this is hilarious. : Via Drawn!

I'm home for the holidays, and spending some time digging around my parent's basement, delving into my assorted and sordid collection of ephemera. The above...

Here's a comic from my brothers' collection, the type of comic kids read back in the 1960s and 70s. We didn't care about condition...

Via Joe Keatinge

Do not open this link until you have a lot of time. The online archives of Illustration magazine include piles of information on artists...

Marvel had quite a lot of new material on the market in November. Aside from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN shifting to a fortnightly format with its new "Big Time" direction, we've also got two new ongoing titles, GENERATION HOPE and SPIDER-GIRL. Further down the chart, there's also a veritable horde of new miniseries, including ASTONISHING THOR, OSBORN, SHE-HULKS and a whole bunch of CHAOS WAR tie-ins. As usual, Marvel had the largest share of the direct market. It's a relatively close month, though, with a lead over DC of 40% to 37% in unit share and 34% to 33% in dollars. A major factor there will be a number of high-profile Batman comics in the top 10.

The influential and historic DARK HORSE PRESENTS anthology -- last seen as an online anthology available on MySpace and later adapted to print --...

Via Fuck Yeah Silver Age Secrets!