Comics writers found wanting?
Over at TCR, Ng Suat Tong labors mightily and makes the startling and groundbreaking twin discoveries that cartoonists who write use the formal conventions of the comics medium more fluently than writer artist teams...
Art distraction: Character Designer Blog
Interviews with folks who design characters for film, animation, video games and comics. For instance, Paul Linsley (his take on the Turtles, above.)
What goes through my mind?... “Okay Paul, we need a completely original...
The secret of comics
Speaking of Carson van Osten, we really just mentioned him so we could reprint, again, his guide to comics storytelling which is as simple and direct yet essential, in its own way, as Alex...
A few words on PR dos and don’ts
Whew, there were more emails about new books for MOCCA than ever before -- more both in number and in the detail of the submissions. This is attributable to the fact that people really...
John K.: Good Compositions Take Self Control
Speaking of N.C. Wyeth, John K., whose blog we don't link to nearly often enough, compares the illustration great to Yogi Bear in order to demonstrate good composition, and you know what? He's right!
And...
The wisdom of Todd Klein
Since we're not posting much today, you should spend all your time reading Todd Klein's blog. It's like sitting around rapping with the Socrates of comics logo design -- and there' no hemlock at...
C for Coloring
Over at his blog, David Lloyd talks about the coloring on V FOR VENDETTA:
In my view, what had prompted Dick to offer me that choice between colour and b/w from the high position he...
The Man who invented Comic Sans
The Wall Street Journal tracks down the designer of the world's most hated typeface, Vincent Connare, and finds the villain cackling with glee from his Swiss headquarters:
The font, a casual script designed to look...
Very quick observations
Whoa, we are still here, but it's been a CRAZY week at Stately Beat Manor! We've had house guests, a surprise visit by the FBI, a battle with customs, car bombs, Jude Law, Hoteloween...
Wally Wood and Frank Frazetta
Came the Dawn by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood from SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #9 ~ June-July/1953.
AND
Frank Frazetta's never finished sketches for a remake of the story.
Damn.
Wait I can't just go on. Look...
Quick hits
§ Eddie Campbell is back with one of the secrets of comics, known only to true initiates:
Due to the overwhelming thumbs up in response to my post telling you kids how to dress properly,...
Notes on craft
§ At the FLOG blog, Jacob Covey goes on at some length to discuss his dislike of giclée (digital) prints, as opposed to old school hand printmaking:
Meanwhile there is a mind-boggling craft involved in...
