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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wally Wood and Frank Frazetta
Came the Dawn by Al Feldstein and Wally Wood from SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #9 ~ June-July/1953.
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Frank Frazetta's never finished sketches for a remake of...
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...
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...
Natwick and the three-fingered hand
The ASIFA blog asks one of the great ineffable questions, "Who invented the three-fingered hand?" An essay by animation legend Grim Natwick explains:
Someone...
Spot the future superstar with Nick Bertozzi and O. Henry Anthology
Cartoonist and SVA teacher Nick Bertozzi posts the results of some homework. His comics storytelling class was assigned the test of adapting a...
A new generation comes of age
Today's "It Kids" of snark and anti-establishmentarianism, Tucker and Nina Stone, are interviewed by Chris Mautner at Blog@Newsarama. Depending on your point of view,...
Bob Staake creates a cover
http://www.youtube.com/v/VEh4SWTbgU8&hl=en&fs=1
Watch legendary illustrater Bob Staake create this week's New Yorker cover in this video. Apparently his process is quite amazing, according to Drawn!
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