Meet Christopher Moonlight!
He's one of the Beat's most consistent commenters, and today you can meet the one and only Christopher Moonlight at the LA Shrine show:
Ok, this is it. Once again this Sunday I'll be at...
Reid/Wood wed
E&P has a brief report on the editorial cartoonist wedding of the decade :
Two cartoonists were married in a ceremony presided over by a third cartoonist, announced EditorialCartoonists.com today.The newlyweds are Mikhaela Reid, who...
Jillian Tamaki’s sketchbook
Jillian Tamaki has a blog with lots of sketches, as in this post on the process of a cover design.
Great Cartoonists II: Milton Caniff/Norman Rockwell
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive presents a treasure trove of old magazine articles on Caniff and Rockwell. Marvelous stuff, just marvelous.
Great Cartoonists I: Winsor McCay
Jesse Hamm reproduces Winsor Mccay's response to a Clare Briggs questionnaire on how to be a cartoonist:
Much much more in link.
Sometimes there is more than comics
The Chicago Reader has an excellent profile of cartoonist Anders Nilsen:
But just when doors started to open for Nilsen, he entered the most painful period of his life. Two years ago, at the age...
Brevoort’s Favorite Kirby covers
- Mit Commentary! This fine feature runs on the MARVEL website. Damn their getting into the content business!
Edward Gorey’s THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES
Upon discovering that Edward Gorey was a Star Trek fanatic, Shaenon Garrity imagines what might have been.
Aside: You realize this is just a blog post, right and not in some satirical magazine where it...
What is everyone doing?
§ Jim Woodring is drawing bears
§ Len Wein is remembering old Bullpen stories:
Anyway, on this particular day, I had just returned from my annual pilgrimage to the West Coast to attend the now-omnipresent San...
VOTE FOR DAME DARCY
Is there ANYONE alive who does not want to see these two get together? Vote Dame Darcy for Flavor of Love! It is the law.
McClouds return to base
While we were out of town, the McCloud clan returned from a year-long tour that saw them traveling this great nation of ours and visiting all 50 states:
Yes, we actually did it! Even though...
Peter Bagge’s whereabouts
Peter Bagge writes to reveal a series of public appearances for the rootin' tootin' tooner:
Big Doin’s for me starting next week! First up is:
DRAGON CON in Atlanta, GA, Aug 31st- Sept. 3rd. ...