You should be reading ROCKY
One comics genre that only old-timers talk about is "funny animals," and it concerns the foibles and fantasies of humans beings thrown into relief...
Pull Quotes: Girls and punching
Chynna Clugston (BLUE MONDAY) talks about what draws women to comics, and why girls don't always mind the ones with punching:
We need...
Kim condemns Hollywood racism
We made an oblique reference to the controversy over the casting of the AVATAR; THE LAST AIRBENDER movie the other day, but noted cartoonist...
“Are Comic Books Dying?”
Yadda yadda. Over at the Tor.Com Blog, Heather Massey asks Are Comic Books Dying?, and she isn't even talking about the Diamond thing. It's...
Still under the weather
Regular posting will resume later. It's a great day to reflect and celebrate.
Top, cartoon by R.J. Matson. Bottom, New Yorker cover by Drew...
Two from Goldman
Two digital comics from Dan Goldman today: YES WE WILL, which imagines the end of Obama's first term in 2012.
PLUS an excerpt from...
Spirit of the Season
http://www.youtube.com/v/r8Pnlhs7grQ&hl=en&fs=1
"Pride" from 1984. (Back when it was still fresh, notice Adam's riffing with the bass line near the end.)
And the new U2 single...
Check it out: George Herriman
Craig Yoe has launched a website devoted to the great George Herriman, creator of Krazy Kat.
Today is the "launch" of GeorgeHerriman.com! Garge (as...
Check it out: New A DISTANT SOIL site
Colleen Doran has moved her blog to a redesigned site and will be running A DISTANT SOIL as a webcomic:
Welcome to the new...
2009 Winter Xeric Winners
The Xeric Foundation has announced its most recent grant recipients. A total of $25,031 was awarded for six comic book projects.
Box...
Jim Woodring and FRANK news
If anyone is not familiar with the surreal, haunting work of Jim Woodring, they are really missing out on one of the finest cartoonists...
Kyle Baker gets Obamania!
Over at his blog, Kyle Baker announces his own Obama comic is in the works from HarperCollins:My publisher told me to stop work on...
