Life photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captures the essence of Walt Disney and along with it a cornucopia of images going back as far as 1860 during The Civil War. Goolge and Life bring to you some of the greatest pictures that graced the magazine. The inception of photography held a primitive notion that it captured the souls of those who were photographed. This is like a time trip to our history through photographs of people long gone. It’s also a good reference for artists. See more>>

Topps was always known as the baseball card company and also Bazooka bubblegum. Wacky Packages is a collection of vintage wacky stickers collected through the years of wry humor of brand mocking. Way before Photoshop, they did this the hard way, they painted them. They had to draw it from scratch. Kids collected "wacky packs" and they found new homes on practically anything where stickers could stick. A favorite destination were lockers in school. Wacky Packages is introduced by artist extraordinaire Art Spiegelman. Cult comic artists who graced these sticky pieces of paper are the likes of Kim Deitch, , Bill Griffith, Jay Lynch, and Norm Saunders. Celebrate over 40 years of nonsense and nostalgia. See Wacky Packs online>>

When it comes to image authoring software from Adobe and Corel, there is not much choice out there. Most programs are mimicking the two big players in the market. The cost to have both Adobe and Corel can buy you a TV.  The serious illustrator will invest for his profession. For the not quite ready for prime-time can be in left in the cold. There is an interesting alternative choice. This is where Aviary comes in. Their online version of the two big boys is a joy to navigate and do work online. No need to load software. Your projects can be online for those out of the office jobs. If you feel comfortable, it can become a welcome addition to other software you have.

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The Game of Life literally begins when you get married and you emulate one of your favorite games into the scheme of your special day. Seems everything is game under the sun when couples get together. Super Mario Kart had a moment to shine in the spotlight with this California couple in their moment of bliss. Like many couples who look back at their wedding day, this will be one couple thinking of what the hell they were thinking of. Rumor has it that couple at whoop-wii on their honeymoon. The cake was gracefully created by Beth from Let The Eat Cake in Costa Mesa, California. This is one cake looks too good to slide down your esophagus. See detailed cake by Studio V?rit? Photography>>

Strawberry Shortcake is getting a face-lift. American Greetings Properties the owners of Strawberry Shortcake worked over a year to update the popular 80’s icon for young girls. Hasbro unveiled a whole new line of toys based on the slick new ?fruit-forward? makeover, a phrase coined by the rights holder. When characters become stagnant, there is little choice but to reboot the franchise. Characters like Mickey Mouse are due for a new makeover according to Disney. Looney Tunes have in many reincarnations redesigned their characters to lackluster success. Look for Care Bears American Greetings Properties another to get a makeover soon.

Dumm Comics is a unique idea. It’s not everyday animators pool their talents together and create an online line of weekly strips. Heavily influenced by their background, the strips look like cels of animation frozen to capture the essence of the strips. The line so far will have the following animators who will garnish a following for sure online. So look out for the following creative collection of diligent souls, Sean Szeles, Katie Rice, Luke Cormican, Ricky Garduno and Fred Osmond.

It’s always a treat to see Fantagraphic’s Ghost World artist Dan Clowes doing New Yorker magazine covers. This week he managed to do two variant covers for our captive eyes.

It’s hard to stay ahead of the game when you are up against a juggernaut such as Marvel and DC comics. Andy Runton has paved his own road for many years with Owly. His creation Owly is for all ages. He has created along with his mother Patty Runton lesson plans in conjunction with his books. These lessons are made to help kids acquire visual interaction in relation to the world around them. Andy created a 30 page PDF book for all to use in the school system to help kids read in visual sequence and grasp the basic concepts of storytelling.  Andy and Owly give a hoot and are leading the way in helping kids and teachers at the same time. Andy is one of those gentle souls who gives his all in his creations and his passion shines all the time in his books. Download Owly Lesson Plans>>

Here is a new trend that will flow into many other mediums, the norm as of late as witnessed by "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" an online illustrated diary has found success in printed form an other sites are reaping the rewards as publishers google for new projects. Diary of a Wimpy Kid has now jumped into the movie realm to be adopted into a franchise.  This phenomena is spilling over as many online projects are making it into print form as is the case with Stefan G. Bucher’s "Daily Monster" is now available as a book. Stefan makes monsters out of any ink blot and has done so with a daily segment to watch each day. An original concept and fruitful considering it merited publication. The book comes with a DVD chronicling each monster as it was created, imagination run amok as Stefan can create anything out of an ink splash and himself has made his own splash on daily clicks as people discover his site each day. Here is one guy who will have black ink running for sometime.