Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating
Parents are always trying to find ways to tell picky eaters to eat properly or they might suffer the consequences of an unhealthy life. Little Katerina-Elizabeth creates her own unique calamity when she repeatedly tosses her oatmeal [...]
Posted on October 2, 2007, , by tone, under
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Charlie Brown will get a rock once again this Halloween but PBS will get the life of Charlie Schulz for the American Master series this fall. In "Good Ol’ Charles Schulz," AMERICAN MASTERS presents an unexpected portrait of the man behind the most popular comic strip in history. The feature-length documentary [...]
The Art of William Steig
The cream of the crop, in the middle part of the 20th century, a New Yorker magazine cartoonist was king of his domain. They had jobs all over the place, from advertising to children’s books. They could do no wrong. William Steig was a [...]
There’s Nothing to Do on Mars
Seems the world’s nations are gunning to land on Mars. Every media outlet is leaking the buzz word of Mars and the possibilities of landing there and finding water. Why wait? Davey Martin’s family could not wait, so they decided to go [...]
Dino-Hockey (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
Didn’t the ice-age do the dinosaurs in. Apparently not, the dinosaurs took up hockey in this exciting Jurassic confrontation not seen since the summit series in the 70’s. It’s herbivores vs. carnivores. It’s a clever way for kids to root for their favorite dinosaurs [...]
Angry Little Girls (Running Press Minature Edition)
Anger management has some new poster girls. If Lucy from Peanuts went the extra mile then she would be one Angry Little Girl. Lela Lee is the sarcastic cartoonist who breeds her discontent in these little kids who are just a [...]
Beetle Bailey: Complete Collection
Seems Beetle Bailey has been in service for the longest time. Fifty-seven years and counting and still I don’t know what war he is fighting, or trying to avoid to fight. The strip has kept the same old gags rehashed over and over. Beetle Bailey had a short [...]
GoComics has picked up what I believe will be the next Calvin And Hobbes in the comic strip business. The Sunday Funnies just don’t have it like they used to since Calvin made an exit. It needs a shot in the arm and Richard Thompson is ready to give you a [...]
Barbie Girls
Business is getting tougher all over. Mattel toys is no different from any other business model. With sagging sales for Barbie, they came up with barbiegirls.com and in just 3 months logged in 4 million registered users. Not to be outdone, Mattel got with the times [...]
Parade (with fireworks!) is a free online comic, that was recently published by Image Comics. This is a great piece of free comic book work. Mike Cavallaro does an amazing job with his tale, however, for some strange reason I get the eerie feeling that he went to the Seth school [...]
Posted on September 26, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Adventures of Tintin: Collector’s Gift Set
Like rippled waves that hit the shore, Tintin will slowly be making a big splash on the American culture. It can be said that Tintin is a true long lasting graphic novel for the ages. It seems to be a pass down [...]
Posted on September 25, 2007, , by tone, under
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Graphic novels and manga are exploding like mushrooms all over North America. The major publishing companies are grabbing anything that comes down the pike after smaller companies who have made a little money on books like these. With that comes the clutter of garbage material that involves nudity and sexual [...]
Language should not be an barrier for comic strips, Dora and Diego would be proud of Papa Schulz. En espanol, por favor. I think Swiper would be a cool add to the Peanuts world.
Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!
Everything you always wanted to know about Nicktoons, but were afraid to ask. This gorgeous book collects the scribbles and final art for many famous cartoons created by [...]
Felix the Cat: The Complete 1958-1959 Series
Many will argue the significance of Felix the Cat in animation, the trick of the game is longevity and Felix already wasted his nine lives on that department. This collection features the later episodes of Felix. Grant you at the peak of animation in [...]
