Posted on January 8, 2008, , by tone, under
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The Adventures of Herge: Creator of Tintin
Following on from his best selling Tintin: The Complete Companion, Michael Farr portrays the little known but fascinating life of Herge, the remarkable artist behind Tintin, the boy reporter who continues to thrill and delight an ever-widening audience. In seven separate sketches [...]
Posted on January 8, 2008, , by tone, under
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Sci-Fi Baby Names: 500 Out-of-This-World Baby Names from Anakin to Zardoz
Many parents want their kids to have the edge even before they are born. With crazy names that the elitists celebrities are naming their kids to get that extra headline. Why [...]
Posted on January 5, 2008, , by tone, under
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Superman vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon
Tinseltown’s fascination with the comic icon is detailed in this book, encompassing all the behind-the-scenes machinations that helped shape Superman into a screen legend—and all the derailed projects that have vilified everyone involved. These newly uncovered stories [...]
Posted on January 3, 2008, , by tone, under
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Learn Spanish With Superman 1: Up, Up, and Away!
Look out Dora and Swiper, Superman and Batman are out to teach kids to speak Spanish. Should I say, “Batman y Superman se fuera a enseñar español a los niños pequeños.”(Via Google translate) Too bad Gilbert [...]
Posted on December 27, 2007, , by tone, under
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Harvey Comics Classics Volume 3: Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff was created in 1957 by Alfred Harvey the publisher Harvey Comics. Hot Stuff managed to spin-off 4 titles till it was cancelled in 1982 and sporadically appeared here and there till 1992. [...]
Posted on December 16, 2007, , by tone, under
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Popeye Vol. 2: “Well Blow Me Down!”
Popeye has always been a sympathetic comic strip character since he was created. His first inception in comic strip form was crude, but so were many characters of that time. When he graced early animation, he took on a whole new life. His icon longevity is now [...]
Posted on December 9, 2007, , by tone, under
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Betsy and Me
Having mastered comic books and gag cartoons, in 1958 Jack Cole set his sights on the cartoonist’s pot of gold—a syndicated newspaper strip. He hit the bull’s-eye with Betsy and Me, a breezy domestic farce focusing on a middle-class urban couple and their smart-aleck genius [...]
Posted on December 7, 2007, , by tone, under
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Jerry Alten started as Art Director of TV Guide in 1967, and for almost 50 years he engaged the world s greatest illustrators to provide the artwork for the pages of the widest circulated magazine in the world. Unlike entertainment magazines today, the digest-sized magazine relied almost solely on illustration, and in many [...]
Posted on December 1, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Hanna-Barbera Treasury
The Hanna-Barbera Treasury celebrates the legacy of Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera through more than five decades of rare drawings, storyboards, concept art, and memorabilia from studio archives and private collections. It includes more than 24 removable artifacts and facsimile reproductions, as well as photographs, sketches, comic book covers, brochures, and posters. [...]
Posted on November 7, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Dream of the Rarebit Fiend
What is over one hundred old and still has relevance today and can be attributed as one of the founding fathers of comic strip foundation to all we read today in comic book form. Everything begets to something in a grandeur scale in any [...]
Posted on November 5, 2007, , by tone, under
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Some of the best work is not necessarily coming from the big two power-houses in the comic industry. Sure manga has a stranglehold on the industry not the best in quality in my opinion. Then along comes this little book with no fanfare from Slave Labor Graphics, with the coolest name and cool [...]
Posted on November 1, 2007, , by tone, under
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Comics.
Nickelodeon Magazine "comic book edition" is out again this year. This and the New Yorker comic strip edition are the only two mags I look forward to each year. The cover is graced by Dan James and inside you will also find other cartoonists such as Rich Tommaso, James Kochalka, Jesse [...]
Posted on October 28, 2007, , by tone, under
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The Alphabet from A to Y With Bonus Letter Z!
Wild and crazy guy Steve Martin like all other actors who think that by putting your name on any book will garnish oodles of money in your bank account is trying his luck in the children’s [...]
I am getting a bit frustrated lately with the recycling of characters and stories. We had grey, green, and back to grey and green once again for the Hulk. Now we are getting the red hulk. Wow! That is a big change. Let’s give it up for the colorist who has [...]
Posted on October 24, 2007, , by tone, under
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How to Build an Igloo: And Other Snow Shelters
Snow. I just said it. It’s around the corner and this year I am prepared. If my car breaks down and I am stuck in a barren area like Fargo or something like that, I will not worry with [...]
