In robotic terms, the best way to describe Astro Boy would be Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein were a scientist creates life not of rotten flesh but from electronic circuits. Ever wonder where they got the idea for the movie AI: Artificial Intelligence, well in Astro Boy a scientist builds a robot in the [...]
Posted on October 8, 2007, , by tone, under
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Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography
David Michaelis’s biography, "Schulz and Peanuts," is a bag of mixed nuts. Sooner or later somebody is going to rattle the Schultz legacy. Seen by many as the perfect father and cartoonist who had a grasp on life. But by the end of [...]
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Keep your eyes on the prize. At one time getting the free prize in a box of cereal was nirvana. You would dig through the sugar laced box to get your cherished prize. This feeling came over me when I got the new Comic Art [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Paul Dini has signed to do a screenplay for the new exciting CG animated movie called Gatchaman for 2009. Most people know Gatchaman as "Battle of the Planets". Imagi Animation Studios and Warner are working all together to bring Gatchaman to the big screen in North America. Astro Boy will also [...]
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 [...]
Posted on September 27, 2007, , by tone, under
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If you can’t beat them join them, or in this case rip them. Knight Rider is coming back to NBC, with a twist. K.I.T.T. the talking car will now be a shape-shifting car. He will have other cars that are shape-shifters too who will be his nemesis. Sound familiar? Read more>>
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 [...]
Here is a bold prediction, France has entered Persepolis as its candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud’s animated film will be subtitled in English and is opening in the States on Christmas Day 2007 and qualify for an Oscar nod. Marjane Satrapi will be winning the Oscar. This a [...]
