Marvel is taking a page from DC’s 52 by rebooting the whole Marvel line. New characters and all issues starting from scratch. This is basically telling us Marvel have become stale. They need a fresh crop of new readers. DC sales already crested a year ago with their last reboot. They too are looking for […]
The thing I love about Charles M. Schulz’s art is the simplicity. Simple squiggles and lines are sometimes more powerful than complex art. With 50 years of continuous cartooning, the art became shakier with age. His mind and hand still worked together but at a different pace. Every artist like an athlete will wither with […]
Simon James loves his Penguin Books so much. If he can’t find them, he will create new ones. I love his Half-Forgotten Classics. Please do more. This one’s for Fyodor Dostoevsky’s ‘Crime And Punishment’ – you know, the one about Raskolnikov and… well, he’s the main guy, and some nasty things happen, and it’s all […]
Concerned father James Haggerty was afraid the toxicity of his paints would harm his newborn. His remedy was to use staples instead of paint. He created his beloved Star Wars characters with 77,886 staples. Let’s hope his child does not take a liking to staples and eat them. Tony M.If this article made you think, […]
Bazooka Joe’s appeal seems to have waned significantly among today’s youth, much like the fading nostalgia associated with the free prize tucked inside a box of Cracker Jacks. In 2007, the renowned former Disney CEO, Michael Eisner, took a bold step by acquiring the Bazooka Joe brand, boldly declaring that Joe could be the new […]
Blockbuster Box is a cardboard pizza box that transforms into a projector once you’re done eating your Pizza Hut pizza. Amazing what they can do with boxes today. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email […]
Dr. Seuss uses the “N” word? In 1929 he did a color illustration for “Judge” magazine that depicted a blatantly racist scenario and uses a slur to describe black people. That piece was up for sale by a California auction house. Nobody bid for the offensive drawing. Dr. Seuss like his counterparts were a product […]
And now from my friends at TwoMorrows Publishing comes, The Creepy, Kooky Monster Craze In America, 1957-1972. Time-trip back to the frightening era of 1957-1972, when monsters stomped into the American mainstream! Once Frankenstein and fiends infiltrated TV in 1957, an avalanche of monster magazines, toys, games, trading cards and comic books crashed upon an […]
Jeff Wysaski alters signs to a new comedic level. His honest labeling of a pet turtle at a pet shop is hilarious. His Obvious Plant Tumblr account is riddled with so many altered signs. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear […]
I love the marriage of paper and ink. Johanna Basford has sold over a million copies her coloring book called Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book. This beautifully illustrated black and white book is a thing of wonder in the age of computer art. All hand drawn and inked to perfection. Old […]
Belgian Television News diligently explores an eccentric individual whose peculiar fascination lies in an unusual addiction to marbles.
CHIP might just revolutionize the world. The 9 dollar computer is itching ever closer to giving away computers for free to the third world. Oh, will it not be great to get more friends on Facebook? More boob and ass shots! Hurray for technology. On a serious note, if used properly man will get a […]