The New Yorker Magazine is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you will get. Adrian Tomine’s cover is a priceless expression between…
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Elwood Smith’s most vivid childhood memory is of crawling across the Sunday comics, his fat baby knee bones smudged with images of Krazy, Pogo, Mickey,…
"I link,therefore I am!"This is the quote that introduces the world to webcomics from Charley Parker’s Argon Zark!. Since then, a slew of new strips…
Sandbox World-What books were you influenced by the most when you were a child?Patricia– So many different titles come to mind. Regarding picture books, I…
How can a guy who is full of hot air be a welcome sight for both kids and adults. Well Balloon Guy has created himself…
Tall Tales was an innovative newspaper strip syndicated internationally by the New York Herald Tribune from 1957?1963. Whereas newspaper strips are square, single-panel or multiple-panel…
What does New Zealand native Alex Hallatt who lives in a town called Lyttelton in South Island know about the Arctic Circle? Plenty more than…
Out with the old, in with the new. A part of comic strip history died this week. How many people knew there was a Dick…
When something works for a young writer or artist or you happen to be both you stick with the winning formula. Such is the case…
Look out Bugs Bunny there is a new rabbit in town. Big Buck Bunny is the epitome of today’s super-size me culture. This clever cartoon was…
Kingdom Comics is the newest imprint to hit the stands to exploit the Disney vault of past nuggets in the company. A constant staple for…
Comic Art Now is a great book to reference some household cartoonists of the industry. Cartoonist my be the wrong word. Comic artists to some but…
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…
With the biggest summer of comic book related movies to hit the big screen. What can be concluded with the cache of four color related…
There is an old adage when it comes to creative people, stick to what you know. Seth MacFarlane must be the crazy glue of the…
No man is an island some might say. There was no mention of a woman. Tove Jansson is the woman in question, she is gone…
The updated reprint edition of now classic in the Shatner World is back thanks to Quirk Books. The Encyclopedia Shatnerica: An A to Z Guide…
Charles Bronson’s onscreen persona was of a gritty worldly action hero, he transcends all nationalities with his multi-heritage background. His European popularity is so evident…
The award winning 1970 children’s book, In the Night Kitchen, by illustrator Maurice Sendak is a take and homage to early the 20th century way of life and a…
Gallery in Vancouver goes Krazy! Published to accompany the landmark exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, KRAZY! is a dizzying introduction to the art forms that…
Universal Orlando Resort in Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood are happy to bring the world a new phobia. If you are afraid of clowns and roller…
Look out world here they come. Marvel Super Hero Squad, an animated series for the young ones based on the toy line. Marvel squad will spawn…
Look who reared its ugly head. Uglydolls found their way to Random House with two guides to the Uglyverse. These dolls have in the past few…
The Exoskeleton is The US Army’s answer to Iron-Man. With a second week of amazing receipts at the theatre, the idea of Iron-Man is not as…