Pencil in July 7th for the release of a new collection of award winning TV Specials based on the Peanuts Gang. There have been more than 41 specials over 5 decades based on the comic strip series. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) – In this Emmy® and Peabody Award winning classic, Charlie Brown is upset […]
Here is perfect business sense if you succeed. Ignore Everybody. That is what Hugh MacLeod did, as a struggling young copywriter he had a bad habit of doodling on business cards. You can give a pencil to an artist and he will find a way to scribble in the purest form the genesis of originality. […]
The newly re-imagined Land of the Lost will be making waves this summer. Universal wants you to catch up with the latest Will Ferrell movie adaption of the retro classic kid fare series with the release of the original show. With CGI animation at hand the series will take a greater polish off the Sid […]
[sandboxworld]0qCQLCOeOu0[/sandboxworld] Here is a whimsical book by comedian Michael Ian Black. Some bears will go to any length to get some honey. This one recruits every animal that comes along to form, well, a stack. The result? Tail of the duck to the gluteus maximus of the duck-billed platypus (with many other rears in between). […]
Creating a book is a pipe dream for many. You would be surprised how easy it easy to publish one without really traveling out of your house or even contacting anybody by phone. Gone are those days of shopping around and letting your fingers do the walking on your yellow pages. Here are five companies […]
Diary of Inhuman Species is based on a site about illustrated monsters created by the mind of Stan. The idea originates from daily monster muses posted on the WordPress blog. Now a lavish 416 page book. You can view most of the drawings online. You can only purchase it on Amazon France, England, and Canada. […]
The fear of the dark is a primeval concept that all kids can relate to all over the world. Scaredy Squirrel’s new book, Scaredy Squirrel at Night, tackles this issue which kids can relate to. This fourth in a lavish series of books with rich friendly all ages stories of Scaredy Squirrel is once again […]
[sandboxworld]qVn5bsvtmqk[/sandboxworld] It’s been already 9 years since Charles Schulz passed away on February 9th, 2000. Peanuts is still going stronger each year. Not bad for a cadaver cartoonist. Here is a clip from a 1963 documentary on Charles Schulz, with some good advice about where he gets ideas. This is a side of Charles we […]
Vinyl records are making a comeback of sorts as of late. The nostalgic music format besides being used as a Frisbee is the inspiration of a cool site called Sleeveface. Sleeveface is very simple, you get a record sleeve and you put it in front of your face and let creativity take hold. The site […]
[sandboxworld]faBCon4leek[/sandboxworld] The World of Sid and Marty Krofft is once again gaining prominence this year with the feature film based on the cult TV series, Land of the Lost. The sibling duo Krofft brothers were born in Montreal and had a rich history in puppetry. The pair developed many TV series that still hold fond […]
Suburbia has never looked better. Tales From Outer Suburbia is Australian illustrator Shaun Tan’s newest book. Having garnered world attention with his first book, The Arrival, his feet are firmly attached with a stronger book with richly inspired illustrations. The juxtaposition of images is a buffet of perpetual food for thought. Shaun takes resemblance and […]
Sam’s Strip was an experimental strip created by Mort Walker and Jerry Dumas in 1961 and ran for 20 months. Imagine some of the top comic strip characters appearing in one place. This unheralded strip just seems to have vanished for the minds of many. Fantagraphics has the ability to comb through long gone strips […]