The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created–in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. No sooner had this new culture emerged than it […]
100 Days Of Monsters (with DVD) Here is a new trend that will flow into many other mediums, the norm as of late as witnessed by "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" an online illustrated diary has found success in printed form an other sites are reaping the rewards as publishers google for new projects. Diary of […]
The kids are alright at Drawn and Quarterly with the upcoming new collected works of master cartoonist Doug Wright. Doug Wright is comparable in Canadian hierarchy in the cartooning world as a Charles Schultz. There is not much on Doug Wright when it comes to published material, however, Seth and Drawn and Quarterly are about to […]
Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1 the DVD collection was at most a farce. This overly priced set was only meant for the serious collector and alienated the regular folks and the little ones with an over priced 4 disc set of quality cartoons. Least we forget, cartoons were made for all ages and mostly […]
Top selling children’s book What is the best selling children’s book of all time, as you might have surmised it is indeed The Poky Little Puppy. It has sold over 15 million copies since 1942 and still going strong. Janette Sebring Lowrey the creator of the book was paid only $75.00 for the book by […]
If you live along the 49th parallel, most likely you have seen the latest imp trash talking goalie from McDonald’s. This promotion commercial is a tie-in to their hockey mini sticks that they are selling at select McDonald’s across Canada. Reminiscent of "Slap Shot" a classic Paul Newman movie of the 70’s, this commercial is […]
Multi player games are all the rage. How can you stand up in the crowd? You give it away for free, that is exactly what Dofus is all about. It’s the fastest growing free online game out there. The graphics are rich and a challenge to play. Nothing really new that you have not seen […]
Mad Kids The majority of well known publishers at one time and many still cater to kids with a spin-off versions of their "adult" magazines. Now Mad magazine has at one time been considered as a juvenile magazine by many parents when Mad was a pop phenomena. Now going ten issues strong, Mad Kids is a […]
Photoshop can be an intimidating program with people who don’t have a learning curve. Photoshop comes down in a strip down version with the Elements package or the CS one. Trade Loeffler the online artist of Zip and Li’l Bit comics, a regular on Lunchbox Funnies has a new exciting feature on how he uses Photoshop. Like […]
Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2 It’s time for more crazy tricks and treats with your favorite feathered friend in The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2! 75 hilarious theatrical cartoons from creator Walter Lantz are presented completely uncut and digitally remastered including 3 Academy Award nominees. Enjoy the […]
Some artists try to build a legacy that will transcend after their death, Wally Wood would not be that artist. His life he took in his hands, a troubled artist but a great artist. Sometimes the net is like a rummage of rare finds, and I found Against the Grain: Mad Artist Wallace Wood by Bhob […]
Bubblegum cards are not what they used to be. In my youth, if you had pocket change you bought yourself a pack of cards. They were not collector items. Embedded in the cards was this distinctive stick of gum with a powdery covering that made the cards smell of bubblegum. Most kids would look at the […]