The Comic Worlds of Peter Arno, William Steig, Charles Addams, and Saul SteinbergAs we continue to drift further from the early decades of the 20th century, that era begins to feel not just like a different time, but an entirely different world. The New Yorker, in its formative years, became the cradle of a distinctive […]
The Comic Worlds of Peter Arno, William Steig, Charles Addams, and Saul SteinbergAs we continue to drift further from the early decades of the 20th century, that era begins to feel not just like a different time, but an entirely different world. The New Yorker, in its formative years, became the cradle of a distinctive […]
Disguised As Clark Kent: Jews, Comics, and the Creation of the Superhero offers a powerful and eye-opening exploration of how Jewish writers and artists helped shape the foundations of the American superhero mythos. This insightful book draws a direct line between the cultural identity of many Golden Age comic creators and the characters they brought […]
Rediscover the hilarious 1931 classic Boners, featuring misguided schoolkid “facts” and early artwork by Dr. Seuss—now beautifully reissued!
DC comics is making inroads with the all ages group with the release of three new titles Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, Tiny Titans, and Super Friends for the Johnny DC imprint in early 2008. It cannot be stressed enough that the Marvel and DC comics should lead the way to bring kids […]
Happy 83rd birthday Gene Deitch, the man barely has any candle room on his cake but is still going strong. The above cartoon was produced by him called Munro an Academay Award winner in 1961. The story was written by Jules Feiffer from the book Passionella and Other Stories. Gene recently released with Fantagraphics his classic short […]
The Great, Great, Great Chicken War This book is created by nine year old David de la Garaza with the help of his mother and father. Conflict is a hard thing for many kids to understand and this book addresses that issue. This is a rare book created by a family trio of creative individuals. […]
Showcase Presents: Adam Strange This is the pick of the week. Adam Strange is rolled into a space-hero from the likes of Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon. I always enjoyed the Zeta Beam that transported Adam to far reaches in outer-space to the planet Rann. It’s amazing how Adam is a hero in a world […]
This is a fun video that I had to post, it works on so many levels. It has that early Sesame Street feel to it. This was created in rotoscoped animation on a wacom tablet by Benjamin Arthur. See more>> Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, […]
Before the advent of the first Pacman quarter guzzling video machine made way at local convenience stores than to arcades, boys had to find ways to entertain themselves. A few months ago I found this book just drew me like a bee to honey.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time While doing research for the new Sandbox World Halloween edition, I came across a future all Halloween magazine from MAKE. The cover really gets your attention, over 42 fun projects for this Halloween that would turn Dr. Frankenstein green with envy. If you are into gadgets and at one time […]
Life, in Pictures: Autobiographical Stories What else could be said about Will Eisner, the man was in the forefront in the golden age of comics. He created Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and The Spirit, pioneered the graphic novel. He has an award named after him and is the prestige award in cimics as the the […]