Spy vs. Spy 2: The Joke and Dagger Files When a Cuban exile cartoonist is able to marry the simplest of concepts of good and evil or black and white without a stitch of dialogue and convey the elements of the Cold War or Us and Them and make us laugh at our differences. You have to […]
Long Tack Sam, a captivating documentary produced by the National Film Board (NFB), delves into the extraordinary life of a mysterious individual hailing from a bygone era in early 20th-century China.
The Girl’s Like Spaghetti: Why, You Can’t Manage without Apostrophes! Just as the use of commas was hilariously demystified in Eats, Shoots & Leaves: Why, Commas Really Do Make a Difference!, now Lynne Truss and Bonnie Timmons put their talents together to do the same for apostrophes. Everyone needs to know where to put an […]
One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales Garth Nix and Brian Biggs weave an exciting new book with rich illustrations with stories of fantasy that kids will gobble up like their is no tomorrow. Brian Biggs is an experienced comic book illustrator for many years and is enjoying a new life with […]
RV There Yet? A Cross-Country Cautionary Tale It’s the silly season and what a better way to enjoy it with RV There Yet. There is an actual book based on this summer vaction venture. This is a fun project of a memoir by Julia Roberts, (not that one). Tony M.If this article made you think, brought […]
Play Pen: New Children’s Book Illustration These are exciting times in art, after going to the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour with Bert Monroy, I am excited by all the great talent that is sprouting in this collective of individuals. Many children’s illustrators come in different shapes and sizes, some cling to old forms of pen […]
The Last Flower: A Parable in Pictures Originally published in November 1939, two months after World War II officially began, James Thurber’s parable in pictures– a graphic novel ahead of its day–about eternal cycles of war, peace, love, and the resilience of one little flower remains as relevant today as it was then. The New […]
Theodor Seuss Geisel: The Early Works Of Dr. Seuss Volume 3 Now here is a series that went under many radars. There were glimpses of Theodor Geisel’s early works in many books in the past but as complex as this collection. Checker Book Publishing Group gathers from collections from different corners of the world to […]
Betsy and Me is the creation of complex cartoonist Jack Cole, the creator of Plastic Man. This syndicated newspaper lasted about two years before Jack took his own life. This collection by Fantagraphics will make it to stores at the end of November, this is a side not explored by many in Jack Cole’s life of cartooning. It’s a real […]
DavidsDoodles is a great blog to see how David Colman draws. Who is David Colman? You have seen his work but never his face. He is what we call in the industry a character designer, his clients include Sony, Cartoon Network and Disney. David is making the rounds this year at comic-book conventions in both San Diego […]
Phooey! Marc Rosenthal brings us Phooey, a return to classic kids’ illustrated books. This book will leap at you with rich images and sounds. This tale might resinate a bit of And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street and The Cat in the Hat but is more modern and wilder. When a restless red-headed boy […]
Eric Larson has been a fan favorite of mine, the man can tackle just about any project. This December old school will become new school. Eric will bring back from the dead comic characters that have not seen the light since 1945. Taking a cue from Fantagraphics, I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The […]