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Sunday’s Fun Day, Charlie Brown
As a kid, there was not much in book collections when it came to comics. What kids got were Mad Magazine and Peanuts paperbacks.
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Animal Stories by Peter Hoey & Maria Hoey
After tremendous acclaim for their series Coin-Op Comics, two brilliant creators present their first graphic novel: a menagerie of wild tales.
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Stealing Your Ideas
Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats. - Howard H. Aiken
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US Postal Service Releases Set of Sun Science Stamps
The USPS celebrates the most important heavenly body in the sky. The sun. The postal service uses images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory to illustrate different solar phenomena.
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The Long Take by Robin Robertson
Better late than never. Here is a little gem that flew under my radar. I am enamored with narrative poetry. The Long Take by Robin Robertson harks to
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King of the Hill at Cafe de la Place
Dang ol’ bonjour, Dave Pollot is at it again. He has painted with a new altered thrift art painting. The gang from King of the Hill visits Paris.
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The Astounding Worlds of Al Williamson and Mark Schultz
Mark Schulz and Al Williamson are my favorite adventure comic book artists. Flesk Publications houses some of the top artists in the industry.
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Taiwanese Lecturer Draws Amazing Anatomical Drawings on Chalkboard
Chuan-Bin Chung is an art lecturer at the Shu-Te University of Taiwan giving Anatomy of Arts and Painting Skill classes. If only some teachers in North America were
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I Can Read It All by Myself: The Beginner Books Story by Paul V. Allen
The Beginner Books have always had an enriched history in my household. So much so that the original teeth marks of my son graces the covers of Cat
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The Art of Popeye Artists and Comic Strippers’: Versions of the Spinach-Eating Superhero
This hardcover collection celebrates the incredible art of Popeye illustrated by scores of artists over the years with a special focus on Popeye's Cartoon Club by King Features
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Vampira with Satan’s Cheerleaders
Toxic Toast Records has unearthed Vampira with Satan's Cheerleaders from 1987. The special vinyl edition has a limited run of 400 on blood red vinyl.
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Adults by Schulz
Charles M. Schulz created some of the world’s most recognizable young characters, but Peanuts was not his only foray into the funny pages.