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Hello Kitty House

Either your real estate guy is going salivate at the mouth dreaming of his fat commission or think who the hell is going to buy…

Dennis the Menace and Dairy Queen

From 1971 till 2001 Dennis the Menace was the poster boy for Dairy Queen. The company dropped the character because they felt he no longer represented the youth culture. The demise of this campaign in many ways hurt the strip. Be it irrelevance or just corporate greed, I miss the old Dennis character sprawled on Dairy Queen products. I hate the generic brand logos on their products today. They are lacking that panache in advertising. Kids and ice-cream go hand in hand. Dennis the Menace is as Americana as you can get on a hot summer day and the joys of youth.

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!

[sandboxworld]ijgDpJ7ZsHI[/sandboxworld] Tapping into the Bible can lead into trouble for many who shake zealots out of their sleep. Jonathan Goldstein’s promotion of his new book,…

Badly Drawn Roy

[sandboxworld]RUIv7poWJFU[/sandboxworld] Badly Drawn Roy is romp of a documentary created by Alan and Frank Shannon, produced by Dublin’s Jam Media for RTE, Ireland’s public broadcasting…

James Montgomery Flagg

Everybody knows his work, yet not his name. James Montgomery Flagg is the artist famous for the Uncle Sam recruitment poster for the U.S. Army.…

The Death of the Newspaper

The Rocky Mountain News is a casualty in the war of lost revenue from ads to keep newspapers afloat in the age of the internet.…

Chickenfoot

Former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony join forces with Red Hot ChilliPeppers’ Chad Smith and guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani form new group…

Basil Wolverton’s Culture Corner

Comic book master Basil Wolverton is perhaps considered to be the first guy to write and illustrate “dummy” books under the banner called Culture Corner.…

The Tools Artists Use

I find great delight in observing the diverse approaches that fellow artists employ when taking on various creative tasks. “The Tools Artists Use ” is…

Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character

Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising With Character is a study of  North American culture icons in advertising.  For many years companies have created characters to sell…

Peanuts 1960’s Collection

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…

Land of the Lost New DVD Set

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…

5 Ways to Publish Your Own Book

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…

Diary of Inhuman Species

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…

Scaredy Squirrel at Night

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…

Charles Schulz Documentary

[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…

Sleeveface

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…

New Land of the Lost

[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,…

Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan

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…

Sam’s Strip From Fantagraphics

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…

Blueberry Girl by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is the Oscar Wilde of today. Neil can weave modern day fairy tales with ease. His latest offering is Blueberry Girl. There is…