The award winning 1970 children’s book, In the Night Kitchen, by illustrator Maurice Sendak is a take and homage to early the 20th century way of life and a spice of his own vision of his youth . The book was banned in many libraries because of light nudity of Mickey the main character. Some went as far as to black out […]
Gallery in Vancouver goes Krazy! Published to accompany the landmark exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery, KRAZY! is a dizzying introduction to the art forms that will dominate the new century. Krazy! The Delirious World of Anime + Comics + Video Games + Art is on at the Vancouver Art Gallery from May 17 to September […]
Universal Orlando Resort in Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood are happy to bring the world a new phobia. If you are afraid of clowns and roller coasters, then you will want to stay clear of this one. Both amusement parks are launching their new Simpsons themed roller coaster ride called Krustyland. You will have to have crust […]
Look out world here they come. Marvel Super Hero Squad, an animated series for the young ones based on the toy line. Marvel squad will spawn into many platforms as a way to introduce the characters to kids. There was a time when it was understood that comics were for kids. Seems the times have changed. We are […]
Look who reared its ugly head. Uglydolls found their way to Random House with two guides to the Uglyverse. These dolls have in the past few years developed a loyal following and grew each year with new ones. The idea behind these characters created by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim fancy the imagination for all. In […]
The Exoskeleton is The US Army’s answer to Iron-Man. With a second week of amazing receipts at the theatre, the idea of Iron-Man is not as far fetched as you might think. A lightweight aluminium exoskeleton is a reality and was tested in Salt Lake City. The robotic exoskeleton gives soldiers superhuman strength and will accelerate […]
Battlestar Galactisimpsons is an Internet phenomena equivalent to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. You got your Simpsons in my Battlestar Galactica. When you mix the two shows you would get the result. Dylan Meconis the artist behind this frakin creation and is back at it once again with his second set of Battlestar Galactica art ? […]
With the advent of gaming and lackluster interest in reading, illiteracy is on the rise. Who better to come to the rescue but Letterman and Easy Ready from the Electric Company. Turn up those generators cause the "The Electric Company" is coming back this January on PBS to help the young tykes to be better readers. […]
The art of simplicity is hard for some to achieve. Thoreau by John Porcellino is as the subject was in real life. Henry David Thoreau was a simple man in a world thrust in industrial revolution. John Porcellino’s art is a back to basics and minimalist at best to tell the story of Thoreau’s self […]
It’s always a treat to see Fantagraphic’s Ghost World artist Dan Clowes doing New Yorker magazine covers. This week he managed to do two variant covers for our captive eyes.
There is a new kid on the block. Star Wars: Clone Wars and new TV series based on the movie for Cartoon Network. Most of us were caught unaware of this event. Was this a plan from the Empire? (Lucas Empire) There is not much fanfare for the new Star Wars saga in the franchise. […]
Flogos are out of this world. Flogos? What are flogos? They are the newest rage coming to a city near you. They are cloud like shapes that float in the sky with company logos. Walt Disney is the first company to jump on this new craze by releasing into the sky Mickey Mouse shape heads […]