Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography David Michaelis’s biography, "Schulz and Peanuts," is a bag of mixed nuts. Sooner or later somebody is going to rattle the Schultz legacy. Seen by many as the perfect father and cartoonist who had a grasp on life. But by the end of the day, like you and me he […]
If there were a place anybody would want to be in November till December for the holidays, it would have to be New York. You can soak in the the atmosphere and the crisp air and wander through Central Park. While you are there you can catch up once again with Dr. Seuss’ How The […]
Comic Art 9 Keep your eyes on the prize. At one time getting the free prize in a box of cereal was nirvana. You would dig through the sugar laced box to get your cherished prize. This feeling came over me when I got the new Comic Art 9 annual. I was just exciting enough […]
Skelly the Skeleton Girl Jimmy Pickering works his fingers to the bone and in the process has become a cutesy macabre illustrator with his Skelly the Skeleton Girl. Skelly has the daunting task of finding a purloined bone that Skelly discovers and she tries to locate its owner and gets a surprise at the end of the […]
The Tin Man is coming. Here is a brave new spin on the The Wizard of Oz by the Sc-Fi Channel. Richard Dreyfuss stars in this movie, funny thing he also had a movie called Tin Men with Danny DeVito 20 years ago.
The Boy with Two Belly Buttons My 8 year daughter is curious about anatomy in general. She came home last night and asked me why her little friend who is a girl has a moustache. They are starting to question things around them and themselves. Now best selling author of (Freakonomics) Stephen J. Dubner inquires what […]
Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating Parents are always trying to find ways to tell picky eaters to eat properly or they might suffer the consequences of an unhealthy life. Little Katerina-Elizabeth creates her own unique calamity when she repeatedly tosses her oatmeal from her boat onto the waters of […]
Charlie Brown will get a rock once again this Halloween but PBS will get the life of Charlie Schulz for the American Master series this fall. In "Good Ol’ Charles Schulz," AMERICAN MASTERS presents an unexpected portrait of the man behind the most popular comic strip in history. The feature-length documentary premieres Monday, October 29, […]
Dog Trick or Cat Treat: Pets Dress Up for Halloween I will never understand dog owners who dress up there dogs, now they have gone to the extreme. They are putting dogs in Halloween costumes. Why? I would never put my dog through this. It’s a dog eat dog world out there. Don’t think this […]
The Art of William Steig The cream of the crop, in the middle part of the 20th century, a New Yorker magazine cartoonist was king of his domain. They had jobs all over the place, from advertising to children’s books. They could do no wrong. William Steig was a the creator of Shrek in the 60’s. […]
Timing is everything. Young film students are creating great little CGI animated shorts on Youtube. Here is another perfect example of creative film making by students of the Sup’infograph in France.
There’s Nothing to Do on Mars Seems the world’s nations are gunning to land on Mars. Every media outlet is leaking the buzz word of Mars and the possibilities of landing there and finding water. Why wait? Davey Martin’s family could not wait, so they decided to go to Mars themselves. Chris Gall will blast-off […]