Before the advent of the first Pacman quarter guzzling video machine made way at local convenience stores than to arcades, boys had to find ways to entertain themselves. A few months ago I found this book just drew me like a bee to honey.
MAKE: Technology on Your Time While doing research for the new Sandbox World Halloween edition, I came across a future all Halloween magazine from MAKE. The cover really gets your attention, over 42 fun projects for this Halloween that would turn Dr. Frankenstein green with envy. If you are into gadgets and at one time […]
Life, in Pictures: Autobiographical Stories What else could be said about Will Eisner, the man was in the forefront in the golden age of comics. He created Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and The Spirit, pioneered the graphic novel. He has an award named after him and is the prestige award in cimics as the the […]
DC: The New Frontier New Frontier is an exciting book series that chronicles the breeding ground of the DC universe of the inception of what the industry insiders call the Silver Age era of comics where the namesake heroes of the forties were given a revamp and complete new origins. From the likes of The […]
Sandbox World is animated about the newest imprint called Comic Foundry an exciting new magazine that tackles the comic industry from a different angle. There are not that many magazines that cover the comic industry, I see great promise from this offering. I hope many people will support this venture, it holds great promise.
That Salty Air Ernest Hemingway would be proud of Tim Sievert’s "That Salty Air". It’s amazing the bond that fisherman have with the sea. Since the "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", man has either battled or come to the grips that the sea always triumphs over man, no matter how hard you try control […]
Truth, Justin And The American Way Giuseppe Ferrario is a strange anomaly, the native Italian artist was contacted to create a whole new strip for Image comics called "Truth, Justin, and the American Way" written by Aaron Williams and Scott Kurtz. Giuseppe is no stranger to cartooning, he has worked in the Italian Walt Disney […]
Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman and Godzilla In the year 1966 Eiji Tsuburaya unleashed on the world the first exported TV series called Ultraman. Eiji Tsuburaya was part of an enthused trio of filmmakers who created what is known today as “suitmation”, which begot Godzilla and sequent science-fiction movies that used […]
Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters: Defending the Earth with Ultraman and Godzilla In the year 1966 Eiji Tsuburaya unleashed on the world the first exported TV series called Ultraman. Eiji Tsuburaya was part of an enthused trio of filmmakers who created what is known today as "suitmation", which begot Godzilla and sequent science-fiction movies that used […]
My Fab Years! Sylvia Anderson One half of the Anderson duo, Sylvia Anderson, always creatively attached to the symbiotic Gerry Anderson gave the world "Supermarionation". Many kids in England in the 50’s clamored together and had their eyes glued to the likes of Fireball XL5 and a whole barrage of TV shows created by the duo till their apex creation […]
Squirrelly Gray (Picture Book) Multi talented James Kochalka has labored many years as an underground artist and now it seems the big boys are paying attention to his work. Squirrelly Gray is tailored for the 4-8 year old group and is a visual feast of innocence and is printed by Random House. James is no stranger to […]
Astro Boy Essays: Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the Manga/Anime Revolution I don’t think the onslaught of Japanese pop culture would not take fruition if not for the talented work of Osamu Tezuka. He influenced his country men for many generations and his manga books are still published today and are fresh as they were […]