Brian Mariotti from Funko, a cool site for the latest cartoon related toys is releasing CLASSIC HANNA-BARBERA COLLECTIBLES. This book is real funky and is coming out at the end of the summer with a forward written by Joe Barbera. From Yogi Bear and Scooby-Doo, to The Flintstones and The Jetsons, this authorized guide features […]
Mike Baron and Steve Rude are releasing, "Nexus 99: Space Opera Act 1 of 4" their new line of Nexus for "Rude Dude Productions", Rick’s new self-imprint. Copies are limited to 750 copies. Order now>> Ylum teeters on the edge of explosion. Dueling religions threaten to plunge the tiny planet into an orgy of blood-letting. Nexus […]
Scribble From the first time I held a pencil, I scribble each day, you could say I am execising my mind and my drawing hand. How many trees I had to go through to satisfy my scribbles. My best ideas have come from the wackiest scribbles. Deborah Freedman, an architect is a constant scribbler and she […]
Who would release a Santa Clause book in the middle of July? “The List” of publishers who would do that would be very small or maybe non. Award-winning writer/artist Rich Koslowski is the man who would dare. Concept wise this tale of Santa really is a fun idea. You can view some of Rich’s other work […]
John Burningham was born in 1936 and has a great collection of works and he believes that, "My audience is not just children, it’s broader than that, it’s people. And whilst I’m working towards simplification, I’m trying to steer away from childish things" With that motto, John has built a great audience for his work in […]
Get ready for a wild trip of outlandish visual drawings from Neal Layton‘s funny book called That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. Neal a native of England has a wealth of books under his belt already. Shenanigans are abound when the Queen steals Emily’s favorite toy. Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton are prominent figures in kids’ […]
Drawing Comics is Easy! (Except When It’s Hard) My little 8 year old daughter has a new hero. Alexa Kitchen is the youngest artist to grace the comic world and she was nominated for an Eisner. Her work was reviewed by the top talent in the industry Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, and Mark Schultz. Alexa […]
Manga: The Complete Guide Not only are parents confused about manga, in the past three years Del Rey a division of Random House, as you know is the publisher of Dr. Seuss is doing booming business in just the past three years with their new manga line of books. This summer they are releasing a […]
Mouse Guard Volume One: Fall 1152 David Peterson is the author and illustrator of Mouse Guard, the hottest comic series in the past year. Mouse Guard has gone under the radar. This is going to be the next Bone, and make waves with young kids all over the world. If you missed earlier issues, not to fret, they […]
Happy Tree Friends are older kid fare and you can see for free on G4 free episodes and meet the creator of this crazy well animated cartoon. See episodes>> The Happy Tree Friends are cute, cuddly animals whose daily adventures always end up going horribly wrong. No matter how innocently their day begins, it always ends […]
The New Yorker illustrator Ian Falconer published his first Olivia book in the year 2000 and sold over 2.5 million books that were translated already in 21 languages. Nickelodeon will produce with the media content company Chorion and create a new CGI children’s animated television series. Brown Bag Films from Ireland will animate the TV series for […]
Popeye the Sailor Volume 1 At last they are doing justice to the Popeye franchise by cleaning up some great animation created by Max Fleischer. Sure you can get the public domain versions of most of the cartoons on this boxed set, but the quality will never come that close to what Warner is offering. […]