Illustrator M.S. Corley is an exceptional cover artist and he is heavily borrowing from the classic Penguin designs of old. The classic Penguin covers were…
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Some might think the topic of Jesus is taboo considering the comic strip Young Jesus Chronicles is about the youth of Jesus. The light humored…
The Way the Future Was by great Science Fiction writer Frederik Pohl has morphed into a blog. The writer was coaxed into writing a blog…
The book Schulz and Peanuts a Biography by David Michaelis left a bitter taste in the mouth with the Schulz estate who gladly opened the…
What took six hours to make is a fully sped up segment of how a book is made in a montage sequence of layering with…
Hugh D’Andrade’s marriage of typography and illustration is a thing of beauty. His art graces many books and rock posters and really does justice to…
Before you head to Hallmark for Vanletine’s Day, you better get a copy of 50 Boyfriends Worse Than Yours. You might be a lucky girl…
Besides being the handy man around the house, you have to be the IT guy too at home. With computers making their impact in homes…
Philip K. Dick is celebrated for “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” the Hollywood version better known as Blade Runner. His books are now the…
In the later part of the 19th century till the advent of the automobile there were close to 200 000 horses working in New York…
Let the games begin. It seems the flood gates are now open and e-readers will soon hit the market to grab that lucrative share of…
Ray Bradbury will be turning a still very young 89 in spirit on August 22 at a bookstore in Glendale, California. He will celebrating with…
[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…
Dilbert gets fired! “You know, some people are angry,” Adams said. “They think I’m making fun of the unemployed, but most people take it for…
Popeye Vol. 2: “Well Blow Me Down!” Popeye has always been a sympathetic comic strip character since he was created. His first inception in comic…
Jerry Alten started as Art Director of TV Guide in 1967, and for almost 50 years he engaged the world s greatest illustrators to…
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School? Mark Teague is a self taught artist without any art school education. He has dazzled many young kids with over 20…
I just wanted to welcome Jeremiah McNichols of Z Recommends as a regular contributor to Sandbox World. It is with pleasure that we include him in…
At first I thought this was a real corny idea. After looking at the recent art and spin on the fairy tales, it looks like…
Thelonious Chipmunk is a Talker — an animal who has inherited the gift of language from his ancestors — and he, for one, believes in…
As teachers, we’re always looking for new ways to help our students engage with texts. James Bucky Carter and the contributors to this collection have…
As teachers, we’re always looking for new ways to help our students engage with texts. James Bucky Carter and the contributors to this collection have…
Spring brings May flowers and Peanuts. Fantagraphics once again releases their run of Peanuts with an intro by animator Bill Melendez. This volume has strips…
Everyone in Rick Bickworth’s class is good at something, except him. One day, though, Rick discovers that he was born to bake. And there’s nothing…
Growing up in the 70’s was an exciting time when comic great Jack Kirby jumped ship from Marvel to DC Comics and took with him his…
Comic Creators Detail Their Storytelling And Artistic Processes by John LOWE Professional comic artists interpret scripts every day as they successfully transform the written word…
As Stan Lee used to say, "Nuff said!" The good folks at Drawn and Quarterly are up to their old tricks and teasing us with…