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Who drew that Draw Something Part 7

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 27, 2012

Here’s the seventh Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

Check out: Just the First Frame

by Alan Gardner 3 comments April 27, 2012

Henry Kuo developed a website that displays the first frame of a comic. I created Just the First Frame to be the best way to discover comics on the web. Two opposing issues surround web comics today: discoverability (sharing) and copyright infringement. I believe that showing only the first frame of each comic elegantly solves […]

News flash: Batman is gay

by Alan Gardner 15 comments April 27, 2012

According to an article on pinknews.co.uk (Europe?s Largest Gay News Network), Action Comics writer Grant Morrison says the Batman character is gay. “Gayness is built into Batman,” he said, adding, “I’m not using gay in the pejorative sense, but Batman is very, very gay. There’s just no denying it. Obviously as a fictional character he’s […]

Who drew that Draw Something Part 6

by Alan Gardner 1 comments April 27, 2012

Here’s the sixth Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

IDW to release first Popeye comic books in 30 years

by Alan Gardner 0 comments April 27, 2012

News from IDW: One of the most famous comic-strip characters of all time appears in new comic-book adventures starting this week. Popeye the Sailor, created by E.C. Segar and first appearing in the comic strip “Thimble Theatre” in January 1929, is starring in new comic-book stories from IDW Publishing.

Who drew that Draw Something Part 5

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 27, 2012

Here’s the fifth Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

Who drew that Draw Something Part 4

by Alan Gardner 2 comments April 27, 2012

Here’s the fourth Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

Gil Thorp retrospective planned

by Alan Gardner 3 comments April 27, 2012

For those in the Connecticut area: Gil Thorp, popularly regarded as an “always trying to do the right thing” kind of guy, has been known throughout the area, and beyond, for more than half a century. And now, fans of the “Milford High coach” and those who would like to get acquainted will have an […]

Check out comics page from 1947

by Alan Gardner 10 comments April 27, 2012

Herald Journal comic page from 1947I found this Herald Journal comics page from 1947 from a link provided by Tom Spurgeon. I think Tom’s point was the use of the word “butthead” in the Archie comic strip. As I looked at the page, a couple of things strike me. Despite having a much large page […]

Who drew that Draw Something Part 3

by Alan Gardner 3 comments April 27, 2012

Congratulations to Marlene MW who guessed the second one. Here’s the third Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

CSotD: Whoa! A non-ignorant cartoon!

by Mike Peterson 2 comments April 27, 2012

Okay, check this out: It’s almost as if Marshall Ramsey actually bothered to find out what “Hunger Games” was about before trying to work it into a cartoon!At this point, that comes as a double delight.First of all, it’s been an annoyance, since the blockbuster movie opened, to see lazy cartoonists, as well as some […]

Who drew that Draw Something Part 2

by Alan Gardner 4 comments April 26, 2012

Congratulations to Darryl Heine who guessed the first one. Here’s the second Draw Something. Again, guess the word being depicted (using the letters provided) and the artist. The possible artists are: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Visit their website if you need to see what their drawing style is like.

Who drew that Draw Something Part I

by Alan Gardner 14 comments April 26, 2012

Here we go with the first Draw Something. The above drawing was drawn by one of the following: Jason Chatfield Mike Cope Stacy Curtis Chris Eliopoulos Shannon Wheeler Objective:Guess the word the artist is trying to communicate using the letters provided below the drawing.Guess the artist who drew the drawing.Enter your guesses in the comments.

Introducing Guess that Draw Something

by Alan Gardner 0 comments April 26, 2012

As I mentioned earlier, Draw Something is a new app that has become quite popular – one of the most played apps in the iTunes App Store (there is an Android version). Think of it as Pictionary with a friend on a phone (or an iPad).I asked a few notable cartoonists to play the game […]

CSotD: What did you learn at work today?

by Mike Peterson 1 comments April 26, 2012

Today’s Pajama Diaries – timed for “Take Your Son or Daughter or Other Underaged Dependent To Work Day” — brought a smile, coming as it did after a sourball article on the topic, which I read yesterday but now can’t find because it had been linked on Facebook, which means it has drifted away into the […]

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