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CSotD: Scrooge shot first

by Mike Peterson 5 comments November 25, 2011

In today’s Sally Forth, Ted shows that he is, in fact, not completely insane by taking a stand against Star Wars revisionism. Lucas’s constant tweaks are not only a betrayal of his fans but a distressingly unnecessary example of how history is not only written by winners but revised by them as well.Nothing against “director’s […]

Stephanie Piro posts thanksgiving tale

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 24, 2011

From Stephanie Piro:I’ve been meaning to put my “classic” tale of the Turkey Prince online for Thanksgiving for years. I wrote it in my 20’s and my style has really evolved since then though I still consider this one of my best and favorite works. Here it is finally… I re-wrote the captions because, believe […]

CSotD: Pizza and mushrooms

by Mike Peterson 4 comments November 24, 2011

Over at Daily Kos, Jen Sorensen riffs on what happened when our children stepped into the crossfire between — among — those who care about them and the hordes of science haters, Obama haters, radical anarchists and lobbyists.Poor little mushrooms just popped up and got mowed down. Never had a chance.For those who missed it, […]

Profiled: Shannon Wheeler

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 23, 2011

Tim O’Shea talks to Too Much Coffee Man creator Shannon Wheeler to talk about the various projects he’s released including I Thought You Would Be Funnier, a Little Golden Book parody Grandpa Won’t Wake Up co-created Oil and Water. Tim O’Shea: Not many folks can say they’ve won an Eisner, but this year’s was actually […]

Cartoon Movement posts more Occupy sketchbooks

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 23, 2011

Cartoon Movement is publishing another Occupy Wall Street piece of comics journalism. Today’s new offerings come from Sarah Glidden who visited the Occupy Miami protest:“When we would start talking about OWS, the attitude seemed to be that it’s great that Americans are taking some sort of action against the system we’ve created,” she says. “And […]

Fantagraphics offers rarities with book purchases

by Alan Gardner 1 comments November 23, 2011

From Fantagraphics Books:We are always grateful to readers who buy books directly from us, so we are pleased to offer a new series of mini-comics featuring fascinating, previously-unpublished (or at least way out of print) sketches, drawings and even full stories, which are available for FREE with the purchase of their matching tie-in books, or […]

New exhibit: Black and White and Read All Over

by Alan Gardner 1 comments November 23, 2011

The Cartoon Art Museum will begin exhibiting “Black and White and Read All Over: Comics of the New Millennium” starting in December. The exhibit is a showcase featuring nine comic strips introduced between the years 2000 and 2010. From talking animals to beleaguered cartoonists, childhood fears to childhood nightmares, the perils of adulthood to the […]

CSotD: Street view

by Mike Peterson 1 comments November 23, 2011

You’re not going to get a lot out of today’s CSOTD without going to the actual site, Cartoon Movement, because there you will find 10 pages of Sarah Glidden’s reporting from Occupy Miami, of which this is only the first.Let me assure you that it is worth the trip and, not only does 10 pages […]

Dinosaur named after British cartoonist

by Alan Gardner 1 comments November 22, 2011

How about your name attached to a newly discovered dinosaur?The pterosaur identified by Dr David Martill at the university’s school of earth and environmental studies, is named Cuspicephalus scarfi – after Gerald Scarfe, the political cartoonist who depicted Mrs Thatcher as a pointy-nosed ‘Torydactyl’.

The extremes one will go to keep their favorite pen flowing

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 22, 2011

Stephanie Piro has an interesting post about the adventure she’s had and is embarking on to keep a favorite (discontinued) pen flowing.I was down to just a couple of working pens… even after Friend of Friends Steve bought me a couple for my birthday (!) on ebay! I have written about my search for other […]

Tunisia’s new freedom may not extend to art

by Alan Gardner 0 comments November 22, 2011

Persepolis is an animated film adaptation of Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel about growing up in Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. It contains a scene showing a character representing God and that has cause outrage in Tunisia where it was broadcast. The television station was sued and another uproar was had when the scene was played in […]

A beginners guide to Tintin

by Alan Gardner 2 comments November 22, 2011

I took the family to see Puss in Boots Sunday (go ahead and skip it or wait for DVD) and saw the Tintin trailer during the previews. I whispered to my wife just how big Tintin is in Europe. She’d not heard of Tintin before and I suspect most in the audience hadn’t either.The LA […]

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