WakeUpWakeUpWakeUp
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Kitteh #1 seriously wants his friend to wake up. The friend AKA Kitteh #2,
seriously ain’t havin’ it. “I came across this video of two kittehs, and
thought...
I Will NOT Be Appearing On Radio Mistierioso...
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...this Sunday nite. Two hours of radio hijinks will be postponed to a
later date. But the good news is, thanks to super-swell maniac Phil C., "The
Lavend...
World's Finest # 26, January/February, 1947
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The pointless but fun covers continue with their excellent art. You really
wish the cover artists had been assigned to draw inside stories!
The Prankst...
RIPBCGF
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Totally gutted to hear about the discontinuation of Brooklyn Comics &
Graphics Festival. Best damn show. I’ve nothing particularly profound to
say about wh...
Orphan Black, “Entangled Bank”
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As much as I appreciate genre fiction, I have to confess a definite ebb and
flow in my appreciation for *Orphan Black*. Buoyed by pre-broadcast praise (f...
Photos: Maker Faire Bay Area 2013
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Giant Cardboard Robot Today I went to Maker Faire Bay Area 2013 with my
mom, my daughter and some friends and really had a blast. The festival also
runs on...
Groove juice
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“Ritmo y Juventud en la Contina de la Guardia Nueva” Odeon “Pops” Record
(Argentina) A various artist dance music compilation from a TV show in
1962 I...
The Comics Reporter Video Parade
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Rebecca Dart Interview A TCAF Video Diary Entry Matt Kindt Signing
Something At TCAF A TCAF Recap David B. At TCAF TCAF Time-Lapse Video
Interview With Tom...
Mining for Sympathy
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365 Days of DC House Ads, Day 138
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House ad for *Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners* #1 (June-July 1956);
printed in *Sugar and Spike* #2 (June-July 1956)
Comic cover art: unknown artist ...
Landscape: Idaho
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This, taken yesterday, is from our anonymous reader who lives in a
beautiful part of Idaho. His explanation of the photo: This is an HDR
photograph — high ...
What About Me?
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Artist of the Day: Olga Stern
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Olga Stern is a visual development artist based in Toronto who also
illustrates books. You can visit her website, blog, other blog, and
portfolio blog to s...
Poetic but Fearsome
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The last post showed a late 19th century vision of a young faun. Here is a
an early 21st century vision of a mature faun, of course from Guillermo Del
Tor...
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*Curious Clem*
Saturday Leftover Day.
Thanks to the scanners at the Digital Comics Museum, I came across some fun
war stories that I find really remarkabl...
Strip Tease Darts! Basement Games for Swingers
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*Precursor to the Swinging Sixties, the Strip Darts game which has been
heavily copied. Too bad the inventor didn't register it with the patent
office u...
Jonny Negron’s Adapt New from Floating World
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In the shop now is the first giant sized issue of Adapt by Jonny Negron,
published by Floating World. Hopefully there will be many more. [...]
Herriman Saturday
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Sunday, April 12 1908 -- Herriman indulges in an orgy of stereotypes to
picture the boxing event happening Tuesday night at Naud Junction. 'Uncle
Tom' McC...
Maine Comics Arts Festival
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See you Sunday at the Maine Comics Arts Festival!
I'll be sharing a table with my chum John Klossner. I will have a MeCAF
debut comic. Be the first pers...
Barbeque Book '56 (PART ONE)
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We're in *BBQ* mode once again here at *AEET*, and today it's *Better Homes
and Garden's* awe-inspiring *Barbeque Book,* first published in 1956... a
treas...
How To Make a Monster Comic-1958
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This--and apparently a few other variations--was available for local
theaters to use as giveaways to promote the low-budget 1958
American-International h...
Vintage Jeans Commercials: Fit For All
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BY KRISTEN BIALIK WATCH VIDEO: Collection - Vintage Jeans Commercials “Once in a great while, a natural phenomenon occurs that is so beautiful, so dramatic, ...
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The Art Shop Watch For 5/18/13
SOCKING OVER SLEAZE --- You'd think these were 50's paperback covers at
first glance, but it's actually a Warner combo cir...
Shakin’ Drinks # 787
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Barry Pearl takes a fun and informative look at Iron Man III in context
of the original Tales of Suspense stories in the comics.
http://forbushman.blog...
Lord Buckley Live in Milwaukee - Bootleg (1950)
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*
We've all heard the legend(s) of Lord Buckley. The visual element is lost
in this audio, but it's a better representation of his madcap brilliance
than...
Reddy Killowatt!
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Reddy Killowatt is an exquisite design. His bright effusive smile, his
spindly but bristling limbs, and those cute little shoes somehow add up and
the wh...
SweaterKittensAhoy!: Wizzywig was up for an Eisner
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SweaterKittensAhoy!: Wizzywig was up for an Eisner:
sweaterkittensahoy:
And I HATED that book. Couldn’t even finish it I hated it so much. The main
chara...
Saturday Morning Comics~Men Into Space
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Men Into Space was an American science-fiction television series broadcast
from September 30, 1959 to September 7, 1960 by CBS which depicted future
ef...
Richard John Smith, or ‘O. Smith’ – 1776-1855
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[1] Three Fingered Jack; The Terror of the Antilles,
1878 advertisement in the Boys’ Standard storypaper.
by John Adcock
RICHARD JOHN SMITH or, as he...
Sponsored
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This week's comic was a lot of fun for me -- it was one of the first times I acknowledged that more people read the comic online than in print. My entire car...
Live long and eat plenty of bacon
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There may not be any food that’s better than bacon, but did you know that
it might also hold the key to longevity? Pearl Cantrell of Richland
Springs, Texa...
Reappropriating Symbols
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I took an arcitecture course in college, and had to do a report on a local
building. I opted for a local church, primarily because it was literally
across ...
Growing pains hitting many indie comics shows
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Tweet Even indie comics are getting to be, if not big business, then
extremely popular. More popular than a street fair, even. The last two
years, perhaps ...
My Body Too Bootylicious For You Baby
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Ok I’m sick of this so I’m gonna set the record straight…if you can fit the
constitution on your ass it’s too big for cute booty word sayings. Wisconsin
Free 3D Mustache
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It seems you can 3D print anything these days, from a bikini to a
gum-chewer’s face to a gun — but some people in Colorado are putting the
technology to a...
SHHH...DON'T TELL, BUT I JUST BOUGHT SOME MOON ROCKS
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FLEA MARKET FRIDAYS #83
Okay, before the FBI comes knocking at my door, I better explain myself.
This morning at an estate sale, I found two goofy novelty...
The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival Ends
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The founding partners of the influential and popular independent comics
festival discuss—and dispute—the reasons for its sudden demise. Continue
reading →
Derek's Weekly 45's: Myron And E
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While the crop of old school sounds that have popped back into consciousness within the past ten or so years may be looked at as a revival or comeback, only ...
How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?
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*"How Can I Love a Member of the Establishment?"*
*Story: Stan Lee, Pencils: Don Heck, Inks: John Verpoorten*
*My Love #5 (May 1970) *
Girl, I honestly don...
Comics-as-Poetry: Rothman, DW, Thomas, Bean
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*Abzernad*, by DW (Hic 'n Hoc). DW's first full-length comic is like a
cross between Gary Panter, Will Elder, Jim Woodring and psychedelic art
(what he c...
Number 1368: Siren of the tropics
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Kent’s girlfriend, Sue,* is naïve. She wonders “what has come over him,”
when Kent is obviously stunned at the sight of sexy Tari, the siren of the
tropic...
Zeit Magazin (Germany)
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New cover Zeit Magazin 1st cover: Lukas Gansterer 2nd cover: Anatol Kotte
Editor in chief: Christoph Amend Creative director: Mirko Borsche
[image: Zeit M...
Fortune Telling Cards (2)
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“The Military Fortune Tellers” was published by H. V. Loring, in Chicago,
in 1917. The deck is 52 cards; but the four suits are stars, hearts,
bells, and ...
Making a Splash: Frank Brunner's Dr. Strange
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Ya know, Groove-ophiles, ya'd be hard pressed to find a more beautifully
illustrated comic than one featuring Frank Brunner applying the pencils to *Dr.
St...
TCAF Trip Report Part 2 – Sleep?
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My Saturday at TCAF started really early. I was stuck watching the table
for Alternative comics for the morning, so had to get up to the second
floor of th...
More Frantic 45s
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I've come to the conclusion that I need to spend more time working & less
time blogging. I'll continue to post here, only not so frequently. Here's
a bu...
Rat-Trap
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The cover image featured on *HAUNTED HORROR #5 *(coming this July from *IDW
/ Yoe Books*) is from the November 1952 issue of *Mister Mystery #8*, --and
so ...
Athanasius Kircher and the Hieroglyphic Sphinx
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More than 170 years before Jean-François Champollion had the first real
success in translating Egyptian hieroglyphs, the 17th century Jesuit
scholar Athana...
I was a Garbage Pail Kid
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In 1986 I was broke. Mark Newgarden hired me to come up with ideas for
Garbage Pail Kids at fifty bucks a pop. I don't remember how many fronts I
cont...
ABE LINCOLN JUNIOR MY FRIEND*
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*99¢ Dreams* are here!! Sheer brilliance** from our man in Brooklyn. *
Autographed *Sheets On Sale at the *low, low, introductory price of $12.50 (Shipping
...
Exploits of Daniel Boone
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[image: Exploits of Daniel Boone 2 splash, 'Duel at Dawn']
When I first looked at Quality's *Exploits of Daniel Boone*, I could see
that the covers were b...
Kimchi, America's Favorite Side Dish
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Kimchi is a spicy, fermented cabbage side dish that I became acquainted
with during my time in Korea and has remained a part of my diet ever since.
There ...
ENVELOPE ART (HIGH AND LOW)
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The Museum of Modern Art in NY is currently exhibiting a collection of
envelopes which constitute a work of art by Alighiero Boetti, perhaps the
most pro...
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from rocket news 24 Check this out. It’s just a strawberry parfait, no big
deal. But there is a giant slice of cake, and it is so big it wasn’t even
trying...
Rutu Modan's The Property - in stores today!
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It's been a little while since we've updated you on Rutu Modan's beautiful,
funny, exquisitely plotted graphic novel *The Property*.
And since then, we've...
(Page) Miss Glory: A Reluctant Excursion Into Style
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*RELEASE DATE:*
6/9/1936
*DVD/BLU-RAY AVAILABILITY:*
*Looney Tunes Golden Collection,
Vol. VI* (Warner Brothers DVD 115871)
You can watch a nice color pr...
Jackie Gleason's "The Honeymooners" caricature
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Jackie Gleason by Sam
BermanIn Oct 1955, *The Honeymooners* starring Jackie Gleason as Brooklyn
bus driver Ralph Kramden debuted as a weekly filmed sitcom ...
In Fatima the Difference is Quality (Sep, 1951)
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That’s a pretty specific claim. Not the best cigarette, just the best long
cigarette. In Fatima the Difference is Quality “I smoked FATIMAS when I was
a Mi...
Drew Stories: The Alarm Clock
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Last night, or rather this morning around what I now suspect was 3 A.M.,
my old-school clock radio started playing music. Classic rock more
specifically.
...
Siberia, Part Three
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Much of this material was gathered from this source:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/For-40-Years-This-Russian-Family-Was-Cut-Off-From-Hum...
Barks in the limelight
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Dana Gabbard has yet again provided us with a rare piece of Barksiana:
"My friend Brent Swanson has found another Barksian rarity, a 1994 issue of Mouse
Ra...
Who Was Ray Houlihan?
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A few years ago I found this illustration in a 1954 issue of *Saga*magazine. It's by an artist named Ray Houlihan...
[image: Houlihan01.detail01]
... and ...
Ray Harryhausen 1920-2013
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The innovative puppet animator Ray harryhausen dies this week, it's a huge
loss to classic film effects fans and marks the end of an era of physical
effec...
Mutts Goes Meta With Mondrian
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In today’s Mutts strip, Patrick McDonnell pays hommage to Dutch modernist
painter Piet Mondrian. And while he’s at it, he has his characters get all
meta a...
From 1977: Weekends Were Made For Cheryl Ladd
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My beauty *idol*, that is. And my favorite Angel. And the star of that
really great TV movie where Cheryl gets busted for drugs with her
boyfriend, is p...
You Kin Smile an' Smile an' YET Be a Villain
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Original art by Walt Kelly is wonderful to behold. Between the blue
under-penciling and the lush inking (not to mention the art style itself,
the joke, oh,...
Power Of Plants, The
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Uses time-lapse photography to show the physical power of plants in their
efforts to receive sunlight and fulfill their growth. Experiments show how
plant ...
Howard Kaylan: the Funhouse interview
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I'm sure I heard the music of the Turtles all throughout my childhood on AM
(and the burgeoning FM “oldies”) radio, but my first conscious memory of
Howar...
An Endangered Species Walks Into a Bar...
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Today's Bizarro cartoon tweaks a familiar cinematic trope, seen in countless westerns and film noirs.
When a director wants to tell the audience that a cha...
Jacovitti's "Pa and Ma"
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*Marriage, Jacovitti Style*
Taking my dictionary into my hands, I've made a stab at translating a
couple of later Jacovitti strips.* Pa e Ma *is a concept ...
Uncontrollable Urge
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I am very glad to have my screenprint Human Pile included in this great art
show curated by YETI Magazine's Mike McGonigal! Go to The Portland Museum
of M...
Saturday Night Fever 1977
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I recently picked up Saturday Night Fever on Blu-ray and it reminded me of
how much I really dig this 70's classic. I remember wanting to see it the
summ...
Great War Fluff
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No publisher is interested in Mr. Kitty Fluff and his friends (I can't
imagine why not!) so maybe I'll just post a page here from time to time.
The JLA Villains
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With the Justice League of America, Julius Schwartz and Gardner Fox had
something of a problem. During the JSA's run in All-Star during the Golden
Age, co...
The Roots of Screwball Comics: Dink Shannon
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Little is (yet) known about *Dink Shannon*, a notable, if unknown, graphic
stylist of the early comics page. Shannon's work offers one of the more
distinc...
Eisner awards
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A couple times a year, my ma meets up with the parents of my childhood
friends and they drink decaf coffee and eat tea biscuits or whatever and
brag about ...
American DJ's and topless women from the early 80s
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Richard and pals. Houston Texas. 1982.
Walter and thrilled-yet-uncredited friend. Houston Texas. 1982
DJ Al spins fat beats and his friends Lee Ann an...
Canada Fabulous
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This weekend I'll be signing at TCAF- the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival.
Then I'll be in Montreal signing alongside the brilliant Lisa Hanawalt.
TORONTO COMIC ARTS FESTIVAL!
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I’m hanging out in Syracuse, NY right now after an awesome few days in New
York City. I had the pleasure of visiting the MAD Magazine offices and the
First...
North by Northwest
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TO BE completely honest with you, we had no idea who the hell was even
riding up to the Toronto Comics Arts Festival with us this year, until
about five mi...
COWABUNGA SCHNAUZER
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*Cowabunga Schnauzer*
(Belly Wot Leaflet 2013, Special Large-ish issue)
Marc Bell
Half World Books
10.5” tall x 8” wide, 20 pages (12 in colour)
First prin...
RoboToyFest
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[image: Baconzinga]I will be set up with a table of Mr Toast stuff at the
RoboToyFest and Brick Boutique - lots of Legos, Robots, etc. The show is
Sunday, ...
Oom Pah Pah! Today is Tuba Day
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I've been dying to post this cover for Tuba day but missed my cue two years
in a row. No way was I going to let that happen again. You just got
to lo...
Fan Art
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The PRISON PIT Facebook page is a hotbed of awesome fan art. Here are a few
recent favorites people have posted… Amazing Cannibal Fuckface amigurumi,
croch...
RIP Werner Voran aka The Lolly Pope
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the saddest news I can think of, my friend the Lolly Pope aka Werner Voran
died 2 weeks ago from heartattack! I just talked to his girlfriend, still
can't ...
Get in line ...
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... a Cugat conga line, to pre-order the new Flora anthology, *The High
Fidelity Art of Jim Flora*. It features all of Flora's known album and EP
covers (...
Upcoming Ditko - #9 TEEN
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As announced in the just released ATE TEA N: 18, this is the next new Ditko
scheduled to come out, #9 TEEN, featuring the continuing adventures of
Madman,...
Appeal for help!
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I'm working on an exciting book project that will collate all of Searle's
'Holiday' era reportage work of the late 50s through the late 60s. I've
made ...
T.I.P.S! 161 Brainiacs, feat. Josh Flanagan
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iFanboy’s Josh Flanagan creeps back into The Lair to tell us his tips for
home and car improvement. Alex updates us on an English couple who have
given the...
**COMMISSIONS***
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Here is the first significant commissioned drawing I've made since The
Cartoon Utopia was released
***
I really like doing stuff like this, and encourage ...
Citrus Cel Animation Festival 2013
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Our film, “Christmas Day” played in Jacksonville at the Citrus Cel
Animation Festival last week. Kelsey Stark flew down for the weekend. This
is her repor...
Asking For Help
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My computer is having issues. Any purchase made through this site at this
time will go toward helping get a replacement. If you don't see anything
you wan...
Bijou Heads to Kickstarter
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We have some timely news regarding the Matinee at the Bijou sequel series. The Bijou team is preparing to launch a Kickstarter campaign in early May for the ...
Tomorrow night! Reading at KGB!
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Sunday I have the great pleasure of performing at the famous KGB Easter
Comics Reading with Karl Stevens, Jesse Reklaw, Sam Henderson, Gretta
Johnson and C...
Just like that
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The late, great Tommy Cooper was one of the most recognisable comedians in
the world, his frantic act a perfectly delivered mixture of jokes and
calamito...
Nobody Here But Us Updates!
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Greetings and Salutations! Y'know, a popular expression among comics is
"always steal from the best." that's why I would like to announce my
intention to r...
An Unpublished 1940 Sub-Zero Cover by Jack Cole
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Here's a super-cool rare piece of previously unpublished early superhero
art by Jack Cole that provides a small revelation about his early career.
It's a...
"Stand By Me!"
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Just 'cause everybody needs to see/hear this.
Everybody needs somebody to stand by them. You won't find that somebody
with a new Pope or some invisible g...
Comic Art Con - Not Your Normal Con
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A smaller but excellent convention takes place on March 24th in Secaucus,
NJ. This con happens in the Fall and in the Spring and is strictly comic
art, n...
RL Book 2
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Dear friends,
It's been a few months since posting, or writing.
I've posted a new chapter of my book here:
http://www.tomhart.net/rosalie.html .
If yo...
Advice To A Young Cartoonist
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Chuck Forsman and Melissa Mendes were kind enough to return to WRJ last
week as visiting artists. They talked about their comics, Oily Comics, and
life aft...
Wendy, The Good Little Witch (1962)
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Let's enjoy a great character who has gone sadly unappreciated here: *Wendy,
The Good Little Witch*! Like Casper, with whom stories are often shared,
Wendy...
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Hi gangsters!
One last post before this blog will be removed from the internets.
Hope to see you on the other side on our *fb-page* or elsewhere!
Happy n...
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