24 Hours of Webcomics: Oglaf
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TweetOglaf – “Warning. This comic started out as an attempt to make
pornography.” begins the opening page of the website. “It degenerated into
sex comedy p...
Top 13 (of the Week)
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Over at Advanced Demonology. Ken and Swilson pick 'em. And the world is
safe for another week.
Check it out* HERE. *
*PS* this is only number 7!
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Ear Hairs, Not Just for Ol’ Men Anymore
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Wow, our definition of folicularly challenged, no long fits. Clear your
schedule for the rest of the day before you visit Josh Norem’s website, The
Furrtog...
Are Faux News Anchors on Military Grade “GO”?
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You know, the dextro-amphetamine that the Air Force allegedly fed to pilots
to keep them fightin’? The potential side effects include psychotic
behavior, a...
Five For Friday #336 -- Memorial Day Edition
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Five For Friday #336: Name Three Characters (1-3) And Two Comics Creators
(4-5) Whose Deaths Affected You. 1) Elektra 2) Phoenix 3) Phyllis Wallet 4)
Archi...
We Saved a Spot for You!
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A Day Without a Punchline?
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David Montgomery wonders whether this comic would make any sense to
somebody not of this right age to get the circa 1970 reference:
TV: TV Club: Behind The Candelabra
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*Behind The Candelabra debuts Sunday night at 9 p.m. Eastern on HBO.*
Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) has traveled to Las Vegas with his friend, the
well-con...
Lookey-Dookey! Sin Alley!
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I had both of these comps on vinyl, back in the day, & both have stood up
well to repeated listenings over the years. LOOKEY-DOOKEY is a fine
collection...
Infographic: Timeline Of The War On Terror
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*0 AD–September 11, 2001:* Everything fine *September 11, 2001:* September
11, 2001 *September 12, 2001:* A determined George W. Bush responds to the
Sept....
Dave Cockrum's Star Trek
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I've always loved Dave Cockrum's art. One of my first exposures to his
work is when he drew Marvel's Star Trek comic in the early 80's after the
first mo...
Rafters Are Coming Down Around Me! #Ohsnap
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Tagged: twitter , emergency , tweeting , fire escape , fire , hashtags , fir...
JEDI WEEK STARTS TOMORROW
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In 2007 for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, I presented Neato Readers
with Star Wars 30 Days for 30 Years. In 2010, we celebrated the 30th
anniversary o...
Uncle Eric is back!
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After bidding farewell to blogging, Eric MacDonald decided that it’s really
in his blood after all, and he’s restarted Choice in Dying, promising to
contri...
What I'm Working On These Days
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I haven't done any blatant self-promotion stuff in a while, so I figured
I'd throw something up today when no one's really paying attention anyway
because ...
OFFICE JACKASS
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Related posts: THE POST OFFICE IS BACK! UH, RICHARD SIMMONS MIGHT RUN FOR
OFFICE? EARTH’S RECEPTIONIST’S OFFICE Related posts:
1. THE POST OFFICE I...
Sci-Friday staring Adam Chase
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Adam Chase (c) renewed 2013 by Russ Morgan. All rights reserved.
Adam Chase strip #22, originally published October 30 1966. For background
on the strip a...
Personal Comics: Foss, Shapiro, McGovern
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*Haiku Revue and Empty Bed*, by Rachel Foss. Foss was due to enroll at the
Center for Cartoon Studies, but various circumstances never allowed that to
ha...
World's Finest # 31, November/December, 1947
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Another colorful, clever but inconsequential cover.
I thought Zatara looked like Skip Williamson's Snappy Sammy Smoot at the
top of page 3 and for ...
The Field (UK)
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Aaah looking forward this, second issue Field magazine from the UK,
newspaper-like, and what an ace logo! (Logo designed by Matthew Saint
Design by ace Wel...
Fearsome Changes!
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During the Bronze Age, Marvel was more than eager to reprint much if not
all of its bizarre material from its pre-superhero days. So comics like *Where
M...
The Mercury Man-Rocke Mastroserio-1962
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Rocke Mastroserio is often written off as a hack for Charlton Comics if, in
fact, he's remembered at all. In truth, though, he could be quite good when
...
Bulletin (22)
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The next Ullage Group event is in the works. We’re planning something
tasty, and will meet again when Anthony gets back to town. I direct your
attention t...
Making a Splash: R.I.P. Jesse Santos
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Sad to report that Ol' Groove recently learned of Jesse Santos' passing on
April 27 at the age of 83. Santos was the artist/co-creator of Gold Key's
Groov...
Happy Hour
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Included with the Sunday, November 22nd, 1970 issue of the *St. Louis Post
Dispatch* newspaper was this giant, fold-out *Southern Comfort* advertising
supp...
The Doors-Light My Fire
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In concert, the just deceased Ray Manzarek would often soar to great
heights of long improv jamming on his organ solo on the Doors' "Light My
Fire." Thi...
Pope Francis Says Atheists Can Be Good
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From The Guardian:
Atheists should be seen as good people if they do good, Pope Francis has
said in his latest urging that people of all religions, and no...
THE RECEPTION: The Funeral of Hearts
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http://welcometotripcity.com/2013/05/the-reception-the-funeral-of-hearts/
AJNA: A Giant, Strange Mechanical-Music Contraption
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From Sweden comes some fantastic new videos of AJNA, a large musical robot
that looks like Dr. Who's police box tricked out with drums, sound-making
thingi...
The Wizard Prince of Arabia — WOW
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I'm not really fond of circuses as we generally know them, with clowns and
acrobats and such. But THE WIZARDRY, WONDERS & MAGIC of THE ORIENT in A
NEW WOR...
Behind the Candelabra: The Reviews Are In
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[image: Behind the Candelabra: The Reviews Are In]
Behind the Candelabra: The Reviews Ar... 1:14
The reviews are here for the Liberace movie with Michael D...
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*Strip Me, Kate*
Thursday story Strip Day.
Here is something I had never seen before (or since). An adventure strip
that ran from 1967 to 1972. At first I...
In case you didn't feel like showing up - Volume 59
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Earcandy for your eyes Patrick Noecker's Assemble performing live at Knockdown Center in Queens on May 11, 2013. After the break: Marissa Nadler at Saint Vit...
Conversations with Lord Byron (1824)
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Journal of the conversations of Lord Byron noted during a residence with
his lordship at Pisa, in the years 1821 and 1822 by Thomas Medwin; 1824;
Henry Col...
This Charming Man Of Steel
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Brasilian illustrator Butcher Billy betrays his age with this New Wave –
Silver age mashup. Ever imagined Ian Curtis as Batman, Siouxsie Sioux as
Wonder Wo...
road trip
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Just a quick note to say that starting May 25th, I’ll be on the road for
few weeks. Some pals and I are driving through the south to photograph
abandoned p...
Dash Shaw Three New Stories
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Contrary to popular belief, Fantagraphics Books does occasionally issue a
floppy comic book every now and then. We’re not sure how far and wide this
one is...
Sid Check Horror
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Here's a Harvey horror tale with some typically Wood-like art by his
sometime compatriot, Sid Check.
http://fourcolorshadows.blogspot.com/2013/05/here-to...
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Arliss Clocks Laughs As *Voltaire*
Here's where I (again) sing George Arliss praises. I don't know another
before-camera artist so meticulous, so knowing...
THIS WEEK'S COMIC
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NIXONIAN PRESIDENCY OF OBAMA Click here to read on Boing Boing. Click here to read on Daily Kos. Click here to read on GoComics. (coming)
Emanuele Taglietti II - Blood Back on the Blog !
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L'incroyable engouement qu'a suscité le triste billet concernant les soldes
au Virgin étant passé (post lu plus de 1.200.000 fois sur Rue89, 200.000
fo...
Why you should study at SAW
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SAW is a place like no other in the American comics world right now. A
fully functioning two-leveled studio (see the panorama of activity below);
a stocked...
MURRAY THE BIRD Preview
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Here is MURRAY THE BIRD to keep you company!
I'll be away for the annual Reubens weekend, so I will have to leave you
with this insufferable bird for a sho...
RES IPSA LOQUITUR
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*Ronald Searle*
Oil mogul Armand Hammer amassed a large collection of paintings by famous
artists. He then decided to build a $70 million museum to ho...
I Love To Singa: A Merrier Melodie, Much Beloved
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*RELEASE DATE:*
7/18/1936
*DVD/BLU-RAY AVAILABILITY:*
*Looney Tunes Golden Collection,
Vol. 2* (Warner Brothers DVD 31284)
You can watch a decent color pr...
Woolfolk Records Update 5
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[image: Captain Aero 24 cover]
These are stories mostly from Fawcett and Orbit whose publication data I
wasn't able to add in boldface in my original posts...
Bride of Death
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Time for a charming "love" story from the sincerely creepy pencil and inked
stained mind of *Jack Katz*, (type his name into the *THOIA* search engine
for ...
John Martz: Drawn 2005-2013
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John Martz: Drawn 2005-2013:
johnmartz:
[image: Drawn in 2005]
Drawn in 2005.
2005
Have you heard of these things called blogs? Blogging wasn’t new in...
Drawn 2005-2013
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Drawn 2005-2013:
Drawn is dead. Long live Drawn. Thank you, everyone.
johnmartz:
[image: Drawn in 2005]
Drawn in 2005.
2005
Have you heard of these t...
15 influences
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I thought I would dive in and take the Yuko Shimizu challenge. Unlike the
others I'm going to limit my selections to specifically collage influences.
To...
Joey Adams Wrote A Lot Of Books
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The late *Borscht Belt* comedian Joey Adams (Joseph Abramowitz, 1911-1999)
was a sometimes vaudeville, nightclub and TV comic, stage actor,
comedy/joke/g...
Are you ready to laugh, Brooklyn?
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We had Lisa Hanawalt in town last week giving a presentation, and let me
tell you: you are going to laugh and laugh and laugh, Brooklynites. So get
on th...
I Just Wanna Get Along
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SORRY it’s been a week since TCAF but we’re raw, where the shot leaves us
gagging for the arrow. This year’s official Secret Acres comics mule, Dash
Shaw, ...
Where Is Everybody? Come Out, Don't Be Afraid!
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Woosh, another Sunday comin' up over the horizon.
And here's another *Kandi* strip by Kelly from a *Looney Tunes issue*,
scanned by this blog's friend Oth...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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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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