Category: Comics
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Frank Frazetta’s Funny Animal Comics
OK, I know I haven’t done a dedicated post about Frank Frazetta yet (I’ll get to it, I promise), but I couldn’t resist writing about this material when I found out it was available online. For those of you who might not be aware of Frank Frazetta, I’ll simply say that, along with less well…
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Bill Watterson
I’m not going to attempt to write an appreciation of Calvin and Hobbes here, I don’t have the time or the room. I’ll simply say that if, for some bizarre reason, you’re unfamiliar with the greatest comic strip of the last quarter of the 20th Century (and one of the best for that entire century,…
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Into the Woods
Gallery Nucleus is a gallery in Alhambra, California that places a particular emphasis on illustration, commercial art and graphic narrative (e.g. comics). I’ve mentioned them before in the course of posts about artists who were exhibiting there. The gallery has a new exhibit opening on June 14th called Into the Woods, with a group of…
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Draw yourself as a teen
Here’s a great idea, started as a simple notion by webcomics artist and blogger Dave Valeza, and now snowballed into something of an internet meme. The suggestion was simple: “challenge: draw yourself as a teen“, supplemented with “if you are still a teen, draw your future post-teen self”. Word has gotten around, as people have…
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Sky Doll (Marvel)
I’ve long been a fan and advocate of European comics, a field in which I think some of the most exciting work in the comics medium is being done. Japanese comics (“manga”) have made significant inroads into the U.S. market, becoming something of an obsession in some circles, but European comics have been slow to…
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Will Elder 1921-2008
I was sorry to hear that Will Elder died last Thursday. He was one of the best, and certainly one of the funniest, comic book artists (those of you in the expensive seats read “graphic storytellers”) ever to put pen to paper, and always one of my favorites. For a brief appreciation, see my previous…