The crisis rips its way across the comics page, and through the Twittersphere. Where will it all end? Raising even more money for America's classrooms, one hopes.
Blistering blue barnacles, a biography of Herge! You may know The Adventures of Tin Tin through its 24 published volumes, or from Spielberg's recent big-screen adaptation. Tin Tin, Captain Haddock, Snowy, Thompson and Thompson -- these are characters with character, and Cullen Murphy reviews a new book about their Belgian creator here.
"Cartoonists are a peculiar breed of artist...."
Literally. Between panels three and four.
As readers of Bob the Squirrel know, creator Frank Page has been struggling with the future of his ten-year-old autobiographical strip -- or possible lack thereof -- for several weeks. This new video definitively answers the question, "To Bob or not to Bob?"
I just click-wandered my way to Imprint, where I found this nifty article -- Tales From The Other Comic Con -- a field report on the 2011 Long Beach gathering.
"Tina Schmidt paints the Mad Men era, only without the...madness. She calls her idyllic,
iconic, and non-ironic images RetroFusion."
SLOWPOKE creator Jen Sorensen's political comic strip has been well-featured in the DailyKos lineup of late, and DK begins the week (5:54 am PST) with an informative chat with the veteran toonist, who discusses her creative process, work music, and soup. Here's one of her recent offerings (and a link to her blog):
Glad tidings: Cul de Sac cards. Behold!
In a recent installment of his Sherpa strip Beardo, Dan Dougherty makes the case for Twitter as a form of writing discipline. Nuff said. Or maybe a little too much...
