Tag Archive | "Christmas"

Linus knows what Christmas is all about….

Saturday, December 25, 2010

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I’m not the religious type at all, but even I can go with the Peace and Goodwill toward Men. Especially when it involves Chuck and his very Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas everyone.

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Nicholas Was…..

Saturday, December 25, 2010

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39 Degrees North: Christmas Card 2010 from 39 Degrees North on Vimeo. Seasonal greetings from Neil Gaiman – his dark Christmas poem Nicholas Was has been adapted by a Beijjing motion/graphics design studio. And Neil’s impressed – as are we.

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Zombie holidays

Friday, December 24, 2010

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Zombies – the undead apocalypse can be a nuisance at the best of times, but during the festive season it can really ruin your family holidays, so here’s some proper, good old-fashioned 50s style advice for dealing with a zombie outbreak over Christmas (via BoingBoing):

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More Christmas Wishes….

Thursday, December 23, 2010

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Yet more cards and Christmas art from hither and yon… Garen Ewing‘s festive card. The always wonderful Howard Cruse gives this to the world (Via Heidi at The Comics Beat – plus bonus making of video at the link). Arnold Roth card from 2004 – chosen by Michael Dooley for Tom Spurgeon’s Xmas Fives list. [...]

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Christmas Wishes…..

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Each year there’s a steady flow of Christmas images and cards floating around, here’s a few of the favourites…. Oli East provides Blank Slate Books with their Christmas card. Paul Rainey‘s Santa with a bug problem. Matthew Craig‘s Xmas Bot WJC evokes a whole other side of Christmas. David O’Connell‘s wintery scene. Rob William‘s Christmas [...]

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Christmas Art For Art’s Sake….

Sunday, December 19, 2010

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It’s Christmas…… or at least it is in a little while. And that means lots of Christmas related artwork to point out and share with you: Xmas greetings from the 80s updated for now from the magnificent Brendan McCarthy. Sarah McIntyre‘s homage to Neill Cameron’s Santa Fest – Nigella Santa. Garen Ewing‘s Christmas wish is [...]

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Neill Cameron’s Santa Fest 2010….

Saturday, December 18, 2010

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Another year, another brilliantly bizarre set of Santas from Neill Cameron in his Santa Fest 2010: (Davros Santa) (Kirby Santa) (And one of the favourites so far…. Disturbingly Cheerful Alan Moore Santa)

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Dandy for Christmas?

Saturday, December 18, 2010

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Oh, yes please…. 76 pages for a penny under £4. Currently on Molly’s bedside table. Available pretty much anywhere for the next couple of weeks. (Pic from, and more details at, Lew Stringer’s blog.)

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Dodgem Logic Christmas goodness

Thursday, December 9, 2010

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The seventh Dodgem Logic from Mr Alan Moore and friends should hit shelves just a few days before the big, red guy arrives (Santa, not Hellboy) and boasts this fab festive cover from long-time Moore collaborator and friend the very fine Mr Kevin O’Neill:

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Alan Moore – Santa Claus

Monday, November 29, 2010

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(photo of Alan Moore by the Northampton Chronicle & Echo) Hard winter weather, strikes, protests, foreign wars, economic disaster after disaster… But for once here’s something to smile about in the newspapers. In the Northampton Chronicle & Echo newspaper, to be precise, which covers the beat in the manor of a certain, highly regarded gentleman [...]

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Cracking Christmas stamps, Gromit!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Wallace and Gromit, the loveable, Oscar-winning animated duo from national treasure Aardman, are the stars of this year’s Royal Mail stamps in the UK, with a range of different designs due to launch in November, reports the BBC. Creator Nick Park approached the stamps in a similar manner to how he visualises a scene for [...]

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Jingle Belle, Jingle Belle……

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Much loved (at least by me) when she appeared in print form, Paul Dini’s Jingle Belle, the near delinquent daughter of one Mr S. Claus, is now back with us, just in time for Christmas as an online strip at QuickStop Entertainment. Story by Dini, art by Stephanie Gladden. As Dini mentions on his Live [...]

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And a special Boxing Day Mustard message…

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Boxing Day, that traditional day of indigestion, too much TV and a dreadful sense of anti-climax. All perfectly summarised by the folks at Mustard Magazine. Back issues available at their website, new material appearing in every issue of Dodgem Logic.

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A little comic Christmas cheer….

Friday, December 25, 2009

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Always a pleasure at this time of year to get some delightful Christmas cards from comic folks……. So we thought we’d collect a few of them together for you this Christmas. Merry Christmas everyone: (Martin Eden and his Spandex gang) (Paul Rainey, whose There’s No Time Like The Present was most enjoyable this year) (Matthew [...]

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‘Twas the night before Christmas…

Thursday, December 24, 2009

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… and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve watched this (and every other) Tom’n'Jerry cartoon since I was a kid right through to now and I still love it; along with those 30s and 40s Bug Bunny cartoons they’re still [...]

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