Tag Archive | "Christmas"

Seasonal Somersault

Monday, December 26, 2011

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A seasonal Somersault this week, a scene which many parents, I’m sure, will recognise. All that’s missing is the cat who assumes the boxes gifts came in are all for her to sleep in! (Somersault is (c) Richard Cowdry; if you want to reproduce any part of it you should ask him first; you can [...]

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Vader Christmas carol flash mob

Sunday, December 25, 2011

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A lovely bit of Star Wars themed flash mob seasonal fun as a festive Darth Vader leads a flash mob in Christmas carols! Brilliant! (via BoingBoing)

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Santa Claus Is Dead In The Tahrir Square

Sunday, December 25, 2011

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Because Christmas isn’t always a time of peace and goodwill after all. Pic by Gianluca Constantini.

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Christmas – Art For Art’s Sake.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

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Christmas time, and we’d like to take this festive opportunity to wish you all the compliments of the season. Here’s some nice Christmassy art to treat your eyes to. Now, have a drink, settle down with Xmas dinner and rest, you deserve it! Best. Present. Ever…. courtesy of Phillip Bond (and via Warren Ellis) or [...]

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas…

Saturday, December 24, 2011

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… and all through the house, not a creature was stirring. I have adored Tom’n'Jerry (and Daffy, Bugs, Droopy et al) since I was a wee boy watching them with my dear dad (we both still love them, some things you never grow out of) – not just so funny, but so full of character [...]

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Your special Christmas Eve Art For Art’s Sake….

Saturday, December 24, 2011

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Or alternatively, please, have a look, then go off and have fun tomorrow…. Mawil supplies the Blank Slate Christmas card… “Fantagraphics friend Csaba Mester checks in with “Beardo” — a suitable mascot for seasonal merriment.”: Kevin Eastman supplies an IDW Turtles Christmas cover: Bill Sienkiewicz (from his Facebook): Fred Blunt: “Ritual Humiliation” from Comical Animal [...]

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The Christmas Eve Eve Art For Art’s Sake….

Friday, December 23, 2011

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Okay. Christmas comic art. We do these every year, normally a few Christmas cards and a few images for the day itself. So I set up a post for Christmas Day. Then realised we had loads this year. So you’ve got a post for Christmas Eve as well. And then, over the course of the [...]

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My Cardboard Life gets into the spirit….

Friday, December 23, 2011

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A little My Cardboard Life for the holiday season, and what not to do when wrapping the pressies: and also … For the Christmas tree with a difference, Philippa Rice gives you the templates to make your very own Paper Pauline and Cardboard Colin. Bet yours don’t look this good. I know mine wont.

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Mo-Bot Blog Week….

Sunday, December 18, 2011

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Neill Cameron’s busy. Very busy. So busy in fact that he finds himself unable to do his usual December treat – the Santa sketchfest! (See here for 2010) But busy and Christmas just go together, as does doing something special in Neill Cameron’s headspace…. so instead of Santafest 2011 we’re getting Mo-Bot High week. A [...]

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Burnt Out …. perfect seasonal feel….

Saturday, December 17, 2011

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Look, I know it isn’t in the slightest bit Christmassy, but I know just how Julia Scheele felt when she drew this: Yep, that’s just how I feel right now; tired beyond belief, a list of things to do as long as my arm, no time to do them in, stress building up and all [...]

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A Whovian’s jolly Christmas

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Loving this Doctor Who Magazine jolly Christmas cover they posted on their Facebook page. As one commenter said on FB it’s very reminiscent of an old Radio Times Christmas issue cover (with all the warm nostalgia that brings to mind, appropriate for the season). It’s especially nice to see the Milky Bar Kid included on [...]

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A Kitty Pryde Christmas…

Sunday, December 11, 2011

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Tom Neely gives us a perfect mix of Kitty Pryde Christmas time nostalgia, via Chris Claremont, John Bryne and Ernie Bushmiller. Love, absolutely love that third tier – the alien crashing through, and Kitty phasing through the panels is just perfect. The originals: Claremont, Byrne and Terry Austin’s Uncanny X-Men 143, Ernie Bushmiller’s Nancy. (Via [...]

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For all your Christmas needs….

Saturday, December 3, 2011

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Yes, yes, we know that you’re going to be buying comics for everyone this Christmas, but you still need wrapping and cards don’t you. If only there was some way to make those comic related as well….. Hmmmm, funny you should say that….. Neill Cameron’s Christmas cards: £4 for a set of five: Philippa Rice [...]

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The annual Comic Reporter Christmas list….

Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Oh my word. You know, every single year I look at the many, many well written, beautifully chosen pieces Tom Spurgeon includes with his annual Christmas Holiday Shopping Guide …. and I wonder just how he does it. So far we have just 30 plus entries…. but we all know he’ll just keep adding them. [...]

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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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