Tag Archive | "Comics and cartoons"

Time lapse of cartoonist Scott Stantis working

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Via Tom at Comics Reporter comes this time-lapse video of Chicago Tribune cartoonist Scott Stantis working on a political cartoon from initial sketching to the finished work. I’ve said it before, but I love the use of time-lapse photography to cover the creation of visual art, its just fascinating to watch work take shape using [...]

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you; yes, on this side of the Atlantic we’re well aware there are probably more Americans wearing green wigs and leprechaun hats today than there are people in all of Ireland, but what the heck, it’s still a good excuse of a pint of the black stuff and a good [...]

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Batman, Great White Shark and a lightsabre = silly but awesome

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Slash Film (via BoingBoing) has this fab pic of the Dark Knight armed with a lightsabre tackling a huge Great White Shark. It doesn’t say who created the image but although it’s a bit daft it’s also all kinds of awesome!

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Somersault – when two cartoonists meet

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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We’d like to remind readers of Somersault that it is a work of speculative fiction on the part of Mr Richard Cowdry, esquire, and any resemblance to actual events and persons is purely coincidental. And this week’s strip in no way reflects the real lives and concerns of hard-working cartoonists at all. Really. Okay, maybe [...]

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Talking To Strangers

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Talking to Strangers Written by Fehed Said; Illustrated by Sonia Leong, Nana Li, Wing Yun Man, Chloe Citrine and Faye Yong. Sweatdrop Studios This is a collection of short Manga all written by Fehed Said, whose last book The Clarence Principle was thoroughly enjoyed by Katherine back here. Talking To Strangers is themed around some concept of connections [...]

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From our continental correspondent – the Smurfs at the World Fair

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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The Flemish comics blog Strip Turnhout just announced that the Smurfs will be present at the coming World Fair 2010 in Shanghai, China.  The little blue men will be the official mascots of the Belgian-European pavillion, which will open on May 15th.  They were selected because of their Belgian roots (they were created by Belgian [...]

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BICS 2010 confirmed

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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The British International Comics Show (BICS) has made its first official announcement for 2010 – the show will be taking place across the 16th and 17th of October at the Think Tank, Millennium Point in Birmingham, with guests from the UK, Europe, North America and Japan.  From the official description: “This year the guest list includes [...]

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Dave Gibbons hosting free Manga Studio Webinar

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

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Acclaimed comics creator Dave Gibbons will be hosting a free webinar on the popular comics illustration package Manga Studio where he “will teach aspiring and professional artists how to create compelling comic illustrations from start to finish using Manga Studio.” It is free but limited to 500 people so check the Smith Micro site for [...]

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Andy Diggle on Blockbuster Buzz

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Andy Diggle talks to The Times online’s Blockbuster Buzz (a spot which has a lot of love for comics and comics-related flicks) ahead of Andy and Jock’s The Losers coming to the big screen: “BB: It looks like a good year for British comic book scribes in Hollywood with both The Losers and Mark Millar’s Kick-Ass  [...]

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Filmish – comics meet film theory

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Filmish: Comic Book Essays on Film Theory By Edward Ross Self published I spotted this mini-comic on a recent trip to Edinburgh’s Filmhouse (spiritual home to the city’s film festival and a mecca for those who love quality cinema from around the world). A short comic on film theory? Unusual topic but since I spent a fair chunk [...]

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New Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec teaser

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Back in January Wim reported that a brief teaser trailer was now online for The Strange Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, a film adaptation of the turn-of-the-century adventure comics from the great Jacques Tardi, starring Louise Bourgoin (as the titular Adèle), Gilles Lellouche and Mathieu Amalric (the baddie in the last Bond movie) and directed by [...]

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UniComics Festival

Monday, March 15, 2010

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The UniComics Festival will be taking place from the 22nd to 25th of April at the University of Hertfordshire, with events aimed at newcomers and longtime fans, both young and old. Among the guests on the roster there’s some top talent to be seen, including Dave Gibbons, Ian Edginton, Sarah McIntyre, Gary Erskine, Kevin O’Neill, [...]

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Kieron Gillen on farewells…. and comic economics

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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(The first and last issues of S.W.O.R.D. by Gillen and Saunders) This week saw the final issue of Kieron Gillen’s Marvel series S.W.O.R.D. ship to comic stores. I’ve only read issue one since every time I popped into a comic shop I couldn’t find any issues available. But issue 1 was a blast. That it’s finished [...]

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Lew Stringer brings Brickman to a close

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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Time to say farewell to another strip – veteren comic creator Lew Stringer has announced that, after 31 years, he’s concluding his Brickman strip. The final Brickman strip appears as a back-up strip in Elephantmen #24, out now from Image Comics. And, while it may be the end of Brickman, Lew intends to publish a collected [...]

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More Good Dog, Bad Dog fan art….

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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Two more examples of lovely fan art for Dave Shelton’s Good Dog, Bad Dog: (Paul Harrison-Davies) (Rob Davis) (via Super Comics Adventure Squad)

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