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Bill Watterson: I Have Zero Interest in Animating “Calvin and Hobbes”
The notoriously reclusive Bill Watterson, creator of “Calvin and Hobbes,” speaks about why there will never be an animated version of his classic comic strip.
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See A 26-Page Preview of “VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch”
Fantagraphics has made available a 26-page PDF preview (download here) of their forthcoming Virgil ‘VIP’ Partch retrospective book that …
Artist of the Day: Nick Edwards
Nick Edwards is a prolific cartoonist working in the UK who creates comics for print and online distribution, including his regular …
This Graphic Novel Has Something Inside That Others Don’t: Animation
Augmented reality technology brings the pages of “Anomaly” to life with CG animation.
IDW Publishing Announces “Samurai Jack” Comic Book
Fans of Cartoon Network’s Samurai Jack are finally being tossed a bone. Nine years after the series finale of Genndy Tartakovsky’s …
Dark Horse Comics Launches Kitchen Sink Books Imprint
Dark Horse Comics announced this week the launch of the newly formed Kitchen Sink Books imprint. The venture will begin publishing books …
Gabe Swarr Turns “Life in the Analog Age” Into A Weekly Online Series
Earlier this week, Gabe Swarr relaunched “Life in the Analog Age” as a weekly animated series online, with the goal of new episodes every week.
John K Presents: Spumco Comic Book Exclusive Preview!
IDW Publishing and Yoe Books are set to release John K Presents: Spumco Comic Book in June. The 160-page book reprints the original run …
Artist of the Day: Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis is an artist based in Athens, Georgia who creates comics and illustrations. Above is an alternate cover that …
Artist of the Day: Ronald Wimberly
Ronald “d-pi” Wimberly is an artist who has worked in film, fashion, comics, and most recently, animation. He is the author of the …
Artist of the Day: Stefan Gruber
Stefan Gruber is an artist, animator, musician and teacher. He founded and teaches in the animation department of the alternative high …
Artist of the Day: Michael DeForge
Michael DeForge produces a lot of work. He contributes designs and storyboards to Adventure Time and produces comics and illustrations …
This Weekend in NYC: MoCCA Arts Festival
The annual MoCCA Arts Festival, presented by the Society of Illustrators and Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, takes place this weekend …
Walt Kelly’s Even-More-Lost “Pogo” Storyboard
Here’s a little added-bonus to the recent post about Walt Kelly’s self-animated Pogo short.. Before he began animating, Walt Kelly laid …
Artist of the Day: Victor Courtright
Victor Courtright works at PUNY as an animator. He keeps very densely packed sketchbooks which he fortunately shares …
How “The Croods” Builds On A Century of Caveman Stereotypes
We can’t seem to get over our obsession with the caveman, who has appeared on screen since at least 1912. In fact, anthropologist Judith …
Rediscovering Walt Kelly’s Lost “Pogo” Short
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Walt Kelly had had a regrettable experience making The Pogo Special …
Harvey Kurtzman Retrospective Coming To New York
Book publisher Denis Kitchen forwarded exciting news this morning: “The Art of Harvey Kurtzman”, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD …
New Biographies of Photographer/Murderer Eadweard Muybridge and Cartoonist Thomas Nast
These two newly published books should be worth a look, especially for those who are interested in the 19th century roots of American …
“Silent Sillies” by Anthony Hunter
I’m a big fan of retro-animation tributes – here’s a clever one in comic strip form.
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