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Things to See: 2/28/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Tony Millionaire, Tom Kaczynski, Things to see, Steven Weissman, Steve Brodner, Sergio Ponchione, Renee French, Noah Van Sciver, Michael Kupperman, Matthias Lehmann, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Leslie Stein, Kevin Huizenga, Jason, Hans Rickheit, Gabrielle Bell, Frank Santoro, Eleanor Davis, Dash Shaw	28 Feb 2011 9:58 PM

• Michael Kupperman is stepping up the art posts on Twitter, with the "doodle" above and an older strip with the promise of new ones to come (!)

• A couple of recent landscapey drawings by Gabrielle Bell (and they're for sale)

• An older watercolor sketch (above) and an unused character by Leslie Stein

• Album covers and undead Popeye by Tony Millionaire

And more Things to See from the past week:

• New illustrations from Matthias Lehmann at his Bloc-Notes blog

• Odds, ends, outtakes and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous" spot and pieces for the Game Over IV show at GRSF on his Chewing Gum in Church blog

• Snapshots of recent drawings from Frank Santoro

• Recent sketches by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• Sketches by Mark Kalesniko (for his new graphic novel Freeway and otherwise) at his blog

• Another page from a Kevin Huizenga "Focus" book at his New Construction blog

• Noah Van Sciver is heading to Australia

• Drawings, photos from Renee French (and her doctor)

• Some great dedication sketches at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog

• Sketches, portraits, & updates from Steve Brodner

• Daily drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

• An old strip and other items of note from Hans Rickheit

• Recent sketches by Tom Kaczynski at his Transatlantis blog

• Prints & sketches by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog

Things to See: Diplopia by Eleanor Davis & Katherine Guillen
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Things to see, Eleanor Davis	16 Feb 2011 1:56 PM

Diplopia is a series of jaw-droppingly stunning interconnected collaborative gouache paintings by Eleanor Davis and Katherine Guillen. Daaaamn. For sale here.

UPDATE: More images & info on Eleanor's We Be Ouija blog.

Things to See: 2/14/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Wilfred Santiago, Tony Millionaire, Things to see, Steve Brodner, staff, Sophie Crumb, Sergio Ponchione, Renee French, Noah Van Sciver, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Laura Park, Kevin Huizenga, Josh Simmons, John Hankiewicz, Jim Blanchard, Jason, Hans Rickheit, Eleanor Davis, Dash Shaw	14 Feb 2011 3:44 PM

• Magnificent new album cover illustration by Tony Millionaire

• Wonderfully lurid book cover illustration by Wilfred Santiago for Outside the Bones by Lyn Di Iorio

• Tributes to St. Ogan and more sketching by Kevin Huizenga at STL Drawing Club and New Construction

• Renee French, still great on a daily basis

• New sketches & watercolors by Sophie Crumb

• I'm at a loss to describe this by Josh Simmons

• Jason T. Miles continues his hall of laughing Presidents

• Oliver Reed by Jim Blanchard

And more Things to See from the past week:

• Strips, illustrations and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• A page from a forthcoming comic by John Hankiewicz

• Sketches by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko's new graphic novel Freeway and drawings of stylish girls at his blog

• Noah Van Sciver's "Throbbing Head"

• New sketches & strips by Laura Park

• Another great batch of sketches at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog

• Sketches, portraits, & updates from Steve Brodner

• Daily drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

• Hans Rickheit attempts to capture a Cochlea & Eustachia catfight

• Sketches and prints by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog

Things to See: 1/31/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Tom Kaczynski, Things to see, Steven Weissman, Sergio Ponchione, Renee French, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Joe Kimball, Jason, Eleanor Davis, DJ Bryant, Derek Van Gieson, Dash Shaw	31 Jan 2011 5:14 PM

• Jason draws R. Crumb and other memories of Angoulême 2000, plus more sketches, illustrations and film reviews at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• Dash Shaw 's new zine for this year's Angoulême Festival

• Betty Boop x Eraserhead by D.J. Bryant

• After a couple of very well-received mainstream comics efforts, Roger Langridge is back in the minicomics game

• Another panel from the concluding chapter of Derek Van Gieson's Mome serial

• Tom Kaczynski's lovely tribute to the late Trish Keenan from one of my top-20 favorite bands, Broadcast

And more Things to See from the past week:

• Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous" spot on his Chewing Gum in Church blog

• Sketches by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway at his blog

• More great sketches at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog

• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French

• A Joe Kimball 1998 "artyfact"

• A new batch of sketches by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog

Things to See: 1/24/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Things to see, Steven Weissman, Steve Brodner, Sergio Ponchione, Robert Goodin, Richard Sala, Renee French, Noah Van Sciver, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Lilli Carré, Josh Simmons, John Hankiewicz, Jim Flora, Jason, Hans Rickheit, Eleanor Davis, Derek Van Gieson, Dash Shaw, Dame Darcy, Anders Nilsen	24 Jan 2011 8:15 PM

• Jason's commentary on this page of sound effects lettering for the English edition of You Can't Get There from Here (now seen in Almost Silent) is hilarious; plus more early strips, illustrations and film reviews at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• New artwork, illustrations and handicrafts and other news (she moved to Savannah, Georgia — be her new intern!) in the latest blog update from Dame Darcy

• Another early strip (from 1989) by Richard Sala

• A new sketch by Lilli Carré

• A new strip by Steve Brodner for yesterday's Washington Post

• "Connecticut" by Josh Simmons — ouch

• Several recent sketchbook pages by Anders Nilsen

• A glimpse at the final chapter of Derek Van Gieson's "Devil Doll" which will appear in Mome Vol. 22 this Spring

• I cannot imagine a better panel for Robert Goodin to have done for the Repaneled blog

And more Things to See from the past week:

• Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous" spot on his Chewing Gum in Church blog

• A new print by John Hankiewicz at his Clip Joint blog

• Sketches by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations, sketches & artwork at the Jim Flora blog

• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway at his blog

• Previews from the new Blammo and Mary Todd paper dolls from Noah Van Sciver

• Some excellent sketches at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog

• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French

• Daily drawings and animation production artwork from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

• An old sketch of a... Teletubby?... by Hans Rickheit

• Thematically similar new sketches by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog

Things to See: 1/10/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Things to see, Steven Weissman, Steve Brodner, Sergio Ponchione, Richard Sala, Renee French, Noah Van Sciver, Matthias Lehmann, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Lilli Carré, Laura Park, Kevin Huizenga, Joe Kimball, Jim Flora, Jim Blanchard, Jason, Jaime Hernandez, Eleanor Davis, Dash Shaw, Dame Darcy	10 Jan 2011 9:25 PM

• At TCJ's The Hooded Utilitarian, analysis of sales of original Jaime Hernandez art, with pretty pictures (and graphs)

• New Dame Darcy artwork and other news in her latest blog update

• "The New Earthly Garden" by Eleanor Davis, plus commentary & inspirations

• Fight or Run roughs and a new "Focus Book" mini from Kevin Huizenga

• Two vintage strips from Richard Sala: the first appearance of Judy Drood and "Time Bomb"

• A film poster illustration (to be silkscreened) by Lilli Carré

And more Things to See from the past week:

• A new illustration and news of a new book (I think) from Matthias Lehmann at his Bloc-Notes blog

• Early strips and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• Steven Weissman's latest "I, Anonymous" spot on his Chewing Gum in Church blog

• Artwork by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations, sketches & artwork at the Jim Flora blog

• A painting of Ty Cobb by Jim Blanchard at his Jim's Info Barn blog

• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway at his blog

• New Year's resolutions and other updates from Noah Van Sciver

• The latest sketches from Laura Park

• A strip at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog, and a teaser from a new strip in Linus at Mondobliquo

• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French

• Sketches, portraits, caricatures & commentary (including video) by Steve Brodner

• Daily drawings and animation production artwork from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

• New images from Joe Kimball (be fast, sometimes they don't stay up)

Things to See: Post-Xmas Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Things to see, Steven Weissman, Sophie Crumb, Sergio Ponchione, Richard Sala, Renee French, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Lilli Carré, Leslie Stein, Josh Simmons, Joe Kimball, Jim Flora, Jason, Frank Santoro, Eleanor Davis, Drew Weing, Dash Shaw, Bob Fingerman, Anders Nilsen	27 Dec 2010 4:39 PM

Holiday greetings and other eyeball kicks from our artists:

• Richard Sala presents a gallery of his holiday cards through the years

• Drew Weing and Eleanor Davis present their 2007 holiday card, with a PDF download so you can print it out & assemble the cutouts

• Lilli Carré's animated tribute to A Charlie Brown Christmas (click over to see it in action)

• A charming Majestic Creature holiday strip from Leslie Stein

• Quackers holiday greetings from Josh Simmons & Wendy Chin

• Daily drawings and animation production artwork from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

• Bob Fingerman contributes to Comics Alliance's "The 12 Days of Comic Book Christmas"

And more Things to See from the past week:

• Early strips, illustrations, outtakes and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog

• Steven Weissman's latest stuff on his Chewing Gum in Church blog

• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog

• Illustrations, a comic and an animation by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog

• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations & artwork at the Jim Flora blog

• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway at his blog

• A continuing series of illustrations at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog

• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French

• Sophie Crumb updates her blog with photos and images from her NYC gallery show

• Sketches, portraits, caricatures, a new PBS video & commentary by Steve Brodner

• More Post-it art by Anders Nilsen

• Pre-birth and post-death from Joe Kimball

Things to See: 12/13/10 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Things to see, Steven Weissman, Sergio Ponchione, Renee French, Noah Van Sciver, Mark Kalesniko, Leslie Stein, Laura Park, Johnny Ryan, John Hankiewicz, Joe Kimball, Jim Blanchard, Gipi, Frank Santoro, Eleanor Davis, Dash Shaw, Anders Nilsen	13 Dec 2010 9:00 PM

Spotlighting a bit more artwork from the GRSF Post-It Show 6 (some previously seen here), among other things.

• Eleanor Davis's "Es vs. Ich" Post-it series at her Doing Fine blog, with preliminary doodles on her We Be Ouija sketch blog

• Anders Nilsen's Post-its at The Monologuist

• Jim Blanchard's portrait of Sterling Hayden as Gen. Jack T. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove (not a Post-it)

• Leslie Stein's "Murmur" from Smoke Signal plus other stuff at her Majestic Creature blog

• Johnny Ryan posted a few of what look to be mostly previously unseen commissions from a few years ago on his Flickr page

• Creepy panels from Joe Kimball

And more Things to See from the past week:

• From Steven Weissman, his latest "I, Anonymous" spots and other things on his Chewing Gum in Church blog, plus sketchbook pages on Flickr

• A new print at John Hankiewicz's Clip Joint blog

• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog

• More sketches for Mark Kalesniko's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway (now up for pre-order!) at his blog

• Noah Van Sciver looks back on "Noahism"

• Sketches and strips by Laura Park at her Flickr page

• Illustrations at Splog!, the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog, and at his Mondobliquo blog

• Drawings, sketches, photos (Domo vs. Slug Girl) from Renee French

• A new illustration and a change of technique by Gipi

• Daily drawings and visual art made from the script of The Social Network by Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog

Giant Robot's Post-It Show 6 Curated by Esther Pearl Watson and Mark Todd
Written by janice headley \| Filed under Steven Weissman, staff, Martin Cendreda, Mark Todd, Lilli Carré, Jordan Crane, jon vermilyea, Jeremy Tinder, jeffrey brown, Jaime Hernandez, events, Esther Pearl Watson, Eleanor Davis, Dave Cooper, art shows, Andrice Arp, Anders Nilsen	9 Dec 2010 9:26 AM

These Giant Robot Post-It Shows are always drool-enducing, but this year's show enduces an even bigger slobbery accumulation because it's curated by the great Esther Pearl Watson, and her equally-rad spouse Mark Todd.

If you've somehow missed Post-It Shows 1 through 5, basically these shows collect tiny 3X3" masterpieces on a Post-It note from an array of awesome artists. Each piece is one-of-a-kind, and cash-and-carry, so hit the ATM on the way to GR2, and maybe bring some cardboard to sandwich your Post-It, if you're fussy about those kinds of things. (I am.) Oh, and did I mention that each Post-It is only $20 BUCKS??? 'Cause, yeah.

It's no surprise that Esther and Mark have collected a calvacade of rad comic artists, including our own: Andrice Arp, Jeffrey Brown, Lilli Carre, Martin Cendreda, Dave Cooper, Jordan Crane, John Cuneo, Eleanor Davis, Jaime Hernandez, Jason T Miles, Anders Nilsen, Jeremy Tinder, Jon Vermilyea, and Steven Weissman. And there's tons of other artists in the show, as you can probably tell from all the fine print in that graphic above. (Yeah, $20 bucks for an original Matt Groening?? Get there early, folks.)

Here's a sneak peek at some of the post-its from our fine artists:

[ clockwise from the top left: Jon Vermilyea, Andrice Arp, Lilli Carre, and Jeremy Tinder ]

Post-It Show 6 at GR2 (2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90025) runs from December 11 - January 12, 2011, with an opening reception featuring many of the artists taking place from 6:30 - 10:00 pm this Saturday, December 11. I mentioned each Post-It was only $20 right? You're welcome.

Things to See: 12/8/10 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr \| Filed under Tim Lane, Things to see, Steve Brodner, Sergio Ponchione, Richard Sala, Paul Hornschemeier, Noah Van Sciver, Mark Kalesniko, Marco Corona, Lilli Carré, Laura Park, Josh Simmons, Jason, Hans Rickheit, Eleanor Davis, Debbie Drechsler, Dash Shaw, Dame Darcy, Carol Tyler, Andrice Arp	8 Dec 2010 8:50 PM

It's overdue!

• Another glimpse of Tim Lane's book-in-progress Folktales at his Jackie No-Name blog

• Among the early strips, illustrations, outtakes and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog: "Dead Mickey"

• From Steven Weissman, a Repaneled panel and a new Yikes! animation (I dare you not to get the end credits song stuck in your head), plus his latest "I, Anonymous" spots and other things on his Chewing Gum in Church blog