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Things to See: 4/4/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under video , Tom Kaczynski , Things to see , Ted Jouflas , T Edward Bak , Steven Weissman , Sergio Ponchione , Sammy Harkham , Renee French , Paul Hornschemeier , Mome , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Mack White , Lilli Carré , Lewis Trondheim , Leslie Stein , Laura Park , Kurt Wolfgang , Killoffer , Josh Simmons , Jim Flora , Jason , Frank Santoro , Drew Weing , Derek Van Gieson , Dash Shaw , Carol Tyler , animation
4 Apr 2011 8:51 PM
• Check out Mack White 's illustrations for Michael del Ray's book Long Term Parking
• Monster Brains presents "Momster" by Ted Jouflas from Weirdo #26 (1989)
• "Ghost Dream ," a sketchbook comic by Drew Weing
• From Lilli Carré , a short animated film , a poster for an event she'll be at, and a teaser of her work in the new Smoke Signal
• Leslie Stein gives this peek at artwork from the 6th issue of Eye of the Majestic Creature
• Panels for the next installment of "Nothing Eve" for Mome by Kurt Wolfgang at New Bodega
• Also working away on a new Mome story: Laura Park
• And yet more Mome previewing: new pages from "Wild Man" by T. Edward Bak
• Messages from Killoffer at Lewis Trondheim 's Les petits riens blog
• Shirley from the TV show Community by Josh Simmons
• Renee French custom-painted this Dylan Sprouse vinyl figure ; plus the usual drawings etc. at her blog ; plus we like this photo on Sprouse's website for obvious reasons
• Sammy Harkham on Flickr
• A panel by Carol Tyler ; also check out a photo of her drawing desk
And more Things to See from the past week:
• Illustrations, sketches and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog
• Steven Weissman 's latest "I, Anonymous" spot and sketching on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• Drawings & diagrams from Frank Santoro
• Puppets in progress by Marco Corona
• Another possible puppet or other figurine in progress in some mysterious photos from Paul Hornschemeier
• Vintage Jim Flora artwork and illustrations at the Jim Flora blog
• Sketches by Mark Kalesniko for his new graphic novel Freeway at his blog
• "The Strangest Story You Ever Heard in Your Life" continues at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog, plus an illustration at Mondobliquo
• Daily storyboards & production art from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Watercolor panel process by Derek Van Gieson
• Daily sketches by Tom Kaczynski at his Transatlantis blog
Things to See: 3/28/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tom Kaczynski , Things to see , T Edward Bak , Steven Weissman , Sergio Ponchione , Richard Sala , Renee French , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Laura Park , Johnny Ryan , John Hankiewicz , Jim Flora , Jason , Frank Santoro , Dash Shaw , Andrice Arp , Anders Nilsen
28 Mar 2011 4:27 PM
• An outtake from Werewolves of Montpellier , plus other illustrations and strips and more film reviews at Jason 's Cats Without Dogs blog
• From Richard Sala , a classic strip (part 1 , part 2 ) and a vintage illustration
• When Laura Park met Julia Wertz and drew some comics with her: portrait , part 1 , part 2 ; also, a new sketch & new prints by Laura
• Sketches for book cover illustrations by Anders Nilsen
• One of our favorite Portlanders makes a guest appearance (of sorts) in the latest batch of Trubble Club strips (contributed to by some of our favorite Chicagoans)
• Johnny Ryan posted this on Flickr last week with no explanation — presumably a poster for a screening somewhere?
And more Things to See from the past week:
• Steven Weissman 's latest "I, Anonymous" spot and some re-kajiggered Post-Its on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• A new print by John Hankiewicz
• Andrice Arp posts a preview of her story in the new Pood and a bunch of stuffed stuff
• Artwork and sketches from Frank Santoro
• Recent sketches by Marco Corona
• Vintage Jim Flora artwork and illustrations at the Jim Flora blog
• Sketches by Mark Kalesniko for his new graphic novel Freeway at his blog
• Comic pages from Noah Van Sciver
• Drawings & sketches by Renee French
• "The Strangest Story You Ever Heard in Your Life" continues at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Daily storyboards & concept drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• More new sketches by Tom Kaczynski at his Transatlantis blog (and news that some of his concert sketches are on exhibit)
Things to See: 3/21/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tony Millionaire , Tom Kaczynski , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Sergio Ponchione , Richard Sala , Renee French , Noah Van Sciver , Matthias Lehmann , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Maakies , Leslie Stein , Laura Park , Kevin Huizenga , Joe Kimball , Jason , Frank Santoro , Eleanor Davis , Drew Weing , Dash Shaw , Dame Darcy , Chris Ware
21 Mar 2011 8:35 PM
• Chris Ware draws Tiny Tim for 6-year-old Clara Ware's review of a Tiny Tim compilation album at Roctober (yes, you read that correctly)
• Dame Darcy offers artwork for sale with partial proceeds donated to the Red Cross for Japan relief; she also encourages you to donate directly
• Fight or Run artwork from Kevin Huizenga ; also some super-moon-related cover art
• A commissioned sketch of Wonder Woman from 1998 by Richard Sala
• Drew Weing posts a page from the story he drew in the new issue of Papercutter
• Title design (in various stages) by Leslie Stein
• It was tough deciding between this and the kitty portrait by Renee French
• A tantalizing glimpse of something in progress by Joe Kimball
And more Things to See from the past week:
• New original Matthias Lehmann illustrations for sale at La Galerie de Matthias Lehmann
• Illustrations, promotional artwork, sketches 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 and sketches from Frank Santoro
• Recent sketches by Marco Corona
• Leslie Stein posts the real-life Marshmallow & friends and links to some Eye of the Majestic Creature fan art
• Sketches by Mark Kalesniko for his new graphic novel Freeway at his blog
• Sketches, strips, a horrible experience and other updates from Noah Van Sciver
• New sketchbook strips by Laura Park on her Flickr page
• "The Strangest Story You Ever Heard in Your Life" continues at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Daily storyboards & concept drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Tony Millionaire dug an old interactive Maakies strip thing out of the bowels of the internet
• More new sketches by Tom Kaczynski at his Transatlantis blog
• Eleanor Davis just keeps murdering it on her We Be Ouija blog (NSFW, some of it)
Things to See: 3/14/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tim Lane , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Sergio Ponchione , Renee French , Olivier Schrauwen , Noah Van Sciver , Nate Neal , Matthias Lehmann , Mark Kalesniko , Lilli Carré , Leslie Stein , Laura Park , Josh Simmons , John Hankiewicz , Jason , Eleanor Davis , Drew Weing , Derek Van Gieson , Dash Shaw
14 Mar 2011 4:44 PM
Things to See: 2/21/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Usagi Yojimbo , Tom Kaczynski , Tim Hensley , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Stan Sakai , staff , Sergio Ponchione , Renee French , Noah Van Sciver , Matthias Lehmann , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Lilli Carré , Laura Park , Kevin Huizenga , Josh Simmons , Jason , Gipi , Frank Santoro , Dash Shaw , Andrice Arp
21 Feb 2011 9:51 PM
• This strip by Stan Sakai showing himself interviewing his creation Usagi Yojimbo is so damn cute I'm sharing it even though it was posted on the blog of our rival publisher Dark Horse . Heck, rival schmival, buy Usagi no matter who puts it out! It's Usagi !
• Happy Presidents Day from our own Jason T. Miles
• A glimpse at her story in Mome Vol. 21 from Lilli Carré
• Pick up the new issue of Bitch magazine for a one page comic about Lucy Parsons by Laura Park
• A mess of collaborative drawings by Andrice Arp and friends
• At Covered , it's Tim Hensley's Wally Gropius done Action Comics #1-style by Jeffrey Meyer
And more Things to See from the past week:
• A new illustration from Matthias Lehmann at his Bloc-Notes blog
• Strips, illustrations 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
• Landscapes in airbrush and pen from Frank Santoro
• Recent timely sketches & illustrations by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko 's new graphic novel Freeway at his blog — dang a lot of work went into that book
• A page from a Kevin Huizenga "Focus" book at his New Construction blog
• Noah Van Sciver has a Bad Dream and translates a ghost story to video
• New sketches & strips by Laura Park
• The latest from Renee French
• The final batch of sketches from the "21" sketchbook at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Sketches, portraits, & updates from Steve Brodner
• Gipi still illustrates for Internazionale
• A nattily dressed forlorn monstrosity and a portrait of collaborator Shaun Partridge by Josh Simmons
• Daily drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Recent sketches by Tom Kaczynski at his Transatlantis 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
Things to See: 2/7/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , staff , Sergio Ponchione , Richard Sala , Renee French , Noah Van Sciver , Matthias Lehmann , Marco Corona , Laura Park , Jim Flora , Jim Blanchard , Jason , Hans Rickheit , Derek Van Gieson , Dash Shaw , Dame Darcy
7 Feb 2011 10:51 PM
• Some magazine illustrations from Richard Sala 's archives
• Ronald Wilson Reagan by our own Jason T. Miles
• A previously unseen Jim Flora piece at the Jim Flora Art blog
• Jim Blanchard did this custom-painted Chicken Little figurine a few years ago
• An older Chrome Fetus strip by Hans Rickheit that has been excised from his upcoming Folly collection
And more Things to See from the past week:
• New illustrations from Matthias Lehmann at his Bloc-Notes blog
• Various strips and illustrations by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog
• Steven Weissman 's latest "I, Anonymous" spot on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• The latest Dame Darcy artwork and handicrafts in her latest blog update
• A new illustration by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• A tale of the cartoonist's life from Noah Van Sciver
• Laura Park sketches a snowy Chicago street
• Another great batch of sketches at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• New drawings from Renee French
• Sketches, portraits, & updates from Steve Brodner
• Daily drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• New sketches & strips from Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog
Things to See: 1/17/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Things to see , Steve Brodner , Sergio Ponchione , Renee French , Noah Van Sciver , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Lilli Carré , Laura Park , Josh Simmons , John Hankiewicz , Joe Kimball , Jim Flora , Hans Rickheit , Frank Santoro , Dash Shaw
17 Jan 2011 9:01 PM
• Heads on poles by John Hankiewicz at his Clip Joint blog and Lilli Carré at her Kettle of Fish blog for an eponymous exhibit at Western Exhibitions in Chicago
• Josh Simmons has several new portfolio sites on the web: illustrations , storyboards , commissions (as above), and a store where you can buy some of his older comics
And more Things to See from the past week:
• A glimpse of Frank Santoro 's New Values art show at his Cold Heat Comics blog
• Artwork 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
• Pages finished and in progress from Noah Van Sciver
• Cuteness from Laura Park
• A poster illustration at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Extremely creepy photos from Renee French
• Reince Priebus by Steve Brodner
• Daily drawings and animation production artwork from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Hans Rickheit gives you a reminder to spay or neuter yourself
• New images from Joe Kimball (be fast, sometimes they don't stay up)
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: 1/3/11 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Sergio Ponchione , Richard Sala , Renee French , Peanuts , Noah Van Sciver , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Lilli Carré , Laura Park , John Hankiewicz , Jim Flora , Jason , Hans Rickheit , Frank Santoro , fan art , Derek Van Gieson , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Carol Tyler , Anders Nilsen
3 Jan 2011 9:48 PM
• Very nice Peanuts fan art by Dale O'Flaherty
• This week's "I, Anonymous " spot by Steven Weissman is a doozy; plus Tom Selleck and Daughters of Satan on his Chewing Gum in Church blog (see 'em raw on Flickr )
• A nice celebratory sketch and one hell of a story from Carol Tyler at her Screened-in Porch blog
• "Top News Stories of 2011" for the L.A. Times plus more sketches, portraits and caricatures, with commentary , by Steve Brodner
And more Things to See from the past week:
• Early strips and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog
• Comics panels at John Hankiewicz 's Clip Joint blog
• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog
• A 1990 newspaper illo, with commentary, at Richard Sala 's Here Lies Richard Sala blog
• Scenes from Columbia by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations, sketches & artwork at the Jim Flora blog
• Nature sketches with running commentary by Debbie Drechsler at her Just Around the Corner blog
• Childhood drawings by Lilli Carré at her Kettle of Fish blog
• More artwork from Mark Kalesniko 's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway plus drawings of stylish girls at his blog
• Some 2006 minicomics pages and other updates from Noah Van Sciver
• Yes, Laura Park 's to-do lists are exquisitely lettered
• Illustrations at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French
• A tale of obsession and a pop quiz by Anders Nilsen
• Daily drawings and animation production artwork from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Hans Rickheit gives us a teaser of the return of Cochlea and Eustachia in the pages of Pood
• Illustration, sketches, 2011 plans from Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog