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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
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
Online Commentary & Diversions will return next week. Here's today's:
• List: Lilli Carré 's residency at Spudnik Press was selected one of Chicago's Top 5 Solo Exhibitions by Newcity
• Review: "I'm pretty close to having read all of Jason's comics, and each one is so solid and reliable, I'd be perfectly fine with building a house on them — except then it might be hard to read the comics themselves. [...] I continue to be impressed with Jason's unique and distinctive style, and if anything, he's only gotten better over time. ...[I]t's nice to know that one of my favorite creators is still at the top of his game. Werewolves [of Montpellier ] is less a horror story and more a character study, but that's okay by me. Fans of Jason definitely should pick this book up right away, and anyone new to his work will find themselves cursed with a need to read more of his catalog after finishing this one." – Rob McMonigal, Panel Patter
• Interview (Audio): It's a typically informative and entertaining chat between Inkstuds host Robin McConnell and Renee French
• Plug/Contest: "When I saw Destroy All Movies!!!: The Complete Guide to Punks on Film on the bookshelf in the film section of the bookstore where I work, I was smacked all-over nostalgic. One might argue that books like this — big-format subculture guidebooks — are unnecessary now that we mostly all have internet access. Maybe. I still think everyone who coveted Factsheet 5 zine guides when they were young should feel obligated to get a copy of Destroy All Movies!!! for their lonely, floppy-haired nephew in Chilton, Wisconsin." – Matthew Simmons, HTMLGIANT (click through to find out how to win a copy of the book!)
• Plug: "Last week Fantagraphics released an incredibly comprehensive Usagi Yojimbo collection to celebrate the long eared ronin’s 25th Anniversary, and The Blot can’t wait to get his hands on a copy!" – The Blot Says...
Things to See: 12/20/10 Roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Stephen DeStefano , Sergio Ponchione , Richard Sala , Renee French , Paul Hornschemeier , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Lilli Carré , Laura Park , Kevin Huizenga , Johnny Ryan , John Hankiewicz , Jason , Frank Santoro , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Ben Catmull , Andrice Arp
20 Dec 2010 7:51 PM
• A little holiday treat for Venture Bros. fans from Stephen DeStefano
• Here's just one piece of artwork that Ben Catmull has for sale — see his blog for more, plus details
• Page 1 of Kevin Huizenga 's Fight or Run? #1 looks even better in mauve duotone
• Richard Sala has some nice photos of the Penguin Classics edition of Dickens's Great Expectations with his cover illustrations, plus an old Blab cover illo
• Lilli Carré presents the masthead illustrations she's done for The Believer 's comics section, plus another illustration at her Kettle of Fish blog
• A Christmas comic and downloadable print-your-own gift tags from Laura Park
• Andrice Arp fabric pattern
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 "I, Anonymous" spot on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• A new print at John Hankiewicz 's Clip Joint blog
• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog
• Illustrations by Marco Corona at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• Nature sketches with running commentary by Debbie Drechsler at her Just Around the Corner blog
• More sketches for Mark Kalesniko 's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway (now up for pre-order!) at his blog
• Paul Hornschemeier 's latest t-shirt design available in the Forlorn Funnies Shirt Shop on his News and/or Head Lice blog
• A series of illustrations 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
• Sketches, portraits, caricatures & commentary by Steve Brodner
• An eyepopping 2006 portrait commission by Johnny Ryan (I'm underselling it)
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
Renee French , Kaz , Tony Millionaire and Steven Weissman are among the many artists participating in the Tiny Too art show at Gallery Meltdown one night only, this Saturday, December 11, 2010. Lineup ! Flyer ! Previews !
Things to see: 11/29/10 roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under video , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Sergio Ponchione , Renee French , Ray Fenwick , Paul Hornschemeier , Matthias Lehmann , Marco Corona , Lilli Carré , Laura Park , John Hankiewicz , Jim Flora , Jason , Frank Santoro , Eleanor Davis , Derek Van Gieson , Dash Shaw
29 Nov 2010 9:43 PM
• I'm going to go ahead and guess that the next panel says "NN" and going by the spot color that maybe this is a glimpse of the next issue of Ganges from Kevin Huizenga ? Also new from Kevin: Fight or Run Post-its
• Ray Fenwick Mascots originals for sale (including the abandoned original cover)
• A short looped animation from Lilli Carré (video embedded above)
And more Things to See from the past week:
• Illustrations and other artwork at Matthias Lehmann 's Bloc-Notes blog
• Early strips, illustrations, outtakes and film reviews by Jason at his Cats Without Dogs blog
• Steven Weissman 's latest "I, Anonymous" spots and other things on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• Harold Gray fan art at John Hankiewicz 's Clip Joint blog
• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog
• A portrait (?) of Marco Corona 's upstairs neighbor at his Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations & artwork at the Jim Flora blog
• Nature sketches with running commentary by Debbie Drechsler at her Just Around the Corner blog
• More sketches for Mark Kalesniko 's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway (now up for pre-order!) at his blog
• Paul Hornschemeier has two new t-shirt designs available in the Forlorn Funnies Shirt Shop since our last update from his News and/or Head Lice blog
• Laura Park and some animal friends on her Flickr page
• Illustrations at Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French
• Daily drawings from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• A public transportation portrait by Steve Brodner
• Pages and panels by Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog
• Some familiar creators post some new Trubble Club collaborative comics
• New sketches by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog
Things to see: 11/22/10 roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Tim Lane , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Sergio Ponchione , Robert Goodin , Richard Sala , Renee French , Noah Van Sciver , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Leslie Stein , John Hankiewicz , Jim Flora , Jason , Gipi , Frank Santoro , Eleanor Davis , Derek Van Gieson , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Carol Tyler
22 Nov 2010 5:40 PM
Click for improved/additional viewing and possible artist commentary at the sources:
• Noah Van Sciver draws a rock show (Danzig!) for the Denver Westword , plus more stuff at his blog
• Richard Sala 's "Psycho-rama " from Blab #7, 1992
• Jackie No-Name diorama cutout and Belligerent Piano intro page from Smoke Signal #3 courtesy of Tim Lane
• Speaking of Smoke Signal , here's Leslie Stein 's "Murmur " from that selfsame publication
• Robert Goodin does Simon & Kirby at Repaneled
• Carol Tyler was a visiting artist at the Center for Cartoon Studies last week (and celebrated a birthday yesterday), all noted on her Screened-in Porch blog
• Gipi discusses his recent health problems and presents a series of self-portraits at his blog
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 "I, Anonymous" spots and sketches (and Post-its for sale) on his Chewing Gum in Church blog
• A new print at John Hankiewicz 's Clip Joint blog
• Sketches by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog
• An exhibit announcement at Marco Corona 's Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• Vintage Jim Flora illustrations & artwork (plus shelf porn) at the Jim Flora blog
• Nature sketches with running commentary by Debbie Drechsler at her Just Around the Corner blog
• More sketches for Mark Kalesniko 's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway (now up for pre-order!) at his blog
• Sergio Ponchione re-launches Splog! , the Sergio Ponchione Lost Objects Gallery blog
• Drawings, sketches, photos from Renee French
• Daily drawings (and a few videos) from Dash Shaw at The Ruined Cast blog
• Caricatures, a new Need to Know video, and commentary on current events by Steve Brodner
• Pages and panels by Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog
• New sketches by Eleanor Davis at her We Be Ouija blog
Things to See: 11/8/10 roundup
Written by Mike Baehr | Filed under Usagi Yojimbo , Things to see , Steven Weissman , Steve Brodner , Stan Sakai , Robert Goodin , Renee French , Ray Fenwick , Mark Kalesniko , Marco Corona , Laura Park , Josh Simmons , John Hankiewicz , Jason , Hans Rickheit , Frank Santoro , Drew Friedman , Derek Van Gieson , Debbie Drechsler , Dash Shaw , Carol Tyler , Bill Griffith
7 Nov 2010 11:24 PM
Click for improved/additional viewing and possible artist commentary at the sources:
• The future of architecture , from Ray Fenwick 's notebook
• Golden Age Comic Book Stories reproduces the full set of Drew Friedman -illustrated The Ed Wood, Jr. Players trading cards from 1993 (via The Comics Reporter )
• The spaceship-stealing kid in this 1957 illustration ? That's a young Bill Griffith (and his dad in the vid screen), painted by his next-door neighbor Ed Emshwiller. Via Bill on Facebook, who also posts Emshwiller's rough layout
• At Repaneled , Isaac Bidwell does Stan Sakai 's Usagi Yojimbo from issue #14 (soon to be collected in Usagi Yojimbo: The Special Edition )
• Some Netflix warehouse worker is going to get a bit of a surprise when Dash Shaw returns Splice ; this and more of his daily drawings at The Ruined Cast blog
• This painting by Robert Goodin is being auctioned to benefit the CBLDF
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 "I, Anonymous" spots and sketches on his Chewing Gum in Church blog and more on his Flickr page
• A new print at John Hankiewicz 's Clip Joint blog
• Drawings, paintings, collages and other images by Frank Santoro at the Cold Heat Comics blog
• Illustrations & sketches at Marco Corona 's Il Canguro Pugilatore blog
• Nature sketches with running commentary by Debbie Drechsler at her Just Around the Corner blog
• More sketches for Mark Kalesniko 's forthcoming graphic novel Freeway (just sent to the printer!) and drawings of women wearing things at his blog
• Laura Park 's sketches from her visit to the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction on her Flickr page
• The latest Josh Simmons cuteness (with Wendy Chin) at Quackers
• Drawings, sketches, photos and a new toy from Renee French
• A new Need to Know video by Steve Brodner
• More pages from Hans Rickheit 's graphic novel in progress Ectopiary , plus other material (including a smattering of outtakes from The Squirrel Machine ) and commentary at his Squirrel Machine blog
• Pages and panels by Derek Van Gieson at his These Days I Remain blog
• A You'll Never Know preliminary sketch at Carol Tyler 's Screened-in Porch blog
• Drawings and works in progress by Joe Kimball on his Flickr page
• Some familiar creators post some new Trubble Club collaborative comics