Courtesy Peter Bagge*:

* Drawn during his YEAH! days. 

Courtesy Richard Sala:

The ongoing Yoda theme sketchbook rolled over into a second volume at Comic-Con. I continue to be flabbergasted by the amazing generosity and talent of all the contributing artists. Below, from the Fantagraphics family: Mary Woodring, Jordan Crane (2nd contribution), Jon Vermilyea, Mario Hernandez, Tim Hensley, John Pham, Jim Woodring and Zak Sally. Click the thumbnails for better views with commentary and more info on Flickr:

Also, I'm pleased to welcome our Top Shelf compatriot Leigh Walton to the theme sketchbook brotherhood with his brand-new Tintin characters book. I look forward to following its progress.

Jim Woodring originals now for sale at Comic Art Collective. Surely not to last long.

Courtesy Adrian Tomine. 

Courtesy Al Columbia. What can I say?

Courtesy Patrick McDonnell:

Ted Stearn's "The Comics Industry As Metaphor":

Courtesy Charles Burns: