Here’s a finger-licking good anthology that you’ll just want to gobble up. I mean, look at that talented menu!… uhm… I mean… look at that delectable line-up! There’s something in there for every taste! (Assuming you have taste.) Otherwise, I’ll be contributing a small trifle, too! Here’s a link to the Kickstarter Campaign. I’m sure you’ll find lots there to whet your appetite. G’head… Try it! You’ll like it! (illo by Victor Kerlow)
Guess who’s in this really cool new mag about comics! That’s right! It’s Bill Sienkiewicz and Brian Wood! I’m not joking! In fact, it gets better! There’s also some stuff about writer Kelly Sue DeConnick! It’s brought to you by Christopher Irving, co-founder of Graphic NYC and contributors include comics pros Jamal Igle (Supergirl, The Ray), Reilly Brown (Incredible Hercules, Power Play), Bill Alger, and Madeline Richards. And there’s me! There’s a piece in there about me too, the result of Ben Granoff’s indomitable curiosity and intrepid reporting. We stepped out shared a quick bite to eat during this past winter’s BCGF and had a lovely little conversation with our mouths full. Best part is, if you spend the $1 it costs to read about Sienkiewicz and Wood, you can read all about it for free. And that’s a really great deal! Please check it out.
I startled myself today when I unearthed this self-promotion mailer while spring cleaning the studio. I don’t remember what I was thinking at the time. Nor do I recall the exact date but I reckon, judging by the amount of hair I have, that it was sometime in the early 90s. Not surprisingly, it did not garner me much work.
Since today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday I thought I’d post this comic I did circa 2001 for Kurt Wolfgang’s infamous mini-comic Low Jinx #3 - The Big Rip-Off. It’s a bit of a mash-up between the good Doctor and another of my cartooning super-heroes, Edward Gorey.
I’ve been a bit negligent posting weekly Cartoon Boy updates (or anything for that matter) on the old bloggeroo so here’s a quicky reminder and some links to some of what you may have missed over hte past few weeks. Or at least haven’t seen.
Stay tuned for more exciting Cartoon Boy fun next week!
I saw this very authentic looking, kind of oddly-worded street sign at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 108th Street in Corona, Queens. The fine print on the bottom apparently refers to a NYC court case where the NYPD has continued to issue summonses for a law ruled unconstitutional even after being ordered to stop doing so by the courts. But why the sign is posted in this spot or who posted it there is still a mystery to me!
I forgot to post here on the old blog about last weeks Cartoon Boy update, a regular gag-a-second fun-fest, but that’s OK because due to some technical work over at the Activate site, there will be no update this week. So why not go and read last week’s episode again! Or, if you are a glutton for pun-ishment start from the beginning. OR if you’ve read all that a few times already, and are jonesing for some Cartoon Boy, maybe check out my comics website and read the original black and white CB strips that I drew and submitted to all the newspaper syndicates back in the late 1900’s! There’s a daily strip adventure (vs. CB’s nemesis, Professor Zygote) and a separate Sunday adventure (vs. The Bearded Lady) as well! (That’s right! I did it as if I actually expected someone to syndicate it to the newspapers! What an idiot!!) Anyway, just visit Fontanelle Press, click the second cherub from the top (Online Comics) and that’ll take you to where you want to be! (There is a lot of other fun stuff you can read there if CB doesn’t float your boat.) Cartoon Boy will return next week with another all-new episode!
Ooo! La! La! I recently received official word that Petey & Pussy will be released in France by the estimable publisher Editions Cambourakis in April of 2012! Details sure to come, moi amis!
I’m happy to say I’ll be attending The Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival (poster, above, by Lisa Hanawalt) this Saturday, December 3, 2011. I’ve only heard great things about this show and I’m looking forward to it. I’ll be at the Act-i-vate table (#17, downstairs) riding the coattails of my fellow Act-i-vaters and pimping Cartoon Boy when I’m not wandering around aimlessly, looking ill-at-ease and avoiding eye contact with strangers. Why not sneak up behind me and yell, “HI!” or really catch me off-guard and swing by the table and buy something. I’ll have some books, minis, Met posters and puzzles, artwork and some other fun stuff, too, probably.
Oopsy! Forgot to update the old blog with the last few Cartoon Boy updates and I’d hate for anyone to miss out.
Please visit the ACTIVATE site here to catch up! Thanks!
…and is quickly in over his head! So hold your nose and jump right in to this week’s installment of The All-New Cartoon Boy Adventure Hour!
Did you miss it? You’re almost missing it! Quick! New Cartoon Boy on Act-i-vate! Don’t miss it!
