Sunday, February 15, 2009
Smart Robots
Two of the comics I got last week [ Dr. Solar, Man of the Atom #9 and Tom Gauld's The Wise Robot Will Answer Your Question Now] feature computer-robots that look a little alike. Here's some of the attractive title lettering of the Solar story:
A day late and a . . .
"Strange Romantic Customs." From another recent purchase, Hi-School Romance Date Book #2, January 1963.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
On the newsstand...
The Commemorative Inaugural Edition of Newsweek has a full-page illustration of our new president Barack Obama by Daniel Clowes. Should be available on the newsstands through March.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Dead Goldfish
After the close of Giant Robot's Post-It show, I received an envelope returning those that did not sell and post them here with the caveat that as a result they may be considered remaindered or less successful, although they are no longer for sale.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Great Moments in 2008: Chris Ware’s Red Leitmotif
An expanded and improved version of the post that was here is now here.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Lutes
Here's an interview with Jason Lutes in which he talks about his experiences with superhero comics, contemporary graphic novelists, and his own work.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Amy Bennett: At the Lake
This Saturday at Richard Heller's gallery in Santa Monica, CA, Amy Bennett's exhibition of paintings titled At the Lake begins. Amy and I will be in LA for the opening (5-7pm Saturday, Jan. 10). If you are in the Los Angeles area, please, come see the work. The show will be up though Feb. 14th.
There are some preview images of the show up at Heller's site. If you click on the images the scans are actually quite big.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Beheadings
Although this essay about Kramers Ergot 7 makes a few claims I disagree with, the writer takes an unusual approach to criticism, one that examines interesting similarities and differences between a few recent mainstream comics and the art comics anthology KE 7:
"And I think it's worth exploring "Kramers Ergot" through the lens of the typical comic book reader -- the one who reads a pile of superhero comics each month -- to look at how a generic DC book and a generic Marvel book may or may not intersect with the admittedly ambitious scope of the Buenaventura Press project. "
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