So there's a massive exhibition of Charles Burns' work, Soto Pelle, in Italy right now hosted by the BilBOlbul international comics festival. "The exposition will show more than 100 works, among comic tables from Black Hole, sketches and illustrations realized for magazines and books during the last thirty years."
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Charles Burns: Soto Pelle
Saturday, March 14, 2009
The Old 'Hit on the Head' Routine
Four comics I read this week featured the same classic gag . . .
Sam's Strip (11/3/1961): Walker and Dumas. Reprinted in an excellent collection of Walker and Dumas's 'metacomic' Sam's Strip just released by Fantagraphics.
Yogi Bear #29 (7/1967): Artist unknown.
The Yellow Streak and Friends Annual #1 (1968): Artist Boring. Reprinted in David Boring (2000): Artist Clowes.
Nubbin (5/5/1986). Artists Boltinoff and Burnett. Reprinted in Robin Synder's Revolver Annual #1 (11/1986). Please note the umbrella in the last two comics. Was there really a chance of rain the day shown in Nubbin? I don't see any clouds in the sky. I think the "WOP!" was premeditated. Where would children's comics be without the "injury to the brain" motif?Toth Cover
I had never seen this attractive Alex Toth cover before; much more of an 'underground' feel than the other work by him I'm familiar with. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Friday, March 13, 2009
Marc Trujillo: Drive Through
New Marc Trujillo gallery show Drive Through, MARCH 12 - MAY 01, 2009 at the Hackett-Freedman Gallery in San Francisco, CA.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
The Seven Faces of Alex Niño
See a 'new and improved' version here: http://www.tcj.com/category/columns/grid/
Friday, February 27, 2009
Brunetti's Covers
A beautiful Ivan Brunetti cover titled "Ecosystems" appears on the current issue of The New Yorker (3/2/09). This one's loaded with details, so you really need to see it up close.
His art also graces the cover of the current volume of Ecotone:
[I think this illustration first appeared in an issue of Brunetti's comic Schizo. . .]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
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
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