Josh Cotter, of Skyscrapers of the Midwest fame, does strip comics…who’da thunk it?
Dec 03 2005
The Forbes Fictional 15
Forbes Magazine has published a list of its 15 wealthiest fictional characters, along with an explanatory biography of each. They are:
1. Santa Claus
2. Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks
3. Richie Rich
4. Lex Luthor
5. C. Montgomery Burns
6. Scrooge McDuck
7. Jed Clampett
8. Bruce Wayne
9. Thurston Howell III
10. Willy Wonka
11. Arthur Bach
12. Ebenezer Scrooge
13. Lara Croft
14. Cruella De Vil
15. Lucius Malfoy
Says one astute slasdot reader, “Forbes estimate of McDuck’s wealth is too low. Assuming his money bin is a 100 foot cube full of gold coins, the value is well in excess of $100 billion.” But I guess you’d have to subtract from the 100 feet the displacement of Scrooge’s body, since he’s known to enjoy “swimming” in his tower of coins.
Dec 01 2005
The Not-So-Secret History of ‘Aeon Flux’
The live-action “Aeon Flux” movie, featuring battling Boer Charlize Theron as Aeon, is fast approaching release…and here’s a great referesher course (in cartoon form) on the pre-movie history of the character:
CulturePulp 041: The Not-So-Secret History of ‘Aeon Flux’?
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Nov 30 2005
Adventures in Synthetic Biology : Nature
Adventures in Synthetic Biology : Nature
Check out this comic that’s appeared in the most recent Nature magazine, “Adventures in Synthetic Biology.” There’s also an interesting wiki about the artist’s process posted here.
Nov 17 2005
Arts-Based Elementary Cartoon
Here’s a cartoon I originally did for a charity auction for the Winston-Salem Arts-Based Elementary School. The first version of this was executed live in an hour (although I “cheated” a bit and did a lot of the pencilling beforehand) then immediately auctioned off. This version is a commissioned re-creation of that. It chronicles the lives of three people who attend the school using a sort of Chris Ware-style diagram/comic…except instead of being depressing and maudlin it’s goofy and cutesy. (Now, where’s my copy of Kochalka’s Cute Manifesto?)
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