Apr 03 2009
Well, my old friend from a few weeks back, the aerial view of L.A. from Amelia, has returned. This page has come up previously on this blog in a discussion of layouts vs. finishes, and I’m once again working on it. No, not just inking that same page… but, before I get into that, here’s …
Mar 17 2009
Just when I’d gotten into the habit of cranking out one substantive post every week or so, I’ve now pretty much ground to a halt. Why? Because, as some of you might know, the deadline for submissions to the 2009 Eisner Awards was a couple of days ago… which means that Eisner nomination time is …
Mar 12 2009
Today’s Cul de Sac features an interesting formal use of word balloons that I’ve not seen before. The basic setup here is that Alice has a new pair of shoes that she’s been enjoying mainly for their incessant squeaking, which has now ceased. In the strip, she’s imitating the squeaking and the placement of the …
Mar 09 2009
When I saw this article on CNN.com about “winged luxury submarines,” the first thing I thought of was that awesome shark submarine from the Tintin book, Red Rackham’s Treasure: I was surprised to note that the article did in fact mention Tintin. I was really surprised, though, to note that the Tintin book mentioned was …
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