Aug 09 2008
Not too long ago, I wrote a review of Matt Madden & Jessica Abel’s excellent cartooning textbook, Drawing Words and Writing Pictures. In it I note that although the book is designed for in-class use, the authors have set up the curriculum to accommodate those working alone (“Ronin” as they refer to them) and those …
Aug 04 2008
They say you don’t miss your water ’till your well runs dry, and in the case of my scanner I’d have to agree. The last two weeks during which I’ve been scanner-less have really made me realize how much I use a scanner–not just for scanning final inked pages, but for the little things… like …
Jul 20 2008
That crazy Google–there’s no telling what it’s thinking! So, there I was having an innocent conversation via Gmail with a friend about the new Watchmen trailer, and what do I see listed in the contextual ads on the side of the window along with obvious stuff like ads for webcomics, other fanboy-ish movies, comic book …
Jul 20 2008
The good folks over at the Dollar Bin podcast have posted audio of the Heroes Con ’08 minicomics panel, featuring Rob Ullman, Alec Longstreth, Joe Lambert and Liz Bailie–and moderated by me. The recording gets cut off toward the end, but the majority of the panel is there. While not the madcap hilarity of the …
Jul 05 2008
By most counts, Dick Blick is about the most popular online art supply store around. With their combination of rock-bottom prices, good selection, great customer service, and free shipping for orders $200.00 or more (a depressingly easy-to-meet threshold when dealing with art supplies) Dick Blick is hard to beat. If you look through their printed …
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