Apr 03 2007
I’m a regular listener to the Indie Spinner Rack podcast, so how cool is it that they’re talking about Midnight Sun in the current episode! (Direct link to MP3 here.) They’ve got some good stuff to say about the book, but more interesting for the general comics audience, they use the book’s format change, and …
Apr 03 2007
According to Bark Magazine, Mutts cartoonist Patrick McDonnell’s real-life dog, “Earl,” (shown below) will be turning 18 this spring. In case you’re not a dog person, in “people years,” that means that Earl, inspiration for the comic strip version who shares the name, is roughly 85. 2008 will see the release of McDonnell’s newest book, …
Apr 02 2007
The city of Winston-Salem–a city,frankly, not known for its forward thinking attitude about foot and bicycle transportation–has recently drafted and posted its Sidewalk and Pedestrian Facilities Plan, and is seeking citizen comment on the plan. Here’s my input: Ms. Schwan: I saw via “Smitty’s Notes” a few weeks ago that the city was seeking citizen …
Apr 01 2007
Cartoonists (and, one assumes, other artists as well) have a fascination with seeing each other’s work areas. Thanks to the advent of digital cameras and “the internets,” message board threads, blog posts, and even entire books showing cartoonists’ studio areas are flourishing. It’s an understandable fascination–you get to see how the “pros” work, and you …
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