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Josh Cotter, of Skyscrapers of the Midwest fame, does strip comics…who’da thunk it?

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. …

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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’? (Click for larger image)

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.

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 …

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