In the opening of issue #2 of the Daredevil re-launch, you’ll find the Man Without Fear perched beneath the iron undercarriage of a fully realized replication of the High Line Park, complete with “10th Avenue Square” viewing platform, antiquated iron filigree, and passing traffic below. … Read More →
Written by a 5-year old and illustrated by his 29 year old brother, Axe Cop is better than most mainstream fiction. There are a series of motion comics available, the first is embedded below.
Tomorrow, Saturday May 7, is one of the greatest days of the year, that’s right, free comic book day. Above is a picture of my son with The Joker at his first annual free comic book day. Find your local comic book shop here.
Great graphics and a good way to get children interested in design at a young age. And the house before which the Big Bad Wolf hopelessly huffs and puffs is none other than Fallingwater. via The Times Magazine Purchase
The first of several major works to see print after his death, Harvey Pekar’s Cleveland will be a 112-page graphic novel published by new outfit ZIP Comics in collaboration with Top Shelf. Illustrated by Joseph Remnant, a collaborator of Pekar’s from the Pekar Project webcomics … Read More →
Spiderman’s first appearance recently sold for $1.1 Million dollars. While it’s not the highest priced comic book of all time (that’d be the first apperance of Superman), it is astounding that a book that was printed in the 60s as opposed to the 30s went … Read More →
Hard to learn much about the process since the site is mostly in Japanese but the images speak for themselves. Koshi Kawachi calls it “Manga Farming.” link | Via
Check out more awesome illustrative mash-ups of Star Wars as if drawn by Dr. Suess at the link below. That’s when the thought hit cartoonist Adam Watson. What would have happened if Dr. Seuss had the idea first? What would have become of the Star … Read More →
XKCD, one of my favorite web-comics, recently turned me on to a wikipedia page that contains a massive list of common misconceptions. It contains such gems as the following. It is a common misconception that those suffering from flu or cold congestion should avoid dairy … Read More →
DC Comics Gets a New Logo
Interesting new DC logo from Landor. Not fully sure how I feel about it yet. No doubt it’s a huge leap forward, but does it retain anything of what makes DC, DC? The design of the new DC Entertainment identity uses a “peel” effect — … Read More →