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inspiration– straight from the primary source
In “Hero Boots”, Foursquare, Kekionga’s homegrown superhero, takes his girlfriend flying for the first time. Hey, it is a time honored tradition of super romance. As we all know, Superman carries Lois Lane in a bridal carry when he flies … Continue reading
a word of advice– learned the hard way (inking)
If you are a one man band cartoonist, one of those slightly crazy folks who write, break down, lay out, pencil, ink and letter their own comics, you would be wise not to pencil several stories and then wait a … Continue reading
Posted in comics and cartooning
Tagged around the studio, art, comics art, drawing tools, minicomics
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sad news
A very large chunk of the world as I know it was deeply saddened to hear this week of the death of our friend Art Goldman. When I saw this picture on the Motor City Con website, I had to … Continue reading
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Tagged a cartoonist's life, comics art, comics history, conventions, history and culture, news
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jack and the moondog
Rookie superhero Jack Swann and Professor Gideon Lykander, aka the Mighty Moondog, are being really quite adorable in this partially inked panel, raw and uncorrected, from page 15 of Moab. I’ve been inking for days, and I promised myself I … Continue reading
my favorite x-man
A side discussion I’m currently having about yesterday’s best of the drawing of the day has inspired me to write briefly about my favorite X-Man. There was a time when I was a big fan of the X comics. This … Continue reading
the lady in the bottle
How many bottles of Sailor Jerry’s have I emptied since I went on a rum kick a few years ago? A dozen, probably, at least. We’re all used to the beautiful tattoo flash hula lady on the front label:But did … Continue reading
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Tagged comics art, comics history, food and cooking, photography, writers and artists
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josef *is* the anonymous animal
Here’s a sketch of Josef as “L’animal Anonyme”, as seen in the previous post. I just wanted to see if I could make a recognizable Josef in the same odd proportions as the original anonymous animal. The answer is … Continue reading
tumblr tuesday: anonymous animal inspiration
“L’animal anonyme” came across my dashboard today, and of course his enormous ears, vaguely snotty expression, and long wiggly tail reminded me instantly of Josef. Could I swipe that cool palm tree and the weird rock platform the Anonymous Animal … Continue reading
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Tagged comics art, internet, resources, the knotted rope
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why, good afternoon, professor!
It’s the mighty mighty Moondog himself. I very seldom find a picture of a real-world wolf that really looks a lot like Gideon Lykander, the werewolf librarian, in his transform. But this guy comes pretty close. Make the lighter markings … Continue reading
the problem with mickey
I’ve always had a problem with Mickey Mouse. He always seems so white bread, so square. Give me the manic chaos and cynicism of Warner Brothers’ Termite Terrace cartoons every time. The duck is worth a million of the mouse … Continue reading
