It’s true, I just can’t stop thinking about bowling! Found in the archives, circa Feb. 1995, a portrait of yours truly by Kieron Dwyer! Complete with my beloved old DeKalb hat rendered a little differently. I ditched the hat after I...
Read moreAPE 2008 – Wet and miserable, but fun!
I wish I’d taken the time to find out who this is, but I was on the way out the door when I took the shot. Unfortunately my visit to APE this year will be forever colored by the dreary drive to it–which included some most certainly...
Read moreGet us out from under, Wonder Woman
Simon Gane has contributed a large drawing of the Amazon Princess to the Wonder Woman Day III benefit auction. There’s a lot of great art from different comic artists with their own visions of what fighting for your rights in satin tights...
Read moreJapanese New Wave Cartoon Illustration part 2
I’m back again with a few more examples of that underrepresented splash of creativity from the late 80s Japanese avant comics scene. Outside of the renowned and better known in the US Garo Magazine (cover gallery), many of the artists of...
Read moreOscar Goldman with the Exploding Briefcase
Tom Spurgeon has revealed his hidden genius. Compare to the Garden Weasel.
Read moreAlternative Distribution Methods
If you’ve ever self-published… from the old xerox and staple to things like Blurb and Lulu… then there’s a chance that you’ve done the classic method of non-standard distribution of your product: The old...
Read moreThe Japanese Ratty Line, continued
This post is directly prompted by 2 posts by Chris Capuozzo on Intergalicto about King Terry Johnson and Takeshi Tadatsu. Much like the situation that exists, whereby, when you were a kid and you saw another freak in the mall and they were with...
Read moreThe Stupid Pages 25 – Yoga Class by Sam Henderson
Special Guest Stupid Page by Sam Henderson. Culled from the vast Wow Cool archives, this gag may be 20 years old or more. You should be aware that Sam has the eleventh issue of his series The Magic Whistle: Body Armor for Your Dignity from...
Read moreThe Stupid Pages 24 – Marc’s Journal
This was a lot funnier 10 years ago when Jim’s Journal was a bit better known.
Read moreGo look: Chris Capuozzo’s Intergalactico!
Intergalactico is the creative/multidisciplinary studio founded by designer, artist and illustrator, Chris Capuozzo; and the website received its official launch today. You may know his stuff from his work with Funny Garbage or the last Paper...
Read moreNew Wow Cool Marc Arsenault Book Out Now!
Zoo District #7 – Adventures in Excitement is a 28 page black and white digest with color covers by Marc Arsenault (that’s me) collecting various comics and drawings spanning several years. A few strips appeared previously in Brian...
Read more“Comics is an industry built on exploitation.”
Tom Spurgeon lays down the law. Go read: “I Beg You To Be A Little More Observant” in today’s Comics Reporter.
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