Goodbye Xeric
By now it’s common knowledge that the Xeric grants for self-publishing comics will be ended soon.( here’s the press release). As a former recipient, I thank the Xeric foundation, … Continue reading Goodbye Xeric
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Joe Staton in Pood no.4!
This morning I absent-mindedly picked up one of the loose comics laying in piles around my studio–some for using in collage, some for reading. Avengers no.134; April, 1974; “the Origin … Continue reading Joe Staton in Pood no.4!
Fandancer: sketches and texture
A comment in my post “Comics Not Comics” about texture (Hi Vollsticks!) -and asking to see some examples of some of the pastel work done in my comic “fandancer” offer … Continue reading Fandancer: sketches and texture
Hellboy Fan
What can I say? I’m a Hellboy fan. And proud of it. Hellboy is the only mainstream comic I follow with any regularity. And I’ve read and re-read his collections … Continue reading Hellboy Fan
Comics, not Comics?
(There are times when one finds oneself looking in the mirror and asking:”well..how did I get here?” This is one of those times.) “korumbu! confesses” by geoff grogan; from pood … Continue reading Comics, not Comics?
Transformative Use
I’m not a Richard Prince fan. I lost patience with his dry appropriations of the Marlboro Man and other advertising images long ago. Argue what you will about these works; … Continue reading Transformative Use
Pood no.3 video preview
As I told ya’ last week, we’ve been working hard on the new issue of pood–coming out in April, just in time for MoCCA–and I’ve been working all day on … Continue reading Pood no.3 video preview
the cafe Oop Zoo
SINCE- Kevin Mutch, Alex Rader and I are in the throes of putting the new issue of pood–the BIGGEST newspaper comics anthology in existence!–together–, I thought I’d post my … Continue reading the cafe Oop Zoo
28 covers, 28 days
Today-a recap! A sample of some of my favorite cover versions included in the past month’s marathon. All freehand, no pencil and using prismacolor markers, both color and the premier … Continue reading 28 covers, 28 days
February Finale! The wedding of Reed & Sue!
28 days! 28 covers! Wow! Never thought I’d actually get to this point–but here it is and I just made it–just barely, that is! Up till the last minute I … Continue reading February Finale! The wedding of Reed & Sue!
culture shock: MAD
I’m ten years too young for the original Mad, but these comics were still around, in one form or another, throughout my childhood in the 1960’s. I think my first … Continue reading culture shock: MAD
The Future Past: Adam Strange and Carmine Infantino
I loved what Paul Pope did for Adam Strange in the pages of Wednesday Comics a couple of summers ago. Interestingly enough though, Pope’s “Strange” was more like the best … Continue reading The Future Past: Adam Strange and Carmine Infantino
Geoff Grogan 