Via Drawn And Quarterly it came to us that Adrian Tomine has been doing the cover of last weekend’s issue of the New York Times Magazine (and some illo’s inside, see above).
Additionally, on the drawn And Quarterly special Shortcomics minisite, a small collection of illustrative work for the New Yorker and other magazines by Adrian has been made available. Again, lovely stuff.
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Harlan Ellison tells it like it is.
(thanks, Frank)
Kerstin Klein (of snowflakes & blackvampires) has started a new project. In 10 Years Ago, she chronicles things that happened on any particular day in the past by making a drawing about it in a Moleskine diary.
Based on the two weeks’ worth of drawings that have currently passed the spotlight, I think this is a project to keep in touch with. I particularly like the broad spectrum of events and subjects, which nicely contrasts with the very uniform treatment each of them receives.
[youtube width="500" height="418"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCdVdWlLnZo[/youtube]At last year’s Turnhout comics festival, Dutch singer-songwriter Spinvis performed on stage with a real pantheon of Dutch and Belgian comics artists. On the video, you hear Nagemaakte Gek (Counterfeit Crazy), with artistic support by Hanco Kolk. It wasn’t the first time the two met up on stage : during the Strips In Stereo event in Amsterdam in 2006 Kolk illustrated a rendition of Spinvis’ song Voor ik vergeet (Before I forget).
More videos after the break. Even if you don’t understand Dutch, the music is amazing.
