Archive for July 24th, 2008

The antidote for civilisation

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

This ad was published on the inside front cover of the 1992 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. the Conservation Crew Special (Archie comics).  I’m not really sure what to think of that tagline, though.

There can be little doubt that that book was put together with the best of intentions, but overall it’s really a crap comic.  It had best be left forgotten, if not for two pin-ups of the aforementioned Conservation Crew by Stan Sakai and Sergio Aragonez, presented after the click.

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About Charlotte

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

About Charlotte by Nabiel Kanan

British cartoonist Nabiel Kanan has started a new comic serial on his website, called About Charlotte.  It’s too soon to actually say anything about the story (only one strip is available).

I have high hopes, though - I have good memories of his Exit and The Drowners graphic novels.  Somehow Kanan has always been able to publish top notch material without getting too much attention.  Maybe this web serial will change that, and more people will discover his great comics.

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Matena mural in Antwerp

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

My mom (link in Dutch) sent me this picture of a mural by cartoonist Dick Matena in Antwerp, featuring Laarmans and Van Schoonbeke, the main characters from Willem Elsschot’s novella Kaas (Cheese).

Earlier this year Matena published a comic version (link in Dutch) of that novella, after already having submitted books by Jan Wolkers and Gerard Reve to the same treatment.

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King Nemo

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Marcus Parcus recently did a pretty eerie take on Windsor McKay’s Little Nemo, in which Nemo is not so little anymore and his adventures are destinctly more dreamlike (in the psychoanalitical sense).

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The Vanishing City

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Exactly one year ago, the Giornale Nuovo blog reprinted the above comic page by Tiger Tateishi.  I had never heard of the guy or of this piece, but I am completely in awe.

If you have any information about this artist, please contact me.

(via i am not perfext)

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