2 pictures = story
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
This campaign by Jung von Matt for the 13th Street thriller TV channel, is a good illustration of Scott McCloud’s idea that one image sets a scene, whereas two images tell a story.
(via Ads Of The World)
The Ephemerist
Thriving in the margins since 2002…
Archive for June, 2009
Stay in character !
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Shamus Young’s webcomic DM Of The Rings is a hilarious retelling of the Lord Of The Rings saga as a Dungeons & Dragons quest. Quite recognisable – I felt I was 20 years in the past again
(Cartoon © Shamus Young, via Boing Boing)
More pixels, topical even
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Earlier this week I blogged about my colleague Kistof’s wicked pixel skills, and rest assured – there’s more. Here’s his quite topical tribute to Michael Jackson. I like the way the shoes remain the same.
(artwork © Kristof Saelen)
Super Sonic
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
The Super Sonics is an online comic-with-sound that Saatchi & Saatchi Denmark created in August 2008 for the Danish sound production studio Supersonic. Starting from a plot developed by Supersonic’s creatives themselves, and meant to showcase all the aspects of the studio’s services, the book was sent round to advertising agencies all over Denmark. Creatives from these agencies contributed to what has essentially become a high-octane cadavre exquis, while Supersonic’s sound wizards provided dialogue, songs, and effects.
Even if you don’t understand a word of Danish, the result is simply stunning.
Rolemodel comic
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
During the war, Camels cigarettes were promoted by women heroes (even though they’re supposed to be Army men’s cigarettes). After the war though, sports stars would do just nicely. But the national surveys maintained…
(via Leif Peng)
Les petits riens
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Comix pouf presents a nice poke at the parrain of autobio BD’s habit of whining about each and every aspect of his life.
(translation : “Ha ! And afterwards I’ll even be able to make it into a book”)
Pixel Tintin
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Where I work, pixel avatars for all employees feature quite prominently in all corporate communication. And since one of my colleagues seems to look a lot like Tintin (and has a similar sounding name as well), our pixel wizard made him this little gem.
The St. Louis Refugee Ship Blues
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
In the Washington Post, Art Spiegelman recounts the shameful story of 900 Jewish refugees who were denied entry into the US in 1942 and were forced to sail back to Europe, and certain death.
It’s a gripping tale, especially thanks to the use of contemporary cartoons and photographs.
(© Copyright 1996-2009 The Washington Post Company – via James)
Post-war Domination
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Today’s Bizarro
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Once more, Piraro says it all. Or not, depending how deep you delve into it.
(cartoon © Dan Piraro)
