Category Archives: Comics

Daft Henk

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Cowboy Henk joins in with the worldwide frenzy around Daft Punk’s resurrection. From this week’s Humo Magazine.

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Mutts Goes Meta With Mondrian

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

In today’s Mutts strip, Patrick McDonnell pays hommage to Dutch modernist painter Piet Mondrian. And while he’s at it, he has his characters get all meta about his own medium. Better than your average Sunday comic, if you ask me. … Continue reading →

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Shortology – Reduce Your Story

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Italian ad agency H-57 published the book Shortology, a collection of stories told in a minimum of images. Instead of using a lot of words or images to tell and retell the same story again and again, the creators aim at … Continue reading →

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Good Things from Lithuania

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Winter weather in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius can be harsh (as for the rest of the country, I gather). Outdoor advertisers JC Decaux and agency New! wanted to give their public a little ray of hope and presented them … Continue reading →

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Lotta Value, Investment Hunter

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Diversified holding company Loews wanted to be heard in the current investment news market as a sound opportunity for long-term returns.  They chose the form of a comic featuring Lotta Value, a corporate version of Lana Croft, flying, paragliding and … Continue reading →

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David Lasky’s Ultimate Superman Saga

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Coinciding with Superman’s 75th birthday last week, David Lasky posted this recent comic on his Facebook feed. I love how he weaves the history of the comic with the mythos into one big lament of its creators’ fate. (comic © … Continue reading →

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Luke Pearson for the New Yorker

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Luke Pearson seems to have grown beyond his fame as contributor to various Nobrow publications (not in the least his own Everything We Miss and Hildafolk comics).  Next week’s New Yorker magazine features a cover by his hand, which shows a … Continue reading →

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