Monthly Archives: June 2013

Mass Murderer of Steel

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Judging from his Mass Murderer of Steel review-in-game-format, I guess Kyle Baker didn’t care much for the last part of Man of Steel…

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Clowes does Chicago

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

If you (or Chicago Magazine) ask what Chicago means to Dan Clowes, you get this. Get the fully annotated version at the magazine’s website. (via The Beat)

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Comedy Central Goes Mad For Fold-in

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Oh, golly, it’s another Mad Fold-in hommage! These are from a campaign for Comedy Central in Argentina, encouraging you to combine the two images to complete the logo. Even if the resulting image is quite zany (and not really funny), … Continue reading →

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Adventure Tintin!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Words fail me. This is silly, and at the same time, what would this be like on TV? Ah, ponderings! (art by Mike Holmes, via Tom)

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Eat French Fries With Joost

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

If the Joost Swarte Blog is to be believed, nothing is safe from Swarte’s urge to redesign and illustrate. Take this van, for example, selling french fries on cultural events in and around Haarlem. Oh, Joost, must you be so … Continue reading →

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More comics and facial hair (or lack thereof)

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Here’s yet one more advertising campaing for men’s grooming products featuring comics references. This time Schick threatens to tackle V’s iconic moustache.

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A comic book for the blind

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

How do you translate an explicitly visual medium for people who can’t see? You can’t just print a comic with embossed detail – the picture would become too chaotic and the sequence of the pictures would be too hard to … Continue reading →

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Hunger is your enemy

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

“Don’t let hunger beat you” – artwork by Francisco Valle

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These speech bubbles are real speech bubbles!

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

If you say all at once, your message is hard to digest, but if you say it in little burps, it’s easier to stomach. That, or something like it, seems to be the message in these ads for yet another … Continue reading →

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Superheroes with or without hair on their faces

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

What is it with superheroes and shaving these days?  First there was Gillette, asking how Superman shaved (after all, with his super strength in his super hair, you’d need a super razor to get that smooth). And now there’s Braun, … Continue reading →

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