Monthly Archives: August 2013

A Watterson Rebuttal

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Zen Pencils is great, and easily one of the best webcomics currently around. The way Gavin Aung Than selects the quotes and then adapts them in a style that is never even slightly off the mark, is incomparible. And when … Continue reading →

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Wind in the Willows, live-action style

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

In 1994, British cartoonist Brendan McCarthy was asked to create concept art for what should have become a fantastic movie version of The Wind In The Willows, with people instead of anthropomorphic animals. I love the phrenology of the different … Continue reading →

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Who needs art (and comics)

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

For anybody who is even remotely interested in the visual arts (or comics), Grant Snyder’s column-in-comics-format Who Needs Art on Medium is required reading.

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Joueurs en stock

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Tintin is supposedly big enough in France for this cover to France Football magazine to make sense. Or at least for people to make the connection between a classic comic about modern-day slavery, and the current climate of professional athlete … Continue reading →

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Stamp overload : Swiss Smurfs

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

I’ll admit I’ve been quite monomaniacal on this blog lately, but it has just come to my attention that from next week onwards, you can get two new stamps from the Swiss Post Office, featuring the world’s favorite blue gnomes. … Continue reading →

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Canada Post Superman Stamps on Pre-order

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Because this year is the 75th anniversary of Superman, and since Supes has a heritage that is at least Canadian, Canada Post is issuing a set of stamps on September 10 celebrating Superman’s image throughout the years. The five stamps … Continue reading →

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SPX by Seth and John McNaught

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

The poster to this year’s Small Press Expo was created by none other than Seth, and it is a beauty.  I just love the Bigfoot lurking over the shoulders of the people. And if you needed more proof that John … Continue reading →

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First Class Stamps (4) – Story stamp

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

More often than not, comics-themed stamp designers take the easy road. They pick a more or less representative (and hopefully stand-alone) piece of artwork (or have one commissioned) and slap that on a stamp. Much rarer are the stamps that … Continue reading →

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Candide in 30 seconds

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

On the occasion of a new retelling of Candide by Writer in Residence Mark Ravenhill, the Royal Shakespeare Society has commissioned a quick and irreverent summary “for the times” of Voltaire’s original on their website.  Story and artwork by Antonio … Continue reading →

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The Goddamn Toy Batman

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Now and then I come across these comics mashups buy a guy called Timothy Lim aka ninjaink, and I just love them! It seems that the longer Watterson leaves Calvin and Hobbes alone, the more brilliant their stories become. (via How To Carve … Continue reading →

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