Category Archives: Comics

Close but no comic

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

As with anything that can garner a loyal (if not fanatic) niche following, comics-related imagery are used on any item that even remotely has a collectible value. Case in point today, cigar bands. Often referred to (at least by me) … Continue reading →

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The Möbius Comic

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

In addition to his quite remarkable autobiographical strips, John “Nohj” Cullen likes to skirt the boundaries of what is possible in short comics with his Gramfel series, if not simply how far you can take a Garfield parody without getting … Continue reading →

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Better With Mobile Phones?

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

When you’re watching movies from the eighties or older, you often wonder how much of the drama and misunderstanding might be avoided with the technology that we have today. UK telecom provider Plusnet asked themselves the same thing, and came … Continue reading →

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Marvel goes bazooka

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

One of the most peculiar uses of comics in a marketing context, is the Bazooka Joe comic. For roughly sixty years (from 1952 onwards), Topps included a short comic with its Bazooka Joe brand of bubblegum, chronicling the adventures of … Continue reading →

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Smurfs are from everywhere

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

It would seem that what is currently commonly known as commercial property development in comics (i.e. creation of a comic for a different reason than basically telling a story, but rather to sell stuff or prepare for a movie deal) is … Continue reading →

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Chvrches animated by Jamie McKelvie

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

I’ve just finished reading Phonogram by Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen and I’m pretty sure this must be the best comic I have ever seen to express the finesses and idiosyncrasies of music fandom, or rather, music nerddom. The idea of … Continue reading →

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Batman Lego magic

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

Never mind the ever expanding series of Lego superhero sets, this is the real deal. Lego virtuoso Paul Hetherington builds vast and intricate scenes full of drama and narration, with little details and grand motorised animation, and so far he’s … Continue reading →

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