City of Seattle Commissions Graphic Novel To Promote Historic Steam Plant
Drawing by David Lasky Has a major American city ever commissioned a graphic novel as a public art piece before? Seattle is on board! Cartoonist David Lasky and writer Mairead Case have been selected...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 1
Welcome to my novella, “Dale Carnegie Lives!” We will be reading this together each week! This is the first installment and a new chapter will be rolled out each week all the way to the very end. I...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 2
Eminem and Dale Carnegie Honestly, I don’t see why I shouldn’t spring another chapter on you ahead of schedule if you’re ready. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, well, I just can’t see why...
View ArticleStory: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 3
It’s the book of century! What does it all mean?! Okay, I’m feeling lucky. I think you guys are liking this and so I will post yet another chapter in less than a week! My goal is to entertain you. If...
View ArticleTrump Impeachment 4 December 2019: Some Visual Storytelling Notes
High Crimes and Misdemeanors Prof. Jonathan Turley says that there might indeed be a case to be made for impeachment but that the process is moving too quickly. That’s definitely a big takeaway and...
View ArticleDrawing: Lynda Barry
I love this video that features comic-drawing rebel professor Lynda Barry doing her own thing. Around the six minute mark, Lynda confides in the audience that she knows that most folks abandon drawing...
View ArticleDrawing: Sunglasses and Good Times
Illustration by Henry Chamberlain Spring is in the air and we’re getting more sunshine. While 2020 gives us plenty for pause, there is a need for optimism and comfort. For me, once I’m wearing a nice...
View ArticleReview: ONE STORY by Gipi, published by Fantagraphics Books
One Story by Gipi One Story. by Gipi. Fantagraphics Books. Seattle. 128pp, $22.99 Gipi is one of the great cartoonists. His approach is to treat the page in a heroic fashion, as both canvas and stage,...
View ArticleReview: FUTURE STATE: THE NEXT BATMAN #1 by John Ridley
Batman to thugs: “Get a life!” Future State: The Next Batman #1. DC Comics. Written by John Ridley. Art by Nick Derington. Colors by Tamra Bunvillain. January 6, 2021. $7.99 Batman, at his best, is...
View ArticleInterview: Brian Fies, A Fire Story, and the Art of Comics Storytelling
There is a true art to comics storytelling. Don’t let anyone tell you different. And, if you’ve joined me here, you most likely already know. Heck, you can tell when a story has got that crunchy...
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