Every now and then you finish something.
Tag: comics
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After creating the most viral video game of all time, Alexey Pajitnov went back to work.
From: Tetris: The Games People Play
By: Box Brown
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Lone Wolf and Cub is one of those heralded comics I heard a lot about, but never gave a chance.
My early impressions?
Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima make every panel matter. Each image has a moment of tension, a build up that nudges the story forward.
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I’m only now starting to dig into Paul Buhle and Noah Van Sciver’s Johnny Appleseed.
Johnny Appleseed (aka John Chapman) was the original American hipster. He traveled across the United States on foot. He kept a rockin’ beard. And he lived with minimal possessions.
His ideas and legend spread. Not by an instant digital network, but through conversations, tall tales, and the written word.
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I’m on a quest to document Autumn.
These cartoonists helped me out:
This piece came from an Ivan Brunetti exercise in his book Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice.
Hey, a single leaf on a naked tree still counts as Autumn.
The late Richard Thompson is still underrated.
I must be reading the wrong articles because his name isn’t mentioned enough amongst the great cartoonists.
He also cleared up for us why they tie trees up…
From: Cul de Sac: This Exit
Only John Porcellino could’ve captured Thoreau at Walden properly in comic form.
What have these cartoonists taught us?
The place to enjoy Autumn is outside.
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Notes to Bruce Timm from the Broadcast Standards and Practices (BS&P).
How did Batman the Animated Series ever get on the air?
Excerpt from: Batman Animated, by Paul Dini and Chip Kidd.
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The Explorers Guild is unique.
It’s structure, pages of prose intertwined with pages of comics, is a format I’ve never seen before.
Most of the comic’s layouts follow this 4 panel design. Illustrator Rick Ross‘s (No. Not that Rick Ross) draftsmanship scales this restraint, bringing the characters to life. The actions and emotions of the characters are believable, despite the limitations.
Check it out here.
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Some kids have imaginary friends.
Some kids have real friends.
I had Cascāo comics.
During those long days at my grandma’s apartment I could count on Cascāo to get me through the afternoon.
I didn’t understand Portuguese so I let the drawings tell the story.
Comics make great company. They speak every language.
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Mind Games Ed Piskor’s X-Men Grand Design is a tribute to the X-Men’s past.
It’s also a glimpse into the future. A future where cartoonists take on a mainstream project and execute every stage of the the comic making process.
Read on.
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This collection of King-Cat comics is a time machine. Not a whirling pod that splits atoms and breaks open new dimensions, but instead a glimpse of John Porcellino’s life in the early 2000s.
As I read each page over and over, I found myself playing this game. I call it: Where was I when?
Here’s how it goes. At the bottom of a comic it may read MARCH 2005.
From there I light a swisher sweet, jog with my memory, imagine, and ask the question, where was I in March 2005?
Was I failing college algebra again?
Was Episode One still the dopest movie ever?
What were my go-to pair of Nikes?
It’s a fun game. Try it at home. But it does make me wish I kept record of those days. A journal, a heart and key locked diary, or, then it’s it heyday, a blog.
We can’t change the past, but we can revisit it. Even if it’s a bit blurry.
Buy your very own time machine here!
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