New Pop Culture Paper Ephemera for Perusal and Purchase

 

This and much more available here: Pop Culture Paper Ephemera

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Recently Read: Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, by Chip Kidd

 

Readers of Chip Kidd's 2001 Peanuts: The Art of Charles M. Schulz (or readers of any of Kidd's superlatively designed books) will know that Only What's Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts is a must. Given access to the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Kidd and photographer Geoff Spear present, chronologically, original sketches, pencils and inks never published before - revealing the cartoonist's working processes. Seeing close-ups of the original pencils, inks and white-out on textured paper is a revelation. Also included are WWII drawings, newspaper clippings and advertisements, drawings produced for friends, illustrated envelopes, comic book work, early comic strip series, promotional materials, abandoned dailies, letters and much more. This is essential for Peanuts fans.

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Recently Read: Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Hoppy the Kangaroo

 

The 8th volume of Gladstone's comic album series reprints a prime 1935 Floyd Gottfredson comic strip story, Hoppy the Kangaroo. While the coloring is not good and some of the artwork looks extended to fit the format, it's Gottfredson's genius at physical comedy that sells the story, one so early in the series that it's Horace Horsecollar who functions as the sidekick instead of Goofy. For those who just want a fun Mickey story about a pet kangaroo fighting a ferocious gorilla in the ring, this'll fit the bill. The volume is rounded out with an earlier (lesser) serialized story and also gag-a-day dailies from different time periods of the Mickey Mouse strip. An informative background essay by Geoffrey Blum is also included.

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Richard Brooks' Mr. Morris No. 7

Cartoonist Richard Brooks will have copies of his new Mr. Morris comic strip digest series at the Bell County Comic Con in August. This is one of my favorite comic strips! In the meantime, you can read the online comic strip here: http://mrmorriscomic.com/comic/schools-out-completely-2/?fbclid=IwAR1E7yAbTFQttdbHsXrn4vRjExPLEI6s7TzEbRWxonw2yvb3-nAxOqlxt1Y

And purchase back issues of the series here: https://rickbrooksbooks.com/Page_4.html

Info on the Bell County Comic Con: Bell County Comic Con (bellcountyexpo.com)

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Exploring Calvin and Hobbes Pics

 

Photos I took at opening night of the Exploring Calvin and Hobbes exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. In conjunction with the exhibit, Bill Watterson arranged to represent art by cartoonists who influenced him; I've included photos I took of original Alex Raymond art for Flash Gordon.

The exhibit continues until August 3rd, 2014: http://cartoons.osu.edu/events/exploring-calvin-and-hobbes/

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Calling Ohio Cartoonists - Sunday Comix Meets This Week...

...from 3-5 at Wild Goose Creative, on Sunday, May 18th.

In the words of Max Ink (or maybe Canada Keck): If you're a comics-creating type of person, or simply a lover of graphic novels, comic books & comic strips, please join us for our monthly meeting at WILD GOOSE CREATIVE!

If you're an artsy-drawer type, go ahead and bring your doodles, comics-in-progress or your finished works of art and story to share and get feedback on! And if you don't have anything to share, no worries-- your opinion counts. Everyone's encouraged to share their ideas and viewpoints here.

And bring some pencils (and erasers) and pens so you can contribute to a Sunday Comix Jam Comic!

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Stop Right Where Y'are

Currently reading: Scorchy Smith and the Art of Noel Sickles. I'll be posting some thoughts on the book soon.

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Calvin and Hobbes Card

This is for Ian, who's reading Calvin and Hobbes for the first time: a hand-drawn Bill Watterson-sent envelope.

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