I was just watching Kill Bill, Vol. 2 for a fun little illustration assignment and Quentin Tarantino offered some fascinating dialogue: “Superman didn’t become Superman. Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he’s Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. What Kent wears - the glasses, the business suit - that’s [...]

Fantagraphics is re-releasing one of the stories that reawakened me to the power of comics. Debbie Drechsler’s Daddy’s Girl is not an all ages book but the disturbing subject matter is beautifully done and beautifully drawn. Check it out!

“What happens when desperate army recruiters fall below quota at the same time the President calls for additional troops?” Kyle Baker’s new comic lampoon, Special Forces, was inspired by the true story of an 18-year-old autistic boy who was recruited into the army.

     
Enjoyed this piece by Salgood Sam (aka Mr. Max Douglas) and thought I would share Great colour! His website - flickr - blog 

The SPLAT! Symposium is this weekend! There will be panels, seminars, and workshops for anyone eager to know more about comics.

I’ve been eyeballing this book, The Artist Within, for several months. It is a collection of photographs of animators and comic book artists in their studios. I didn’t know if it would be ho-hum or super-awesome but I found a copy at the library yesterday. It is dynamite. Short biographies proceed each photograph and the [...]

I draw comics for myself now and then. I print them and fold them into books because it’s fun. I give them to friends and, on very rare occasions, my homemade comics find their way into galleries, comic shops, and bookstores. When that happens, I wonder (sort of desparately) “Who reads mini-comics?” Well, I just [...]

My friend, Miguel, collects drawings of The Bride (Uma Thurman’s character in Kill Bill). I added a page to the series a few years ago and I feel vaguely competitive now whenever he gets excited about a new piece. This weekend, he showed me this contribution by Jim Rugg. I was blown away. I promptly [...]