light night rains: TICKET : HOW & WHY

Purchase TICKET at Cory’s shop.
Cory Godbey has just released a 28-page paperback picture book called “Ticket“. From the teaser:
Ticket is a story in pictures and a collection of all things Cory loves to draw. From windmills flying above grassy hills to massive birds landing in Grecian vineyards, Ticket [...]

I am a huge fan of what  political illustrator Steve Brodner has done with his cartoons on the New Yorker website. This technique is a perfect marriage of classic political cartooning paring up with todays video on demand. To have him explain his political thoughts while watching a masterpiece emerge and transform is thrilling. It [...]

need a little birdie in your artistic ear? check out this video (via TED) of maira kalman.
thanks to christine for the pick-me-up!

Click HERE to see and listen to an interview that Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson did for KCET’s LA STRIPS. They talk about their collaborative process, teaching art, and finding publishers. They talk about their comics, Unlovable and Bad-Ass. They talk about their book, Whatcha Mean What’s A ‘Zine. And there’s more! Check the [...]

Astro Boy, the robotic kid, is coming to theatres next year! This is one cartoon that is perfect for CGI.

I’m grateful to live in an era when I can ask a friend “What have you been up to?” and he can answer “Making a movie. Wanna see the trailer?” The short film, a surreal love story called Now and Nowhere, was made with a live actors in a CGI world. The preview left me [...]

George Lucas said that Revenge of the Sith would be the final Star Wars movie. Well, George Lucas is a liar. But he’s the good kind of liar! Because on August 15th, Star Wars will return to movie theaters in all new animated feature film, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
I’ve already heard some complaints about [...]