Saturday 31 July 2010

Leeds Alternative Comics Fair


18th september, 2010.

Find out about it at banalpig.com

Friday 30 July 2010

Fabulas Panicas

Comix by Alejandro Jodorowsky, the Chilean filmmaker, playwright, composer, writer, and ... cartoonist! Fabulas Panicas was a comic book made by Jodorowsky from 1967 - 1973.









fabulaspanicas.blogspot.com

Thanks to Hurk for the link.

Wednesday 28 July 2010

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Monday 26 July 2010

Sunday 25 July 2010

Saturday 24 July 2010

Friday 23 July 2010

Drinking & Inking with Lloyd Dangle

Click the little arrow on the bottom left, not the big one on the screen (that'll take you to another page).
Live Broadcasting by Ustream
Drinking and Inking.

TroubleTown.

Wednesday 21 July 2010

Tuesday 20 July 2010

"Trashed" by Derf

I first knew of Derf's work through his fascinating and disturbing "My Friend Dahmer", which I consider a classic underground comic (Derf actually went to school with Jeffrey Dahmer!). I was f*cking around on the internet yesterday, and came across his Trashed webcomic. A nice surprise - it's really a good story! There's loads of it online, and a new page goes up every Friday. I'll definitely be following it from now on. Derf: you are a great cartoonist! Thanks for being so generous as to put all this online.

Monday 19 July 2010

More Kim Deitch

A Q & A session with Joshua Glenn (or rather just an "A" session) from 2002.


Sunday 18 July 2010

Kim Deitch...

... talks about his new book.



I'm still gutted I couldn't go to his Comics Workshop in New York a few weeks ago. I wonder if we could get him to London somehow? Sounds like a job for Paul Gravett!

Link from FLOG!.

Saturday 17 July 2010

The Dancer



This is my self-portrait for the new issue of Whores Of Mensa! W. O. M. has been one of my favourite comics over the last few years - don't take my word for it, go check it out. It's a real jewel of the small press scene - the kind of comic that makes me wonder if the small press is actually better than the "big" press. The new issue will be a little different in that it features a bunch of guest artists (of which I am one), while Mardou takes maternity leave. It's a party-themed issue, and based on the quality of previous volumes, it should be a classy affair.

Thursday 15 July 2010

Pyramid of the Capitalist System






















From the always brilliant A Journey Round My Skull (the best thing on the internet).

Wednesday 14 July 2010

Tuesday 13 July 2010

"On The Corner... a sequel."

Continuing from yesterdays post. By Harvey Pekar, Gregg Budgett, & Gary Dumm. Many obituaries are going to talk about the great Crumb collaborations, but it's the Pekar/Budgett/Dumm strips which are my personal favourites.

Monday 12 July 2010

"Guerrilla Theatre : July '74 - On The Corner" by Harvey Pekar, Gregg Budgett, & Gary Dumm

































































































From American Splendor issue 2.

Goodbye Harvey



It doesn't seem possible. Found dead shortly before 1 a.m. today by his wife, Joyce Brab­ner, in their Clev­e­land Heights home.
Rest In Peace, Harvey Pekar.
The new Mome design gets the Love The Line thumbs up of approval.

Friday 9 July 2010

Sons of the Underground: Noah Van Sciver & Joseph Remnant

"One thing I’ve noticed in recent years is that there are an increasing number of young cartoonists who are drawing their inspiration directly from underground cartoonists like Robert Crumb, as opposed to the alternative artists of the ’80s, the Xeric generation of the ’90s or even their own peers."
Rob Clough takes a look at Noah Van Sciver & Joseph Remnant on tcj.com

Thursday 8 July 2010

Forbidden Planet : Big Shelves for Small Press, & commission free sales.

Selling self published comics can be a time consuming pain in the ass; but Kenny Penman, at Forbidden Planet, is doing his bit to help :
"We are building special racks for small press/self published works and putting them in Nostalgia & Comics in Birmingham, World’s Apart in Liverpool and Forbidden Planet Manchester."
Forbidden Planet aren't taking any commission either. The details are all here.


(c) Erika Moen.

Tuesday 6 July 2010