Art by Fustine Ferrer, from her myspace page.

Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me

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Everybody Is Stupid Except for Me and Other Astute Observations by Peter Bagge, collecting a decade of informed, provocative, cantankerous & hilarious cartoon opinion pieces.
Check out this strip for an example. I'm not saying I agree with all Pete Bagge's views and opinions, but this is some AMAZING cartooning.

"The Tale of the Fox" - Ladislas Starevitch

Perhaps the most beautiful stop motion animation ever made : "Le Roman de Renard" ("The Tale of the Fox") by Ladislas Starevitch, a Russian living in France after the Soviet revolution.
Although most of the film was made in Paris from 1929-1931, Ladislas, with his wife and daughter, continued to work on it for years, waiting for sound in the cinema so they could make a soundtrack. It was finally released in Berlin in 1937 and in France in 1941.

Solar Plexis - Interplanetary Messenger

From WEIRD Comics #1 and #2 - Fox Publications, 1939.
Artists unknown.
















































































From Cartoon Snap.

Flowers and Flesh

Betty Boop - Snow White (1933)

The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics

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"One of the leading artists in American satirical and adult comics... Kurtzman's skills as a writer, artist and editor brought a witty and profound perspective to comics and magazine publishing. The book will include pencil sketches, layouts, inked drawings, colour compositions, correspondence and hundreds of never-before-seen photos and art from the Kurtzman archives."

You can pre-order it on on amazon.co.uk for £10, which includes delivery. Hopefully the book will include a few strips like the one's shown below (found on John K Stuff's blog, where there's also a nice essay on Kurtzman's use of movement):

































































To any publishers who might be reading this : please, please, PLEASE consider reprinting "Hey, Look!"

DC Showcase presents BATGIRL

This cover made me laugh. I'm not sure if it's by Carmine Infantino or Gil Kane.
It's from the sixties anyway.

After Watchmen, What's Next?

From Fantagraphics website :
"Public confusion surrounding the overwhelming critical regard that the WATCHMEN graphic novel continues to be held in amongst those who haven't read the book but paid good money to see the feature film is rampant. "Wait, are comics for kids, or aren't they?" many have asked. Now that these people have seen WATCHMEN the movie, how do they erase it from memory and avoid wantonly dismissing the entire medium from which it sprung? We're here to help. Point them in the right direction with Fantagraphics Books' new "AFTER WATCHMEN, CLEANSE YOUR PALATE" program.. Please visit our homepage for more information on these fine "essentials" from Fantagraphics Books, perfect for anyone who sees WATCHMEN on film and can't believe that comics are worth taking seriously."

LZS ‘09

Another reminder for the LONDON ZINE SYMPOSIUM, Sunday 3rd May 2009, 12pm-6pm, at The Rag Factory, 16-18 Heneage Street, London E1 5LJ. Bringing together zines, comics and radical writers to celebrate DIY and zine culture. Although not strictly a comics event, it's arguably the most exciting day in the UK comics calender.

Robert Crumb interviewed by Al Goldstein

The actual interview starts 45 seconds in. I tried to edit out the anti-Sean Penn rant, but it didn't work.
I'm guessing this is from the late 80's.

Achewood

The April 13, 2009 edition of Chris Onstad's Achewood.

YOW! Two Generations of Kids Comics

There's a neat article by Andrew D. Arnold about Little Lulu and Nickelodeon Magazine, over on time.com

Xaime stuff

Jaime Hernandez interviewed on Inkstuds Radio.

Also : Warped Reality has a lecture given by Jaime in 2007, which you can download on this page.

AND here's another Jaime Hernadez Inkstuds interview, this one being from 2006.

Kenny Penman on Panel Borders

Alex Fitch interviews Kenny Penman who runs Blank Slate books, the new British publishing company that's been around for just under a year. Alex and Kenny talk about what factors decide the choice of books he publishes, the travails of finding a market for new graphic novels in the middle of a credit crunch and how his history as one of the founders of Forbidden Planet International has helped his new career as a publisher.

(From Trains Are... Mint)

Vice THE COMICS ISSUE

Vice Magazine's comics issue is still online. It's not that great to be honest, but amongst the many comics included are strips by Robert Crumb, Pete Bagge, Sophie Crumb, Rick Altergott, and .... me! (I wish they'd sent me a copy).

Harvey Pekar on Letterman

Easter Greetings 2

Robosexuality

From Out Of This World #12, March 1959 (and found on againwiththecomics.blogspot.com).

Easter Greetings