Inspector Cumulus
Check out this ToysREvil competition to win Jonathan Edwards' Inspector Cumulus goodies. The competition is in a similar vein to Jonathan's fantastic Draw Serge blog in which people submit drawings of Serge Gainsbourg. To win an Inspector Cumulus figure, submit a drawing of Cumulus ... Read More
Katie Green Interview
Next up in the UK Comics Snapshot Interviews is the wonderful Katie Green; 1 / Can you introduce yourself? What is your background? Oh crumbs! Well, first of all I'm Katie, I'm a freelance illustrator living in Bristol where I draw and drink tea in ... Read More
Jim Woodring’s Giant Pen
Head over to the Project Site, where Jim Woodring is asking for donations to build a giant fully functional dip pen. I am soliciting $4,500 to manufacture a giant steel dip pen and penholder for public demonstration and display. I hope to promote the understanding and use of this beautiful piece of ... Read More
Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian, Illustrated
Head over to Flavorwire.com to have a look at some illustrations for Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian; Drawing comparisons to both Dante’s Inferno and Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, Cormac McCarthy’sBlood Meridian is a work of genuine madness, and one of the most violent books in contemporary literature. Zak ... Read More
Dave Shelton Interview
Dave Shelton, of Good Dog, Bad Dog fame kindly agreed to take some time out of his schedule to answer some questions. Good Dog, Bad Dog is out now through the excellent DFC Library. (more on that soon) You can visit ... Read More
Life Support: Change Through Art
Hey! Are you aged between 16 & 25? Are you affected in any way by the recession? Can you draw comics? Do you fancy winning £1000 and having your work displayed in the Design Museum? Well, head over to TheSite.org to read up on ... Read More
Pekar Heads
Smith mag has a collection of different artists takes on Harvey Pekar's head. To toast Harvey’s 70th birthday, the Pekar Project posse blew the horn to assemble this surprise gallery of freshly drawn Harvey Heads. Our magic number was, naturally, 70, but so many ... Read More
Comics for Windows Project
Thanks, DownTheTubes for the heads-up on this project; Window Works. Mantle Arts and North West Leicestershire District Council wish to appoint a number of artists, to create work to transform empty shops in the town centre of Coalville, N.W. Leicestershire. Each artwork will completely fill the window of a shop, ... Read More
Early Bill Watterson Strips
From Calvin & Hobbes: Magic on Paper is a collection of Bill Watterson's early strips while at college for Ohio's Kenyon College newspaper, The Kenyon Collegian. I don't think I've ever met anyone who didn't love Calvin & Hobbes. Read More
