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Jim Woodring, one of the great comics artists of our time, has just released an all new comic book, “The Lute String,” as well as “Visions of Frank”, a DVD of 8 animated shorts (featuring, as one might imagine, the … Continue reading →

This is happening right now in Berkeley… I meant to mention it sooner… Independent Publishing Open Studios Sunday, Dec. 11 2005, 11am-5pm 2480 Fifth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 Hand-made cards, cookbooks, zines, paintings, wallets, jewelry, and comic books by over … Continue reading →

sliderulelogo,originally uploaded by davidlasky. Seattle’s Davey Oil created “Slide Rule” so that comics artists could be given the same or similar adulation as rockstars. Artists read their comics live on stage while Davey projects digital slides of their comics panels. … Continue reading →

New comics online at http://www.blackshapes.com – Between Our World and Theirs – You Walked the Line apparently Philip Barrett is now in Canada, says ClamNuts. http://clamnuts.com/rants/2005/11/new-irish-comics.html Order via http://www.sparkplugcomicbooks.com/

The phenomenal Lark Pien recently left her Bay Area stomping grounds to check out Tokyo, and was kind enough to send us the following report… Design Festa – welp! this was a big reason for coming to japan when i … Continue reading →

SilviecomicOriginally uploaded by davidlasky. The enigmatic Matt Silvie has his comics (or at least, the comic you see here) on display at the Hi-5 art space in Seattle’s Pioneer Square ‘hood. Hi-5 has openings every first Thursday from 6 to … Continue reading →

givemonkeyrobotOriginally uploaded by davidlasky. Comics artists are appearing in gallery shows left and right. In San Francisco, Lark Pien has art in a show called ‘Tiny’ at the Studio Gallery from November 30th to December 24th. John Porcellino is this … Continue reading →

The Comics Journal Message Board:Leigh Rigozzi says Australian comics are cool. Lots of pictures. Tim Danko, Mandy Ord, Kirrily Schell, Amber Carvan, many more.http://www.tcj.com/messboard/ubb/Forum2/HTML/004637.html

Minicomics by Aust/NZ ‘toonster Timmy Danko selling on EBay. Sky Noise: “His gorgeous comics are meticulously crafted and deserve a wider audience” The new trend? http://tinyurl.com/77pweLet the feeding frenzy commence.(Our Tim is teaching Comics Design in New Zealand next year. … Continue reading →

leia bellOriginally uploaded by davidlasky. Through Richard Visick, I was introduced to the poster art of Leia Bell. Leia lives in Salt Lake City, where she designs posters for the shows at Kilby Court, her husband’s all-ages music venue. Leia’s … Continue reading →