- Weird Science: Meatetarians and musclemen
- Little, Brown scraps Tintin Congo outing
from THE BEAT
- Interview: Adrian Tomine
from Blog@Newsarama
- The Art of William Steig
from SANDBOX WORLD
- Oct. 2, 2007: Use common sense and be clear on the…
- Is a Good Line Important?
from all kinds of stuff
- N. C. Wyeth (1882~1945) Outing Magazine February /…
- One Last Voyage
from Zettwoch’s Suitcase
- Atari 2600 is Thirty
from Old Man Musings
- Trailers: Second Wall-E Trailer Hits The Internet
from Gizmodo
- Frankenweenie II?
from TAG Blog
- Abhay Wanted to Write a Short Historical Piece about…
from The Savage Critic(s)
- CR Preview: Willie & Joe: The WWII Years
from The Comics Reporter
- Spider Monkey Enjoys Brief Escape At Dallas Zoo
from Monkeys In The News
- Zoo Guns Down Escaped Chimp
from Monkeys In The News
- A look at Popeye product lettering
- Victorian trade card art
- Stumptown, Fox Hollow, Yodas
from FLOG!
- Jeff Smith as Walt Kelly, #3
from FLOG!
- Atomic War
from Alternative ComiX
- Berkeley Breathed interviewed (by email) on Coast…
from The Daily Cartoonist
- Keep Your Copyrights: helping creators beat abusive…
from Boing Boing
- Differences between 1963 and 1991 editions of Richard…
from Boing Boing
- Harley Jessup Speaks
- Challenge #7: Draw a Silent Comic
from 52 Comic Challenges
- Kermit the Frog Dissected
from PuppetBuilding.com
- Funny Comics Scans: Lil’ Sigmund by Lou Trakis 1947
from Cartoon SNAP
- Chuck Jones: “Mrs. Doubtfire”(1993)
from Misce-Looney-ous
- Good Ol’ Charles Schulz
from DOuG pRATt
- Coppola Loses All His Data
from Slashdot
- Bill Sienkiewicz interview part 2, in Times
from ComicsDC
- Fleischer Theater
- Monkey Covers
- Cookie’s Pal, Jitterbuck in a One-Page Comic by Dan…
from Cartoon SNAP
- HOW DID CRUMB DO IT?
- Santa Fe Diesel: 1943
- Odd Propeller-Driven Vehicles
from Boing Boing Gadgets
- Guy Colwell – Inner City Romance Comic #1
from Alternative ComiX
- Clarence Thrun in The Rake
from Big Time Attic
- Adrian Tomine talks and talks
from THE BEAT
- Coming soon: FIRST SECOND/STOP: WATCH
- Bakshi Presents: The Ice Goose Cometh
from all kinds of stuff
- Obscurity of the Day: The Adventures of Bill
from Stripper’s Guide
- Benefit Auctions v2.7: Cooper, Crumb, Cuneo, Millionaire,…
from FLOG!
- Felix’s Five Senses!
- Klak-Klunnk!
from news from me
- Herriman Saturday
from Stripper’s Guide
- Jack Cole And More Great 50s Playboy Cartoonists
from Alternative ComiX
- Goodman Beaver: a cynical look at “S*perm*n”
- Robert Crumb-New York Short Story’s
from Alternative ComiX
- Mr.Natural
from Alternative ComiX
- Flora exhibit photos
from Jim Flora
- TWO INTERVIEWS with yours truly!!
- Comics: More Great George Lichty Grin And Bear It…
- Mystic Funnies
from Alternative ComiX
- FfF Results Post #93 — Stuff
from The Comics Reporter
- Bad signs of the world: Flickr pool
from Boing Boing
- 1964 Fritz the Cat – First Comic Book
from Alternative ComiX
- Because nobody demanded it – El Murcielago, translated…
- AGUILUCHO
from Viñetas
- BELLES HISTORIES (1931)
from Viñetas
- PEGASETE
from Viñetas
- MONOS (1904)
from Viñetas
- GALVANA EL “PIRINDOLA”
from Viñetas
- Number 196 * Paperback comics* A while ago I told…
- Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album
from Boing Boing
- Guerrilla librarians free the $86k Library of Congress…
from Boing Boing
- Posts about buildings and food
from Jim Flora
- “Ne Plus Ultra”
- (The Adventures of) Captain Tootsie and the Secret…
from Geeklog Site
- Robert Crumb – Zap Comix 00
from Alternative ComiX
- Mutating Pictures: using artificial selection to create…
from Boing Boing
- God Bless The Soviet Union!
- Vinni Pukh: Commie Cuteness
- One More Reason to Love David Lynch
- Dave Cooper: Teacher of The Year
- World Book 1952
- Burbujas and Esquivel
- Interview: Evan Dorkin Pt. 2 (of 7,318)
- Obscurity of the Day: Zimmie
from Stripper’s Guide
- Quote of the day
from THE BEAT
Author Archives: STWALLSKULL
Obscure Images: Early Wolverton Original and Herriman Cigarette Buttons
Did you already buy that Milt Gross painting? No? Well, you could take that 600 bucks burning a hole in your pocket and bid on original art for this early, obscure Basil Wolverton strip instead.
What’s that? You don’t have $600? Well, I suppose you could bid on these two George Herriman cigarette pins made for Hassan and Tokio cigarettes in 1909 going for $16.50 and $12.50 respectively.
OK, I’ll stop now.
Obscure Images: Milt Gross Painting
If you have $595 bucks laying around, you could buy this painting by wild cartoonist Milt Gross on Ebay right now… many more pics and the story of the painting at the link.
Crumbling Paper: The Outbursts of Everett True (strip #17)
Go here to see more Outbursts of Everett True on this site.
If you have a desire to draw your own interpretation of an Everett True strip and send it to me, I’d love to put it up for the internet for all to see with a link to your website or what have you. Send it to me at:
Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Everett True strips by A.D. Condo
Click here to read about the lesser-known works of A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Mr. Skygack, From Mars by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Diana Dillpickles by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Duke Murphy by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Interesting Links: October 1, 2007
- Oct. 1, 2007: The fairer and more balanced god
- Richard Erdoes magazine illustration, 1957
- CR Week In Review
from The Comics Reporter
- En-Gross-ing Study
- Three Cthulhus
from Eaten By Ducks
- Dan Gordon’s Cookie
from Animation ID
- An allegory of the last two years
from Mattias Inks
- Gallery of Vintage Magazine Cover Art
from Little Hokum Rag
- Extra-special two-headed turtle
from Boing Boing
- Hobo superhero from the golden age of comics
from Boing Boing
Crumbling Paper: The Outbursts of Everett True (strip #16)
Go here to see more Outbursts of Everett True on this site.
If you have a desire to draw your own interpretation of an Everett True strip and send it to me, I’d love to put it up for the internet for all to see with a link to your website or what have you. Send it to me at:
Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Everett True strips by A.D. Condo
Click here to read about the lesser-known works of A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Mr. Skygack, From Mars by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Diana Dillpickles by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Duke Murphy by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Interesting Links: September 28, 2007
- Chick Track to Cthulthu
- For Example
- And Then There’s Oswald
- Second Child Bitten By Monkey At Park
from Monkeys In The News
- LA MUJER ES UN LIBRO
from Viñetas
- TRIBULETE
from Viñetas
- TULIPO CEBOLLIN
from Viñetas
- DON FURCIO BUSCABOLLOS
from Viñetas
- The Burmese Chronicles
from Drawn and Quarterly
- Choo-Choo Re-Do
from Arflovers
- The Devil’s Bible
from warrenellis.com
- Go, Bookmark: DanZettwoch.com
from The Comics Reporter
- Go, Look: Fletcher Hanks’ Space Smith
from The Comics Reporter
- Sept. 28, 2007: At no time was he permitted to present…
- CR Review: Avidor Roast/Weiner Roast
from The Comics Reporter
- “Training”
from In This Corner
- Go, Bid: Wright Awards Fundraiser
from The Comics Reporter
- Coney Island: c. 1904
- Sacco on Journalism
from FLOG!
- Filmography: Gandy and Sourpuss in Aladdin’s Lamp
- Court declares parts of Patriot Act unconstitutional
from Boing Boing
- lost in departments
from new bodega
- Comic Scholars Through the Ages
- 3 Trends Most Likely to Impact Future of Newspaper…
from The Daily Cartoonist
- “It is now some generations since Josh Billings,…
from Yesterday’s Papers
- Chick Tract to Zeus
- The New, Improved 1939 Popeye, Now With Muscles
from Isn’t Life Terrible
Crumbling Paper: The Outbursts of Everett True (strip #15)
Go here to see more Outbursts of Everett True on this site.
If you have a desire to draw your own interpretation of an Everett True strip and send it to me, I’d love to put it up for the internet for all to see with a link to your website or what have you. Send it to me at:
Click here to go to the Barnacle Press collection of Everett True strips by A.D. Condo
Click here to read about the lesser-known works of A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Mr. Skygack, From Mars by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Diana Dillpickles by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Click here to read some samples of Duke Murphy by A.D. Condo at Barnacle Press.
Interesting Links: September 27, 2007
- Sept. 27, 2007: The Brain wants all Earth people destroyed!
- Candy Wrapper Collector — How Sweet It Is!
from ephemera
- Wooster Classics: Jan Svankmajer’s Dimensions of Dialogue…
from Wooster Collective
- Now Playing: 1941
- Great Show To Day: c. 1922
- A Carl Ed Treasure
from Stripper’s Guide
- An embarassment of riches.
from FLOG!
- Weird Science-Fantasy: The Flying Machine
- Kim Deitch Speaks at MCAD
- Gallery of Victorian trading cards
from Boing Boing
- Heatley’s on the Phone
from Comics Comics
- MAYA AND MANTRA
from The Woodring Monitor
- Naomi Wolf on Colbert Report: 10 steps to fascism
from Boing Boing
- *Number 192* * Death On The Earth-Mars Run!* Over…
- HELLO UNCLE
from The Woodring Monitor
- Story: Alvin Show Pilot Board
- Mark Ryden’s Tree Show
from Hi Fructose Magazine
- Animals carved from vegetables
from Boing Boing
- Herriman Saturday
from Stripper’s Guide
- Trembly Tim
from Alternative ComiX
- the Culture Corner & Rocket Rider
from Alternative ComiX
- Federico Fellini’s Trip To Tulum
- Video of Devo on SNL in 1978
from Boing Boing
- More Backgrounds
- Marcel Marceau, R.I.P.
from news from me
- Mister Wonderful, Part 2
from FLOG!
- FLORA, FAUNA, MANNA
from The Woodring Monitor
- that damned KURTZMAN
from Stephen DeStefano
- OTHER PEOPLE’S CHARACTERS
from Stephen DeStefano
- Who Wants to be a Thousandaire?
from TalkAboutComics Blog
- Lady Danger beats up thugs (Sensation Comics 84, 1948)
- * Number 193* * Miss Purdy loves Uranus* Looking…
- Holy Batman, Batman!
- Scans from classic type-design book
from Boing Boing
- Photos from Jim Flora exhibit opening
from FLOG!
- Pulphope: The Art of Paul Pope
- Cartoon mash-up round-up
from THE BEAT
- An Obscurity & A Contest
from Stripper’s Guide
- Radio Guy’s cabinet of curiosities
from Boing Boing
- BILDERBOGEN (1889)
from Viñetas
- LOS NIÑOS (1875)
from Viñetas
- DOMINGUIN (1916)
from Viñetas
- CHICOS (1940)
from Viñetas
- ALAIN SAINT-OGAN EN KIKIRIKI (1930-1933)
from Viñetas
- Arthur Szyk The New Order
from Alternative ComiX
- Legal update: Superboy, Superman
from THE BEAT
- Clean Cartoonists’ Dirty Drawings
from THE BEAT
- Photo gallery of giant holes in the ground
from Boing Boing
- Draw your blog post with Sketchcast
- New Zealand was plagued by the *“Deadwood Dicks,”*…
from Yesterday’s Papers
- London’s Great Gorilla Run
from Monkeys In The News
- Singapore’s “Magic Monkey” Trees Inspire Cult, Cynics
from Monkeys In The News
- A Moment Of Monkey Breastfeeding Zen…
from Monkeys In The News
- Weissman interviewed
from FLOG!
- Every once in awhile…
from FLOG!
- Awesome 1975 JC Penny’s catalog
from Boing Boing
- Poster of recommended and forbidden words for Chinese…
from Boing Boing
- Animation History Round-Up #3
- Impact: Master Race – a lost EC classic
- Dr Seuss alphabet in Unicode
from Boing Boing
- Tiki must be stopped !
from The Ephemerist
- Salgood Sam invites you to mash up his book
from The Ephemerist
- More on barcodes
from THE BEAT
- Obscurity of the Day: Friendly Fido
from Stripper’s Guide
- Cops complaining about cops writing cops tickets
from Boing Boing
- *Nick Carter* was another popular figure of the “Deadwood
from Yesterday’s Papers
- “It Doesn’t Have To Be Lobster”
- MAD: Bringing Back Father – a dark domestic comedy
- Drew Friedman speaks!
from FLOG!
- ALBUM POCHOLO
from Viñetas
- Gandy Goose and Sourpuss
from all kinds of stuff
- Comics: More of Chic Young’s Blondie
- List of the “World’s Weirdest/Stupidest Conspiracy…
from Boing Boing
- Laugh-Out-Loud Cats #315
from HOBOTOPIA
- *Number 194* * Al Hartley Throws The Bull* I haven’t…
- Scroogled in the Wall Street Journal
from Boing Boing
- Happy Jerry Juhl Day!
from news from me
- Go, Look: Jeremy Eaton’s Combos
from The Comics Reporter
- Rolling
from THE BEAT
- Shop the Catastrophe one more time
from THE BEAT
- Everybody’s Zuda-ing it
from THE BEAT
- Zot’s back!
from THE BEAT
- Man will never fly!
- Moomin [Volume 2] by Tove Jansson
- Disney wins long, bitter Pooh battle
from THE BEAT
- Did Donald Duck foil a patent application?
from Boing Boing
- HOWTO Request your Homeland Security traveler file
from Boing Boing
- Hardy li’l critters will be first tested in open space
from Boing Boing
- reminder—24 HOUR COMIC BOOK DAY
- CHECK OUT CHAMPIONS OF ETERNITY!
- Lovecraft’s Monster Hop
- Upcoming Events
from Big Time Attic
150 Greatest Cartoonist Countdown: #122 Eric Drooker
Click the above image to read the full strip at the site I found it on.
Eric Drooker primarily does illustration and short comic work, but he has made a couple excellent graphic novels that I’m aware of, Flood! and Blood Song. Both are entirely silent. A non-cartoonist may assume that a silent comic is easier to pull off than a comic with words… after all, you don’t have to worry about writing dialogue. The opposite is actually true… without words, everything has to be communicated with the pictures, which is challenging and labor intensive. Drooker pulls it off wonderfully.
He has a lot in common with his contemporary Peter Kuper, who is also a master of the silent comic… they also share an affinity for expressionistic art. Drooker’s comic art is primarily done with ink on scratchboard, and generally feature stark blacks and whites… he also has a wonderful eye for color in his paintings, some of which can be seen on his website.