(via THE BEAT)Cartoonist and art teacher Phoebe Gloeckner has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, which she’ll use to work on a graphic novel about a Mexican girl murdered in Ciudad Juarez. At ImageText last month, Gloeckner was one of the keynote speakers, and she discussed both the project and the heartwrenching research that had gone into it. It’s going to be a phenomenal book.Congratulations, Phoebe!
April 23, 2008
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April 6, 2008
I’m really sorry about the anatomically correct centaur
This Mr. T inspired artwork is mildly NSFW, which is probably as horrifying for you to read as it is for me to type.
Someone call the Justice League, because Starro the Conquerer has set up base in the antarctic.
It’s always interesting to see someone reinterpret a classic, even when the classic in question is Jack Chick. Warning: Jack Chick.
Utah Students are protesting the use of Fun Home as class materials, calling it ‘pornography,’ which I guess goes to show that everything is someone’s kink. (I like Fun Home lots, but not quite that way.)
The Met is having an exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy, so put that on your calendar. (Thanks, Holli)
Via Torchbearers, Brown Girls Burlesque is putting on a show called “Sheroes Unleashed” starring, among others, “Miss Auroraboobrealis.” Getcher tickets at www.thezipperfactory.com
April 4, 2008
Comic strip meta commentary
Most Rhymes With Orange strips can be a little too grating or cute for my tastes, but sometimes Hilary Price gets it right on the nose.
Same goes for Get Fuzzy, which is funny but rarely incisive. And then occasionally it will make a comment worth listening to.
April 3, 2008
NHK’s Ani-Kuri
If you are a fan of cool animation and if you have a short attention span, then you should definitely check out NHK Japan’s Ani-Kuri series of one-minute animated shorts, currently being streamed for free online. The third season, accessed by clicking the “Third Season” cube (helpfully labeled in English!) on the main page, is by far and away the best batch yet. It includes submissions by the likes of Shoji Kawamori, Satoshi Kon, Mahiro Maeda, Michael Arias, and Makoto Shinkai.
No Japanese language ability is required to enjoy these shorts, even if Maeda’s entry is heavy on the punny wordplay. But don’t worry. The ninjas and robots are entertaining enough, even without understanding what they’re saying.
Edited to add: Most of the shorts are now available on Youtube, too. Here are some of the best:
Atsushi Takeuchi
Makoto Shinkai
Shoji Kawamori
Shojiro Nishimi
Kazuto Nakazawa
Mahiro Maeda
The Open Source Boob Project
The original post can be found here, although it’s a bit convoluted with all of the edits. Basically, here is the gist of it:
AHEM.
This comment rather sums up my feelings on this particular proposal:
Here is a brilliant satire of the initial proposal
And here is a round-up of links that have documented the responses.