February 2012
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Lisa Nilsson - quilled paper anatomy
Great quilled paper work by Lisa Nilsson, via thisiscollosal.com.
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Blown Covers of the New Yorker →
Francoise Mouly, famed art editor of the venerable New Yorker, has started a blog. She writes on FB:
I’m launching a Blown Covers website where I’ll be running weekly themed Blown Cover contests (submit your sketches! I’ll review them all and post the winner every Friday), talking about the week’s New Yorker cover and showcasing my favorite artists.
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Chroniques de Jérusalem - In Situ →
A series of side-by-side examples show how Guy Delisle moved from sketchbook to the comic panel.
From Guy Delisle’s new book, Jerusalem.
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Kate Beaton answers your questions about makin'...
beatonna:
Hey there! It’s question and answer time! A few weeks ago I put out an open call for questions about the comics industry. A penance maybe, for having so many unanswered emails on these kinds of topics. I’m sorry! My email is terrible. Anyway: I said I would answer the most frequently asked questions, to the best of my ability. This isn’t a book on how to make comics, I can only...
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Darwin Show at Q Pop
Chris Sasaki & Joey Chou are teaming up with the Darwin Show at Q Pop in Los Angeles, opening March 10, 2012. More info (and a few sneaky-peek pics) on Chris’s blog.
More Chris Sasaki: Character Design Blog Interview & Rigamaru (his shop).
More Joey Chou: his blog.
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Jinchalo book launch events
Hey Montreal and Toronto,
My book is coming out this week and these events are happening tonight and on Sunday and I’d love to see you there if you can come.
If you can’t come - you can find out more about the book here.
7pm Thursday Feb 16 at Librairie Drawn and Quarterly, Montreal
6pm Sunday Feb 19 at The Central bar (beside the Beguiling comic shop), Toronto
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Behind the Scenes at the Society of Illustrators →
A welcome, if a tad gushy, article about the collection at the NY Society of Illustrators.
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Some recent books I enjoyed
This was a good week for books I picked up or that landed on my desk. Here are a few I enjoyed:
Extra Yarn by Marc Barnett, illustrated by Jon Klassen
It’s probably safe to say I will automatically buy any book illustrated by Jon Klassen. Between this and I Want My Hat Back, he’s on a real roll. Here we get more of minimalist, textured drawings. It’s a story about bringing...
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WatchThis animated short turned out even better than I imagined when I first saw the trailer that John posted just over a year ago (and I had high hopes!) It is a lovingly crafted celebration of the power of books to enhance our lives, heal our wounds, and simply delight us over and over. Bravo!
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (by Moonbot Studios)
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WatchFutile Devices - Kickers (by Nicolas Ménard)
25 Korean Children's Book Covers from the 1940s... →
New Sam Vanallemeersch (Ltd Edition of 2,000) →
These previews are driving me nuts.
Also check out Sam V. on Flickr.
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