Writing, editing, storytelling, and more from Jim Gibbons
After blogging yesterday’s Post-It doodles, I received a friendly prompt from Dark Horse super fan and knowledgeable comics aficionado Dirk Bauman reminding me that I owe him a doodle. I set blue Uniball pen to flimsy yellow paper and here’s what I came up with. It’s heavily inspired by this blog post from Dirk’s Comic Book Corner.
Continue Reading “All Day Pizza Buffet: A Post-It for Dirk”
I often find that reading about comics and looking at comic art all day is a lot like watching the Food Network. Much like seeing Emeril whip up some garlic mashed potatoes can send me into the kitchen to try and concoct something delicious, viewing gorgeous graphic art all day is hard without taking a second to doodle here and there.
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Weird ideas come to me frequently while driving and listening to music. Here’s one of them. Explanation after this short comic strip.
Continue Reading “All Day Pizza Buffet: David Burn”
Magnus, robot fighter from the year 4000 A.D., drops some knowledge on us once again.
Continue Reading “Mankind’s greatest ally”
As the inevitable Robot Revolution draws ever closer, the time when humanity shall fight tooth and nail against the gears and pistons of beings created by our own arrogance begins to look more like reality than fiction. In these startling moments of clarity, it’s helpful to remember a message from the future delivered by route of our past.
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Comic book cosplayers of the world, get ready to thank me.
Continue Reading “Can it all be so simple? Or, “The world’s easiest cosplay!””
Possibly the greatest three panel sequence in the history of comics…
Continue Reading “Monkeying around with Hellboy”
Sometimes you just have to put your foot down.
Continue Reading “Great Comic Quotes: (Not) For The Birds”
I’ve learned that one of the nicest parts of my job is that I am frequently exposed to books that I might not have encountered were I not attempting to get them publicity. One of these recent surprises—I’m ashamed to say “recent,” as his work is really tremendous—was the cartooning of Graham Annable.
Continue Reading “The Greatness of Grickle”
A while back, I asked for suggestions on how to keep up with comics in a price effective way. In the few comments and conversations I had about the subject, the answer came back resoundingly that reading comics once they are collected is cheaper (Math I could do on my own, but glad to get some feedback as well) and just as satisfying, especially as it allows you to avoid a majority of the crap that hits stands.
Continue Reading “What ongoing comic series should I begin collecting as graphic novels?”