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Meeting Jeff Dunham
Jeff and I backstage after his show in Duluth, MN Since this summer I’ve been working on several illustration projects for world famous comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Yesterday The Lovely Anna and my two youngest kids The Effervescent Gabrielle and Number One Son Thomas met my college student daughter The Dramatic Victoria and her boyfriend Pat in Duluth where we caught Jeff’s touring show. It was great fun and fantastic to finally meet Jeff after all the communicating we’ve been doing on our projects. A very funny show by a very funny guy. Sorry I can’t be more specific about the work I’m doing for him,… READ MORE
Super Auction
The Daily Cartoonist reported today about an auction of Superman memorabilia set for January 22nd that includes a lot of rare stuff like the above costume, reportedly worn by George Reeves in the 1950’s TV show. That costume is estimated to go for about $120,000. I wonder if I’d get anything for my superman costume, circa 2006?? READ MORE
Speaking of Wally Wood…
Click for a closer look! … according to the DC Universe blog The Source, Wood’s artwork from the classic at oft-reprinted Batman parody “Batboy and Rubin” will be used as the basis of an episode of¬¨‚Ć the animated show “Batman: The Brave and the Bold”. Written by Paul Dini, the episode is entitled “Bat-Mite Presents: Batman’s Strangest Cases!”. See image above, where Wood’s artwork is readily recognizable. READ MORE
Jaffee Pulling
Here’s a great article in the Huffington Post on the legendary Al Jaffee. READ MORE
Happy 2011!
I usually don’t post on Saturdays but I couldn’t pass up doing one on the first day of the new year. This is an old sketch revised appropriately. Since I’m at it, I’ll remind those who know and tell those who don’t that ComicCraft is having their annual New Year’s sale on all their entire catalog of awesome comic book fonts… any font is only $20.11. I usually grab two or three cool ones on this day each year. READ MORE
Happy New Year!
Is this going to be you tomorrow morning? Hopefully not, but if so here’s an article on hangover cures and if any actually work. The short answer to that is, of course, NO. Party like it’s 2011 but do it safely, please. Happy New Year, everybody! READ MORE
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