http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:54:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I know January 2009 is almost over, but here are my favorite comics of 2008... -The Last Musketeer by Jason -Mesmo Delivery by Rafael Grampá -Kramers Ergot 7 edited by Sammy Harkham -Bottomless Belly Button by Dash Shaw -The Country Nurse by Jeff Lemire -"Invasion" by Al Columbia (from MOME Vol. 12) -RASL #1-3 by Jeff Smith -Boys ... http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2009/01/20/better-late-than-never-best-of-2008/ OH MY GOD Cartoonist Robert Goodin has launched a blog called COVERED where he gets artists to recreate their favorite comic book covers. Here's the first contribution—Jeff Brown doing Secret Wars #10... There's also a new contribution up from Criterion Collection project designer Eric Skillman! (via FLOG) http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2009/01/14/robert-goodins-covered/ http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/26/doppleganger-alert/ I repeat, I am NOT featured in an accompanying photo for a recent Onion article about a 26-year old guy lamenting the fact that he'll be seeing former high school classmates in his hometown during the Thanksgiving holiday, though that does sound familiar. Though I can see where people are drawing ... http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/25/i-am-not-featured-on-the-onion/ Kris Kuksi makes incredible sculpture work out of model parts, toys and more. Imminent Utopia exhibition on display at Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC through December 20th. Via SLAMXHYPE http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/25/not-comics-kris-kuksis-imminent-utopia/ Over at FLOG, Eric Reynolds announces that Lilli Carré will have a 32-page full color story in MOME Vol. 14 called "The Carnival," as well as the cover. http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/25/stoked-lilli-carre-in-mome-14/ Sammy Harkham's store, Family, in L.A., hosted a signing for Kramers Ergot 7 this past Sunday, with many of the contributing cartoonists in attendance. from nowherefront FLICKR Here are some other FLICKR photostreams with pictures of the event... wendypants Walt Holcombe nowherefront (all photos were found via FLICKR search. if you'd like me to remove any ... http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/18/photo-parade-kramers-and-grampa/ Jeff Lemire, the cartoonist behind the acclaimed Essex Country Trilogy (Tales From The Farm, Ghost Stories and The Country Nurse), reposts his guest entry from a Portland bookstore blog giving a look into the real Essex County his books were based on. All of my stories start with the setting, and ... http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/18/jeff-lemire-gets-real/ Check out Rachel Molino's Mesmo Delivery article from Wizard 206! http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/11/13/mesmo-delivery/ Vintage manga from Garo: http://indiejones.wizarduniverse.com/2008/10/31/check-it-%e2%80%9ca-dream-to-have-in-heaven%e2%80%9d-by-maki-sasaki-from-garo/