Dec 18

The Local Line

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The Local Line
But swing by Richard Michelson's downtown Northampton gallery for the (23rd annual) Illustration Exhibition, and it's hard to remain complacent about the remarkable richness of the arts scene. It's not that we have lots of artists in the sense that …
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House of Illustration raises 68750 in "What are they like?" Celebrity Auction …
Tonight at Sotheby's London, in an auction supported by Britain's best-loved illustrator, Quentin Blake, House of Illustration raised £68,750 in its “What are they Like?” celebrity auction. The organisation which champions Britain's most accessible art …
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Talking illustration with Marcus Hamilton
Mint Hill resident Marcus Hamilton, 69, spends most every workday in the company of a mischievous 6-year-old boy and an assorted cadre of his pals, neighbors and family. Hamilton illustrates the daily panels for the wildly popular “Dennis the Menace …
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Dec 11

Latest Painting And Comics News

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ComicsAlliance Reviews 'Judge Dredd' (1995), Part Two
He introduces his kids — one of whom is Mean Machine, the cyborg from the comics making another cameo — to them after Schneider once again doesn't hesitate to reveal Dredd is Dredd. … To see the original painting, you wash the false paint off. Voila!
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Annual Downtown Holiday Festival attracts families to local businesses
Nearby Alter Ego Comics offered free face painting, where the Maynard family stopped by. “We're all about family and tradition, making our own history,” said Chris Maynard, 45, of Lima, with her husband, Randy, and her two daughters. Seven-year-old …
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Tips and Ideas for Crafting Unique Christmas Gifts
For a smaller stocking stuffer-type gift, you could also make "beauty cocktails" by putting the finished recipe in inexpensive wine or cocktail glasses, painting or writing with permanent ink markers the recipe on the glass, and then decorating it with …
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Dec 07

Revisit Childhood Friends

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Revisit Childhood Friends
On Wednesday, Sotheby's London will offer illustrations from the collection of British film director Michael Winner in a single-owner auction. They will include drawings and watercolors by E.H. Shepard, Beatrix Potter, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and …
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Evolution of Android Illustration Hints at Key Lime Pie
With Google naming its successive major releases of the mobile Android operating system with alphabetical names with a dessert base, an illustration created by Manu Cornet, who is a Google employee, may seemingly hint that the next edition of Android, …
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Symbolia, Tablet Magazine, Brings Graphic Novel Style To Investigative …
I can't think of a single story that couldn't be told through illustrated journalism, so all are welcome. Erin likes to tell contributors to think globally, but to tie the story to a specific place, feeling, or person so that the reader can be involved …
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Nov 30

Ghostface Calls Marvel Comics Lawsuit 'Super Wack'

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Ghostface Calls Marvel Comics Lawsuit 'Super Wack'
Ghostface Killah established himself as hip-hop's own Tony Stark all the way back in 1996 with his debut, Ironman, so it's confusing to the Wu-Tang rapper that he's just now facing what he calls a "super wack" lawsuit from Marvel Comics for illegally …
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Change Comes to Playground Funny Papers
Ken Carbone, a founder of the Carbone Smolan Agency, a Manhattan branding and design firm, reviewed the new Bazooka design, and said it “takes visual cues from comic books and skateboard culture and graffiti” and that it “feels right for today.” …
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Nov 23

Belgium Plots a Comic-Book Comeback

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Belgium Plots a Comic-Book Comeback
During the recent annual Belgian Comic Book Festival, enormous balloon characters paraded down the main streets of Brussels. Roadrunner sauntered along, followed by a bouncy SpongeBob SquarePants. And yet something was missing. None of the …
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Amazing Spider-Man #700 Preview: Five Questions Raised
Just after the stunning twist of Amazing Spider-Man #698 was revealed yesterday, Marvel Comics released a preview of the series' 700th and final issue, which will be in stores on December 26. In the preview, Peter Parker appears to talk with a number …
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Nov 13

Laughing in the storm: Comics don't shy from Sandy

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Laughing in the storm: Comics don't shy from Sandy
Sean Flynn, Gotham's operating manager, said comics were including the storm in their acts but had to be careful nonetheless not to make people feel worse than they already did. "There's the old adage that tragedy plus time equals comedy. The variable …
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Indie Comics End Year on a High Note With Brooklyn Fest
The year's strong slate of independent comics arts festivals ended with Saturday's Brooklyn Comics and Graphic festival, held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg and at satellite events around Brooklyn. While the show is free to attend and …
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