I selected to draw the fictional heroes that I read and watched during my formative years. The heroic characters that helped shape my point of view, teaching me that good should triumph over evil. Characters from Comic Strips (Dick Tracy),[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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When I bought this book back in 2000 I’d heard a lot of good things about it and the subject matter seemed right up my alley. Here’s a synopsis: The novel follows the lives of two Jewish cousins, Czech artist[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not afraid to admit when I was wrong. When I’d read they were making this miniseries, like I said, I had no interest in it. I’d thought, why are they bothering? It’s not needed. Well, after watching Episodes 1[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yes, in the late 1990’s I thought I could start writing, drawing and self publishing my own comics. I began Baboon Books to handle these comics, and eventually published other cartoonists too. The books never sold, it was a total[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
BTW, this isn’t the first time I’ve mentioned these Bob’s Burgers Blond Box figures. Last January I bought one of those blind boxes at Barnes & Noble (1/20/18) and you’ll note I got a Teddy figure then too. That’s the problem with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was about 16, 17 years old when I first discovered the Pittsburgh Comics Club. It was so rare back then, to not only find others, but to make friends with people who enjoyed reading, talking about and collecting comic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This isn’t 100% accurate, I do own some mp3 music that I’ve bought off of iTunes and have stored on my computer & iPod. But that’s it. I still have all my CD’s, DVD’s Blu rays, vinyl records, books and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Through most of Andy’s career he’s been an ADA but he’s also been the lead director on TV shows and movies. Here’s one of his films, based on the one man play about the life of Art Rooney Sr.:
Before anyone says anything, yes, I know, I know. I “lifted” this comic’s punch line from the Simpsons episode “Homer vs the Eighteenth Amendment” (from season 8). Hey, if you’re going to lift a punch line, you might as well[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For years, as a long time book reader and collector, I’d always hoped to have a room in my house with at least one wall being nothing more than a huge book shelf. Even as soon as a few months[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…