Today was the second day of Zinefest2006. What is a Zine you might ask. A zine is a publication that is hand made and usually self-distributed. They might xeorxed, stapled, glued, silkscreened or sewen. They are both entertainment and a physical work of art. They vary in what they can be. Here are a few …
2006 archive
Sep 11
Zinefest Comic Jam 2006
Here it is, the Zinefest (that was this weekend) Comic Jam. The first panel was created by Jeff Plotkin, and was followed by different artist. Each creative folk altered the story by what they drew for their panel on their turn. To read it on-line, click on the small thumbnails below (the go left to …
Sep 07
Sketches: Wendell
Here are some sketches of Wednell from BTGC. For most of you who have read the two single issues, you have only seen him in his human form, but in the start of the graphic novel he is still a forest creature. “What?” you ask dose that mean. Well, I’m not telling much more right …
Sep 07
del.icio.us bookmarks
I finaly broke down and set up a del.icio.us account. It’s a way to store all your bookmarks on the web so you can access them at any time. I am in the process of adding them, but you can see what I have so far. bookmark: http://del.icio.us/atomicbear Tag(s): Beyond the Great Chimney|btgc|comics|Brian Kolm|Atomic Bear …
Sep 07
Meet me at San Francisco Zinefest this weekend – Sept 9-10, 2006
Atomic Bear Press will be at the San Francisco Zinefes this weekend Sept 9-10,2006. We will be sharing a table with Lexpress (Kid Beowulf). tags: zinefest|Atomic Bear Press|Atomic Bear Press|ABP|Beyond the Great Chimney|BTGC|Brian Kolm|News and Notes| _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney as well as …
Sep 07
Oskar Fischinger’s Avant-Garde Animation on NPR
On the NPR show Day to Day there is a piece of the great German Animator, Oskar Fischinger. At a time when most people equated animation with Mickey Mouse, Oskar Fischinger’s abstract films were taking animation in a new, challenging direction. He produced some amazing animation set to music work (including Disney’s Fantasia), which can …
Sep 03
Mystery solved thanks to youtube.com
Ever have a childhood memory of something you saw on TV, but could find no evidence of it anywhere… even on the web? As a kid I remember a commerical for a live Bugs Bunny stage show that featured DC superhero charcters. Sometimes when I wanted to play detective I tried to google for it, …
Sep 02
on-line catalog of original french comic art
While looking for more information on the comic Alef-Thau (that was serialized in Heavy Metal magazine) I found this awesome site, danielmaghen.com, that sells original comic/illustration art work from Europe. theres lots to be inspired by, so check it out. NOTE: the site is in French and does contain some imagery that is not suitable …
