Brian Kolm
Author's posts
Jul 12
Links… Links… a parade of Links
A link to an post by an editor at Tor Books(fantasy books) and what makes a good cover art portfolio. LINK Lex at the Lexpress Production Blog has some great links to french cartoonist. LINK If you are working on or near your computer, you might want to listen to the humoris Canadian radio show …
Jul 09
Updates on BTGC and SDCC06
Well, I’ll be in San Diego in 12 days. Lots to do. I am putting together my BTGC press kit, a BTGC sketchbook, and a regular sketchbook. I will also be selling BTGC #1,#2, Anthologies, Guide to Other Worlds as well. So much work, so little time. I also have one other project that might …
Jul 09
unofficial Andreas Deja website
Here is a German site about one of my favorite artist, Andreas Deja (who is german born). He is a 2D animator at the Disney studios who, besides being kick ass talented, also wants to keep using his pencils over some digital method. AND now that there are rumors of Disney Feature Animation having some …
Jul 08
Another name for Fantasy
While listing to the podcast with Linda Medley (its linked in the post right below) it came up the need for a way to label comics that have something fantasy in them, but the label Fantasy does not fit. I think this is true for Beyond the Great Chimney. So what do you call it? …
Jul 08
Linda Medely on Inkstuds pocast
Ink Stud has a pod-cast interview with Linda Medley, author of Castle Waiting. One of my favorite comics and a big inspiration for me. Listen and enjoy. Ms. Medley talks about the history of her comic, the future, and the current releases from Fantagraphics. Note: you need to scroll down to June 29th episode that …
Jul 07
Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland in progress
Alexis Fajardo at the Lexpress Production Log has posted some step-by-step pages from Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland. It’s really cool to see how an artist works and this is no exception. Alexis’ work has come a long way since his first Kid Beowulf work in 2003 and he has developed his own …
Jul 06
CARTOON ART CAMP: Making Mini-Comics – August 7th – 11th
I am happy to announce my second Cartoon Art Camp class at the Cartoon Art Museum is official – Making Mini Comics. The last one in June was really fun. Thanks to modern reproduction techniques we can easily make our own books featuring our own art. These are great for gifts or to sell. Where …
Jul 05
Patriotic Pirates Party
What could be more American then a merry band of pirate from centuries ago. I was invited to a party hosted by a member of the Tales of the Seven Sea’s group for the forth of July. So yesterday I headed to Redwood city, first to see the cities parade and then to go the …
