Brian Kolm
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Apr 18
Wondercon 2006 photos
Josep Blas, creator of the comic book Space Punks has some nice photo from Wondercon 2006. There is a photo of me there, can you find it? tags: space punks|comic|Josep Blas|
Apr 17
5 Card Nancy – an on-line game
When it’s rainy outside and you have nothing to do, why not play Five Card Nancy. This is an odd little game, from an idea from comic’s historian Scott McCloud. It’s a hard to explain game, so why try when I can just quote some rules that Mr. McCloud has on his site. Why Nancy? …
Apr 16
Cartooning Class Diary: 4-15-06
Today’s class I thought was at the Cartoon Art Museum. I had an excellent group of all new kids. Some were all the way from the UK and Israel. The first step on designing a character for us was to make a sheet of different mouth and eye expressions…. Next the students copied their favorite …
Apr 15
Steve Hamaker’s Blog – a master of comic/cartoon color
Steve Hamaker is the talented colorist of the comic book series Bone, as well as a talented cartoonist in his own right (fish and chips). I just found he has an excellent BLOG in which he talks about coloring the art for the new scholastic editions of Bone by Jeff Smith. The guy’s color work …
Apr 15
‘Fun Fest’ Comic from the Cartoonist Conspiracy(SF cell).
Here is a color version of the Cartoonist Conspiracy comic cover: Fun Fest. The drawing is by PoopyHead Pee Pee Headpeepeehed, digitally colored by me. It was drawn last Thursday at the Cartoonist conspiracy(SF Cell). The back cover is drawn be me and scanned/colored in photoshop. I tried to have the color be used more …
Apr 14
Earthquake!!! Bay Area Cartoonists Look at 1906, 1989 and Beyond
I am part of a new show at the Cartoon Art Museum: Earthquake!!! Bay Area Cartoonists Look at 1906, 1989 and Beyond is now on display at the Cartoon Art Museum, and will be running from now until June 25. Please check it out. *Phil Frank (Farley–SF Chronicle) *Steven Lait (Oakland Tribune) *Jeff Walker (Mad …
Apr 14
BTGC Graphic Novel update 4-14-06
Yesterday, it finally set in that I am re-doing much of what came before in the Beyond the Great Chimney saga. That is not to say that the story will be greatly different, but that trying to fit a story around two issues of a comic book that were created over 3+ years might not …
Apr 11
Upcoming/Updated Cartooning Classes with Brian Kolm (April and May)
First of all I am scheduled to teach two kids classes at the Cartoon Art Museum. NOTE: The day I am teaching has been changed. I will be teaching this Saturday! Drop in Cartooning Classes at the Cartoon Art MuseumApril 29, 2006 – 1-3 April 18, 2006 – 1-3May 13, 2006 – 1-3 For more …
