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Brian Kolm

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Oct 17

more TRUE FACTS

I can’t get over how good the book TRUE FACTS is. I posted about it recently HERE, but I am still feeling very excited and empowered. Part of me says, “why the heck did I not read this years ago,” and another part of me says, “I am so glad I found this book.” I …

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Oct 16

Larry Young’s TRUE FACTS

The little book, TRUE FACTS, is really a collection of essays from the web on self publishing comics. I picked up my copy the other day at ISOTOPE in San Francisco on the recomendation of comics self-publisher Alexis Fajardo. He told me “This book will get you all fired up,” and he was right. The …

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Oct 16

BTGC #2 at ISOTOPE COMIC BOOK LOUNGE!!

I am pleased to announce that Isotope, the Comic Book lounge in San Francisco is carrying Issue #2 of Beyond the Great Chimney. So if you are in SF, drop on by and see one of the coolist comic book stores in the world. And check out their Comic Rockstar Toilet Seat Museum. Note: better …

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Oct 16

Purchase Beyond the Great Chimney #2 at Isotope

I am pleased to announce that Isotope, the Comic Book lounge in San Francisco is carrying Issue #2 of Beyond the Great Chimney. So if you are in SF, drop on by and see one of the coolist comic book stores in the world. And check out their Comic Rockstar Toilet Seat Museum. Note: better …

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Oct 14

STUDIO GHIBLI’s secret idenity

While checking some links for my post on Peter S. Beagle, I found an interesting factoid. The folks who created the Rankin-Bass animated films like the Last Unicorn, the Hobbitt, and Lord of the Rings went on the create Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind and to become Studio Ghibli.From a page of info …

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Oct 14

Gross, Gruesome and Gothic GRAPHICS

I just posted examples of my work for the Cartoon Art Museum. click here to see a bigger example For this exhibit I created a postcard, banner, and wall signage that featured an original spooky logo. The show runs at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA from now till March 12,2006. Visit the …

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Oct 13

TAL Lost Buildings DVD

If you are a fan of the NPR radio series This American Life, maybe you need to ask for this DVD for Christmas or your Birthday. It was originally produced for a pledge drive by host Ira Glass and artist Chris Ware. Here is a blurb: Ira Glass and cartoonist Chris Ware decided to co-report …

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Oct 13

Silicon 2005 Illustration – Woozy Wizard in Love

Here is another drawing I did last weekend at Silicon 2005. view a larger image in the Art section. _____________________________________ Visit http://www.atomicbearpress.com/comics/log/ to see my production art for my comic book, Beyond the Great Chimney as well as other art, sketches and drawings.