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Here’s a concept sketch for an upcoming graphic story I’m in the process of writing.
This will be a web project that I hope to begin posting as a regular feature on the site sometime later this year. The particulars are still up in the air, so stay tuned. I hope to have a better idea of how the project will unfold by spring.
The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee ©2010 John Hambrock
Part of an ongoing story where Edison has ordered a used space shuttle. I don’t blame his dad for sending it back. Edison obviously didn’t look at the odometer on that thing. As a side note, I’m happy to see that John is giving the late Phil Silvers some work as a comic strip extra.
Believe it or not, you actually can purchase a used space shuttle if you have enough cash.
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Ollie & Quentin ©2010 Piers Baker
“Ollie & Quentin” got a solid snort out of me this morning. Robins are dumb, but squirrels will dismantle that thing, turn it into a microwave cannon and use it against you. They’re smart, evil bastards, so watch out!
Click on either strip to check them out on Comics Kingdom.
Tom Racine has yet another cool new interview up on Tall Tale Radio, this time with Dan Piraro of “Bizarro” fame.
From TTR:
“Dan Piraro of “Bizarro” joins me today. He’s one of my favorite cartoonists of all time, and we talk about his 25 years in the biz! Find out why B. Kliban’s book “Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head” changed his life…learn about the symbols he hides throughout his comic…Find out about the animated film by his friend Nina Paley, who introduced him to the Cintiq … learn how this self-professed introvert did a stand-up comedy tour! “Bizarro” truly is one of my favorite all time comics, so it was quite the honor and pleasure to talk to Dan, and his candor and humor make this one of my favorite interviews.”
Help Get RETAIL Reinstated to the Cedar Rapids Gazette
By Norm on February 9th, 2010Posted In: Blog
Recently, the Cedar Rapids Gazette dropped “Retail” from both their daily and Sunday comics line-up to “give a new comic a chance”. So of course they had to cut my 4-year-old strip and let the 50-year-old clunkers stay.
Many people have already complained about the change, but I would appreciate any and all help I can get to have “Retail” reinstated in Cedar Rapids. Please follow the link below to the Gazette’s website and let your opinion be heard either in their blog, or through the “contact us” link at the top right of the same page.
Any help you can give me is appreciated. All I ask is that you be civil in your discourse.
Thank you.
-Norm-
A few people sent me emails today when they caught that the inventory supervisor from this week’s story line has a mysteriously shifting eyepatch. As you can see above, his eyepatch shifts from his left eye in the first panel to his right in the last two.
As much as I would like to claim this as some clever hijinks on my behalf, it was a simple continuity error that I failed to catch. Interestingly, his eyepatch stays over his right eye for the remainder of the story.
Oh well. It gives him an Igor from “Young Frankenstein” quality.
… wasn’t that hump on the other side before?
