Regular Mr. Media listeners know that I have a special place in my heart for cartoonists and comics people. I admire their creativity and talent, of course, but I also envy their ability to wake up every day and invent a living from whole cloth. And probably no one in this creative class has a greater challenge before him or her than the freelance magazine cartoonist earning one paycheck at a time by producing single panel cartoons for a variety of editors. Mike Lynch is one of those guys... Read Full Story
Image via WikipediaActor Kirk Douglas will be 92 in December. 92! I’m roughly half his age and from everything I’ve heard about him of late, he’s got twice the energy and drive that I do. Every generation of the last 60 years can easily point to a favorite Kirk Douglas movie, whether it’s Champion, Paths of Glory, Lust for Life, Spartacus, or Tough Guys. As for me, I’ve always had a fondness for the cartoon silliness of The Villain. His latest autobiographical book, Let's Face It: 90 Years... Read Full Story
Gold and silver Eisner Award seals are now available for publishers to purchase and place on their nominated and winning books. These seals are similar to those used in other such book awards programs. Click HERE to Keep Reading!
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Diamond Select Toys announced that it will be making Minimates based on The Spirit. The new Minimates will reflect both Will Eisner's classic comic series AND Frank Miller's upcoming motion picture tribute. Click HERE to Keep Reading!
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Zap! Pow! Bam! The Super Hero: The Golden Age of Comic Books What: An exhibit covering origins and history of comic books. When: Through Jan. 4. Where: The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood. Info: For tickets and details, call 216-593-0575 or go to MaltzJewishMuseum.org. by Michael Sangiacomo / Plain Dealer Reporter Monday September 15, 2008, 11:59 PMThe single, framed piece of yellowed paper from the early 1940s is unique and priceless in the truest sense of the... Read Full Story
Looking for that special e-greeting card during this stranger-than-strange political season? Check out the products at CerebralItch.com and its clever adult takes on everything from cards to magnets ("Cheney DNR"). The company has a blog with political bite, too!
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Image by Strandell via Flickr9. The Spirit (December 25) This list is about “must see” movies, not necessarily “sure to be great” movies. Sure, Frank Miller’s adaptation of the classic Will Eisner comic may have all the makings of a massive, bloody, CNN headline-grabbing train wreck — but like all great train wrecks and epic disasters in history, there is the distinct possibility that we won’t be able to look away. Click HERE to Keep Reading!
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The assignment is simple: We are going to write letters to the editor and we are allowed to make up whatever we want -- as long as it adds to the campaign. After today we are supposed to use our free moments at home to create a flow of fictional fan mail for McCain. "Your letters," says Phil Tuchman, "will be sent to our campaign offices in battle states. Ohio. Pennsylvania. Virginia. New Hampshire. There we'll place them in local newspapers." —Dutch journalist Margriet Oostveen, writing in... Read Full Story
Here's a fun podcast: Andrew D. Cooke and Jon B. Cooke, director, writer and producers of Will Eisner: Portrait of a Sequential Artist, talking about their documentary, live. Check it out HERE!
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