Cartoonists’ Greetings
I love receiving Christmas and New Year’s greetings from my cartoonist buddies. Thought I’d share a few of them (from Simon Bukhave, Michael Rytz and Ole Comoll Christensen, respectively). Enjoy!
Steffen Maarup = Christopher Reeve
Kan DU se ligheden mellem Christopher Reeve (som set i James Ivorys nyklassiker Remains of the Day (1993)) og Aben Malers egen Steffen Maarup? Ikke? Så gør følgende: 1) Læs dette. Læs det hele (i skrivende stund to sider). Det tager 5-6 minutter. 2) Se dette. Og lyt til det hele. Det tager 5-6 minutter…
Carlsen overtager Mangismos udgivelser
Det er nu officielt: Carlsen overtager det konkursramte forlag Mangismos udgivelser på det danske marked. En pressemeddelelse er dukket op ovre på Seriejournalen; den forklarer: “Forlaget Carlsen overtager og viderefører alle Mangismos mangaserier med undtagelse af Gravitation og BASARA. Mangismo skulle i dette halvår have udgivet et eller flere bind i serierne KARE First Love,…
Diving In and Coming Up: Nick Bertozzi Interviewed
It’s been a busy year for Nick Bertozzi. 2007 saw two new graphic novels out from the New York-based cartoonist, both followed by extensive promotional touring including reading sessions, book signings and panel discussions at various conventions and book stores. Endeavours such as these of course reflect the growing interest in the graphic novel, and…
Hype: Alex Holden
Brooklyn-based cartoonist Alex Holden has just launched his brand new website, full of art! Go there, and check it out, and keep an eye out for his comic series Magic Hour — it comes Bunker recommended! Oh, and check out Holden’s blog while you’re at it.
John Romita Jr. Interviewed
Danish Comics collector and power-enthusiast Henrik Andreasen has just posted a short interview with one of the premier American mainstream artists of his generation, John Romita Jr., over at Sequential Tart. This interview originally ran in Danish in Rackham #5, and was the result of a collaboration between Andreasen and myself, with yours truly providing…
Hype: Maria Skov!
Sadly, there are way too few female artists on the Danish comics scene, which makes it even more awesome to discover up-and-coming Maria Skov’s work. This girl is going places! A relative newcomer to the medium, she delves into it with a joy and ease that promises great things to come! This is her new…
Book of the Moment: Tardi on the Shore
Jacques Tardi & Pierre Siniac: Le Secret de l’étrangleur (Casterman) Danish Edition: Kvælerens Hemmelighed (Carlsen Comics) Get your copy now! It’s pulp! It’s fun!
The Real Wants You to Shut Up!
While we’re at the depressing news, I just wanted to note that the writer-cartoonist team of Guillermo Torres and Manel Fontdevila, who wrote and drew this cartoon of the Spanish Crown Prince and his wife a few months ago, have now been found guilty of “vilifying the Crown” — basically by depicting them in a…
Comics and Critical Language
Over on Blog@newsarama, Chris Mautner has gathered one of his roundtables, inviting critics to talk about the terminology and general language we use when writing about comics. Yours truly participates for the first time, and I therefore thought I’d hype it here. Go, read — and by all means chime in! Image by Kevin Huizenga,…
“He Gave Us Comics!” — Ditko at 80
With that great quote from a starry-eyed Neil Gaiman in Jonathan Ross’ recent documentary on the great artist behind Spider-Man, Dr. Strange, The Question and Mr. A, the Metabunker wishes Steve Ditko a fine 80th birthday. It is great to see how much serious attention the artist is getting these days — the latest announcement,…
Hype: I seriernas värld
Today, the exhibition I seriernas värld (‘In the World of Comics’), on the exchange between Western and East Asian comics, opens in Malmö. It goes down between 16.30-18.00 at Stadsbiblioteket, the city library. The exhibition runs till 25 November.
Cartoon Crisis Remembered in Danish Election, pt. 2
Following yesterday’s post upon Danish People’s Party‘s election campaign, left wing party Enhedslisten has produced this ad (left) as a counter-comment to the former’s Mohammed poster. The face on the ‘drawing’ belongs to Danish People’s Party‘s leader Pia Kjærsgaard, and the text states: “Freedom of speech is Danish, stupidity is not“. …
Hype: The Dark Knight Reflects
I morgen, onsdag 24 oktober kl. 12.15, holder Ph. D.-stipendiat på Institut for Filosofi og Idéhistorie, Aarhus universitet, Carsten Fogh Nielsen, forelæsningen “The Dark Knight Reflects – om Batman, filosofi og populærkultur” på Aarhus Universitet, Nobelparken, bygning 1461, lokale 226. Manchet følger:
Hype: Johan Krarup
Dansk tegneseries tænksomme original, Johan Krarup, har for nyligt renoveret sin hjemmeside — www.jfkra.dk. Hop derover og check den ud! Og husk at følge med i serien “Mixed Double”, der kører på Fahrenheits hjemmeside.