I just picked up Michael DeForge’s Lose #4 and it rules, like all of his comics. I say it all the time, DeForge is one of the best out there these days. Pick up any issue of Lose, pick them all up.
His blog
His tumblr
Why hello! There is a comic on the main page for to see.
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i see them around a lot and i just wanted to remind you all that kate beaton comic parodies actually upset her and she really hates that everyone takes her comics and edits them into other fandoms and stuff, shes talked on her twitter about how its really discouraging and upsetting to her.
it would be really nice to respect her wishes and cool it on the beaton parodies ok?? you can make your own jokes and stuff but editing someone elses comic is kind of rude.
Jeez ok, I’ve been getting this one in the ol’ mailbox today quite a bit.
I don’t care if anyone traces my work. You can trace my work till the cows come home. Attribution is what I care about. If you read my tumblr or my website, you’ll note I take care to link back to where I found the image, I name the artist, I tell you to go there. Attribution is important for all artists, no matter who they are! And it’s exciting to share things and show people where to find even more of those things. Not attributing images, movies, music, etc to artists isn’t against the law or anything, and there’s nothing we can do if you don’t, but I hope people will get in the habit of it for things that they post. And the people who made those things totally appreciate it. Everybody ends up winning that way!
A question (nitpicking)(related)(I’m sorry): Is tracing comics and keeping the jokes and compositions what you would call a “parody?" I mean if the main things that change are superficial, like hair. Parody implies an imitation with exaggeration, not just the same thing with names changed. But I don’t know what I’d call it! I’ve been thinking about that since the first time it was brought up, but I guess if people want to call it a parody they can because I can’t think of anything better so WHO KNOWS.
But for real: a tracing of my work without attribution is small beans compared to posting someone’s original work without their name. And maybe you think that a copy is not the same as the original, so it’s a new piece of art that doesn’t need to be linked back to me. If we disagree, then we disagree, it’s not a big deal.
Anyway, no one needs to feel bad about having fun with comics. Have fun with comics! The person who wrote this meant well but I am not "upset” nor do I “hate” anyone. But I’ll keep promoting attribution in this wild west called the internet, because every time someone’s drawing gets 100 000 views on Funnyjunk or the Chive or whatever and no one has any idea who made it, a kitten sheds a tear.
Isn’t it time to look at Annette Marnate’s work again? She has a new blog, but there is much to see on the old blog.
Forget the new film! Watch this trailer from a 1926 version of The Great Gatsby, it’s the only footage that remains because the film itself is lost.
I bet you wish you didn’t know there was a movie that starred John Wayne as GENGHIS KHAN? But it’s too late, I’ve poisoned you
I went to see ParaNorman last night and happened to sit by this rad little boy in a hooded jacket. He enjoyed the movie thoroughly and cheered when the credits came on. Kids! ParaNorman was the best and you should all see it, way to go team Laika!
a Kate Beaton approved comic! I made this for the wonderful Kate a few weeks ago and she loved it
haha Marlo is THE BEST and her comics rule! She can draw circles round all of us for real
I was home for two weeks and as usual, I took time to make some sketches with my family. They have put up with it very graciously for a long time now.
When was the last time you went to sexybatman.com?
God, what a nightmare! To wake up to Straw Feminists in the closet, one of the greatest bogeymen of all time!
From Kume Kunitake’s book on the 1871-73 Iwakura embassy, drawings from all over the world! The above is a screenshot, the site is not in English but you’ll get around just fine.
Hey when was the last time you read a good romance? I hate to think that the last great romance I read was some Game of Thrones combination of Tyrion+whores+dysentery. Just kidding, I love those darn books!
Anyway, Lora Innes’ comic, The Dreamer, is something that I’ve been coming back to catch up on for a few years now. It’s a great story, a historical fantasy romance. If that’s your fave (and I know it is), click on the picture to get to the site! Lora’s research really shines in the American Revolution setting, and I love that.
I can’t be reading cynical historical fantasy all the time, sometimes you just need some TRUE LOVE
Well I’ve been flipping through these online old issues of The Canadian Home Journal, and here in a 1918 edition is a short story by L.M. Montgomery of Anne of Green Gables Fame. As if the florid title was not a dead giveaway.
Say whatever you want about Anne books and movies and etc but if we can’t agree that the scene from the film with Matthew and Anne and the dress is pure magic then I don’t even know who you are.
this ad deserves some credit for being so very direct, I think