Oh boy!! Guess who is one of the 42 in Toronto’s new Just For Laughs festival, JFL42? This guy! And there are so many amazing people! It’s at the end of September so mark your calendars and don’t even come to see me because all the other people on that list are amazing. What am I saying? Who can tell. Click on that picture!
Punch In Canada is also a pretty great blog by the man behind Yesterday’s Papers. Look at that picture! America is always trying to get in our pants.
A collection of whaling images in a loop. I found them looking for more examples of the cartoon work of John H. Manning. His is above.
Yesterday’s Papers is a pretty great collection of items from newspapers past. I picked this image to represent it because it is more hilarious than all the others.
oh Brian Blessed, Brian Blessed! From Henry V. Here is a summary of the scene from one of those cliffs notes sites.
two documentaries, first one- the making of Sleeping Beauty (in 5 parts). What a gorgeous film and amazing work of art. Great look at the process!
second film - the making of 101 Dalmatians (in 4 parts). This is the film that came after Sleeping Beauty for Disney studios, and it was totally different. From the very old fashioned to the very modern! It’s pretty interesting to watch after the SB one. I have always loved the character designs and the Searle-inspired look of this film, so good.
The Story of Capital Punishment, from the BBC, in six parts on youtube. Like Foucault’s Discipline and Punish, it begins in the 18th century, a sort of a height in public punishment as a crime deterrent/solution before the gradual birth of the modern prison system (I’m no expert, it just reminded me of that book for.. obvious reasons?). I learned the morbid origin of the phrase, ‘pulling my leg.“ Yikes!
Here’s another fact for you! If you didn’t have Bad Machinery, you wouldn’t have Mystery Solving Teens.
John’s best story yet, but I think every story is his best yet. Bad Machinery by John Allison is the best comic on this internet, in my opinion, which is why I will never stop linking to it. I want this comic to make him a famous millionaire because it is that good.
If you’re unfamiliar, Bad Machinery focuses on the adventures of a group of lively British kids, three boys and three girls, and the art, character development, pacing, humor, and personality is top notch. At the moment this current story is wrapping up and I am super anticipating how it will turn out, so the link I’ve given you here is the start of the story. I want you to catch up and be as into it as I am right now.
My favorite comic, unequivocally.
Christophe Blain’s Hercules has a great look. I don’t think the book is available in English but WHO CARES.
I really like this guy’s fun lecturing style. He’s really funny! Learn about the Iliad!
CalArts students put out some pretty amazing films each year. So much young talent on display, click on that picture for more 2012 student work! People can make wonderful things, can’t they?
I think I’ll just wear my leopard to battle today, no big deal
