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December 8, 2009
We just found out that there will be some upcoming PBS airings of The Cartoonist. Tonight in Philadelphia, the documentary will air at 9pm on channel 35 WYBE.
Sunday, December 13th at 5:00pm on channel 36 MPTV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sunday, December 20th at midnight on channel 29 MPB in Jackson, Mississippi
We had heard that PBS stations might start running the doc sometime next year, but it...
December 2, 2009
A couple nights ago Steve Hamaker and I participated in a Book of the Month Club podcast with the Comic Geek Speak gang. The Book of the Month is the BONE: One Volume Edition.
I had a good time. The guys were funny and irreverent, and clearly they all read the thing and got it. Most of them were reading BONE for the first time, often saying they had avoided it for years because it looked too cartoony; something I've heard a lot over the years. There is also a lot conversation about the col...
November 12, 2009
November 10, 2009
Jeanette Rivard, the Marketing Manager of the Junior Library Guild sent over a letter and certificate, to let Jeff and Charles know that ROSE has been chosen to be a "Junior Library Guild Selection" for Fall 2009.
The Junior Library Guild has a goal of providing extraordinary reading experiences for children. Congratulations Jeff and Charles!
November 1, 2009
Hi everybody! For the month of November, the boneville.com store is having a great sale. You can purchase a SIGNED COPY of the 13th printing of the One Volume Edition of BONE.
The black cover features new cover art and when they're gone, they're gone! So get one for yourself or for a friend this holiday season.
Happy Holidays!
October 27, 2009
Halloween week is upon us! So before I watch Its the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown tonight…
…I thought I'd share some pics of a party that Jeff, Vijaya and I attended last Saturday night. (I'm so gonna be in trouble for this...)
Here are the lovely Condiment couple, Jeff and Vijaya!
Here's Vijaya laughing it up with our friend Tim.
And last, but certainly not least…we received this awesome picture of Fone Bone! This is a homemade costume that a loving mom made for her son for the big day...
October 21, 2009
As excitment swirls around the film version of WhereThe Wild Things Are, MTV explores other misunderstood monsters. Bartleby makes the top of the list as one of the five most misunderstood comic book monsters! You can read all about it here.
October 15, 2009
Just got back from the Retailer Summit in Baltimore on Tuesday where I met and talked with over three hundred comic shop owners and managers from all over North America. Got a lot of great feedback on RASL, which was nice. Above is the art for the cover of #7, which will be in the Diamond catalog for items shipping in Feb. Starting with #7 next year RASL will begin shipping bimonthly. The second collection, RASL 2: The Fire of St. George should drop in April. Amazing color from Steve, huh...
October 9, 2009
Yesterday was fellow Ohioan Harvey Pekar's 70th birthday. As part of a surprise for Harvey, I, along with about 90 other cartoonists, drew Harvey Heads. The portraits were unveiled yesterday on SMITH Magazine's (no relation!) website called The Pekar Project.
Witney Matheson at USA Today's Pop Candy Store covered the event.
So Happy Birthday, Harvey. And thanks; you are a unique and fascinating artist, and comics is a better place because of you.
September 30, 2009
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