Brandon Graham's Blog, page 268

I've been thinking about the stuff you say about hip hop and rap having a strong love for comics but comics not returning the love but what exactly is that love that hip hop for the medium? I'm still in shallow depths with hip hop so I'm probably coming of

Oh yeah from here. I was thinking of Hip Hop as a whole,past just rap, with Vaughn Bode’s huge influence on graffiti. Maybe stuff like comic artists doing classic rap covers for albums like Liquid Swords or The Sienkiewicz, Rza stuff.

but yeah, superheroes are certainly get mentioned a lot, which these days might even be less about the medium of comics and more just an overall pop culture thing. 

Can you read ひらがな

いいえ

Have you ever read anything by Haruki Murakami?

Oh yeah, I’ve read everything by him I can get my filthy paws on.

Hard boiled wonderland and the end of the world, might be my favorite book ever.

If you ever got knuckle tattoos what would they spell? ~~

S N U G         L Y F E 

For Xmas me and Marian drew this Lemon battle and then mailed it...

For Xmas me and Marian drew this Lemon battle and then mailed it off and had it made into a puzzle for Marian’s sister. 

vintagemanga:HOJO Tsukasa (北条司 ), City Hunter / シティーハンター

vintagemanga:

HOJO Tsukasa (北条司 ), City Hunter / シティーハンター

glitteringgoldie:Osamu Tezuka and Carl Barks were long-time...

glitteringgoldie:

Osamu Tezuka and Carl Barks were long-time friends. They began correspondance in the early 1940’s, giving Tezuka the inspiration to create his 1949 manga, Metropolis. Tezuka idolized Barks, his art style directly imitating his and Walt Disney’s.

Barks and Tezuka continued to be friends, exchanging letters, post cards, and ideas for comics until Tezuka died in 1989.

Marian drew the Dragon age dudes at the top — the other...

Marian drew the Dragon age dudes at the top — the other stuff is me drawing Marian (and homie Claire) In secret masks, and me playing Zelda, 

Sketchbook stuff from my sketchbook full of sketches.

Sketchbook stuff from my sketchbook full of sketches. 

inkstuds:Brandon and I really wanted to talk to Tom...

inkstuds:

Brandon and I really wanted to talk to Tom Spurgeon while we are all at SPX, unfortunately a long and chatty breakfast got in the way. Now that all of the inkstuds roadtripping is finished, Brandon and I are getting caught up with the interviews we wanted to do, but didn’t get the chance.

Tom’s Comics Reporter site is a high point for current comics journalism. His site is a daily stop for me. Tom recently took on a new opportunity as Festival Director for Cartoon Crossroads Columbus. A comics expo project partnering with the great Billy Ireland Museum.

 I like Tom.