http://www.raggedclaws.com/home "This day's experience, set in order, none of it left ragged or lying about, all of it gathered in like treasure and finished with, set aside." --Alice Munroe, "What is Remembered" Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:29:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Click each image in this post to view a larger, readable version.) "Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work!!": Ivan Brunetti's "22 Panels That Always Work* (*Sometimes)": "Cheese's 22 Panels That Never Work!!": And... Jon Morris's "16 Panels That I Don't Think Work All That Well (But Which People Keep Using Over and Over) (Also, ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/08/10/look-here-22-panels-that/ "It's a way of coping with the world. You know, in the same way that somebody copes with it by being a stamp collector or a sports addict or a titan of industry or an alcoholic or something. My way of coping with the horrors of existence is to put ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/08/10/woody-allen-on-work/ Here's a classic art instruction book by George B. Bridgeman (1864-1943), first published in May 1920 and now in the public domain (see Wikipedia: "According to s. 6 of the [Canadian Copyright] Act the copyright of a work lasts the life of the author plus 50 years from the end ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/08/10/download-here-constructive-anatomy-by-george-b-bridgeman/ Courtesy of Tor.com, an original graphic story by a talented young artist, Ms. Wesley Allsbrook: I had exactly same feeling reading this piece as I had when I first read Jillian Tamaki's City of Champions mini-comic and the shorter "comic book" edition of Skim a few years ago, i.e., this is ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/08/05/look-here-the-leviathan-by-wesley-allsbrook/ Self-Portrait with Saxophone is not only my favourite of Max Beckmann's many self-portraits but also one of my favourite self-portrait paintings of all time. Beckmann's painting technique, which in his later works can sometimes be a bit messy and offhanded, is beautifully controlled and economical here. The quilted (silk?) robe, ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/08/03/look-here-max-beckmanns-self-portrait-with-saxophone/ http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/07/25/go-read-dont-cry-for-me-im-already-dead-by-rebecca-sugar/ As of 12 July 2008, my wife and I are the proud owners of the following artwork by cartoonist George Woodbridge: George Woodbridge (1930-2004) joined Mad Magazine's "usual gang of idiots" in 1957 and had work in nearly every issue thereafter. He also worked at Marvel during the 1950s on titles ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/07/13/ebay-win-mt-arrarat-flood-victims-by-george-woodbridge/ From Kookie #1, posted in its entirety by Chance Fiveash at his site, Last of the Spinner Rack Junkies. http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/06/23/look-here-kookie/ "The Blood Money of Galloping Chad Burgess," The Unseen #5 (June 1952) . "Murder Mansion," Adventures into Darkness #5 (August 1952). "Alice in Terrorland," Lost Worlds #5 (October 1952), as reprinted/recoloured in Seduction of the Innocent #1. "The Phantom Ship," Out of the Shadows #6 (October 1952). "Joe Yank: Black Market Mary," Joe Yank ... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/06/23/look-here-comics-stories-with-art-by-alex-toth/ Today, ICv2 is reporting that the venerable alt-comics publisher Fantagraphics has acquired the rights to reprint two classic adventure strips: Hal Foster's Prince Valiant (which Fantagraphics held the rights to not so long ago) and Roy Crane's Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Click here for details... http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2008/06/05/back-in-print-prince-valiant-and-wash-tubbs-captain-easy/