Pooch Cafe: All Dogs Naturally Know How to Swim (Book) Paul GilliganReleased: March, 2003 You've already heard mention of Pooch Café in the pages of the Jester. The June issue featured an excellent interview by Lawrence Goldsmith with it's creator, Paul Gilligan and I also featured the strip in my 'Comic Strips wot I like' […]
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Pearls Before Swine: Sgt.Piggy’s Lonely Hearts Club Comic
Sgt. Piggy's Lonely Hearts Club Comic: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury (Book) Stephan PastisReleased: September, 2004 This treasury collection gathers together strips from the first two Pearls Before Swine books, and it's easy to see why despite only being in syndication for a few years, it's gained a large fanbase in the States and around […]
Webcomics
Webcomics: Tools and Techniques for Digital Cartooning (Book) Steven Withrow, John BarberReleased: August, 2005 In my never-ending and rather expensive desire to buy any book with 'comic' in the title, this particular publication caught my eye and gave my wallet a quick kidney punch. For those who don't have the time to be as sad […]
Illustrating Children’s Books
Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication (Book) Martin SalisburyReleased: August, 2004 Just how many books spilling the beans on children's illustration do we need? A quick browse through various online vendors reveals a multitude of publications offering tips, techniques and insights for getting into this particular market – and here's another to add to […]
Fizzers – Famous Scottish Faces Caricatured
Fizzers (Book) Scottish Cartoon Art StudioReleased: April, 2006 'Fizzer' is Scots slang for 'face'. The artists of the Scottish Cartoon Art Studio have drawn thousands of faces since they set up shop in 1999. Now they have gathered together over 100 of their best caricatures of famous names from all walks of Scottish life. Fizzers […]
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: Vol 1,2 and 3
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes: v. 1, 2, 3 (Book) Bill WattersonReleased: September, 2005 Postmen of the world rejoice – another fantastically heavy cartoon collection has arrived to aggravate your back problems! Weighing in at a hernia inducing 23 pounds, The Compete Calvin and Hobbes does exactly what it says on the tinÖ erÖ cover; […]
