Our Gang ships
On May 24, Our Gang shipped to comic shops and bookstores. It is handsomely designed by Jacob Covey and published by Fantagraphics. It reprints in color some of the first comics work by my hero Walt Kelly from the golden age of comics. It is the first of six, and the cover features my first professional attempt at caricature – - it ain’t easy to draw Spanky, let me tell you!
The only way out
Steve is coloring BONE Vol. 5: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border. This image is from the page he worked on yesterday. I really liked it, so here it is
Kana’s Island
This is a comic that arrived in the mail recently, and the cover artwork caught my eye. Written and drawn by Mark Page, Kana’s Island is an Alice in Wonderland type of story that has some beautiful pacing and layout. An unabashed children’s book with some potentially interesting characters. The indicia says 2003, but this is the first I’ve seen it. Here’s Mark’s web page.
Terry interviewed in new TCJ
Eight issues from the end of his magnificent opus Strangers in Paradise, Terry Moore is interviewed in this month’s The Comics Journal. Go read a clip! Then go buy the complete Strangers in Pocket Book format. The single most emotionally involving comic being produced today or at any time in the last ten years. You don’t believe me? Just go read it!
That “Our Gang” project looks like it was a lot of fun. Nice job! Can’t wait to see it.
Comment by Cedric Hohnstadt — May 26, 2006 @ 1:55 pm
I discovered Strangers in Paradise about the same time I discovered Bone, and they turned out to be my favorite comics. Very different, but at the same time very similar, they are really the expression of their authors most strong passion for comics.
Comment by Fábio Moon — May 27, 2006 @ 1:57 pm
jeff!
how cool that you redesigned the site!
very fun!
hope all is well.
great cover for “Our Gang”!”
oh, and i love the picture on the history page of you and vijaya and all the bone characters.
anyway, please call or write when you get a chance. would love to catch up.
take care and all the best,
mike . . .
Comment by mike kunkel — May 30, 2006 @ 8:26 pm
Hey Jeff, I just discovered this morning that you put my book up on your blog. I really take it as a major complement that you would put my stuff up on your site! You’ve trully been an inspiration!
The website looks great, and I appreciate the article on the self the publishing movement. Thanks again Jeff, and I hope we meet up someday.
Take Care,
Mark Page
Comment by Mark Page — June 3, 2006 @ 3:45 pm
[...] The first volume got a number of good reviews in Booklist and Publishers Weekly (both of which you can read at Amazon.com.), as well as in The Onion A.V. Club , IGN , and Comic Book Resources , just to name a few. Click here to see the blog entry I made when Our Gang vol. 1 shipped. [...]
Pingback by B o n e v i l l e » Our Gang 2, Happy Birthday, Walt Kelly — August 25, 2006 @ 7:21 am
hey these r preety good! ur a awsome artist
Comment by holly — November 15, 2006 @ 2:26 pm