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Cloudscape at Anime Evolution 1

Cloudscape will be at their own booth at Anime Evolution this weekend! Come visit us at booth 121, right next to the Art Institute booth. Also get your copy of Exploded View autographed by Camilla d’Errico at tables 117-118. Xeric Award winner Jonathon Dalton will be on hand at table […]


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (or TMNT for short) was a self-published comic book created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in the early 1980s. Combining elements of Marvel’s X-Men and Daredevil, Frank Millar’s Ronin, and Dave Sim’s Cerebus, TMNT is the story of four mutant turtles taught how to be […]


Grizzly Bear Music Video

Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo. An absolutely stunning fan music video for the song “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear. As far as I’m aware, it was all rendered in Maya. How brilliant is that!?


Elfquest

Elfquest is a fantasy comic created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978. It was a significant creation in numerous ways: a self-published comic that got mainstream attention, a prominent comic that didn’t feature superheroes, a comic created by a woman and which was as much directed towards girls as […]


Ephemera Studies

Ephemera Studies is a site that dedicates itself to “the identification, preservation, publicizing, and study of ephemeral publications that provide more-nuanced pictures of American culture and life. Because intended to aid scholars as well as collectors, this site focuses on artifacts preserving obscure information and imagery”. A fantastic resource for […]


Cloudscape Article in the Fabler

Cloudscape has been featured in an article this week on the comics blog at the Fabler. In this article, Cloudscape President Jeff Ellis discusses the creation of our collective, some of our early experiences and tips for starting a comics group. Feel free to check out the article here. The […]


Sunday Comic Workshop at the Wallflower

Hey Gang; It’s almost that time again – we will be meeting this coming Sunday, August 1 at the Wallflower Cafe on Main st from 3-5 pm. Everyone is welcome! Bring your favorite mark-making tools and anything you’d like feedback on. Cheers, Syd


Parka Blogs Artbook Reviews

I’m not sure if everyone’s already aware or not, but Parka Blogs is a fantastic resource for those of you who like to collect artbooks. If you’ve wondered if you should buy an artbook, but have been deceived by nice covers in the past, see if it’s been reviewed on […]