Yesterday I visited the Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit at the Smithsonian’s International Gallery in Washington, D.C. If you, like me, were raised on Sesame Street and still have counting songs rattling around in your head, or like my wife were basically born with Muppet fur, you should definitely check this out — it’s only in D.C. through this weekend, but it’s traveling the U.S. for the next few years, so watch for it in your town.
Do you like toys of the resin-figurine variety? Here are two you may like! First, Chris Yates’ SLÜGs, which are hand-cast, hand-painted slug creatures offered in limited edition. Chris designed them, my wife Nikki sculpted and cast them, and Chris has painted them! I think they are super cool.
Right now Scott Kurtz is also offering a Scratch Fury limited-edition resin maquette, which is really neat-looking. They will only exist as a single production run fulfilling pre-orders, so check this one out today!
Brand new shirt:
Available for ordering now!
School’s in! A prime time for you to share wonderful comics with your campus via this handy-dandy Print-N-Post motivational flyer (PDF):
Also: Would your school newspaper like weekly Wondermark comics for free? They’re yours for the asking! As before, the editor (or AN editor) of the paper should email me the following information:
1. Who you are and what school you’re from
2. How many weeks worth of comics’ you’d need (i.e. how long is your term)
3. Name and contact info of a faculty advisor
4. Favorite reptile and why
If you ARE the faculty advisor, you can leave out the third part. And that’s it! I’ll write back and we’ll go from there. All I ask is that the comics be printed with the header and wondermark.com URL intact, and you can have comics in your paper for free.
If you would like this to happen, but are not an editor of your school newspaper, you should politely inform someone who is!
I’m pleased to announce that my film Expendable will be showing this weekend in the Dragon*Con Film Festival! I would love it if someone attending Dragon*Con could give me a report of how the screening goes.
School’s starting, right? Here’s some great comics for you to check out while you wait to make friends! Forming habits early in your academic career is all-important.
Anders Loves Maria: A wonderful story comic by Rene Engström. I love Rene’s sweeping linework! As it’s an ongoing story, I recommend reading the about page before diving in randomly.
The Adventures of Ellie Connelly: A Victorian paranormal adventure by Indigo Kelleigh. If you like Wondermark’s 19th-century aesthetic, definitely check this one out.
Finally, Scott Campbell is one of my favorite artists. He’s got a regular comic strip, but man just try clicking around on his blog and see if you don’t find a hundred things to fall in love with.