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!
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.
I love this video:
…and I’m glad that the accompanying article gives a little backstory. I really like things like this because I know both exactly how it’s done and, because of that, how hard it is to make it look this good. More creative, casual fun with video, please, world and self.
Good news! Zaparil, a dapper soul with language skills, Photoshop, and a lot of spare time, has taken it upon himself to translate Wondermark into Russian. And, so far as I can tell, he’s doing a great job! So in case you need to read Wondermark in Russian, there it is.