Okay, we all know that John Lasseter is the founder and director of Pixar. He’s been instrumental in making computer animation what it is today. This short film shows what day-to-day living and working is like for John, now that Pixar is a household name. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5HN3-l_f-U&feature=player_embedded] I’ve had in-depth discussions with several people this week…
Aftershock is a global response to the disasters of March 2011 in northeast Japan. Over 30 contributors from around the world have donated their artwork and stories to this compilation. The project has two purposes, the first of which is to act as an open letter of support and concern to the people of Japan.…
Tonight I am presenting How I Made My Graphic Novel at the Orem Public Library, from 7-8pm. The event is free and open to the public. I’ll be taking the audience through a step-by-step process of how I made my book, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale—everything from the initial idea, to developing the story, making…
I recently read the newest addition to Top Shelf’s catalogue, Lucille, by Ludovic Debeurme, translated from the original French version. This is what the publisher has to say about it: “This rich and intimate story follows two teenagers, Lucille and Arthur, as they struggle with the complex legacies inherited from their families: legacies of illness…
Lucy Knisley has made what is easily my favorite series of images of the year in her pictorial summary of Harry Potter in 8 parts. Each picture summarizes a book, with the last book being split into two pictures. While each picture has, no doubt, taken Lucy hours and hours to make, she’s unable to…
Bragging time. My buddy Mitch Parker makes amazing pictures. Hilarious pictures. Goofy pictures. And I KNOW him. Yep. Mitch has his very own picture blog, where you can browse more cool pictures like these. If you don’t check it out, bad fortune will be yours.
For the last few months I’ve been writing the rough draft of a novel I’m calling All Got to Climb Some Mountain, about a preacher in the deep South at the turn of the 20th century. I’ve never written a novel before, and the longest thing I’ve written before this is a story I started…
Cartoonist Bill Alger is developing a new graphic novel for kids called Homeboy, and has started a blog to record his process and ideas over the next year. “Homeboy is a kid who runs away from home, then wakes up the next morning to discover that a tiny version of his family’s home has become…
A. He tells all here. Dustin is the mushy brains behind Diary Comics and Memoir Comics and has been getting a lot of attention in the comics world over the last several months. His scratchy line drawings and funny stories and easy to get into, but hard to get out of. In an effort to…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcuG-CJ2Zc8] “Ever want to learn how to bind a zine, pamphlet or booklet with a needle and thread? Watch this video to learn three different methods for creating attractive and functional bindings.” Thanks, Salt Lake City Library!