Here are some more flicks from the Grand National Roadster Show over the weekend that our friends Jae and Stephanie Bueno took..
Monday, January 31, 2011
Mike Lynch Things to Buy
Here a few books, calendars and minicomics that showcase my cartoons and are available for purchase now.
Above: the Barnes & Noble Cat Cartoon a Day calendar, edited by Sam Gross, with Feggo's great gag on the cover.
The Barnes & Noble Cat Cartoon a Day and Dog Cartoon a Day calendars, edited by the one and only S. Gross, can be ordered online. I had previously said that they were not. I was wrong.
Above: the Barnes & Noble Dog Cartoon a Day calendar, also edited by Sam Gross, with a terrific Mike Twohy cover cartoon.
I have one or two cartoons in each of these B&N calendars (I forget how many), and the calendars are reduced for clearance at 50% off.
The Trees & Hills Comic Group of VT, NH and Western MA has a new mini-comic. Titled TIME, it showcases area cartoonists' comics on the subject. Colin Tedford is the engine behind this T&H. I enjoy being part of the group's anthologies. I have four gag cartoons TIME.
On sale this month, LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE, a new trade paperback, has lots of cartoons by me and some of my cartoonist pals (Dave Carpenter, John Caldwell, Roy Delgado, Scott Arthur Masear, Dan Reynolds and the one and only Harley Schwadron), plus many stories and quotes from Reader's Digest. It retails for $9.95 and I'm seeing it in mom & pop bookstores a s well as the big chains.
More to come:
Above: the Barnes & Noble Cat Cartoon a Day calendar, edited by Sam Gross, with Feggo's great gag on the cover.
The Barnes & Noble Cat Cartoon a Day and Dog Cartoon a Day calendars, edited by the one and only S. Gross, can be ordered online. I had previously said that they were not. I was wrong.
Above: the Barnes & Noble Dog Cartoon a Day calendar, also edited by Sam Gross, with a terrific Mike Twohy cover cartoon.
I have one or two cartoons in each of these B&N calendars (I forget how many), and the calendars are reduced for clearance at 50% off.
The Trees & Hills Comic Group of VT, NH and Western MA has a new mini-comic. Titled TIME, it showcases area cartoonists' comics on the subject. Colin Tedford is the engine behind this T&H. I enjoy being part of the group's anthologies. I have four gag cartoons TIME.
On sale this month, LAUGHTER REALLY IS THE BEST MEDICINE, a new trade paperback, has lots of cartoons by me and some of my cartoonist pals (Dave Carpenter, John Caldwell, Roy Delgado, Scott Arthur Masear, Dan Reynolds and the one and only Harley Schwadron), plus many stories and quotes from Reader's Digest. It retails for $9.95 and I'm seeing it in mom & pop bookstores a s well as the big chains.
More to come:
- STAY TOONED Magazine has an interview with me in issue #6, due out soon;
- from St. Martin's Press: DRINKING WITH MISS DUTCHIE, a memoir by Ed Breslin, is scheduled for a March 2011 release date - I drew the cover art, as well as the interior endpapers;
- and there will be another surprise soon.
White Mountains, NH, January 29, 2011
My wife and I drove to the White Mountain National Park on Saturday. It's just over an hour from our home. Here are a few photos from the high vantage point of the Pemigewasset Overlook.
The overlook is about in the middle of the the Kancamagus Highway, which runs for about 34 miles from Conway To Lincoln. Photo by Stacy Lynch.
The shelter at the overlook, looking over a trail.
The Pemi overlook shelter.
An alternately cloudy and sunny day, with sudden shifts of cold any time there was cloud cover.
A trail going into the woods. That's a buried picnic table at the lower left.
The setting sun over the pass.
Some of the rain goes to the Atlantic watershed, some to the Pacific and some of it winds up in my basement this spring!
The overlook is about in the middle of the the Kancamagus Highway, which runs for about 34 miles from Conway To Lincoln. Photo by Stacy Lynch.
The shelter at the overlook, looking over a trail.
The Pemi overlook shelter.
An alternately cloudy and sunny day, with sudden shifts of cold any time there was cloud cover.
A trail going into the woods. That's a buried picnic table at the lower left.
The setting sun over the pass.
Some of the rain goes to the Atlantic watershed, some to the Pacific and some of it winds up in my basement this spring!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Shit Ventriloquist Cartoon.
I had the idea for this cartoon really early in the week. Just needed to find time between contributing towards the Vets Maserati with personal plates fund, and taking official ownership of Riley. Lots of Gottle in this week contest. The theme was set as Ventriloquist. Another word I can't believe I can spell without help from the spell checker. It's a Scottish thing.
Friday, January 28, 2011
DAY 1
Its Day 1 of the Grand National Roadster Show... This is just a preview of what you have to look forward to if you are coming out this weekend.
Jesus' Corporate Job Interview by Mike Lynch
Jesus goes for a job interview. It does not go well. Click below to supersize.
Below is the rough, from my sketchbook.
The final version is very close to the rough, with the exception of the last panel. I thought that the devil does not need to offer a suitcase full of money. the devil will be attractive on his own merits.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Jack Cole's BOY'S LIFE Gag Cartoons
I didn't know that Jack Cole did gag cartoons in the 1930s for BOY'S LIFE. Blogger Paul Tumey at Cole's Comics gives us some history and samples.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
James Kochalka: Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont
Photo of James Kochalka nicked from Wired.
Congratulations to James Kochalka, the new (and first ever) Cartoonist Laureate of the state of Vermont.
Above from Mr. Kochalka's site American Elf.Via James Armitage of Digital Spy:
Best known as the creator of American Elf, the artist and writer has also produced various Top Shelf works including SuperF**kers, Johnny Boo and Dragon Puncher.
Kochalka is a faculty member of the Center for Cartoon Studies and runs an annual school cartoonist workshop in his home town of Burlington.
"By establishing the nation's first cartoonist laureate, Vermont adds an illustrious (pun intended) honour to its long lists of state 'firsts'," said Vermont Arts Council executive director Alex Aldrich.
"In recognising the literary and artistic merit of a medium that has truly come-of-age, Vermont is the first to affirm cartoonists' international impact on social, cultural and political issues. In doing so, it has also become a safe haven, if not a Mecca of sorts, for all who are passionate about the art form."
Kochalka's appointment will be celebrated by a day of events scheduled for early March.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
SHOW OF ALL SHOWS
Its that time of year again and we are getting ready for the show! Get your tickets and come out and support the Kustom Culture..
Disney/Pixar's UP! the 1965 "Pre-make"
What if the movie UP! was made in 1965?
Hat tip to Drawn!
This is just one of a series of "Premakes" by Whoiseyevan.
Related: THE AVENGERS 1952 Premake.
Hat tip to Drawn!
This is just one of a series of "Premakes" by Whoiseyevan.
Related: THE AVENGERS 1952 Premake.
REPLY ALL by Donna A. Lewis
Donna A. Lewis has a new comic strip, "Reply All," launching from the Washington Post Writers Group.
Brigid Alverson at Robot 6 notes:
Ugh.
To his credit, Kurtz apologized with a "I'm sorry if my comments hurt your feelings in any way."
But Donna A. Lewis is not deterred:
Brigid Alverson has the whole story here.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Video: 2006 STAR TREK KFC Commercial
Kirk, Scotty, Uhura, Sulu, Chekov and an unnamed Red Shirt are all here in this live action commercial for Kentucky Fired Chicken. Although it was shown in 2006, this is the first time I've seen it, much less ever heard of it. Let me know if you ever saw it.
Shatner, Doohan, Nichols, Takei and Koenig lend their voices, as we watch other actors who act eerily like them in the 1960s, mouth their words. Although the character of Spock is mentioned, he is not seen. Although Doohan died in 2005, it sure sounds like his voice -- and he could have done the recording before he passed away. DeForest Kelley had died in 1999, so Dr. McCoy is absent. Perhaps there was an agreement to not to try to get someone to mimic him.
The KFC commercial is shot old school style: with lighting and some minor prosthetics on the actors playing the Enterprise crew. It's a unique bit of TREK. One can only imagine the greasy bridge controls. Please pass the Federation wet naps!
Big hat tip to Mark Evanier.
Shatner, Doohan, Nichols, Takei and Koenig lend their voices, as we watch other actors who act eerily like them in the 1960s, mouth their words. Although the character of Spock is mentioned, he is not seen. Although Doohan died in 2005, it sure sounds like his voice -- and he could have done the recording before he passed away. DeForest Kelley had died in 1999, so Dr. McCoy is absent. Perhaps there was an agreement to not to try to get someone to mimic him.
The KFC commercial is shot old school style: with lighting and some minor prosthetics on the actors playing the Enterprise crew. It's a unique bit of TREK. One can only imagine the greasy bridge controls. Please pass the Federation wet naps!
Big hat tip to Mark Evanier.
REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
Check out this sleeve on a client who came in and wanted to add to the portrait he already had.