“I believe passionately in libraries and have been horrified by the prospect of closures throughout the system as part of local government cuts. I tried to make a useful comic to help…” – John Alison
Continue readingGotham City Library. From “The Penguin’s Apprentice!” by Don Cameron, Jack Burnley, and Jerry Robinson (Batman #27, 1945).“It takes all of the Batman’s fistic artfulness…” to get “The Penguins’s Apprentice!” via Books in the Comic Books
Continue readingIt was almost 60 years ago that the first 3-D comic book was published. Three Dimension Comics starring Mighty Mouse hit the stands in September of 1953. Here a few other covers from the period: h/t and more at Tenth Letter of the Alphabet: Comics: 3-D Comics
Continue readingAbove is the latest literary home run from cartoonist Grant Snider over at INCIDENTAL COMICSHere are a couple of other biblio-gems from Snider that have previously appeared on Book Patrol: Ban this Book. October, 2012 “Confessions of a Book Fiend,” 2010 Each is available as a poster
Continue readingA reader’s Terms of Engagement! “Reading is dangerous! Know the signs!SketchEmily is a very lazy “comic strip” that happens sometimes.The whole point of SketchEmily is that she is drawn only the most roughest of sketches. In fact, the sloppier the better.” – Reenin h/t A Writer’s Desk
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