You can find out more about him on his website at https://www.phillipkennedyjohnson.com/
Monday, November 02, 2020
Rafer Roberts ends Plastic Farm his long-running minicomic
Reprinted from Rafer's Patreon page with his permission -
PLASTIC FARM NEWS???
Rafer Roberts
I started drawing Plastic Farm nearly twenty-two years ago when I was fresh out of college. I wrote nearly 800 pages (and drew about 600 of them myself) over the course of 15 years, reaching the mid-point in the narrative in 2016.
It became apparent about two or three years ago that I was not going to be able to finish Plastic Farm as planned. The story itself had a lot of autobiographical elements, mostly from a time in my life that has become harder and harder to romanticize as I get older, and continuing the story as written has done nothing for my mental health.
Not to mention, there's like a thousand more pages to draw. I am 44-years-old. I top out at about 30 pages a year, tops. I have lost thousands of dollars self-publishing this comic, and have had to declare bankruptcy because of it. The herculean amount of effort required to finish Plastic Farm as conceived, and my near-absolute lack of desire to draw any of it, has led me to this.
A ten-page finale. A big blowout that'll give some closure to long-suffering Plastic Farm readers, while acting as a strange stand-alone tale for general readers. Like every other chapter of Plastic Farm, this one will make as much sense to new readers and old readers alike…which is to say, almost none. But it will be FUN.
Thanks to everyone for your support over the years. I know that this probably isn't the news everyone was hoping for, but I promise that I will be the best weird finale that it can be. For the first time in YEARS, I am excited to draw Chester, The Thixotrope, The Reverend, and all the other weirdos again.
Pledge now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/514327241/corridor-magazine-spring-2021/posts/3005359
Al Goodwyn joins GoComics
D.D. beat me to the story, after Al's website posted a note last week, but he was graceful enough to link to my site as well.
GoComics Adds Al Goodwyn Editorial Cartoons
Sunday, November 01, 2020
Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley
Recent Cartoon (click on Image for larger view)
"Geriatric Park"
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2 interviews by Troy-Jeffrey Allen
'Power Rangers' Interview: Love in the Time of Collins...
Interview by Troy-Jeffrey Allen
Oct 27, 2020
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Friday, October 30, 2020
Awesome Con cancelled for 2020
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Betancourt talks TMNT
A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator has a long-lost story to tell. And it gets pretty dark.
Alyssa Rosenberg talks Charlie Brown's Halloween disappearance
Fans Will Have to Look Harder to Find Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin This Year
Tanzina Vega and Alyssa Rosenberg
The Charlie Brown balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in New York, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012.
( AP Photo/Charles Sykes )
( AP Photo/Charles Sykes )
For the first time since it's debut in 1966, Charles Schulz's Peanuts gang Halloween special, "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," will not air on network TV, rather on Apple's streaming service, APPLE TV Plus.
The tech company bought the rights to the Peanuts in 2018 and now controls all of Charlie Brown and Snoopy's content. "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is currently only accessible for paid subscribers, but Apple has announced that the special will be available to watch for free October 30th and November 1st.
Despite this, Peanut fans are angry the classic show will not be more accessible. A petition on Change.org, calling for Apple to air the special on network TV, has already reached over 170,000 signatures. And as more streaming services gain control over beloved content, many worry the stratification of our collective culture and who has access to it will continue to widen.
Alyssa Rosenberg, an opinion columnist covering culture at The Washington Post. Alyssa, joined The Takeaway to discuss what this could mean for the future of media.
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Thursday, October 29, 2020
Editorial Cartoon by Steve Artley
Recent Cartoon (click on Image for larger view)
"Remember Remember 4 November"
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BIG PLANET COMICS BETHESDA HAS MOVED!
Kevin Panetta's Archie and Katy Keene run collected
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Guston exhibit gets yet another opening date
After Backlash, Philip Guston Retrospective to Open in 2022
By Julia Jacobs
A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 29, 2020, Section C, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: After a Backlash, a Philip Guston Retrospective Will Open in 2022.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/arts/design/philip-guston-retrospective-date.html
The Lily's latest comic
Comics // Perspective
9 reasons why I would have been accused of witchcraft in 15th-century Europe
Many of you reading this probably would have been, too
By Gemma Correll
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
John Gallagher live in 10 minutes!
October 28, 2020 2:00 PM (EDT)
P&P Live! John Gallagher | CAT CRUSADER
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020 2:00 PM (EDT)
Join us for a discussion with John Gallagher about the first book in his new series MAX MEOW: CAT CRUSADER.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Library of Congress buys Nina Allender's cartoons
Women's history shrine donates trove of artifacts to Library of Congress and National Park Service [in print as New home for women's history]
Washington Post Oct. 26, 2020 p. B1, 4
"The library also purchased the party's set of 167 political cartoons by women's rights artist Nina E. Allender. A spokesman declined to reveal the price. The cartoons arrived in July."
Hatfield on Ha
Charles Hatfield reviews Robin Ha's Almost American Girl today at his KinderComics blog.
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