Tag Archives: Cartooning

Alan’s War.

Posted on April 17, 2016 by thompsondavid

By Emmanuel Guibert. Roaring Books Press. English edition 2008. New York.   The quality of the illustrations first caught my attention when I scanned the graphic novel shelves in our local library branch. I anticipated that a war biography might … Continue reading →

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From the Internet – Tom Gauld’s notebook Flickr pages

Posted on September 9, 2015 by thompsondavid

Cartoonist Tom Gauld’s Flickr Site. Quirky, brilliant, over the top sketch book imaginings, sections of illustrated books, postcards and more . . .  visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomgauld/albums Also Tom’s web site is at: http://www.tomgauld.com/index.php

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Syllabus; Notes from an Accidental Professor.

Posted on August 29, 2015 by thompsondavid

by Lynda Barry. Drawn and Quarterly. 2014. 200 pp. illustrated. Read this book for the engrossing wild-ride – an illustration style – heavily/heavenly laden with cartoons, hand-written text, constantly varying page formatting and border designs,decoupage, watercolour sketches and exciting typographic ideas. it … Continue reading →

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