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It Came From The Sketchbook – The Little Black Book

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Joe_Williams

A few weeks ago I decided to give the What I Like About Comics category a rest and blow the dust off of the It Came From The Sketchbook category shaking loose some of the drawings from sketchbooks I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Killing the Sketchbook from Hell

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Joe_Williams

A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!

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Friday Five – Number Five

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Tina

The fifth in a series – creating a collage using five elements.

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Be Good Looking for a Dollar! (Plus Shipping)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Back before the term body dysmorphic disorder was coined, it was perfectly all right to obsess over every imperfection in one’s countenance brought about by the chaos of puberty and the resultant heartbreak of acne. Paragon-like beauty could be had … Continue reading →

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The First Computer I Owned

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a follow-up to I was a PC Before I Was a Mac which I wrote back in May. It was about the first computer I bought which was a PC and not a Mac. I had used a … Continue reading →

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Trash or Treasure?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s trash day in the neighborhood, and something I found in a neighbor’s pile of refuse has prompted me to create this new category: Trash or Treasure.

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Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Tina

My First Comic Convention On Sunday, Joe and I braved a torrential downpour to attend The Philadelphia Alternative Comic Con at the Rotunda in West Philly. Joe is a veteran of a number of comic related events, but this was … Continue reading →

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Raining on Raine’s Parade

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week, I rushed to the defense of Raine Szramski and her time proven choice to use traditional methods in the creation of her art. She had received some unsolicited advice that she should cast aside all of the ancient … Continue reading →

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Raine! Raine! Don’t Go Away! or Pigments Versus Pixels

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Recently, incredible illustrator and friend of Willceau Illo, Raine Szramski received some unsolicited advice about her art and her technique. She wrote about it on Facebook: I just had someone ask me why I’m bothering to paint my comic by … Continue reading →

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Taking the Plunge!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Michael Flanakin is doing something insane for a good cause this weekend. Mr Flanakin will be participating in Tim’s Rivershore Polar Plunge 2011 for the VA Special Olympics. Michael Flanakin found the image to the left and chased me down … Continue reading →

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