Tag Archives: Gerry Giovinco

Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic: It’s a Folding and Stapling Party!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week I covered the digital side of producing our Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic. I told you about the layout and printing process of our little book so we wouldn’t arrive empty-handed when we went to the Philadelphia Alternative Comic … Continue reading →

Posted in Monkey & Bird, Technique | Tagged bone folder, Bostitch #615, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, digital illustration, fold, Gerry Giovinco, handmade, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, layout, mini-comic, Monkey & Bird, Pandora, Photoshop, production, Roku, staples, Swingline, Tina Garceau | 1 Comment

Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic! It’s Mini-Comic Madness!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Part I Bill Cucinotta told us about the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention a while back, and Tina, Bill and I all planned on attending to see what the other kids are up to as Tina put it in her entry … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Monkey & Bird, Technique | Tagged Bill Cucinotta, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, color laser printer, comic, comics, digital illustration, Gerry Giovinco, handmade, how-to, humor, Illustration, imposition, InDesign, Joe Williams, mini-comic, Monkey & Bird, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention, printing, Ricoh C-900, Tina Garceau, Willceau | 3 Comments

Give Them the Ooh La La!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Buxom Parisians pursued through the savage jungle? A fearful flight through the impenetrable night? What gives? Has the romance comic suddenly turned into a Halloween Horror Show? Find out as the ALL NEW CHAPTER of Monkey & Bird continues at … Continue reading →

Posted in Monkey & Bird | Tagged Bill Cucinotta, buxom, Cartoon, cartoons, cheesecake, CO2 Comics, comics, Comics Interview, digital illustration, French, Gerry Giovinco, headlights, humor, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Photoshop, Tina Garceau, Willceau | Comments Off

Mood Indigo

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Back when I was in art school hanging with the DUCKWORK crowd who would eventually morph into the Comico crowd, we would compare notes about art supplies and techniques. Back then, some of the guys were real excited about using … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird | Tagged analog, Bill Cucinotta, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comics, digital illustration, Gerry Giovinco, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, monster, Sketch, sketchbook | 2 Comments

Swamp Things

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Before you read this entry, head over to CO2 Comics’ Blog NOW and read Gerry Giovinco’s history of DUCKWORK. He fills in some of the enormous gaps left by my own meager history of PCA’s semi-official student paper. His entry … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia | Tagged 1980s, 8mm, Bill Cucinotta, CO2 Comics, comics, DUCKWORK, Gerry Giovinco, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Matt Wagner, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, Plague Productions | Comments Off

DUCKWORK’s Swan Song: The Party’s Over

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Joe_Williams

It was 1982. Issue No. 6 was the last issue of DUCKWORK. I am not sure of the reasons why, and I’m hoping that Gerry Giovinco does his history of the paper because he was directly involved with the nuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged 1982, Bill Cucinotta, cartoons, CO2 Comics, Comico, comics, DUCKWORK, Gerry Giovinco, Gomer Pyle, humor, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, sketchbook | Comments Off

Down In Space It’s Always 1982

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Joe_Williams

1982 and the my second semester arrived at PCA after a lengthy winter break. The second semester wasn’t as bad as the first. It was still the Foundation program that all freshmen had to go through, but it wasn’t as … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged 1980s, Andrew Maltz, Anna Miyaji, Bill Cucinotta, Cartoon, cartoons, DUCKWORK, EC Comics, Gerry Giovinco, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, John Rondeau, maasacre, Matt Wagner, Nickie Boston, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, Tina Garceau, William Bryan | 4 Comments

No, You’re Out of Order!

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Joe_Williams

After I started posting my experiences with DUCKWORK, I had found this issue from April of 1981 stuck inside the pages of a later issue. This is the second issue of DUCKWORK.

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged Bill Cucinotta, CO2 Comics, comics, Evan Nurse, Gerry Giovinco, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art | Comments Off

Naked Lady Falling Down The Stairs

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Joe_Williams

DUCKWORK No. 5 came out in November of 1981, and I think this was the last issue of the year. Mid-terms were coming up and everybody was going to be way too busy to squeeze out another issue before winter … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged 1980s, Bill Cucinotta, cartoons, DUCKWORK, Gerry Giovinco, humor, Matt Wagner, PCA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art | 9 Comments

Does Head Cheese Taste The Same Coming Up?

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Joe_Williams

DUCKWORK No. 4 – October 1981 If I hadn’t done so earlier, this was the issue that convinced me to venture up to the 13th Floor and drop in on the DUCKWORK offices. Gerry’s cartoon of a vomiting duck placed … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged 1980s, Bill Cucinotta, Book of Love, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comics, Gerry Giovinco, Head Cheese, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Kyle Skrinak, Matt Wagner, PCA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art | 7 Comments

EIGHTIES – We’re Living in the Eighties!

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Having read Gerry Giovinco’s fascinating posts about the origin and early days of Comico, I started to wonder when it was that I first hooked up with Gerry, Bill Cucinotta and the rest of the gang who were on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged 1980s, art school, Bill Cucinotta, CO2 Comics, Comico, DUCKWORK, Gerry Giovinco, humor, Joe Williams, Matt Wagner, PCA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art | Comments Off

Happy Birthday, Captain Visual!

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Last night we had the pleasure of celebrating author, artist, publisher and balloon sculptor extraordinaire Gerry Giovinco’s birthday! This was the big one – 5-Ooooh! It was also a reunion of sorts in that I got to see people I … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, News | Tagged balloons, Bill Cucinotta, birthday, Captain Visual, CO2 Comics, crown, Drawer Cards, Gerry Giovinco, humor, Tina Garceau | Comments Off

Old Sketch from Monkey & Bird

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Joe_Williams

When I first cooked up Monkey & Bird, Tina and I thought it would be great as a daily comic strip so we looked at comic strips and did research on syndicates which was all fine and good. I jotted … Continue reading →

Posted in Monkey & Bird | Tagged Bill Cucinotta, CO2 Comics, Gerry Giovinco, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Tina Garceau | Comments Off

CO2 Comics

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Joe_Williams

The guys at CO2 Comics have a couple of my efforts in sequential art a.k.a. FUNNIES up at their fabulous web comic site. Right now you can read There’s No Escape From a Deadline, my comic used for marketing printers … Continue reading →