The Cartoonist

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Last Year's Model. Airfix bites the dust. 2:05:16 PM   This & That | |

Moscow Metro. Photos. Via Going Underground. 12:26:50 PM   This & That | |

Do the Ostrich. Lots of ostrich-images. Via Agence eureka. 9:15:25 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Some more of my Fab Schoolbook Illustrations.  12:12:25 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

The Atomic Automobile. The Ford Nucleon. Via linkfilter. 8:07:09 AM   This & That | |

Antique Books. A digital library. 7:55:39 AM   Literature | |

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Jill Greenberg. End Times and Monkey Portraits at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery. Her website. Many thanks to The Sunday Times Magazine for the tip. 5:45:38 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Monday, August 28, 2006

Basil Says. When you're on a Whisky diet, you may well lose up to 3 days. 6:30:54 PM   Basil Says | |

R. Chunn. Paintings and drawings. And more on his blog. 4:38:46 PM   Art & Advertising | |

The Raven. Nice gallery at the new literature blog Der literarische Satanist, set up and maintained by soilworker. Well done! 9:54:50 AM   Literature | |

Saturday, August 26, 2006

A Velvet Underground Cover. The chords are wrong. The lyrics are wrong. This always happens when The Neat cover Waiting for my man. Mind you, this is from 1978. A long time ago, so don't complain. Lead guitar by the late Uli Schmidt, also known as Megick Dick or Natty U. Whackybaccy. The shrill background noise you're hearing is most probably being generated by my old Fender Telecaster. 9:47:47 PM   MP3 | |

Coupons, found in a Box. The backside. 5:36:05 PM   This & That | |

Coupons, found in a Box.  5:27:29 PM   This & That | |

More Anniversaries. 50 years of BRAVO. Also, the world has to cope with 50 years of Slim. Happy Birthday! 4:04:37 PM   This & That | |

Anniversaries. Westdeutscher Rundfunk, zweites Programm. 50 years WDR. And 60 years of North Rhine Westphalia. Ah, those childhood memories... And don't forget September, 17, because that's the 40th birthday of Raumpatrouille. Thanks to Gary for the link. 3:39:18 PM   This & That | |

Basil Says. Certain kinds of mushrooms can make your brain go bonkers. 11:46:21 AM   Basil Says | |

Ha. Giant microbes. Via Buchhändleralltag und Kundenwahnsinn. 11:33:59 AM   This & That | |

Friday, August 25, 2006

Back in the USSR. Fits with the entry below - Soviet ID. Via xq. 10:53:29 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Those Russians Again. What can I say? Thank you, guys! I've never been published in Russia before. And thanks to Konstantin for the link. 10:05:46 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Basil Says. I don't like eating fish. Too many bones. 6:54:53 PM   Basil Says | |

Posters. At the Julia Santen Gallery. Original vintage poster art, like the Picasso below. I want one of those. 6:53:06 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Charles Fréger. Photographs. Via vvork. 7:15:28 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Thursday, August 24, 2006

The Cartoonist Recommends. Murder in Samarkand, by Craig Murray. However, don't try taking this book with you on a plane. Almost related: the 2006 Stupid Security Awards. 8:54:19 PM   Literature | |

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Yesterday, on the Central Line. The lonesome traveller. 9:17:45 PM   London | |

Paintings by Wolf. Wrestlers. By Wolfgang Sangmeister. 7:09:40 AM   Paintings by Wolf | |

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Gabriele Pennacchioli. An Animator/StoryArtist/Designer at Dreamworks. Many thanks to Axel for the link. 7:53:38 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Monday, August 21, 2006

Always keep one eye locked straight to the ground. The other one should point upwards to the sky. That way you won't miss anything. 4:12:11 PM   Basil Says | |

The Advertisement.  1:09:05 PM   Old Ads | |

Little People. A tiny street art project. Many thanks to Axel for the link. 7:45:33 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Duplicates, Rip-Offs, and Inspirations. In the work of Science Fiction artist Johnny Bruck. Interesting thread at the Perry Rhodan Forum with lots of pictures: page 1, page 2, page 3, page 4. 9:17:41 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Saturday, August 19, 2006

In these Hard Times. Thank God we've got the Professional Pilots Rumour Network. 12:14:46 AM   This & That | |

Friday, August 18, 2006

This Advertising Business. It jucks sucks bigtime. Now let me get this straight: Agency.com are desperately trying to win the Subway account. All they can think of is this video, right? Very creative. Well, George Parker already had something to say about this, but Jim Coudal's unsolicited response tops it all. Well done. 10:09:54 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Microsoft Training Videos. With a twist. They're with Ricky Gervais. Via Coudal. They can be found here now. 8:55:39 PM   Cult | |

This is not Graffiti, this is Art. Metrostation Tomberg, Brussels. 8:34:18 PM   This & That | |

Ah. Selec+ 58 is online, the Shanghai Issue [PDF, 36MB]. Photo below by Tony Latham, with whom I had a nice photo shoot last Tuesday. Which was fun. 7:24:46 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Brussels Calling. No idea for how long. 7:23:21 PM   This & That | |

Monday, August 14, 2006

Where the Hell is Matt? Dancing away. 5:13:08 PM   This & That | |

Chimps in Space. Poor blokes. 2:28:37 PM   This & That | |

Always Mind The Gap. A History of the London Tube Maps. Via Plep. 2:22:28 PM   London | |

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Basil Says. Always wear protective clothing. 8:51:33 PM   Basil Says | |

Saturday, August 12, 2006

Knox. He's a painter now, apparently. Anyway, let's have a look back at the really early Knox, and then the same thing more or less today. And always dance to the music, and keep an eye on the Vibrators Website. I'm still looking for the video of 'Baby Blue Eyes Baby'. Anything out there? Or 'The Troops of Tomorrow'? But there's always the other Knox. 6:16:09 PM   Cult, London | |

Basil's Love Tips. Whenever you're bored, just carry on enjoying yourself. This is good for your health. 4:59:18 PM   Basil Says | |

Webcam.  4:18:49 PM   This & That | |

Liebe GGK.  2:14:03 PM   Liebe GGK | |

Record, found in a box. Melody Laughter. The Nothing Song. 2:00:36 PM   Cult | |

George Galloway. He's shrill. He's loud. He's nasty. He's George Galloway. He's also the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow. Whatever you may think about him, grab a drink, calm down, and watch the video. And even if you don't like him or what he says, it's always great to watch one of those Sky interviewers/reporters digging themselves (herself in that case) into a deep hole. 12:02:05 AM   London | |

Friday, August 11, 2006

Basil Says. If you dance the Pogo too often, your bones will shatter. 9:09:43 PM   Basil Says | |

And another one of my Schoolbook Illustrations.  5:48:33 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

Photos tagged with johncale. Explore/Tags/JohnCale. And a nice video can be found here, John Cale & Band with the classic Venus in Furs. The photo below is from jlacpo, btw. Oh: Also interesting is the Duet JohnCale/Sterling Morrison: Waiting for the man. Be warned though, your eyeballs may contract a veneral disease. 9:43:50 AM   Cult | |

Wednesday, August 9, 2006

1400 Comments. Which is not enough. Axel, also known as twoblog, is looking for 2006 reasons to be there. So far he's managed to collect 1406 reasons. I think we can add a few more reasons? Hey? Photo of Chinese soldier by Axel. 9:26:55 PM   Blogs | |

Basil Says. When walking about, make sure your feet actually touch the ground. This will strengthen your thighs indefinitely. 7:45:47 PM   Basil Says | |

Help. Dear readers, especially those in Germany: I'm in the desperate need of at least one Brunnen Sketchbook A5, as pictured below. Apparently they don't do them anymore, which is a major disaster for me, simply because I got addicted to the paper and the books. And they're hardbound, proper books, not those nasty coils. Brunnen Skizzenbücher, A5, #47 655. 80 Blatt Zeichenpapier 100g/m2 Anyone out there who can help? I've googled everywhere, without success. There surely must be still a few around to buy? 3:29:53 PM   My Sketchbooks | |

60's Fashion. A groovy flickr set. Via Agence eureka. 1:26:05 PM   Cult, London | |

The Advertisement. Grundig Gloria 51 GW. 11:28:45 AM   Old Ads | |

Erik Petersen. Denmark, 1940-1945. Photographs. Via Plep. 8:07:26 AM   Art & Advertising | |

Tuesday, August 8, 2006

Yeah, I think I could do that.* It's about time I'll update the 1979 Deutschland pages. Especially the Fanzines section. Hm, I guess I'll start scanning over the weekend, just after I've done another London cartoon. Maybe. Stay tuned. *I always say that when getting a new freelance assignment in advertising. 7:36:58 PM   Cult | |

Basil Says. With Apple's new Time Machine I could rejuvenate myself. 5:09:11 PM   Basil Says | |

Down in the Pits. Mining art. From the Ilkeston Mines Rescue Website (This Site Was Originally Built On An Acorn Computer). 4:24:46 PM   Art & Advertising | |

Red Guides. Ward Lock Illustrated Guide Books. The perfect travel companion. 1:19:59 PM   London | |

What a Coincidence. I could swear I have seen this Tales of Voodoo cover somewhere else before. And there's more. 7:33:54 AM   Cult | |

Monday, August 7, 2006

Basil Says. Just like our planet, Mars is probably divided into different timezones. Imagine the chaos when someone on Mars wants to have a teleconference with people in the US, Europe, and Australia. 8:42:30 PM   Basil Says | |

Travelling Matte. Matte paintings for movies — enormous. Fantastic & Fab. Many thanks to Reimund for the link. 7:42:39 AM   Art & Advertising | |

When Bloggers turn into Tintin. Many thanks to Mr. Bali Hai for the revealing photograph. 7:35:25 AM   This & That | |

Saturday, August 5, 2006

Basil Says. O Tempora. O Mores. 9:38:58 PM   Basil Says | |

Paintings by Wolf. Free Angel. 3:54:49 PM   Paintings by Wolf | |

A Costume Party. Photos. With many thanks to M. Kranz for the link. 3:02:59 PM   This & That | |

Friday, August 4, 2006

Cartoonists travelling to Brussels are a pain. They always come back looking like Tintin. 10:53:56 PM   Basil Says | |

Pictures of a Vanishing World. London in the 1960s, by Terence Nunn. Via Things. 10:50:12 PM   London | |

Work. The things I'm doing when in Brussels. 9:33:10 PM   Art & Advertising, My Sketchbooks | |

Back from Brussels again. Just a tiny part of the wonderful design of Tomberg Metro Station. 9:14:38 PM   This & That | |