The legendary comics artist John Severin passed away at his residence in Denver at the age of 90. This brilliant artist has gained worldwide recognition because of his distinctive art. The key element of Severin’s work was his ability to portray illustrative style focusing excellent details with visually appealing cartoons.
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All you comic readers, here is an update for you. This April and May, DSI Comedy Theater set out in order to find the funniest comic in North Carolina during the fourth annualCarolina’s Funniest Competition. Last week, the theater actually found its winner in a stand-up comedy first timer.
After the showcase of their best work for about 15 minutes at the DSI Comedy Theater,Chapel Hill’s Brad Schnurr was declared the winner in the house packed theater. Schnurr won $1000 and a slot in the 2012 North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival. On the second position came Sherlonda Clarke from Raleigh.
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The first issue of Kung Fu Panda proved to be a great stimulator for its fans who thoroughly enjoyed its comic timings. In addition, the timing of the launch was also well appropriate.
Published by Ape Entertainment, this comic book became a hit with everyone, especially with the children. The story was really good and it has multiple adventure plots. And this is the best part of the book, as it was not confined to one continuous plot throughout. The adventures expanded and contracted the world of Po and the Furious Five.
Moreover, the development of the characters and the plot around Kung Fu Panda is also interesting.
Web comics strips are getting popular these days. One of the most interesting fact about the web comics is that they are published without much scrutiny. The web comics has helped people relax by reading these witty and funny strips even during work. Though, the list of such comics is quite long, let us discuss the top 5 of such web comics today.
One of the most liked and read comics in the web is the ‘Garfiled Minus Garfield’ series. Interestingly, this series doesn’t have Garfield, the cat, but has its owner as the main character. Created by Dan Walsh of Ireland, Jon Arbuckle is of a young man who is lonely and talks to his own self while making funny facial expressions.
Most of you would agree that Simpsons’ Comic Book Guy is one of the most correct archetypes that one can find within the world of comic books. The surprising thing so far has been the fact that in spite of being such character, he still does not have a comic book of his own. The Comic Book Guy is a sarcastic and skewed reflection of the comic book lovers.
It is always a case of difference of taste when it comes down to reviewing a book. For me it is the Mad Hatter edition, simply due to Bill Sienkiewicz. Although, Bill doesn’t do the art himself, he is able to leave a mark with this book and is largely successful in giving it his personal touch. Landry Walker’s writing is impressive and these two together offer us quite a bit of entertainment. Keith Giffen’s art is absolutely wonderful and he works well with Bill to create a great Mad Hatter story.
This issue of the Muppet Show is really very exciting and is certain to hook a lot of people. Published by the Boom! Studios the comic book has a very attractive cover which would lure even the irregular ones from giving it a try. Readers would find the characters that were destroyed in the earlier mini-series of Muppet Show making a comeback. Roger Langridge has managed to create a very exciting story with careful portrayal of the characters like Gonzo, Fozzie, Statler and Waldorf.
The story of the debut issue of the S.W.O.R.D. is quite different from what its cover has to suggest. Look at the cover. Don’t you get a feeling that that it would be a very serious super agent comic based in space? Well! Guys! This is actually closer to comic books like “She-Hulk” and “Secret Warriors”. Kieron Gillen has done a fabulous job with the humor of the story which appears to be in sync with the drama of the story. However, the work of the artist Steven Sanders in the issue is far from being satisfactory.
Mr. Stuffins is a tale of conspiracy and suspense, written by Andrew Corsby and Johanna Stokes. It is a story of a talking teddy bear who acquires the skills of the most lethal secret agents and mercenaries of the world by being accidently implanted with a chip. Mr. Stuffin in this issue has the task of protecting Zachary, his owner as well saving himself from the evil forces that are looking to hunt him down.
It’s ages that you last read a comedy comic? Then cheer up now, as the new Archie #596 is finally out in all the leading comic stores. Yes, your favorite comic character, Archie is back with this new comic comedy book.
Published on April 29th, 2009, Archie #596 is needless to say a humor genre comic meant for those who like reading comic humor. A perfect gift for those aged above 10 years, this comic is not to be missed this vacation.
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