May 31 2010

Pocket cinema: Moebius Redux – A Life in Pictures

Hasko Baumann‘s film ‘Moebius Redux – A Life in Pictures’ from 2007 is a documentary on Jean Giraud aka Moebius, the cult comic book author and one of the most influential illustrators… Enjoy Moebius!

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Jan 8 2010

Interview with Ivana Armanini: Playing with alternative comix, seriously…

We can only pray that this ain’t gonna be brutal, my friendz… oooh, my bloggin’ companioz… we have here the main Capo of Komikaze collective… I..i…i…i…i…ivana A…a…a…a…a…armanini…

ivana_armanini_1.jpg Photo: Ivana Armanini
Illustration excerpt from Adventures of Gloria Scott (2005)

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Nov 18 2009

Interview with Danijel Zezelj: Equilibring black and white

His characters are nameless, yet each of us… dancer… boxer… prisoner… trumpeter… dreamer… runner…. juggler… invisible painter…

vite_cover_finale.jpgVita Precarie by Danijel Zezelj taken from Globalproject

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Aug 6 2009

Interview with Bill Plympton: People are obsessed with their bodies

During the Animafest, back in June, I have visited master class by cartoonist Bill Plympton where he was talking about his approach to cartoons and showed us some of his latest films. Afterward, we sat and talked a little bit on his carrier, influences and animation…

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Aug 5 2009

Pocket cinema: The Confessions of Robert Crumb

Robert Crumb… Comic book author guilty on all charges for creating and spreading underground comics… I don’t think I’d ever read any of his comics that hasn’t made me laugh out loud… take the best of independent America + influences of all women Crumb tried to get laid + a bunch of his obsessions = brilliant and hilarious world of Robert Crumb…

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