Ed Howard's Blog (4)

EMBERLEY GALAXY Various artists, edited by Joe Kuth Red Panda Comics Ed Emberley is a children’s book illustrator who is best-known for his clever “how-to-draw” books, which teach kids how to design and draw all sorts of things using simple shapes and an additive, one-by-one approach. Emberley Galaxy… Continue

GREAT DEEDS AGAINST THE DEAD #1 Rob Jackson www.robjacksoncomics.com The main problem with faux-naïve art is that one is never quite sure just how “faux” it all is, or what the purpose is behind intentionally creating something that looks like it was tossed off by a mildly talented third-grader. That’s certainly t… Continue

FOLK #4 Tyler Stafford www.tylerstafford.com This fourth issue of Tyler Stafford’s self-published series announces inside the front cover that, due to computer issues, this issue has been printed at a much larger size than previous installments, on standard 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Without having seen the first three issues of Folk, I ca… Continue

Ghost Comics is an anthology edited by cartoonist Ed Choy Moorman, with the proceeds benefiting Minnesota drug rehab/family services agency RS Eden. It’s also a themed anthology, as its title suggests, with each contributor tackling the subject of ghosts. It’s a very rich and interesting anthology, too: Moorman has assembled a great variety of contributors, encompassing both big name… Continue