Yes — the company that brought you the Frisbee and hula hoop and Slinky also brought you (only one issue) Wham-O Giant Comics.
According to Comic Vine, five issues were promised, but only the first one was ever produced. It was gigantic at 21” by 14” and only cost a quarter.
For full details and — of course — a scan of the comic
Hey, it had a Wally Wood story in it — it could have bee HUGE! I mean — a huge success.
WADE
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Fooey for Perfume! When it’s romance you’re after…look for Listerine! -- from Dec 1947.
We know and love Barnacle Press for it’s treasure trove of vintage newspaper comic strips going back more than a century.
But did you know that they also have vintage advertising cartoons?
Here’s an example from Listerene Toothpaste.
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Ultimate beginners can get a great start at Ultimate-Guitar.Com with a basic introductory lesson.
And it’s free — of course.
WADE
Imagine your average shopper is like a girl you want to ask out. What would you do to engage the ‘girl’ into a conversation with you?
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Jaakko Pallasvuo is a Finnish illustrator creating a buzz in magazine and art-gallery worlds.
I don’t think this is a self-portrait but check out his work on the web and see what your opinion is.
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Artist Jerry DeCaire gives a step-by-step guide to sketching The Hulk!
He says:
“Just a page showing my step-by-step process when drawing the Hulk or any other character. Go to my website for online lessons on how to draw comics at http://www.comicartist.net”
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Muting is an essential part of the guitarists armoury, especially when playing high gain rock and metal styles, as it helps with note separation and clarity.
Lessons @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
If you’re looking for a marketing company then there are several things you need to consider before choosing a company. One of the first questions you need to ask is does the company use direct response marketing techniques? Or does the company talk about building your brand awareness.
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Archaia Entertainment has announced the hiring of Mike Kennedy to their publisher position, where he’ll work on the growing comics company’s production and marketing and report to the company’s CEO. Kennedy has roots in comics and in the videogame industry. The linked-to article at the hobby business news and analysis site ICv2.com suggests that the move is related to the round of investment the company received in March. This makes a certain amount of sense as the announced goals for that money were to build digital and overall branding, which seems like something Kennedy could help them do. Archaia specializes in idiosyncratic adventure series such as Artesia and European imports The Killer and The Secret History, and has spent the last few years building up a market presence through an aggressive comics-to-trade release schedule and something of an across-the-line publication design.
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Do you like your history lessons straight-no-chaser?
How about the fascinating story of comic artist god Jack Kirby fighting Marvel Comics to give him back his original artwork?
Former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter is taken to task in The Comics Journal for his blog posts recounting this historical event.
Gary Groth, TCJ Editor-in-Chief, guides us through the truth, half-truths and BS and gives us some insight into the art of comics, the business of comics and the people who veer in and out of those orbits.
WADE
TAGS: The Comics Journal, Jack Kirby, Marvel Comics, Jim Shooter, Gary Groth, lawsuit, legal action, comic books, artist
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