1950s Czech abstract animation

Set to Khatchaturian's "Saber Dance" from Gayaneh. As far as I can tell, it's an ad for classical programs on the radio.



(Thanks to Jon Seydl for finding this!)

When are "abstract comics" not abstract comics?

When they're "Abstract Comics Ideas". (See the second session down!)

I suppose it's kind of flattering, really, that people want to jump on the bandwagon even while totally twisting the meaning of the term...

(I'll exclude Scott McCloud from that statement, because clearly he knows what he's talking about. But I'll shake my fists and, looking up at the bird's-eye-view camera, scream in my best Jon Stewart voice: "Kartalopoulooooooooos!!!!")

first tries at abstract comics

Here is probably my first try, from fall 2002--ink and white-out on bristol:



That one's been up on blotcomics for a long time. Here, though, are my first attempts at doing abstract comics digitally by remixing one of my own drawings (an approach that has been with me ever since). These are from late 2003. They were done entirely in Microsoft Paint:





The original drawing that I remixed is a page from my mini, "Yam Seal Land."

Abstract 8a ‘they are coming’

Abstract 8a A wall of text, an experiment I wanted to see what would happen if I tried using text without its usual partner in comics the word ballon. I what I think is interesting is how this changes how we view how text operates in comics, it is the image. If you're keen there is some interesting discussion in the comments.

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