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The Ghost Princess of Thriller Bark from "One Piece". Horo Horo Horo!

Comic Bloggin'

I've started a blog, that is attempting to review all of the comics I've read. If you are interested in comics, and want to hear my take on some, or maybe read about some comics you haven't heard about, check it out!

http://readcomicseveryday.blogspot.com/

happy reading!-Eamon

* Zines, Themes, Zines *

With so many themes and ideas to draw, I've decided to collect some ideas specifically in Zine (small book (5.5" X 8.5")) format. With that said these themes don't have any final deadlines yet, I basically want to see how many would contribute to each. If we could have about 20 entries in each, we would have a solid book to put out for limited release. These are the themes:

1. Classic Marvel & DC Comics Characters - Marvel and DC characters as the way they first appeared in comics. Example: Captain America, Iron-man, Spider-man, Wolverine, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonderwoman, Batman, etc...

Art by Eamon Dougherty

2. Golden Age Animated Cartoons - Anything from the 1900's to the 1940's. Some examples are: Mickey Mouse, Bosko, Betty Boop, Koko the clown, Popeye, Gertie the Dinosaur, Little Nemo, Flip the Frog, Willie Whopper, Silly Symphonies, Merrie Melodies, etc...

Art by Craig Parrillo

3. ANIME (Japanese Animation) Characters - Anything from Astro Boy, to Dragon Ball Z, to Death Note.

Art by Eamon Dougherty

4. 80's Animated Cartoon Characters - Any cartoon that you grew up with in the 80's. Examples: Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Camp Candy, Centurions, Dinosaucers, Dino Riders, Thundercats, He-Man, GI Joe, Transformers, etc...


5. Video Game Characters - (1970's to now) Anything goes from Pong, To Mario Bros, to Left 4 Dead.

Art by Craig Parrillo

These zines are obviously very character based, so its a bit limited, but I know some of you will rise to the challenge to draw your own versions of your favorite characters from these different periods and themes.
If interested or have any questions, comment here or e-mail me at:

chogrin@gmail.com

I'd like to have some of these ready for comic shops, blogs, publications, and events of early 2009. Including: Cartoon Brew, Drawn, Cereal Geek Magazine, Baltimore Comic Con 2009, SPX 2009, MoCCa 2009, Otakon 2009, EMG Magazine, and possibly San Diego Comic Con 2009. That is all for now, sorry for the long post!

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Eamon's Sharing Corner

Hello all, I decided it would be cool to share some things of interest with you all. I bought this from the Book Trader in old city, for a whopping 8.95. It is called Japan Inc. , it is a Manga by one Shotaro Ishinomori. He's a fairly legendary Manga-Ka, let's us have a look at him!

Wow! Look at that hair. Of course his man is an influential comics mastermind!






Over here, He is probably best known for Cyborg 009, as well as 009-1, and Android Kikaider. He also did some zelda comics apparently.
The book I bought is about Japanese economics, and has everything you could want in a manga.



An intrepid group of heroes,



Shady white men,


Mustaches,


Explosions,


Strippers,


and Ronald Reagan!


Also included are lots of graphs and tidbits about the japanese economy, which i didnt feel like scanning. (sorry) It is interesting to see a teaching tool in this form, and even more interesting, at least to me, that there is a culture out there that has really embraced the comics form in almost all facets of life. It's a gem of a book, and a fun thing to show people for a few laughs. Hope you liked.
-Eamon