***GOLDENBIRD***

It’s the Modern World, the End of Times, the Decline of the West, the Revolt of the Masses. It’s the 1920’s. It’s going to be Very Silly.

 
 
 
 

Archive for February, 2008

Goldenbird 4 p. 3-4

Am I a working-class hero or what? By Erlik-Khan, I love this comic too much. Falco’s nose is still a challenge to draw, as I lack a live model (or perhaps a dummy head that I could turn around and inspect from various angles?). It got a bit sloppy again, but thanks to Photoshop for [...]

Chéri Hérouard

Today it’s so sunny and annoyingly nice weather than I must celebrate the spring (for spring IS coming yet, I hope) with the awesomely naughty work of Chéri Hérouard, born Chéri-Louis-Marie-Aimé - aw… Words are unnecessary. In some ways I suppose Goldenbird will be a “hommage à ce simple hérault de la frivolité gauloise”, as [...]

Goldenbird 4 begins!

I just can’t stop myself. Do you keep track of the dates?
Chapter 1: June 19th 1920
Chapter 2: The night between the 19th and the 20th
Chapter 3: June 20th
Chapter 4: June 21st

EDIT: I wasn’t happy with the sound effect on page 1.

Silencing Dissent

In honour of Black History Month, a little taste of the language of power that has been used to keep people quiet and obedient for ages.
1896—Plessy vs. Ferguson. The U.S. Supreme Court rules against a 7/8 white man (classified black) who sued Louisiana for being forced to ride in the “colored” coach on a train.
The [...]

Nationella stereotyper, 1926

Ur skämttidningen Garm, Helsingfors 1926/3. Mina favoriter:
“En italienare - en glad gosse. Två italienare - en diskussion. Tre italienare - tre politiska partier.”
“En tysk - en arbetskarl. Två tyskar - ett värdshus. Tre tyskar - ett krig.”
“En rysse - ett mysterium. Två ryssar - en bomb. Tre ryssar - en ruinhög.”
Undrar vem som kom på [...]