Category: Comic books

by M.Bijman March 21, 2018

The perks and perils of reanimating oldies but goodies

After a 25-year absence, comic book artist Berkeley (“Berke”) Breathed restarted his famous and much-loved comic strip, Bloom County on Facebook,Continue Reading

The header for this and other posts contain images from both original and fan fiction/sequels by other authors. In this case, Tintin and Snowy (left) come from Rodier’s version, the Little Prince (adapted, centre) comes from the original by De Saint-Exupéry, and the Young Prince (right) comes from A.G. Roemmers’ version. All three images have been used under the terms of “fair use”: “In its most general sense, a fair use is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and ‘transformative’ purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work.” (Rich Stim, Stanford University Libraries). The main image, of Paris, France, is by M.F. O’Brien, used with permission.

by M.Bijman January 30, 2017

Backstories Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Published books

The Unfinished “Tintin” – The tricky business of fan fiction versus copyright, Part 3 of 4

On the subject of fan fiction versus copyright rules, I am discussing examples of three cases of what seems toContinue Reading

by M.Bijman January 13, 2017

Comic books Video

Printed books are not only for old fogeys like me

Comic artist and illustrator Lucas Levitan’s particular talent is to superimpose his bulbous-nosed cartoon figures onto actual photos he has found, mostlyContinue Reading

by M.Bijman April 23, 2014

Comic books Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of lyrics Review of classical fiction

Happy birthday William Shakespeare – 450 years on

It’s the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare, who is traditionally believed to have been born today, 23Continue Reading

‘The Fatal Conscience’: Julia de Burgos, Puerto Rico’s Greatest Poet April 26, 2018
Julia de Burgos’s life spanned Puerto Rico’s full entrenchment as a colony of the United States, while her public life as the island’s most celebrated and acclaimed poet took place against the backdrop of the twentieth-century’s global conflict between fascism and democracy. The problems Puerto Ricans face today, as their impoverished island fights for survi […]
Molly Crabapple

10 Women of Title Design – Part Four March 8, 2018
In 2015, we published our first feature article in celebration of International Women’s Day entitled 10 Women of Title Design. We have returned each year since with a new group of 10 women in the title design industry to celebrate. This year, we are ecstatic to present another 10!Here at Art of the Title, our mission is to champion the great work of title de […]
Star Trek: Discovery (2017) January 30, 2018
“We come in peace, that's why we're here. Isn't that the whole idea of Starfleet?” — Michael Burnham How do you boldly go where many have gone before?After six television series, thirteen feature films, and countless other pieces of media, Star Trek’s fabled final frontier is now well-trodden ground. For Star Trek: Discovery, the seventh TV se […]