La Disputa

Just wanted to share some awesome artwork behind Coraline 3D created by Shannon Tindle. Enjoy!

Coraline’s Other Mother

Mr. Bobinsky

The Scottish Terriers

Giorgio Armani is giving $1 million to nurture art programs in NYC, he announced this at his Armani 5th Avenue store opening.  “Armani Arts Institute” was created to aid art in schools with students coming from low-income families.  Mayor Bloomberg supported this gift and said that students need a well-rounded education- and that includes art.  A kind charitable act or a marketing maneuver in our ongoing market crisis?  Does it matter?

Comic Con is like a better-smelling E train filled with awesome goodies, like comics from all publishing houses, Teddy Scares, successful and aspiring creators, over-priced french fries, and underdressed women.  This is my second year, and I still don’t have the hang of it.  I try to divide my time between panels, shopping for merchandise (almost bought a cosplay hat), and trying to see my friends.  It is a brilliant place to meet people – everyone from Marvel’s next superstar artist to Joss Whedon himself is there.  If you’re a fan of movies or comic books or tv shows or video games or costumes – you owe yourself a trip to the Javitts center on Comic Con day.  Seriously.

As a girl, I like to spend time looking at handbags and purses online.  Of course, if you read any of the previous entries, you might have an idea of what I’m going to jump around about right now.

The Prada Bag.

James Jean, of Fables covers fame (and if you haven’t read this comic series by Bill Willingham- you are missing out.  Fairy tale characters in midst of intrigue, espionage and political scandal is only the beginning) has partnered up with Prada to create the bag that will bring a girly comic lover to her knees.

The Louvre put on a comic book exhibit, calling it Small Design: The Louvre invites Comics.  French comic book artists/auteurs are invited to give a performance about their work of art and three (Nicolas de Crecy, Marc-Antoine Mathieu, and Eric Liberge’s) have already had their turn.  The museum is claiming its attempt to break down stereotypes not only in comic books, but also in a museum such as the Louvre.  It is a very good claim indeed.