| New York Comic Con! |
[Apr. 23rd, 2008|11:39 pm] |
This past weekend was the New York Comic Con
and Nick Magazine was there with 2 awesome panels and fun-filled gag workshop!
There was also a ton of other Nickelodeon panels and events throughout the weekend as well.
( Photos from the New York Comic Con... ) |
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| We can't get enough cartoons! |
[Apr. 2nd, 2008|05:10 pm] |
The April issue of Nickelodeon Magazine is another Cartoon themed issue!
Check out the cool TOC image by Ellwood Smith (who also did the page corner images).
There's tons of great comics and cartoon trivia and parodies like the return of our Toon Weekly expose:
(cover image by Darwyn Cooke & Jacob Chabot)
Trust me, this is one issue you don't want to miss! |
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| creatures of the night |
[Mar. 25th, 2008|10:47 pm] |
For those of you suffering Avatar Withdrawl Syndrome, in anticipation for the series finale there's a new 2-page comic in the April issue of Nick Magazine. It's written by Katie Matilla with art by Justin Ridge spotlighting the secret adventures of Momo and Appa!
Don't let this happen to you:
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| Put on your 3-D glasses now! |
[Mar. 10th, 2008|01:42 pm] |
The March issue of Nickelodeon Magazine has another all 3-D comic book!
Featuring a cover by: Evan Dorkin!
Comics and gags by: Bill Alger, Corey Barba (YAM!), Scott Roberts (PATTY CAKE),R. Gutierrez (EL TIGRE), R. Sikoryak (THE LOST TREASURE), Rick Nielson & Mark Martin (ROCKET BOY), Jacob Lambert (CONROY THE STUPID COWBOY)
PLUS...
Jen Sorensen coming atcha!
Dan Zettwoch with intense depth!
READ FULL SIZE COMIC... |
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| Super Tuesday! |
[Feb. 5th, 2008|12:27 pm] |
Nick Mag's latest All-Comics Special is on newsstands NOW!!
In it you'll find crazy stuff like our "Chickening Out" feature in which we asked six cartoon creators to make a comic using the famous joke “Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.”
Here's the one by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola
Other cartoonist that play chicken are Klaus Janson, Svetlana Chmakova, Henry Scarpelli, Craig Boldman and William Van Horn! |
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| Attention critics! |
[Jan. 30th, 2008|12:20 pm] |
If you write for a specific comics review site, comics blog or magazine and promise to do a review (positive or negative) for the new All-Comics Special email me at david(dot)roman(at)mtv.com. Include your mailing address and a link to the site you write for (ideally not just your personal livejournal) and I'll mail you a copy.
*the above image from "Jerry the Old Computer" by Scott Cunningham |
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| Best of Comics returns: spread the word! |
[Jan. 29th, 2008|05:57 pm] |
Because you demanded more!
A third volume of The Best of Nickelodeon Magazine ALL-COMICS SPECIAL will be on newsstands February 5th, 2008.
Continuing the tradition of Nick Mag’s previous ALL-COMICS SPECIALS, this latest collection pulls from over 14 years worth of material that will entertain comic fans of all ages.
In it, you’ll discover rarely seen work by groundbreaking comics creators such as Dave Cooper, David Mazzucchelli, Bobby London, Kim Deitch, Michael Kupperman, Craig Thompson, Svetlana Chmakova, Mike Mignola, Klaus Janson, Hellen Jo, Jay Stephens, and many more.
This special issue spotlights cartoonists James Kochalka (American Elf) and Mark Martin (Runaway) who have created two of Nick Mag’s most popular comics: Teen Weeny and Impy & Wormer. They not only reveal their characters’ secret origins but also collaborate to draw the first ever team up!
To show how the same idea can lead to very different comics, we asked six cartoon creators to make a comic using the famous joke “Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.” Are we feather-brained or what?
The ALL-COMICS SPECIAL also includes Ellen Forney’s brilliant tutorial “Draw Your Own Eye-popping, Rip-roaring, Spine-tingling Comics!” which is a great resource and a great read!
So be sure to pick up a copy for yourself and to share with anyone who loves great comics.
( Here’s a complete list of all of the contributors… ) |
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| comics infinity |
[Jan. 24th, 2008|02:08 pm] |
In the February Nick Mag (our special all pranks and cutouts issue) we had some of our regular cartoonists put on their thinking caps to make Mobius comic strips!
( see how it works...behind the cut! )
Within the magazine there are 5 Mobius strips by Graham Annable, Mark Martin, James Kochalka, Jef Czekaj, and Sam Henderson!
Here are three online samples...
Grampa & Julie by Jef Czekaj
Teeny Weeny by Mark Martin
Lawnmower by Graham Annable
Of course when you cut them out of the magazine and actually loop them they are even more fun!
Speaking of fun...How about a Mobius Meme?
If anyone is inspired to create their OWN mobius strips, please post a link to them in this thread!
We'd love to see them! |
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| Shiga and Weing adventure! |
[Dec. 27th, 2007|12:36 pm] |
For our Fantasy Issue, we knew we wanted Jason Shiga
to do something in the great tradition of "choose your own adventure" fantasy stories--the kind that had many of us flipping pages in the 80s. I sketched up an idea of it being text boxes connected by arrows and place on top of a castle.
Jason asked if it could be a hybrid comic/story. We said "Sure!"
( Behind the scenes STEP BY STEP...behind the cut... ) |
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| In the spirit of the holidays... |
[Dec. 20th, 2007|10:32 am] |
Here's a few more unicorn gags!
By Karen Sneider:
And Johnny Ryan:
Check out the Nick Mag fantasy issue for more magic! |
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| unicorn gag |
[Dec. 19th, 2007|05:31 pm] |
By Karen Sneider
From the December Nickelodeon Magazine.
Since it's our "fantasy" themed issue we have a whole page of unicorn gags. |
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| coziest comic cover ever! |
[Nov. 26th, 2007|04:24 pm] |
In the November issue of Nick Mag, the comic cover was sewn by Jenny Ryan of Sew Darn Cute fame. The image was designed by her cartoonist husband, Johnny Ryan!
Check it out:
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| Shout outs |
[Nov. 16th, 2007|02:46 pm] |
We probably shouldn't mention [the competition] but must make special exception for one of our most favorite Nick Mag alumni:
C.H. Greenblatt, has a new TV show called Chowder! I've only seen the first couple of episodes but so far it is really funny and creative and all the good stuff we love about cartoon shows!
It's on tonight. Before Avatar. On some other channel. ;)
C.H. Greeblatt, the creator of the show is a former story guy from Spongebob SquarePants, who also did a bunch of comics for Nick Mag. Pretty much everything he does is hilarious and worth tracking down.
Here's a page from the first Spongebob comic he wrote and drew for us way back when...
And thus began a love affair of expressive cartooning!
Here's another great sample:
More silly:
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| eating season |
[Nov. 15th, 2007|11:41 am] |
A gag by Emily Flake from the November issue of Nickelodeon Magazine |
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| magazine event |
[Nov. 12th, 2007|03:26 pm] |
Nick Mag will be hosting a panel at the New York Anime Festival!
Avatar : The Last Airbender - Comics & Magazines
Friday December 7th at 4PM-5PM
At the NY Anime Fest at Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC
Hosted by Nickelodeon Magazine editor, Dave Roman.
Featuring Avatar magazine contributors Alison Wilgus and Tina Lam.
A behind-the-scenes look at the various stages of making the Avatar comics that appeared in the official Avatar magazines as well as the mini-comics packaged with the single disk DVDs. From story pitches to script revisions, and creating final art for print, this is a chance to find out what goes into making a great comic, and what editors actually do all day! We’ll also take some time to talk about the show itself and speculate about the upcoming series finale!
BONUS FUN: There will be trivia-bending competition live on stage!
4 contestants (one to represent each element) will face off to see who knows the most about both the Avatar show and comics!
Prizes will be won! Cosplaying encouraged!
To enter the trivia-bending competition please email us in advance with the following info:
Name:
Age:
Element (air, water, fire, earth)
Will you be cosplaying as an Avatar character?
If so, who?
How confident are you that you know the show as well as the comics?
*send info to david[dot]roman@mtv[dot]com |
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| spotted on Halloween night! |
[Nov. 6th, 2007|06:07 pm] |
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The all-Avatar magazine should only be on the newsstands for a few more days! Last chance to get your hot little hands on this this hot-ticket item! |
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| spooky! |
[Oct. 29th, 2007|01:00 pm] |
Did you see the spoooky comic cover Dan James drew for the October issue of Nick Mag?
Also in the October issue: Rich Tommaso, James Kochalka, Jesse Reklaw, Jef Czekaj, Nate Neal and more! |
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| cool comic show |
[Oct. 12th, 2007|12:06 am] |
This Friday and Saturday lots of Nick Mag cartoonists will be selling their wares at the Small Press Expo in Bethesda, Maryland. It's one of my all time favoritest comic related events to go to because it's got tons of unqiue and interesting artists who all make their own books set up in a really low key environment.
Maybe see you there?
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| new dvd mini comics! |
[Sep. 28th, 2007|02:30 pm] |
Here's a sneak peek at the new mini-comics we are producing for the Season 3 {Book 3: Fire} individual DVD disks of Avatar: the Last Airbender.
The 4-part story will be written by Josh Hamilton (awesome writer from the show and contributor to several other classic Avatar comics) and illustrated by Johane Matte (known in some circles as Rufftoon, frequent contributor to the Flight comics anthologies, creator of Horus, HP Fanbook, and more!) Cover art by Seung Hyun Oh (a supervising director on the show!)
Oh, Sokka! What is it with you and shopping? ;)
Just like last season's DVD mini comics drawn by Justin Ridge, these mini-comics are limited only to the individual disks and not the box sets. So they are SUPER-collectible!
The first disk comes out in late October but you can pre-order via Amazon.com
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