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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:12 pm
Tue April 3, 2012

Higher Ed for Doodlers

Credit (Photo by Runs with Scissors via Flickr Creative Commons)

The average college graduate today will walk away tens of thousands in debt, fewer job opportunities and lower relative wages than previous generations.  While some students increase their post-college chances by majoring in trending fields like science and engineering – others follow less practical paths in the study of  philosophy, religion…and cartooning.  Yup, cartooning.  

Word of Mouth - Segment
11:23 am
Thu March 8, 2012

Superhero Gadgets for the Rest of Us

Superheroes are heavy on the summer blockbuster schedule. A reunion of Marvel Comics “The Avengers” hits theaters in May, followed by the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman series. In July, we get a reboot of the Spiderman epic. The new film adaptations promise new gadgets and CGI effects to stir moviegoers fantasies of and aspirations of superpowers. 

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Word of Mouth - Segment
12:18 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Nerdy Comedians Rejoice: Comic-book adaptation of SNL

Credit Photo by istoletv, courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons

Saturday Night Live... You may love it, you may love to hate it, you may even hate to admit you love it. Either way, the 35 year old comedy institution is now turning into a comedy illustration.

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Word of Mouth - Segment
10:25 am
Fri February 17, 2012

The View from Inside "The Oubliette"

 

In describing a novel, a literary scholar might describe how narrative “unfolds.” In the case of Kenan Rubenstein's micro-comic series “the Oubliette,” the meaning is literal.  

Like elaborate high school love notes, Rubenstein’s comics are contained on single sheets of 8 ½ X 11” paper, each crisply folded into 3 inch booklets.  It’s not a lot of space to tell a story – but Rubenstein manages quite nicely. 

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All Things Considered
4:23 pm
Thu December 22, 2011

Coffee+Dumpling+Komiks: A New Hampshire Comic Artist in Slovakia

Credit courtesy Marek Bennett
Marek Bennett's signature cartoon rabbit, with the mountains of Slovakia in the background.

Comic artist Marek Bennett of Henniker has always had a connection to the country of Slovakia through his ancestry. His great grandmother came to the US from Slovakia a century ago, and he has relatives living there today.

When he traveled to Slovakia last year, he found a different connection to the country: his art.

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