Random Erik

When exactly did my love for Japanese entertainment begin? I’ve thought about that a lot this year, as I’ve worked on comics and felt the influence of Manga in general (and Osamu Tezuka in particular) on my art. And as I taught Drawing for Japanese Animation to teenagers. And as I travelled to Dallas to [...]

We are truly living in a Golden Age. An age of miracle and wonders. An age of enlightenment and artistic achievement. And I realized it tonight while drinking wine and eating chocolate (oops, “Chocolat”) cake at the Alamo Drafthouse. Lord how I do love Austin. The Alamo has been doing Saturday morning cartoons every Monday [...]

I’m really into animation, I’m sure a lot of you know that. And I work on the computer all day, and have a TV DVR built into the Mac. So I watch cartoons. Spongebob. The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. And I like Kim Possible (digging those Stephen Silver [...]