Category Archives for COMICS

FWAF 2009 'STORY FROM NORTH AMERICA' by Garrett Davis & Kirsten Lepore

Story from North America from Kirsten Lepore on Vimeo.

Here’s a story from North America. A young boy is scared of a spider and asks his daddy to kill it before it hurts him. The father points out the flawed logic of preemptive strikes and explains the values of compassion and living in harmony. Music you’ll be humming by Garrett Davis, animation by Kirsten Lepore.

The 3rd annual Floating World Animation Fest features senses shattering video art and psychedelic animation from the secret world of motionography. 3+ hours of mind melting, soul loving psychedelicanimation… this summer’s ultimate videocation! Floating World Animation Fest 2009 – Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland OR – June 25th.

FWAF 2009 – 'PLEASE SAY SOMETHING' by David O'Reilly

Please Say Something – Full Length from David OReilly on Vimeo.

David O’Reilly’s Please Say Something is one of the highlights of this year’s Floating World Animation Fest.  The deceptively archaic polygon style actually provides a very emotional and cinematic experience for the viewer.  This poignant and moving short film tells the story of a troubled relationship between a Cat and Mouse set in the distant Future.  Winner of the Golden Bear for best short film at the 2009 Berlinale.

The 3rd annual Floating World Animation Fest features senses shattering video art and psychedelic animation from the secret world of motionography. 3+ hours of mind melting, soul loving psychedelicanimation… this summer’s ultimate videocation! Floating World Animation Fest 2009 – Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland OR – June 25th.

'ROOTS TO FRUITS' by APAK

APAK is Aaron Piland and Ayumi Kajikawa Piland. They are husband and wife tag team artists who live among the furry conifer giants in a little cottage on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. They create artwork together as a way of exploring the beauty, mystery, and magic of life as well as expressing their love for life and for each other. It is their hope that their work sparkles your eyes and brings you a warm smile.  Click on image for full size.

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‘Roots to Fruits‘ is a little limited edition zine made for “Story Motel”  @ Owl & Lion Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland. An exhibition of zines and multiple publishing.

Show Dates: 14th May – 12th June, 2009

FWAF 2009 – 'THE PARACHUTE ENDING' by Steve Scott & Will Sweeney

BIRDY NAM NAM – THE PARACHUTE ENDING from Steve Scott on Vimeo.

Check out this incredible video for ‘The Parachute Ending‘ by French DJ group Birdy Nam Nam. All the illustrations are designed by Will Sweeney and the song is produced by Justice!  We’re very proud to screen this video at our Animation Fest later this month.

The 3rd annual Floating World Animation Fest features senses shattering video art and psychedelic animation from the secret world of motionography. 3+ hours of mind melting, soul loving psychedelicanimation… this summer’s ultimate videocation!  Floating World Animation Fest 2009 – Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland OR – June 25th.

'TORTOISE' by Tetsunori Tawaraya

Tetsunori Tawaraya is one of my favorite experimental comic artists, although it can sometimes be difficult to find his works locally.  When he’s not living in Tokyo, he tours pretty extensively with his band or with friends.  In fact, when I met him in Portland years ago he was on tour with Kill Me Tomorrow, but he wasn’t playing music that time.  He just had handmade books at the merch table, which I purchased and still treasure to this day.  His comics are psychedelic, scatological, but also with a sense of originality and authenticity that just feels right.  He agreed to produce some new stuff for Arthur, but in the meantime here’s a brand new strip that was just published in the Tokyo art magazine Sweet Dreams.

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FWAF 2009 – 'RETURN AS AN ANIMAL' by Bruno Dicolla

The 3rd annual Floating World Animation Fest features senses shattering video art and psychedelic animation from the secret world of motionography. 3+ hours of mind melting, soul loving psychedelicanimation… this summer’s ultimate videocation!

Return as an Animal from Bruno Dicolla on Vimeo.

Bruno Dicolla’s gorgeous short film about the myth of the eternal return of life after death.  Floating World Animation Fest 2009 – Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, Portland OR – June 25th.

We’ll be screening a 1 hour preview of the animation fest tonite at Floating World Comics (20 NW 5th Ave, Portland, OR), to coincide with ‘EXPLODED DRAWINGS 2‘: art opening with E*Rock and Cody Brant.

Picturebox reprints Mat Brinkman's MULTIFORCE!

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This is awesome news.  I remember a friend of mine showed me some Paper Rodeos that a friend have brought him from the east coast.  My favorite was Multiforce, these full page densely psychedelic adventure comics that seemed like old Masters of the Universe D&D characters come to life.    I didn’t figure out who Mat Brinkman was until I saw his cover to the now legendary Kramers Ergot 4.  This morning I was very excited to see this announcement from Picturebox:

At last, all of Mat Brinkman’s 2000-2005 comic strip serial Multiforce is collected in one volume at its original printed size. 22 big pages of some of the best comic strips I’ve ever seen. PictureBox scanned and carefully retouched these pages in collaboration with Brinkman. Come with Brinkman as he creates, explores and explodes his visual universe. Deeply personal, extravagantly visual, often hilarious: Multiforce is nothing short of a masterpiece. Big claim? I guess. But then, why not? Most of all, it’s an incredibly enjoyable thing to delve into. So, please do.