Snufftube comic about curious girl who happens to watch a snuff video on the internet. Woodring has published two more frank books, the congress of. He is best known for the dreambased comics he published in his magazine jim, and as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoon character frank, who has appeared in a number of short comics and graphic novels. He is a seattlebased cartoonist, comic book author, artist and toy designer. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. There were three different jim series, beginning as a selfpublished zine that woodring created when when he was working in animation at rubyspears before it was. He works in a fine art style, influenced by old european masters and surrealist painters, while simultaneously drawing cartoony characters. By working together, we combine the expertise of more than 60,000 employees in over 60 countries to overcome problems and deliver. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Jim woodring might receive a macarthur genius grant if only there were a category for hallucinogenic cosmos imagining. Frank is a unique, visionary comic, exquisitely drawn and so fully realized that adults and children alike find themselves drawn deeply into woodrings hallucinatory.
Merely calling jim woodrings comics surreal is selling them short. Woodring produced a new frank book in 2005 the lute string and in 2010 his first. He mostly draws pantomime comics set in surreal, nightmarish. Weathercraft is woodrings first fulllength graphic novel set in this worldindeed, woodrings first graphic novel, period. Frye art museum exhibition genius 21 century seattle features frank in the 3rd dimension by jim woodring. The wordless comics are among the most innovative and fascinating comics of recent years, but before he started making them, there was jim. Unfortunately, i didnt have the dedication and focus it takes to be printworthy. Now, appearing as a softvinyl figure for the second time from presspop, but in a much larger size pupshaw 14cm and pushpaw 16cm tall, released as a set.
These dazzling renderings and psychedelic adventures are uniquely his. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read congress of the animals. He is best known for the dreambased comics he published in his magazine jim, and as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoon character frank, who. When reading books like jim, or woodrings recent series of graphic novels, or his collection of sketches, problematic, its clear that one is experiencing the work of a unique talent. Since 1991, jim woodrings lusciously rendered, hypnotic fables have dazzled readers the world over, and the runaway success of the frankcostarring graphic novel weathercraft and the first true frank graphic novel congress of the animals have only whetted readers appetites for more. I like very interesting this post called if thine eye be whole etc. Pupshaw and pushpaw are the characters from jim woodrings classic fantasy comic frank loved by fans all over the world today.
I am extremely interested in wrapping up frank sam thielman in new york the comicbook artists wordless woodcutstyle images have created a world inhabited by his woodland. The definitive collection of jim woodrings mysterious anthropomorph. Ive read several previous interviews with jim woodring, but this is the best of the bunch. Ive purchased many other woodring books and i have to say the paper quality, the vibrant colors, and the content itself is just astounding. I did not consider, at the time, the implications of such a pairing the terrifying inevitability.
Producing the wood whisperer is a great way for me to combine four of my passions. Jim woodring is one of the most talented, intelligent, and multifaceted creators ive ever encountered. James william woodring born october 11, 1952 is an american cartoonist, fine artist, writer. For the past 20 years or so, jim woodrings beloved trilobular chuckbuster frank has enjoyed one mindbending. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The eleventh commandment crazy bird working model vher umst pknipfer the procuress the legend the duck the artists eye copperplate print on handmade 100% rag paper, image size 26 x 19, edition of 50 plus five p. According to jim woodring this is the single best piece of writing ive ever seen on the lives and times of the thricelucky chuckbuster. Frank, pupshaw and pushpaw are the three main characters from jim woodrings classic fantasy comic frank loved by fans all over the world. Pen and ink and painted work by jim woodring, creator of frank and jim. Readers who havent discovered jim woodrings frank stories have a colossal treat waiting for them in this allages gem collecting the characters greatest adventures. Download read the portable frank 2008 by jim woodring. Included in volume 1 is the complete, awardwinning masterpiece frank in the river 32 pages of breathtaking painted color as well as 60 pages of crisply beguiling blackandwhite penandinkwork.
Jim woodring has become known in recent years for his frank books. For over 20 years now, jim woodring has delighted, touched, and puzzled readers around the world with his lush, wordless tales of frank. At wood theres one thing that, around the world, unites us in a bid to make better, reach new limits and achieve things that others would perhaps choose to avoid our ingenuity. James william woodring born october 11, 1952 is an american cartoonist, fine artist, writer and toy designer. Frank is a cartoon character created by american cartoonist jim woodring. Download or read the portable frank 2008 in pdf, epub formats. Granted, bizarre creatures and phantasmagoric landscapes abound in his wordless work, most of which focuses on a pair of.
The toy chronicle pupshaw and pushpaw by jim woodrin x. Congress of the animals ebook written by jim woodring. Woodring has won or been nominated for a number of awards. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. I am a podcaster, video producer, author, and woodworking enthusiast. Episode 192 jim woodring the virtual memories show.
Explore books by jim woodring with our selection at. Hes probably best known as the creator of the anthropomorphic cartoon character frank, who has appeared in a number of short comics and graphic novels. Jim woodrings captivating and enigmatic body of frank stories is an astonishing work of imaginative splendor. Jim woodring is an american comics artist, best known for his longrunning cult series frank 1990.
Jim woodring visionary art for adventurous spirits. Join facebook to connect with jim woodring and others you may know. He seems to finally be describing the same comics that i have been reading these past several years, and theres a lot of thought behind his answers this time around rewards the readers close scrutiny. Frank is a bipedal, bucktoothed animal of uncertain species whom woodring. Jim woodrings creation, frank, probably owes more to cartoons than it does to comic books and the, albeit small, but devastating sorties it makes. Some of my work is collected in the book of jim, the frank book and seeing things all published by fantagraphics and in various toys. Jim woodring s notorious autojournal at university book store duration. Snufftube comic about curious girl who happens to watch. One year, one girl, one painting a daycan she do it. Frank is a bipedal, bucktoothed animal of uncertain species whom woodring described as a generic anthropomorph. Official trailer the illumination of jim woodring youtube. The stories and supporting characters appear in a world called the unifactor.
See more ideas about art, illustration and comic art. Clarence, the benevolent angel in its a wonderful life, would certainly go out of his way for each of the thousands of people that passed through and signed their names in the register at tucson. Nor, when woodring revealed shefranks true name, did i notice the metaphor behind arriving at a woman to the extent these characters suggest gender attributes, by subtracting something from a man, like eve from adams. I dont think i can say it better than chris ware when he says jim woodring is.
Archived snufftube comic about curious girl who happens to watch a snuff video on the internet. Jim woodring, author of jim as a young man, jim woodring was looking for a sign and he found it in a huge, green hallucinated amphibian. I have contributed articles and video content to, popular woodworking magazine and wood magazine. Jim woodrings priceless advice nearly two decades ago, jim woodring took the time to write me a letter of encouragement, and advice. His work has a strange, otherwordly, unpredictable atmosphere. The frank book hardcover edition by jim woodring youtube. Jims move to seattle in 1974 and his move away from there last year, camaraderie with the cartoonists of his generation.