April 2007 :: Print Reviews

Print Reviews

Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in Fifties Animation

Marshall Presnell is transported back to an age of sugary plastic heat when thumbing through this new retrospective of postwar animation and cartooning.

Every Day Is Saturday

A great music town relies on a lot of talented people. In San Francisco, Peter Ellenby takes the pictures that let people know what they missed at the club last night, grace CD booklets or illustrate articles. Sometimes rock photographer, Bob Pomeroy tells you all about the book and photos.

Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album

Before the Design Republic, before even 4AD's Vaughan Oliver / v23, there was Peter Saville and Factory Records. The history of music and design is filled with intersections, and Matthew Moyer considers none to be as seminal as this.

Modern Masters Volume 10: Kevin Maguire

The talent of comics artist Kevin Maguire is nothing to bwa-ha-ha about. Shaun Corley gives us the rundown on the latest edition of the Modern Masters series, which runs down Maguire's career.

Owly: Just a Little Blue

Diabetics beware: Owly's sweet nature and silent do-gooding is not to be taken lightly. Not even black-hearted Matthew Moyer could insulate his frozen countenance against Andy Runton's warm, thick lines.

We the Media

We the Media deals with the rising trend of grassroots citizen journalism and how it affects everyone, from the public to the media. Journalism student Brittany Sturges reads on.