beatonna:

A recent death for my home town, it made an impact. I made this comic, because I couldn’t stop thinking about it.

this is one of the most beautiful comics I have ever seen. it is wonderful to watch kate beaton’s work progress. 

lisahanawalt:

ladiesmakingcomics:

…So it is with faint disappointment that I have learned that Pizza Island, the happened-to-be-all-female studio in Brooklyn, which consists of Kate Beaton, Domitille Collardey, Sarah Glidden, Meredith Gran, Lisa Hanawalt, Julia Wertz, and Deana Sobel, will be disbanding at the end of the month after two years.

….

All the artists remain friends and are continuing with their work, though Beaton is indeed returning home to Canada, and Glidden will be Artist-in-Residence at Angoulême, France for the next 7 months (go see her photo journal of a day walking around the town!)  I wish them all the best and look forward to everything this lot of talented ladies will unleash upon the comics world!

Aw, it’s true, Pizza Island is over, although it didn’t really sink in until I was cleaning up my desk today.

Read our scandalous reasons for disbanding here. I also like Julia’s post about it.

It’s been really nice reading all the sweet comments about our studio and seeing how psyched people were about it. This might be the funniest comment we received:

Oh, a dude, don’t be sad! We probably were.

This is a sad day. Super talented ladies, I wish you all the best. May Pizza Island live forever in our hearts! 

Zach Weiner, killin’ it dead every fucking time. 

i bow to you, zach weiner. 

i look forward to this development. 

ilivesweat:

The magnificent Nothing Nice to Say, co-written by Mitch Clem and Joe Briggs, with art by Mitch Clem. (Larger version)

I intend to write something more substantial about what NN2S has meant to me over the years at some point, but for now I’ll leave this here. Get ye stoked on Karen, and start thy bands!

Andy

guess who gets to be super awkward while kate beaton signs her book today!

collegehumor:

Uncle Duncan

Perry Bible Fellowship is back for the first time in over a year

THIS IS A GREAT DAY.

(Source: College Humor)

comicbooks:

Kate Beaton - Comics by Japanese Kids

I’ve been seeing this on twitter all day: people passing on the message that you can text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. I’d like to pass that message on as well, just in case. You can also go to the Red Cross online for more information.

When I heard about the earthquake the first thing I did was check to see if Korea was alright, because as you may remember, my friend Pete is there with his students. They are all fine.

Immediately after, I remembered that a reader who teaches in Japan saw that post and did the same comic exercise with her students. She sent me the results a few days ago. I google mapped the heck out of her location to see if they were ok. They are all ok.

But I’m going to show you her students’ re-written comics, because you know, they weren’t that far away. Heck, it could have been these students. Enjoy the comics (haha what’s up with the random profanity in them?) and also, text up that Red Cross!

Special thanks to Lora, the teacher. And the kids.

(via shortmikeshort)

HOLY SHIT. kate beaton’s marge gunderson/charlie sheen comics are the greatest thing this earth has ever created. 

so, kate beaton just saw Fargo for the first time and i think she’s a little bit in love with margie.