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What if… Luke Skywalker has to take care of the old Lord Fener?

Wednesday, October 5 2011 By Nat Röfu | Events

This post is also available in: Italian

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The epic battles of Star Wars belong to the past and Luke Skywalker has to take care of his old dad, Lord Fener. This is the idea of Alice Socal, Italian comic writer. She produces one of the best interesting things I read in 2011.

‘Luke’ is the name of this small book published by Giuda Edizioni, where our hero spend his time taking care of his old, crippled and gruffy dad, Lord Fener. We can follow the ‘epic’ normal life of Luke, trapped into the family that becomes the place that makes everybody unhappy.

The exhibition of ‘Luke’ is in Ravenna, c\o Galleria Mirada. Opening Saturday 8th October, 9:30 pm.

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Codroipo (Udine): K - The Art of Living Comix

Monday, June 6 2011 By Nat Röfu | Festival

This post is also available in: Italian

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Villa Manin, Codroipo (Udine) 10-12 June 2011

For the people in the nearby of the Italian city of Udine, there is the next weekend K - The Art of Living Comix. The festival is promoted by Safarà editore, a publishing house, is an opportunity for seeing in which different ways this young art develops nowadays: graphic novel, graphic journalism, sketchcrawling, the Italian Bonelli style. dagrandefaroilcotechino_longhi.jpg

Just a short and incomplete list of the authors host at K - The Art of Living Comix: Stefano Babini, Franco Devescovi, Davide Pascutti, Andrea Longhi. Opening Friday 7th of June at 8:45 pm. The complete programme here. Copertina_Coppi_pascutti.jpg

The Book of George

Monday, February 14 2011 By Nat Röfu | Comics in Europe

This post is also available in: Italian

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From Romania, the latest project of the Hardcomics crew.

Who is George? What does he look like? We have no idea. And so we brought together 20 of our favorite Romanian illustrators and comic artists to tell us more about this illusive personage. The result is The Book of George…

For more info, check out The Site of George for a multi-media infographic 3D stereoscopic presentation.

Le Sketch #10 goes into augmented reality comics!

Friday, February 11 2011 By Nat Röfu | Comics in Europe

This post is also available in: Italian

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Celebrating the tenth issue, Le Sketch decided to cross the paper-digital divide and go Augmented Reality. The sketches in this issue literally pop out and float in space.

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You can see unpublished sketches by Jorge Alderete, Matt Madden, Nick Bertozzi, Peter Kuper, Marcellus Hall, Steven Weissman, Craig Atkinson & Matthew Thurber.

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Soon after going on line, a limited print run of folded cards will be available for collectors at selected comic bookstores. Free, as usual!

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Le Sketch on facebook

Portrait of Elvis Presley (Digital Circlism)

Thursday, July 22 2010 By Nat Röfu | Political comics

This post is also available in: Italian




This portrat is another cirlist work by Ben Heine. It is made entirely with circles of different sizes and colors on a black background.

See the making of:



The new Blatt Spezial in Berlin

Tuesday, May 4 2010 By Nat Röfu | Comics in Europe

This post is also available in: Italian

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In the new Blatt Spezial you can find:

DAVID BROOKS, ERWIN KNEIHSL, DENNIS LOESCH, ANKE PHILIPP, KAY ROSEN

B L A T T S P E Z I A L

7. May 2010 at 7.30 pm

in TÄT , Schönhauser Allee 161a, Berlin

Blatt Spezial is made by Giovanna Sarti.

Pencil Vs Camera: European cities through the pencil

Thursday, April 29 2010 By Nat Röfu | Political comics

This post is also available in: Italian

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Pencil Vs Camera technique is another piece of the experimental art of the Belgian cartoonist Ben Heine. Above, the Atomium in Brussels is under attack.

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A dino in Utrecht, view from the Dom Tower.

He explains to Newslite.tv how he came up with this idea:

"It came by coincidence while I was watching television and writing a letter at the same time a few weeks ago. Reading my letter before putting it in the envelope, I saw in transparency the television behind the paper. I then realize it would be great to make something similar in a single image showing 2 different actions."

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The legendary Tram 28 in Lisbon.

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Something went wrong in Paris, view from Montmartre's hill.

Every works is done by Ben Heine.

Deragliamenti comics Festival in Urbino

Tuesday, April 13 2010 By Nat Röfu | Festival

This post is also available in: Italian

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Self made comics Festival

Urbino 16-17-18 Aprile 2010, c\o La Vecchia Stazione,

Opening: 3 pm each day, free entry

Surrounded by the old train station, it takes place this festival full of names of the underground – but not unknow – Italian comics scene: Lamette, Lucho, Ernest, G.I.U.D.A., Resina, Fragilecontinuo, Crack!, Epoc, Graffa, Burp... and much more

More info: para-noise@libero.it

Deragliamenti thanks: Ciro Fanelli, Giusy Noce, Lucio Villani, Rocco Lombardi, Crack! Fumetti dirompenti, La Stazione, Fattoria didattica L’Alveape.

Poster: Andrea Bruno

Ben Heine and the digital circlist painting

Monday, April 12 2010 By Nat Röfu | Comics in Europe

This post is also available in: Italian

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Digital Circlism is invented by Ben Heine, Belgian cartoonist, teacher and much more. In 'Leopard' Ben painted each circle on a black surface and he didn't really pay attention to symmetry or details. That makes the outcome one of my favourite Ben's circlist work. Below the making of Leopard.

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Each work required a lot of patience and time.

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This circlist portrait of Johnny Depp as seen in Tim Burton's movie "Alice in Wonderland" took several days of work. Each colored circle is individually painted on a black surface.

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The details of Mad Hatter\Johnny Depp give an idea of the work required.

Beh Heine is every where on the web:

facebook, personal home page, blog, flickr

Le Sketch 9 out and free on demand!

Sunday, February 28 2010 By Nat Röfu | Comics in Europe | one comment

This post is also available in: Italian

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In this issue, cartoonist and illustrator Matthew Thurber presents an array of 14 sketches featuring electric demigods, esoteric scribbles, smiling cats and dogs and allegorical creatures that would happily eat you up in a blink. All printed in red carnelian and a spanky purple!

About Matthew: he publishes the comic book series 1-800-MICE. His work has appeared in Kramers Ergot, The Ganzfeld, and many other anthologies - and he also contributes with comics to Vice Magazine. He performs occasionally as Ambergris

Please, (re)Tweet, (re)post and share the good news by sharing this link: http://www.lesketch.com/2010/02/le-sketch-09-matthew-thurber/

Stay tuned, in early March we will give away 10 free signed copies by Matthew.

Le Sketch is available for free in these locations - get your free copy now!

Join the facebook group.

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