Illustration by Carlos Castellanos © 2008
We’d like to thank everyone who participated in our survey, we appreciate the time and effort.
The survey was conducted with 150 participants, and while most the results weren’t completely surprising to us, one in particular stands out to me. Most voted Tía Carmen 24% to Gracie 16% as a favorite character with Baldo not (more…)
Well, Brian over at Comics Coast to Coast called me up and had me on the show again. My being on the show was a last minute decision as the scheduled guest had to pull a no show, but we had a blast as usual and had great fun. We tried to touch on some marketing stuff, and even managed to drag Justin into the land of twitter. If you have no clue what I’m talking about, you need to tune in, these guys are a riot. And the crickets were pretty awesome too.
Javier Hernandez, creator of El Muerto comic book superhero [and the movie out on DVD now!], has posted my recent interview with him on his show, Planet Comic Book Radio. Here’s the link [this is a PG-13 show!]:
Javier says you can also download it via iTunes. Go to the iTunes store, search PLANET COMIC BOOK RADIO in the podcast libraries, then download it from our available shows….gratis!!
Hector
We get a lot of email about ‘Auto Y Rod’, the name of the auto parts store where Baldo works. Here’s the latest inquire from one of our readers. Megan writes:
“Why is the store called Auto Y Rod? Did Mr. Rod have a partner named Auto at one point and the “y” is “and”? Is his name Auto Y. Rod? Is it a play on words (Auto Y Rod, Inc = Autoerotic, is the one my husband has suggested)? We cannot figure it out and it drives me nuts. Can you help?!”
Animator Bill Melendez, who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other “Peanuts” characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.
Melendez’s nearly seven decades as a professional animator began in 1938 when he was hired by Walt Disney Studios and worked on Mickey Mouse cartoons and classic animated features such as “Pinocchio” and “Fantasia.
Melendez was born in 1916 in Hermosillo in the Mexican statdof Sonora. He moved with his family to Arizona in 1928 and then to Los Angeles in the 1930s, attending the Chouinard Art Institute.
Our deepest condoleances to the family and people who knew him best. Thank you Mr. Melendez for a lifetime of magical memories and inspiration.
