Small Summer Philosophies #4

VACATION   Everyone is on vacation. Officially, I have been “free” for a few weeks now. That’s what the word “vacation” literally means, by the way: “to be free”, from the Latin word vacare – also the root of vacuum, which is a space devoid of anything. But I don’t feel very free at all, [...]

NBM in September: the return of Dillies

Ack! We’re very late with this as Previews for October is already in stores today but we do have a very special book scheduled for September, in case you weren’t already aware, the next graphic novel by Dillies of Bubbles & Gondola that got 2 Eisner noms: ABELARD Renaud Dillies, art, Régis Hautière, story The [...]

Animated cover

Thanks guys at NBM for fixing the plug-in so I can post this animated cover of my newest book in The Netherlands! The animation was done by my brother, Maarten Isaäk de Heer. You can click on the image to get the machine to start.

Watch The SDCC Comics and Journalism in a New Era Panel

Moderated by Publishers Weekly‘s Calvin Reid and featuring Stan Mack, Susie Cagle, Andy Warner, , Ed Piskor, Dan Carino and Chris Butcher.

Small Summer Philosophies #3

TRUE NATURE   A friend of mine used to be a real asshole. He was rude, self-centred and boorish. At a certain point, he decided this attitude wasn’t working for him, and he chose to behave in a more pleasant manner. He’s been a nice guy for years now. “Deep down, I know I’m an [...]

Stan Mack Chats Up TAXES, THE TEA PARTY, AND THOSE REVOLTING REBELS

Following it’s debut at San Diego Comic-Con, Stan Mack’s TAXES, THE TEA PARTY, AND THOSE REVOLTING REBELS A History in Comics of the American Revolution has been garnering quite a bit of attention. Stan appeared on the local San Diego Fox affiliate with fellow political cartoonists Paige Braddock and Doug TenNapel to discuss their work. [...]

Tom Paine, propagandist

I was at NBM’s booth at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con promoting my Taxes, The Tea Party… book. I was also on two panels, one called Progressive Political Cartooning hosted by journalist and critic Douglas Wolk, the other on Comics and Journalism in a New Era put together by Calvin Reid of Publishers Weekly. Both [...]

San Diego: a photo gallery

Better late than never, right? Sorry, was just too busy to getting around to this but we have some good pics of our doings in SD:                                           Info on his book.         [...]

Small Summer Philosophies #2

FREE WILL   Do we have Free Will? Anyone who grew up in a western civilization will probably answer YES to that question. Of course I have Free Will! Am I not completely free to decide what I will do or not do in the next second? I could choose to get up and go [...]

Stan Mack’s TAXES, THE TEA PARTY, AND THOSE REVOLTING REBELS

Stan’s book, will premiere this week at San Diego Comic-Con, and we’ve already got an early review and fantastic interview with Stan already! Stan Mack’s Taxes, The Tea Party, and those Revolting Rebels brings Mack’s keen eye and ability to blend the everyday and the profound to the story of the American Revolution. Originally published [...]