THE BAKERS: Storyboard to Layout Comparison

For those of you wondering where the latest animation of THE BAKERS is, here's the story: The next episodes are being financed by a major Hollywood studio. We're still closing the deal, so I don't want to say which (Hint: The studio's named after a Jim Morrison song). Anyway, since I'm not sure when these cartoons will be released, I thought you'd at least like to see some frames from the finished animation alongside the original drawings used as storyboards. Enjoy.

Kyle's second episode of PHINEAS & FERB online!

The Disney Channel has posted the second of the PHINEAS & FERB episodes I worked on! This one's about a Mummy! I had a lot of fun working at Disney. Everyone there is so talented! There was always a lot of singing in the offices.
CLICK HERE TO SEE "ARE YOU MY MUMMY?"

COOL PEOPLE!

Everyone knows that the easiest way to be cool is to imitate what the cool kids are doing. Here are two hipsters for you to emulate.

Addison is a very talented blogger who uses cutting-edge graphic techniques to make her book reviews POP! Addison proves it's never too early to teach pets to read.Read Addison's blog to find out what other books she enjoys.

Creative people of all types find inspiration in the works of Mr. Baker. Check out this excellent YOU ARE HERE tattoo, with Quality Jollity, too!!
I found this on CHEAPÉs myspace page.

NYCC Report: Lillian and Martha at the Archie Panel

The Comic Mix gals ask the tough questions:
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/04/23/nycc-kids-report-archie-comics-panel/

"Since Archie has been around more than 60 years, we asked, "Shouldn't they be old geezers asking for pills instead of going to college?” Mr. Silberkleit asked if anyone wanted to read those stories, and only a few people said, “Yes.”

We also asked, “Why do Betty and Veronica like Archie so much? He’s the nerdiest guy in the school. He drives a crappy car. He doesn’t have any money. He doesn’t look great and he has freckles and crosses on his head.” Dan Parent said all of this gave hope to him when he was a kid."

New York Comic-Con 2008...A few comments

(From Liz:)
It seemed like everyone was having fun at this year's New York Comic Con, and things ran smoothly. Our booth in the small press area was like a mini-sitcom with cameo appearances by so many great people in comics, stopping to say hello: Joe Kubert, Bill Plympton, Mo Willems, Ray Alma, Paul Levitz, Mike Richardson, Danny Fingeroth, Arie Kaplan, Martha Thomases, Arthur Tebbel, Anne Bernstein, Harvey Richards, Jim Salicrup, Paulette Powell, Scott & Ivy McCloud (celebrating their 20th Anniversary!)...and that is just during the limited time that I was there, helping set-up and break down the booth.

Nine year old Lillian was there much of Saturday and Sunday, helping her father Kyle Baker sell THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS and drawing sketches. She heard "Look at how big you got!" and "You're so pretty!" quite a lot.

Speaking of pretty, Lillian reported Saturday night: "Mom, there were some women dressed inappropriately." The gal in the neighboring booth made Felony from SPECIAL FORCES look modest. She used our power strip to charge up her Iphone. I'm sure that wasn't the only thing she charged up over the weekend.

Kyle Baker at booth #2441 at NYCC 2008

Don't miss Kyle Baker at booth #2441 at the Third Annual New York Comic Con! April 18th – 20th, 2008

He’ll be selling copies of THE BAKERS: BABIES & KITTENS (Image) – nominated for an Eisner (Best Writer/Artist-Humor)! - selling sketches and displaying his award-winning animation on a giant flat-screen TV!

For more information about the convention check out the official NYCC website:
www.nycomiccon.com

P.S. Ask Kyle about his recent trip to the West Coast...

SPECIAL FORCES Review in HEEB

Special Forces #2, Image Comics

5/5 stars

Inspired by news of an 18-year-old autistic kid from Oregon recruited into the Army without any idea the Iraq War was going on, Special Forces follows in the bootsteps of Catch 22, Dr. Strangelove and Slaughterhouse Five. Zone, the perfect soldier because he's autistic and therefore loves to follow orders, is teamed with Felony, a badass super-hot sadistic babe who enlisted to avoid prison. Baker's in-your-face explosively dynamic art evokes the best of comic-gods Frank Miller and Harvey Kurtzman while presenting an utterly unique, compelling and disturbingly fresh vision. JN

Kyle Baker at Kids' Comic Con 2008!

When: March 29, 2008
Where: Bronx Community College in NY
Admission: FREE for children 17 and under
$5 for all others
FMI: www.kidscomiccon.com