Illustration Inspiration part one

The past 6 months have been an exciting time for me. Comics and drawing have found their way back into my life and not a moment too soon. Around the winter holidays Ben had brought home a large cache of old comics from his childhood. One stood out for me. An issue of "Eightball" by Daniel Clowes really opened my eyes to the possibilities that comics could hold. I started doing research on Amazon.com for different graphic novels. In the meantime, Ben brought home the book "Chloe" by Hans Rickhell, a local illustrator. This book helped me to see deeper into the worth of alternative comics. As Christmas rolled around the two of us decided it would be a graphic novel christmas. I got Ben "Wimbeldon Green" from Seth and he got me a pile of used graphic novels from the local Booksmith. I loved them all including "Paul Auster" from Karasik and Mazzuchelli, and "Burying Sandwiches"from Rob Sato. Our interest was noted by a friend who gave us "McSweeny's Quarterly Concern #13". It is filled with amazing art from a wide range of illustrators. I searched for additional comics from the artists included and found a great online comic seller Fantagraphics.com .