Tag: RR Anderson
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The New Takhoman on R.R. Anderson
John Hathaway of The New Takhoman talks here about artist and author R.R. Anderson at the release party for Anderson’s book, 100 Tacomics. Hathaway is a strong supporter of Anderson, who can frequently be found name-dropping his fedora-clad mentor/accomplice. Hathaway has sponsored several episodes of the Frost Park Chalk-Off, which Anderson started back in 2008.…
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FeedTacoma’s Kevin Freitas on R.R. Anderson
Kevin Freitas lampoons and brags about artist/author R.R. Anderson in this video taken at the release party 100 Tacomics, Anderson’s new book. Freitas is the founder and supreme commander of FeedTacoma, through which Anderson accomplishes many of his shenanigans. In addition to being the home of Anderson’s Tacomic since it launched in 2007, the Frost…
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The C.L.A.W. on R.R. Anderson
R.R. Anderson is one of the original four members of the Cartoonist’s League of Absurd Washingtonians, or C.L.A.W. He is also the author/illustrator of the newly published 100 Tacomics, which collects the first 100 installments of his weekly political cartoon. So on the eve of his triumph, at the release party for his much-hyped book,…
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R.R. Anderson harassed by puppets!
It may cause some confusion to know that there are, in fact, two active incarnations of Adam the Alien. One is very hairy, very nerdy and entirely human, and goes by the name of Adam J. Manley. The other is entirely hairless, still pretty nerdy but extremely out-of-this-world, and goes by no name other than…
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The Tacoma Urbanist and Joel413 on R.R. Anderson
Erik Bjornson may tease newly published author/illustrator R.R. Anderson in the above video, but Bjornson has a long history of support for Anderson. In addition to being a consistent commenter on the Tacomic, Bjornson handled much of the promotion for the first year the Frost Park Chalk-Off, a phenomenon launched by Anderson. Bjornson’s blog, The…
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The Alien’s Perspective: The art of self-promotion (Frost Park S3Ep12)
“All art is self-promotion.” Overheard yesterday at Frost Park, while I was touching up my purple-coated alien pirate, the quote was a perfect summary of how things went down at 2010’s twelfth chalk-off. Self-promotion has always been a staple of Frost Park artwork, from websites written next to drawings and my ever-present alien avatar to…
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R.R. Anderson draws Adam the Alien action figure
Today I received the honor of being immoratlized by the great cartoonist and founder of the Frost Park Chalk-Offs, the mighty R.R. Anderson. Anderson draws a Tacoma-centric political cartoon called The Tacomic. Throughout the Tacomic’s four years of existence, the “Tacoma Action Figure” has been a recurring theme. Anderson uses the feature to portray significant…
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black And the dark…