Things have been afoot here in the Phoenix Productions skunkworks, and Phoenix Master Steve Willis is hip-deep in it all. (So what’s new?) What it boils down to, at this point, is this photo… While not quite a double rainbow, it’s worth asking the ultimate question out of that viral video: What does this mean?Continue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Just one photo (What does this mean?)”
Tag Archives: Cranium Frenzy
#SundaySteveWillis – Let’s Make A Meal!
Today’s #SundaySteveWillis entry has Phoenix Master Steve at the fullest extent of his powers, combining 60s/70s pop culture with his amazing cast of characters (plus a celebrity guest!) and his unmistakable cartooning genius. It’s a tale that takes up the entirety of Cranium Frenzy #32…here are the first four pages to whet your appetite, soContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Let’s Make A Meal!”
#SundaySteveWillis – Sebastian Cabot!
On this (American) Labor Day weekend edition of #SundaySteveWillis, we’re lucky enough to have hit Cranium Frenzy #31 – The Sebastian Cabot issue! Let’s start with the obvious for anyone…younger than me, most likely! “Who’s Sebastian Cabot”? So glad you asked! Per Wikipedia: Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot (6 July 1918 – 23 August 1977) was a BritishContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Sebastian Cabot!”
#SundaySteveWillis – Meeting Notes
While I’m proud that Phoenix Productions is doing its part to preserve Steve Willis‘s amazing cartooning for the ages, it’s appropriate to note that Phoenix isn’t the only person/operation doing this. Rick Bradford, genius behind the Poopsheet Foundation, has dipped his toe into the water once or twice as well. (And he’s not the onlyContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Meeting Notes”
#SundaySteveWillis – Good cartooning comes in pairs!
Today’s #SundaySteveWillis entry pulls from the shorts-filled 29th issue of Cranium Frenzy, a terrific look at Steve’s wild imagination on so, so many topics. Here are a couple of examples: (Did you think I was going to pass up a chance to share a Mrs. Buginthebutt appearance?) I’m serious. Steve goes all over the placeContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Good cartooning comes in pairs!”
Cranium Frenzy #50 video
One of Steve Willis‘s mega-fans, YouTube’s Stifled Voice, made this pitch-perfect video rendition of Cranium Frenzy #50. Enjoy! In related news, Cranium Frenzy #5 is part of the forthcoming The Collected Cranium Frenzy by Steve Willis Volume 5, which pulls together issues #41-50. Volume 5 hopefully will be released in mid-September 2026.
Phoenix library “posters”
I’ve been back from the first of the summer trips for a few days now…digging into the to-do list in between family obligations, Dad Taxi runs, and World Cup soccer. One of the Phoenix to-dos is submitting applications for upcoming zine fests and related events. These operations often want to see samples, an easy taskContinue reading “Phoenix library “posters””
Summer Break…?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Summer is a bear, stuff is happening, I gotta slow down on the videos over the summer. The tension of “family v. zine guy” always is high when the kids are out of school, but it is especially high this summer. I have a rising college freshman and two highly engaged young teens.Continue reading “Summer Break…?”
#SundaySteveWillis – Celebrate Lefties!
Not those “lefties” that send certain folks through the roof…no, just those who walk among us with green-handled scissors! Steve Willis took the entire 26th issue of his amazing Cranium Frenzy series and devoted it to us, the 10% of society who walk among us with a permanent ink/graphite smear on the side of theirContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Celebrate Lefties!”
#SundaySteveWillis – Cranium Frenzy #25!
We’re back at it with #SundaySteveWillis, this time getting up to Cranium Frenzy #25! This issue was fun in that Steve shelved the long-form story for at least an issue and instead rolled out a bunch of short (almost all single-page) strips. Not only are they good, but they show off a little more ofContinue reading “#SundaySteveWillis – Cranium Frenzy #25!”
