Comments on: Who is the Bad Cartoonist and does he matter?

By: KRANKY (JOE RANK)

KRANKY (JOE RANK) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:57:39 +0000

WOW! A post brought back from the dead after eight months!
Who says we don’t hold a grudge!( or have delayed reaction ).

After all this time, I do have to interject about Paul Conrad. Really, one of the most concise and brilliant practitioners of this curious craft ( and he’s incredidbly funny at parties ). Conrad also refrained from retirement until Chucklenuts was gone from the White House. { and was [pure conjecture] influential in securing employment for ex-colleague Ramirez a position so obviously more to his (MR’s) liking }.

As for BC; I’ve known so many bad C’s that were successful, and so many good C’s that were not…that it would be a Hobson’s Choice.

By: Alan Gardner

Alan Gardner — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:19 +0000

Mike’s NOT the B.C.? Whaaaat?

Maybe if you’d stop posting comments using the pseudonym then maybe you won’t fall under suspicion. :)

By: Mike Cope

Mike Cope — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:41:51 +0000

I don’t think that ANY cartoonist trying to earn a legit living with their work would appreciate being accused of being the so-called ‘Bad Cartoonist’ … Especially for no reason other than a personal assumption.

Months ago, someone with respectable connections thought that I was the BC and even phoned me about it. I think the only thing worse would be discovering that your name is on the ‘No Fly List’ for no good reason.

Some cartoonists may seem tough on the outside, but I think that most of us are still the shy, awkward kids on the inside.

By: Wiley Miller

Wiley Miller — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:26:23 +0000

Many things have been said about Scott Kurtz, both good and not-so good, but one thing that cannot be said about him is being cowardly. He makes his opinions known and stands behind them by not doing so anonymously. So the comparison doesn’t fit.

By: Alan Gardner

Alan Gardner — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:04:13 +0000

Scott has never had a problem signing his name to the things he says – nor does he have the insider information that BC wrote – stuff you’d only know if you attended AAEC conventions.

Strike 1

By: J.G. Moore

J.G. Moore — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:11 +0000

Bad Cartoonist = Scott Kurtz

They both seem to hit a nerve… I’m just saying….

:-)

By: Lucas Turnbloom

Lucas Turnbloom — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:08:26 +0000

LOL, Matt.

By: Jeff Darcy

Jeff Darcy — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:15:53 +0000

Thanks Matt,
I happened to check out your blog and noted your “How to draw like an Editorial Cartoonist” toon. I didn’t know if it was proof you were B.C. or that B.C. had plagairized you. Anyway thanks for the tips. You’re very good at what you do and I can see the condensed writing on the wall in 24 panels, as far as were the future of cartooning is at. I have to get off this blog so I can start practicing my Matt Bors knockoff cartoons before I’m one of just many Bors clones.

By: JP Trostle

JP Trostle — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:02:56 +0000

In a word: yes

By: Charles Brubaker

Charles Brubaker — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:40:43 +0000

So Matt Groening’s “Life in Hell” is an ideal cartoon?