Comments on: 17 Cartoonist Unite for Abuse Cause http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: lefitte http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72965 lefitte Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:48:14 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72965 the deviled eggs were nice. the deviled eggs were nice.

]]> By: Lee Mayer http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72963 Lee Mayer Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:22:49 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72963 I'm glad I missed this hellfire party. Is there any decadent food left? I’m glad I missed this hellfire party. Is there any decadent food left?

]]> By: Pab Sungenis http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72920 Pab Sungenis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:32:27 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72920 One more for you all.... http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=4&tag=2060 One more for you all….

http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=4&tag=2060

]]> By: Pab Sungenis http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72912 Pab Sungenis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:54:31 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72912 Oh, and before I forget.... A lot of the people whose characters were used in the first strip hang out here, or at least lurk. Thank you, one and all, for lending your characters to this cause. Oh, and before I forget….

A lot of the people whose characters were used in the first strip hang out here, or at least lurk. Thank you, one and all, for lending your characters to this cause.

]]> By: Pab Sungenis http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72911 Pab Sungenis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:52:50 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72911 I also think it's interesting that a lot of people here are discussing Teresa's work without actually having looked at it. She's been tackling this issue for a long time, and some of the stuff she's done with it is extremely thought provoking. The first one is the strip that's got certain people's knickers in a twist. The others are similar strips touching on the same subject. http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=1&tag=2060 http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=3&tag=2060 http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=2&tag=2060 http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=1&tag=1843 I don't see how anyone could object to those strips being in print, other than perhaps not wanting to look into humanity's dark mirror. Brava. I also think it’s interesting that a lot of people here are discussing Teresa’s work without actually having looked at it. She’s been tackling this issue for a long time, and some of the stuff she’s done with it is extremely thought provoking.

The first one is the strip that’s got certain people’s knickers in a twist. The others are similar strips touching on the same subject.

http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=1&tag=2060
http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=3&tag=2060
http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=2&tag=2060
http://www.mycomicspage.com/gocomics/feature_items/explore?page=1&tag=1843

I don’t see how anyone could object to those strips being in print, other than perhaps not wanting to look into humanity’s dark mirror.
Brava.

]]> By: Garey Mckee http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72909 Garey Mckee Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:04:49 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72909 "Hey, somebody’s been reading TOBY, Robot Satan!" Well he is jutting his crotch just for us. Seriously though, how sad, boring and uninspiring would cartoons be without tackling darker social issues? I do it all the time. Borrowing once again from Wiley, using satire helps us by enabling us to better face those types of issues that might be too ponderous and scary to face otherwise. “Hey, somebody’s been reading TOBY, Robot Satan!”

Well he is jutting his crotch just for us.

Seriously though, how sad, boring and uninspiring would cartoons be without tackling darker social issues? I do it all the time. Borrowing once again from Wiley, using satire helps us by enabling us to better face those types of issues that might be too ponderous and scary to face otherwise.

]]> By: Danny Burleson http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72905 Danny Burleson Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:28:30 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72905 Interesting discussion thus far... my take on it: what better PLACE than the comics page to focus on this? If a child is old enough to even read the comics, they're old enough to know there are genuine dangers out there. I've already talked to my 5 year old about some aspects of this, and he understands fine. I've always been of the opinion that comic strips are about presenting a story and/or commentary... humorous or not. While gag-a-day strips are to comic strips, what spandex-clad superheroes are to comic books, there is absolutely no rule that states "comics" have to be "funny", just as comic books brought us works such as Bone and Road to Perdition. Maybe by definition they're supposed to be funny, but frankly, "comics" has always been a misnomer in labeling the medium. Of course, "sequential art" sounds pompous to me, so I'm not sure what else to even call them. So, I heartily congratulate all of the cartoonists (and characters) that took place in this, for their willingness to break that mold and highlight such a serious, and real issue. Interesting discussion thus far… my take on it: what better PLACE than the comics page to focus on this? If a child is old enough to even read the comics, they’re old enough to know there are genuine dangers out there. I’ve already talked to my 5 year old about some aspects of this, and he understands fine.

I’ve always been of the opinion that comic strips are about presenting a story and/or commentary… humorous or not. While gag-a-day strips are to comic strips, what spandex-clad superheroes are to comic books, there is absolutely no rule that states “comics” have to be “funny”, just as comic books brought us works such as Bone and Road to Perdition.

Maybe by definition they’re supposed to be funny, but frankly, “comics” has always been a misnomer in labeling the medium. Of course, “sequential art” sounds pompous to me, so I’m not sure what else to even call them.

So, I heartily congratulate all of the cartoonists (and characters) that took place in this, for their willingness to break that mold and highlight such a serious, and real issue.

]]> By: Wiley Miller http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72902 Wiley Miller Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:42:42 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72902 “The flames of hellfire are everlasting, mind you, and should not be taken lightly.” If you're so certain about all your absolutes, "H", why are you posting them anonymously? “The flames of hellfire are everlasting, mind you, and should not be taken lightly.”

If you’re so certain about all your absolutes, “H”, why are you posting them anonymously?

]]> By: Corey Pandolph http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72900 Corey Pandolph Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:30:15 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72900 "The flames of hellfire are everlasting, mind you, and should not be taken lightly." Hey, somebody's been reading TOBY, Robot Satan! Sweet. “The flames of hellfire are everlasting, mind you, and should not be taken lightly.”

Hey, somebody’s been reading TOBY, Robot Satan!

Sweet.

]]> By: Pab Sungenis http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72896 Pab Sungenis Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:18:31 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2008/04/17/17-cartoonist-unite-for-abuse-cause/#comment-72896 Thank you, Rick, now we're back on topic. At least tangentially. The simple fact is that cartoons were used for social commentary long before they were used for "funny papers." Pointing out a serious social problem, like child abuse, should be considered right up our line. Thank you, Rick, now we’re back on topic. At least tangentially.

The simple fact is that cartoons were used for social commentary long before they were used for “funny papers.” Pointing out a serious social problem, like child abuse, should be considered right up our line.

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