Had a medical thing that involved a nerve block that hasn’t worn off, so I’m typing one-handed. That ought to keep my observations pithy. Yes, of course it’s my left that works. And, no, I’m not lefthanded.The dog goes everywhere with me, which makes for more exciting reunions on the rare times she doesn’t. Do […]
The Eisner Award winners were officially announced Friday night at the San Diego Comic Con (the results of the voting had unintentionally been revealed earlier in the week).The Will Eisner Hall of Fame inductees had been honored earlier during the Comic Con. This year the Judges’ Choice inductees were Bob Bolling, Gerry Conway, Denys Cowan, […]
Who would you choose as the greatest editorial cartoonist of all time? James Gillray? Thomas Nast? Robert Minor? Paul Conrad? Last week David Von Drehle writing for The Washington Post made The Case for Pat Oliphant (or here). There are many forms and expressions of greatness — not one GOAT, but herds of GOATs; nevertheless, […]
Nothing grabs public attention like poop, and there have been a whole lot of cartoons showing Uncle Sam or Liberty or Donald J. on the toilet. The source of all this is interesting, because it’s a parasite rather than a bacterial outbreak, and I heard an interesting conversation about it on 1A, but it seems […]
As a child and youth Warner Brothers cartoons of the 30s and 40s and 50s were a staple of my TV viewing, so I have an understandable nostalgia for the the characters and a bit of a fondness for the subsequent reiterations, at least the better ones (Tiny Toons comes to mind). Not a big […]
“Certain rights and privileges, we say, are only for certain people. This is but half true. Privileges are always for certain people. Rights are for everybody, otherwise they, too, become privileges and nobody has any rights.” Walt Kelly, The Right Freedom for The Right People, in the Right Place, at the Right Time Steven Heller […]
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. — Sun TzuSome follow Sun Tzu, some read von Clausewitz, the best study both. And then there’s Pete Hegseth, who apparently follows gladiator and kung-fu movies and, as Anderson suggests, […]
Editorial cartoonist Jeff Koterba is co-producing an “adult-leaning” animated series called Bunny and Bear based on a comic strip idea he came up with during the pandemic. His co-producers include screen writer Christine Burright, and animator and improv comedian Matt Geiler. All three, along with voice talent, are based in Omaha.The project started with Jeffrey […]
Aussie caricature artist Brett Bower announced he’s launching AI ‘caricature bots’ in Sydney Australia, and San Diego, CA. These mechanical arms use AI to draw a caricature in front of individuals on cruise ships, attending corporate events, or special events.This technology isn’t new. Bot staff take a photo of an audience member which is loaded […]
The San Diego Comic Con opens today, July 22, and runs through Sunday, July 26. It is of course a major celebration of comic book creators, role-playing games, and information on new and upcoming Hollywood films and TV. Here we highlight some of the other panels and events more in our bailiwick. Animation History with […]
Over at The Library of American Comics Newspaper Strip Appreciation Facebook Group David Brown noted that the recent Nancy For All Seasons was missing some strips from the otherwise complete 1951-1952 run. Said David: I got this Fantagraphics collection of Nancy daily strips the other day … there were several strips missing: from looking through […]
To call Lynn Johnston a legend would undersell her influence on newspaper comic strips. Her strip For Better or for Worse launched in 1979 and quickly became one of the most widely syndicated comic strips with a client list rivaling those of Peanuts and Garfield. FBoFW was one of the few comic strips whose characters […]
I haven’t decided whether to go see the Odyssey, but I did decide to go ahead and review the spoilers by reading a Guardian piece about what they changed. The point is, if you’ve read the Big Three — the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aeneid — you know the story and the “spoilers” become […]
Profiling Florida cartoonist Ron Bates, Matt Wuerker and Kevin ‘KAL’ Kallaugher and The Founding Fathers, and Pedro X. Molina on the state of the art he is proudly a part. Ron Bates Nicole Stitz for The Port Charlotte Sun profiles Ron Bates a muralist, set designer, commercial artist, illustrator and, once he moved to Florida, […]
First Dog reminds us that Big Brother isn’t the only one watching, and he’s not making up that bit about self-driving cars, because a Waymo taxi snitched on some drunken teenagers who were shooting plastic pellets out its windows.Which is one of those things where maybe it’s good that kids can’t get away with anything […]