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Comic Strip of the Day

CSotD: Since you asked …

Published: May 30, 2011 1 minute 3 comments

A comment on yesterday's Reubens posting noted that webcomics don't have an awards category. As I noted in my reply, the wall between syndicated cartoonists and web cartoonists seems to be breaking down.

I went down to Boston yesterday for the grand finale of John Read's "One Fine Sunday in the Funny Pages" traveling exhibit and finally got to meet in three dimensions a number of cartoonists I had only known in two. I didn't see Dave Kellett of "Sheldon" there, but that's okay, because I met him in three dimensions last fall at the New England Webcomics Weekend. However, he was at the conference, and apparently things are going even better than I thought. (Don't forget you can click on the image for a larger version.)

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Well, yes, but these webcomics guys better not get too complacent. Mark ("Off the Mark") Parisi's daughter is already developing a new delivery system for cartoons. (That's Jeff Keane adding a little Family Circus goodness to her collection.)

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By the end of the day, she was completely sleeved. I warned her that the ink from all those cartoons would be absorbed into her system and she'd turn out like her old man and she said, in that completely matter-of-fact tone with which young women her age respond to nonsense, that that would not be a bad thing at all.

Good kid.

Also, Chris Sparks was there with a portfolio of some of the contributions to the upcoming Team Cul de Sac book and art auction to benefit Parkinson's research. That book is going to be freaking awesome. 

Mike Peterson has posted his "Comic Strip of the Day" column every day since 2010. His opinions are his own, but we welcome comments either agreeing or in opposition.

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Comments 3

  1. (posted follower comment on last post)
    “The future of Cartooning”. Oh Wow.
    And less than 20 years old.
    Wonderful.

  2. out of curiosity, would richard thompsons win as cartoonist of the year mean that “cul de sac” is more likely to be picked up by more newspapers? Or do newspapers not really put that much stock in these sort of things?
    (also i love this site, keep up the good work!)

  3. The place of comics in newspapers is part of the self-destruction process that makes me crazy.
    First, most editors don’t understand cartoons. They are hired for their ability to spot comma splices, whateverthehell those are. They have an accountant-style mentality that makes them almost totally indifferent to irony, humor, sarcasm, etc.
    Second, the comics are not part of the news package but are something the backshop puts into place. Therefore, they aren’t anything editors have to think about. They just happen.
    Third, editors get enough crap from readers over why they covered a story about the latest city council issue, and they don’t want to get a raft of sh*t over dropping a strip. So they tend to not touch the comics, simply to avoid having to explain themselves one more time.
    But, yes, winning the Reuben could help Cul de Sac, because editors don’t get it.If the sales person says “Cartoonist of the Year,” it might make a difference.
    Yet you would still get letters-to-the-editor from people who were pissed that you canceled “Suzie dents another fender.”
    Editors don’t want to hear from their readers.

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