If you’ve spent anytime at the drawing board listening to Tom Racine’s Tall Tale Radio podcast, please help him raise money for new equipment and travel expenses. Any donation would be a great token of appreciation for his hard work. I’ve already donated.
This summer is an exhibit called “Drawing Fire” at the The First Division Museum at Cantigny (Wheaton, IL) featuring the work of Bill Mauldin. The exhibit tells the GI story using Mauldin’s cartoons and the some of the museum’s extensive but rarely seen World War II collection. The visitor will see more than forty of […]
New book edited by Gary Groth called “Naked Cartoonists” will be released in October. My initial reaction was “really? people want to see cartoonists naked?” After perusing a few pages through Amazon’s preview feature, my reaction was, “what a fun project. Well done.” Cartoons (at least the ones in the preview) are safe. Lots of […]
Mark Anderson on the life of a freelance cartoonist Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson offers a peek at the challenging life of making it as a freelance cartoonist. The life of a freelance cartoonist is never boring. Fun, frightening, exhilarating, frustrating, goofy, overwhelming, and surprising, sure, but never boring. For me the key has been balancing […]
July 16 was declared Brad Anderson Day in Brocton, NY. Brad Anderson is the creator of Marmaduke which launched in 1954. He grew up in Brocton and the town commemorated his work and achievements on July 16. A statue of Brad and Marmaduke have been commissioned and will be placed on town hall next summer. […]
News from Tom Spurgeon Prominent Association of American Editorial Cartoonists member Matt Bors wrote last night to say that Syrian cartoonist and gallery owner Ali Ferzat will be appearing at that group’s convention in September and delivering their keynote address. That’s big news. All the more reason why this year’s convention is a must-attend.
This one got past me. If you’re in the greater Wisconsin area, please carve out some time to visit the second year Kenosha Festival of Cartooning. It’s a great line-up. Festival runs Thursday, September 27th through Saturday, September 29th. Here’s the preliminary schedule: Thursday 9/27 8:00 am Interview with Greg Berg of WGTD for the […]