I’ve stopped watching the talking head shows on Sunday, but, if I ever feel the urge to start up again, I’m going to consult this Matt Bors cartoon first.For two or three years, I wrote for a magazine that was distributed to Realtors in the Colorado Springs market and basically existed for the sake of […]
Garry Trudeau has become one of the more eloquent and straightforward advocates for military personnel, and if there is a joke to be made today, it is that his willingness to stand up for them is yet another example of his knee-jerk instinct to buck whoever happens to hold power on the Hill and in […]
As noted and/or anticipated yesterday, most of the Mandatory Mandela Cartoons have been at least predictable if not entirely lame. But I certainly like Matt Davies’ contribution, which demands some honesty, integrity and sincerity that we know we’re not ever gonna get.The bulk of statements on Mandela’s death were almost certainly ghosted by aides and […]
Taylor Jones has set the bar high with a plain caricature of Nelson Mandela, which he admits he drew back in March when Madiba’s health was in such dire straits. And there’s nothing wrong with having one ready. We knew the end was not far, and we knew it was going to be an event that required […]
I have an iPad. I use the ProCreate app. I draw stick figures compared to this:
Looks to be inline with comic book movies of late – lots of explosions, crunching cars and general mayhem.
NPR has released their top great reads in a dozen or so categories. In the comics and graphic novel categoryBattling Boy by Paul Pope Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang Captain Marvel Vol. 1: In Pursuit Of Flight by Kelly Sue Deconnick, Dexter Soy, Emma Rios Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Gris Grimly […]
Disney wants to make a live-action version of the classic tale “Jungle Book.” Deadline Hollywood reports that the studio wants Iron Man director Jon Favreau to helm the project. Disney made an animated feature film of the story back in 1967. While Favreau’s recent work is with comics book and graphic novels adaptations (Iron Man, […]
Signe Wilkinson sounds a warning from the Detroit bankruptcy, in which the court ruled that the city’s pension obligations could be part of the negotiations, which, she notes, should scare anyone on a public pension these days.Well, yes. And I am not a lawyer,but I don’t think even the lawyers are going to have a […]
This looks like it has potential. The Boxtrolls is a 3D stop-motion and CG hybrid featuring voice talents from Ben Kingsley, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning, Jared Harris, Toni Collette and Tracy Morgan.Official Teaser Here’s a promotional video showing some of the intricacies of doing stop animation. Due out in September of 2014
Great to see Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau talking about Alpha House himself.H/T: Mike Lynch
The 41st annual Annie Awards nominees have been announced. The Annie is the equivalent of an Oscar in the animation industry.Best Animated Feature A Letter to Momo – GKIDS Despicable Me 2 – Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures Ernest & Celestine – GKIDS Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios Monsters University – Pixar Animation Studios The Croods […]
Roy Peterson passed away in September of this year. He was an amazing talent. The Association of Canadian Editorial Cartoonists has posted a remembrance of his life and work. By the end of his career, Peterson had won seven National Newspaper Awards, produced several books, co-founded the ACEC and was one of only two Canadian […]
Tom Racine has released a three part Tall Tale Radio podcast with The Economist editorial cartoonist Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher. From Tom: Kevin Kallaugher, or KAL, world famous editorial cartoonist and caricaturist of ?The Economist? and ?The Baltimore Sun,? talks to Tall Tale Radio about his early days and influences, how he went from scraping wallpaper […]
Interesting look at the collaboration between Baby Blues co-creators Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman.