But first, one of my excursions into barely semi-relevant commentary, because today’s Speed Bump reminded me of the last dogsled race I went to.Dogsled races are basically an excuse to stand around, drink hot chocolate and talk to your neighbors, and in snow country in February, you don’t have enough of those.You send all the […]
NEW YORK, July 15, 2019 – King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, today announced its newest international agent, Lovatts Media, who will be representing its syndication business in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, New Guinea, Papua and the Solomon Islands.King Features’ new partnership with […]
The Eisner Awards were handed out last night at the San Diego Comic Con.Some comic strip and cartoon related winners and nominees (winners in bold):BEST ARCHIVAL COLLLECTION/PROJECT — STRIPS * Pogo, vol. 5: Out of This World At Home, Walt Kelly, edited by Mark Evanier and Eric Reynolds (Fantagraphics) * Sky Masters of the Space […]
This Robert Cenedella poster seems like a kind of Grinchy way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, but stick with me here, because the topic today is spin, lies and professionalism.I’m seeing a lot of political cartoons based on the idea that the Apollo landing united a fractured nation, which it did.For […]
Continuing the coverage of the New York Times cartoon ban. Swaha By now, even many who don’t normally pay attention to inside-journalism stories, have taken notice of the recent decision by The New York Times to cut all editorial cartoons from their international edition. In recent weeks, friends and strangers have messaged, and have even stopped […]
“That’s really all you can hope for. To make somebody, just for a second, take their mind off the worries and pressures of the day and just get a chuckle …”John Rose gets a nice nod from his alma mater. John Rose (James Madison University, ’86)
Jimmy Johnson is selling Arlo and Janis strip originals.Original art is becoming a rare commodity these days.As Jimmy explains:Did you know that original comic art is an endangered artform? Many young cartoonists and a rapidly growing cadre of established cartoonists produce their work digitally. There is no ink or paper, only a file. Even I […]
I don’t know if this Francis counts as “funny,” but it’s certainly apt.I have often noted, in discussing the increasing crudity and cruelty of our entertainment choices, that these medieval street shows pandered to the worst instincts of the mob, but that it didn’t matter, because the mob didn’t vote or otherwise have a say […]
Editors get letters about the Funny Pages. Jason doesn’t like the best comic in the Deseret News:I love the Sunday funnies. This week was especially funny. I look forward to getting them every week. My family sometimes fights over who gets to read them first. When I read them I always get a solid laugh out […]
Comic Con International, more famously known as the San Diego Comic Con, mostly spotlights comic books and movies; but there are a few comic strip cartoonists spread among the attendees.The National Cartoonists Society has a booth with cartoonists showing up throughout the weekend. Also there are some panels featuring comic strips and NCS people. Thursday July […]
Matt Wuerker shows us where we’re at, and last night’s astonishing hatefest hardly undercuts his point, though I suppose you could quibble over the term “Normal.”As the old joke goes, “We’ve established what you are; now we’re just haggling over the price.” Which is to say that, as much as I like Kevin Siers‘ spin on […]
In all email to all the paper’s journalists, Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell has attacked his editors’ refusal to run his latest cartoon, suggesting it is due to “some mysterious editorial line” about antisemitism. In the latest submission by Mr Bell, whose cartoons have appeared in the paper since 1981, Labour deputy leader Tom Watson is depicted […]
Joel Franusic, a product marketing marketer and self-described “hacker” has figured out how to scrape internet versions of old newspapers to post old “Krazy Kat” comics. To date, he’s posted 1916 through 1922.“Why?” you ask.Here’s Joel:After becoming a little obsessed with Krazy Kat, I was very disappointed to see many of the books I wanted […]
The fine folks at John Hart Studios have announced the “pre-launch” of an Indiegogo project for a B.C. feature film.From the Indiegogo site:Feature animators, illustrators, and storytellers from Academy-Award winning films are joining forces to lovingly bring America’s National Treasure, Johnny Hart’s B.C. comic strip, to the big screen! We’ve got an iconic American comic […]
Nick Anderson leads us off with a base for today’s discussion, politely translating “E pluribus unum” for those who don’t know what it means.But, then again, what does it mean?That’s a key to the American experience, because for all that we’ve fallen short of “all men are created equal” over the past 243 years, that […]