It seems that before famed comedian Steve Martin teamed up with famed cartoonist Harry Bliss last year, Steve had earlier been writing gags for a cartoonist.No, this is not about his 2007 collaboration with Roz Chast.At Inkspill Michael Maslin pulls a line from today’s New York Times interview with Steve Martin (or read it here […]
words & pictures © Steve Martin & Harry BlissThe New Yorker presents The Origin of Team Steve Martin and Harry Bliss,a multi-page sequential comic as shown in their new book A Wealth of Pigeons.Spoiler: It’s not all fun and games.
A month late but GoComics is interviewing cartoonist Paul Trap as his Thatababy comic strip reaches its 10th year of syndication. GC: How do you keep the jokes fresh and funny every day for 10 years?Paul: Caffeine and panic. GC: What’s your trick/go-to to overcome artist’s block?Paul: I’m first in line if someone comes up […]
It’s Veteran’s Day, as Michael Ramirez (Creators) points out.Most years on November 11, the comics pages are flooded with little kids saluting tombstones and suchlike, but there weren’t that many this year.From a creative point of view, it’s not much of a loss because they aren’t generally very good and don’t stand out often, one […]