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Daniel Boris Goes International
Washington, DC editorial cartoonist Daniel Boris has had a recent cartoon published by Le Courrier International in association with a Washington Post analysis.
Daniel notes that it would have been nice if they hadn’t cropped a good portion of his signature out. The site credits Daniel and his international host Cartoon Movement, though he was not informed of the sale until an Instagram follower pointed it out. He is still waiting for notification and pay for the cartoon.
It’s a Never-Was World
The most recent issue of Hogan’s Alley magazine featured among many other things unsold comic strips by Frank Ridgeway & Bob Oksner (“Barbie,” yes that Barbie) and another unsold ‘pilot’ by Gary Hallgren & Roseanne Barr (yes that Roseanne). Now Matthew Hansel and Mike Lynch gift us with a look at a proposal from 1980 by Dick Hodgins, Jr. (Half Hitch, Henry, Hagar) with a patriotic flavor called “Unk.”
Disturbing reason cartoon characters wear white gloves
Whether you’re an avid lover of cartoons, or just like to take the odd trip down memory lane, you might have noticed something odd.
Most cartoon characters have a signature outfit or costume to make them easily identifiable, but have you ever realised how many of them are drawn with a particular accessory? We guarantee you’ll never unsee this now (even as a bona fide Disney adult here, I’d never realised how common it was!).
An Instagram creator has shared a video talking about the history of the cartoons, and the disturbing reason they wear the gloves.
Jen Thomas at Tyla learns how those white gloves for animated cartoon characters came about.
It should be noted that a number of the characters mentioned didn’t start with white gloves.
Staying animation for a while here’s an easy quiz from Audrey Engvalson at BuzzFeed. For example:
And it’s multiple choice.
For the youngsters here’s The Mary Sue lists The 10 Best 90s Cartoons (no Simpsons).
The comic strip that won’t die
Don McHoull presents a 12 minute YouTube documentary on the Barney Google and Snuffy Smith comic strip at 106 years old.
The comic strip Barney Google first appeared on a comics page in 1919, and over 100 years later it’s still running. For the last 70 years or so, Snuffy Smith has taken over as the star of the comic, but Barney still makes the occasional appearance.
Magazine Cartoon: Altatude #4 Issue 33
My favorite cartoon this week comes from Dan Walsh at Alta.
Joe Wos: Cartoonist/Activist
Isa Farfan at Hyperallergic has news of an award winning cartoonist joining a revived free speech group.
Hundreds of cultural workers, including visual artists, have signed on to a newly reignited McCarthy-era free speech group led by actress Jane Fonda.
Fonda announced on October 1 that she would revive the Committee for the First Amendment, an anti-censorship group originally formed in 1947…
Joe Wos, a cartoonist who has won the prestigious Reuben Award and an Emmy for hosting PBS’s Cartoon Academy (2021), told Hyperallergic that he signed on to the nascent group because he fears the United States is entering into a second McCarthyist era. He said he believes he has a responsibility to protect future generations of artists and performers.
“Art speaks truth, entertainment has the ability to speak that truth to the masses,” Wos said. “We are fighting for our lives and our livelihoods. But we are also fighting to maintain those hard-won freedoms for future generations of artists and creators.”
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