Just how old is Walt Wallet of Gasoline Alley?I have, with nothing to back it up, long ago decided Walt was born in the year 1900.With a Walt biography the subject of the current comic strip we may finally find out.1900 still works with Walt in the Navy during World War I.But then Jim Scancarelli […]
Buster was one of Britain’s longest running weekly comics, but when it launched back in May 1960, then owners the Mirror Group took advantage of the popularity of newspaper strip character “Andy Capp“, published in the Daily Mirror. They gave the comic a perhaps unusual PR boost – by making flagship character Buster the son […]
February 8 is Okefenokee Swamp Day in Georgia One of Georgia’s seven natural wonders, Okefenokee Swamp has inspired everything from comic strips to rides at Six Flags Over Georgia and has long been one of the state’s leading tourist attractions, but on Feb. 8, the 428,000-acre blackwater wetland will finally get its dues at Georgia’s […]
The scam targeting cartoonists we were alerted to last Spring is still making the rounds, with a twist.Shannon Wheeler is working with authorities: I’m Shannon Wheeler and someone is using my name and project details similar to some of my own work to lure working artists into a fraud scheme. I’m working with law enforcement […]
Sometimes a cartoonist’s final draft doesn’t work.Artist Jim Keefe finished a Sally Forth strip and then had second thoughts.Do you see the difference from the black and white original and the color panel that was published? © King Features SyndicateFrom Jim’s Facebook page:Pen and ink establishing shot for today’s Sally Forth (2/7/2022). Realized after the […]
Dan Piraro recently talked to radio host Duncan Strauss about Bizarro and so much more. Piraro enthuses about life in Mexico, raving about the culture, the country’s art scene, and more. He observes that his new home has provided fresh artistic inspiration … Piraro himself sounds more than a little thrilled as he recounts the […]
Outdoor sports cartoonist Jim Snook has passed away.James Franklin (Jim) Snook February 14, 1936 – September 13, 2021 From the obituary: Jim was a lifelong artist. He told stories about how his mom would iron paper grocery bags for him to use as drawing paper when he was a kid. One of his first paying […]
From Oklahoman Opinion Page Editor Clytie Bunyan: It takes talent to capture the essence of an issue or a moment in time, in a few words, if any. Yet that’s exactly what cartoonists do each week in this country and around the world. It’s an art form, a form of journalism produced by illustrators who […]
In this timely presentation, nationally-syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight (the Knight Life, the K Chronicles, (th)ink) combines comics, storytelling, statistics, and facts, to make the case that one of this country’s biggest problems is its inability to have a frank and honest discussion about race. Event Bright has details and ticket source. “Keith Knight’s presentation was […]
I was in disbelief when I saw the printed cartoon mocking the nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court of the United States. In disbelief that a publication could be so ignorant and tone-deaf during Black History Month. In disbelief that any editor with an ounce of journalistic integrity would run this cartoon […]
Western Carolina University students write, edit, and produce The Western Carolinian as a bi-monthly printed publication and as an online Internet site to serve the information needs of WCU students and others interested in or involved with campus activities. After a winter break cartoons by Tori Melvin have returned to The Western Carolinian.“I love drawing […]
North Carolina cartoonist David Barbour has passed away.Robert David Barbour May 7, 1951 – January 31, 2022 From the obituary: Robert David Barbour, known by most as David, died peacefully at his home in Weaverville, NC after a long illness. David was a lifelong musician drumming for jazz and blues bands since age 14. As […]
Editorial cartoonist Mike Thompson has taken (what I interpret as) a buyout offer from Detroit Free Press/USA Today/Gannett.Mike announcing on his Facebook page: After 35 years as a staff editorial cartoonist, I’m getting out on the top floor. USA TODAY has eliminated my editorial cartooning position and giving me a very nice parting gift, so […]
The Herb Block Foundation has extended the deadline for entries to February 8, 2022.Details at The Herb Block Foundation More awards deadlines at the Association of American Cartoonists website.
Cartoonist, illustrator, and author Roger Bradfield has passed away.Roger Martin (Jolly Roger) Bradfield September 22, 1924 – December 31, 2021 “Jolly Roger” Bradfield rang out the old year by sailing off into the sunset, leaving a cast of colorful characters in his wake. From lavender lions to giants of different sizes. Goofy princes and sharp-witted […]