Among the Giants of Editorial Cartooning in the last half of the 20th Century and into the 21st was Paul Conrad of The Los Angeles Times. While Pat Oliphant, another giant of the times, would ridicule his subjects Paul would pound them. Conrad seldom went for a laugh, his cartoons brought the realization, and anger, […]
In 2018 the great editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant donated a great deal of his papers to the University of Virginia. Last Fall the University of Virginia’s Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library had sorted through enough of the material to set up a very good exhibit of the master cartoonist.Oliphant: Unpacking the Archive runs […]
The (Springfield) Republican had carried the Ask Shagg comic strip by Peter Guren.With the feature ending, editor Cynthia G. Simison asked Peter about his past…For the next two years, Guren says, he worked among an inspiring group of cartoon artists, many of whom were just like him, pitching their comic strip ideas to syndicates. “It […]
Cartoonist Steve Stiles has passed away.Stephen Willis Stiles July 16, 1943 – January 11, 2020 Steve Stiles is a cartoonist I recognize from his underground comix work. His work appeared in comix books with irresistible titles like Dope Comix and Bizarre Sex. In some box around here I have those floppies, along with his solo Hyper […]
Mickey Mouse first appeared in an animated short in the Fall of 1928 and was an instant hit.By the next Summer:The popular Mickey cartoons piqued the interest of J.V. Connelly of King Features Syndicate, who proposed the release of a Mickey Mouse comic strip as early as June 1929. The Disney Studio soon went to […]
The Roanoke (Va.) Times has changed its Sunday Funnies roster.Six are dropped from the Sunday edition Agnes, Doonesbury, For Better or For Worse, Get Fuzzy, Red and Rover, Speed Bump.Twelve are added to the Sunday edition Andy Capp, B.C., Beetle Bailey, Big Nate, Dennis the Menace, Foxtrot, Marmaduke, Mutts, Shoe, Snuffy Smith, The Family Circus, […]
We covered this new comic feature by Steve Breen earlier; but today it is official (with instructions and today’s date):CAPTION IT! by Steve Breen January 12, 2020 – weekly Creators SyndicateIt can be seen on the Creators site, GoComics, which carries the Creators strips, has not yet added it to their comics page.
Jim Scancarelli used his Sunday space to honor the history of his Gasoline Alley strip, and do homage to the strip’s creator Frank King.Jim did his research for those throwback panels. Gasoline Alley January 15, 1921 Gasoline Alley February 2, 1921 Gasoline Alley April 16, 1921 Gasoline Alley January 14, 1921 Great job Jim!Gasoline Alley can […]
Newspaper reporter Ken Fuson has passed away.Ken Fuson, born June 23, 1956, died Jan. 3, 2020 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, of liver cirrhosis, and is stunned to learn that the world is somehow able to go on without him.Journalist Ken Fuson wrote his own (wonderful) obituary.In lieu of flowers, Ken asked that everyone […]
In sequential panels cartoonist Jerry Craft, for the New York Times Book Review, tells how comic books were a portal to “heavier” literature.[Aside: Science backs up Jerry.]The Review notes that, “Jerry Craft is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel “New Kid,” winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature.”Which makes me […]
On Canada’s Family Feud, a contestant botched the final question—costing her family $10,000—because the fast food chain was clearly the first thing to come to mind when she heard the word “Popeye’s.”The goof went viral and reached the fast food chicken’s upper management.Fernando Machado, global CMO of Popeyes and sister brand Burger King, said the […]
Etsy is selling all kinds of decorative Calvin and Hobbes art for home and office.Book Riot shows the objets d’art with links to the Etsy pages.This seems like a lot of material from a man notorious for keeping the licensing of his creation down to books, a couple of calendars, and a few prints.No copyright […]
The Cincinnati Enquirer has hired Kevin Necessary as political cartoonist and illustrator.From The Enquirer:Kevin Necessary is an illustrator and editorial cartoonist. His editorial cartoons will appear Sundays in The Enquirer and online each Friday.Kevin explains his job to fellow Cincinnatians in words and pictures: Who is Kevin?I am a comics journalist and editorial cartoonist for WCPO/9 […]
The Cartoon Art Museum is proud to announce its second biennial Tribute Auction, A Boy and His Tiger: A Tribute to Bill Watterson, featuring original art in homage to Bill Watterson and his seminal comic strip creation Calvin and Hobbes.And the auction is a go!The Cartoon Art Museum’s salute to Watterson’s enduring talent, A Boy […]
“All this happened, more or less.”Publishers Weekly is reporting:Indie graphic novel house Boom! Studios announced plans to publish a graphic version of Kurt Vonnegut’s classic sci-fi/antiwar novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, to be adapted into a graphic novel by the writer Ryan North, artist Albert Monteys, and colorist Ricard Zaplana. The book will be released in September 2020. […]