Darrin Bell has a talent for thoughtful self-mockery, assuming that Lemont Brown, protagonist of Candorville, is Bell’s doppelganger. I think that’s a pretty safe assumption, though, if so, I hope that’s a scenic overlook and not the driving lane. Darrin’s got a couple of books out.
Sometimes the best laugh is over a joke so silly that you can’t help snickering. But it’s easy to ruin a silly joke, and even a one-panel gag contains an element of timing — This one wouldn’t work if it showed people reacting to the signs. John Deering’s Strange Brew does a nice job of […]
Steve Breen’s Grand Avenue raises a question I had never pondered before. And the clever line would be “and will never ponder again” except that I really think this silly complaint is going to stick with me. Collection here.
This is the second day of an arc in the quasi-autobiographical strip “The Knight Life” that has Keith nominated for an “Idiot Grant.” Stay tuned. And if you want to catch up with rest of his only semi-fictional life, here’s the collection.
Scott Stantis answers the question of whether a conservative can do a funny political strip. This one could get a laff from either side. Prickly City is here, and he does have a collection out.
Phil Dunlap’s Ink Pen is about a booking agency for cartoon characters. You can see it here, and buy a collection here.
Brian Duffy, recently fired by the Des Moines Register, is considering legal action to retain the rights to his cartoons, which the Register says they will donate to the University of Iowa. Apparently, according to a sketchy report by KCCI-TV, mirrored by E&P, the newspaper considers the cartoons “work for hire,” which would give the […]