The Unwarranted hatred for Comic Sans; The Comics Courier, a tabloid comics criticism newspaper; a Bob Foster obituary; the Kansas City studio of Walt Disney; and an Amber Waves Comics Kingdom news item.New Comic Amber Waves Brings Heartfelt Tales of Childhood to Life This crisp fall week welcomes a new strip available on Comics Kingdom […]
Cartoonists for Kamala continues receiving and auctioning cartoon art. One of the latest is from Robb Armstrong where he revises a recent Sunday JumpStart. Robb rewrote the last two panels: From Mike Lynch via Antonio Marques we are treated to a four page informative article on “How An Animated Film Is Made” written by Jerome […]
With Brenda Starr, Girl Reporter; 19th Century Haitian caricatures; PS: The Preventive Maintenance Monthy magazine; and The U.S. Army Air Force and Warner Bros and Private SnafuCommercial Article 16 – Dale Messick and Brenda Starr: Breaking Barriers and Hitting DeadlinesSteven Heller interviews James Sholly about the latest issue of Commercial Article, which “explores design figures […]
Day Two of the AAEC/ACC Conference in Montreal began with the Americans conducting a business meeting while the Canadians held a panel on digitization and conservation, apparently in both languages, unless the Billy Ireland’s Jenny Robb is fluent en francais, since she was one of the presenters.After lunch, we were reunited and began a full […]
Comic strips Star Hawks, Bringing Up Father, Garth, and Sergeant Joe; with a detour to the Fleischer Studio.From World of Monsters: STAR HAWKS employed an unconventional format for a newspaper comic strip by using a two-tier layout as opposed to the conventional single-tier strips that were considered the standard. This enabled Kane to expand the dimensions […]
Cartoonist and animator Bob Foster has passed away. Robert Michael (Bob) Foster November 16, 1943 – September 30, 2024 Word is spreading that Bob Foster has died. Bob spent his lifetime in a wide range of cartooning and animation jobs. Below is Bob’s resume from 2010. I first learned of Bob’s talents with his Myron […]
A wide range of comic and comic-adjacent items. WESTPORT — Notable work by many of the cartoonists who have called Fairfield County home over the last century are showcased in two new exhibits at the Westport Library. On display are cartoons by: Dik Browne (“Haggar the Horrible”); Mort Walker (“Beetle Bailey”); John Cullen Murphy (“Prince […]
Gary Larson’s net worth, Li’l Sparky calendar, Max & the Midknights TV, public domain Buck Rogers, Jef Mallett interviewed, Warner Bros. theatrical cartoons coming (or not), and a warning about tomorrow from a turtle. Gary Larson Net Worth 2024: The Far Side of Success Sazadul Islam Saju at Surprise Sports puts cartoonist Gary Larson’s current […]
Bob Coar for Cartoon Research gives us the life and animated times of Howard Beckerman. You know a Ralph Steadman work when you see it. You’ll recognize his chaotic line and evocative paint splatter, his grotesque visages and uncanny vistas. But for an artist with such a pointedly distinct aesthetic, Steadman won’t entertain any talk […]
Sergio Aragonés at Weekly World News; David Ostow on TV; Grant Geissman, EC Comics historian; Behind the Scenes of Early Animation; Thumbs Up AND Thumbs Down on Firing Michael Leunig; and George Herriman Specialty Krazy Kay Original Art!Sergio Aragonés’ Weekly Comic for a Major NewspaperFrom 2005 to 2007 “MAD cartoonist Sergio Aragonés did full-page cartoons […]
Mike Lynch (with Art Bouthillier, Randy Glasbergen, Ted Goff, George Jartos, Bart Roozendaal, and George Trosley), Ed Steckley, Warner Bros cartoons, Flash Gordon comic book, AI, and (sorry) Scott Adams.The Aspiring Cartoonist: The Craft and Business of Gag CartooningMike Lynch has a very fine habit of pulling old cartooning magazines out of his closet and […]
Being a collection of various items from a variety cartooning categories (kinda like the Reuben Awards). The splash page from a 1962 comic book story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee appeared on Facebook courtesy Michael Gilbert and Jim Keefe riffed on it for his own purposes. From Mike Lynch comes a selection of Barnabas […]
Following is a collection from a wide range of comics/cartoon related items. … Funny thing is, that isn’t even my worst flying experience in recent memory. And the indignities of air travel are no longer relegated to when you’re on the plane. Oh, no. Try getting into a philosophical debate with Burbank airport security about […]
The Animation Guild (TAG) starts negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) today (August 12). As a precursor to the negotiations a rally was held in the IATSE Local 80 parking lot in Burbank: A huge mass of animation workers, cartoon fans, and union members from other crafts gathering in the […]
Harold and the Purple Crayon, 1960s Popeye cartoons, 1972 Sergio Aragonés poster, Little Orphan Annie and Harold Gray, 2024 San Diego Comic-Con book.Crockett Johnson and Harold and The Purple Crayon Harold is the sole visible creator in his universe. The pages he inhabits are plain white expanses until he fills them: with simple objects like […]