Recently stumbled on a few sites that feature cartoons for specific audiences.Cartoonist Dan Thompson, of Brevity, Rip Haywire, KidSpot, Harley, Lost Sheep, and Humorous Maximus fame, began a new weekly gig earlier this year.© Classic CarsThe Classic Carl Caption Contest is, you guessed it, a caption contest. It began in February of this year. Dan […]
The other day Mike linked to Bado’s post of Seven Days publisher Paula Routly’s defense of their editorial cartoonist Tim Newcomb.That was part of Seven Days’ annual cartoon issue, where along with the regular roster of comic strips and cartoonists they open up even more pages to other area cartoonists.Dan Bolles’ Drawing Conclusions introduction can […]
Former NCS President Tom Richmond shows off his caricature skills with a recent job for CNN.This consisted of a LOT of caricatures of classic sitcom actors/characters, and it was a tricky thing to compose because I needed to do it in a way that allowed for both a vertical and horizontal format Former NCS President Rick […]
Howdy. I’m Emma Allen, and I take it you want to be a New Yorker cartoonist. Before you uncap that pen or dip your quill in the blood of your frenemies, you might want to take these cartooning tips and tricks into account. Or not! Who am I to tell you what to do? Oh, […]
One bright day in the middle of the night Jason Chatfield is sitting at a bar when inspiration hits. I was sitting at a bar ordering a beer when the bartender asked me for a card to keep my tab open. I told the bartender to ‘keep it open’ and as I said it, I […]
The first edition of what is now called The Tribune hit the streets on April 15, 1871. It was called “The Tribune & Utah Mining Gazette.” As part of the Sesquicentennial Celebration cartoonist Pat Bagley created a poster.Thoughts on seeing stuff like this are (1) how long did this take to complete? And (2) at […]
Young Liza had succeeded in fulfilling a lifelong dream.In 1979 Liza Donnelly joined three other women as the female force of New Yorker cartoonists; there were more than ten times that many male cartoonists contributing to the magazine then.Not long before that she was made aware that she was a “woman cartoonist,” prior to that […]
Spring Break Cartooning with Mike LynchABOUT THE CLASS: Make comics with professional cartoonist Mike Lynch. In this week-long course, we will learn to create characters, animals, dinosaurs, monsters, sharks, superheroes, aliens, word balloons (BOOM! POW! CRASH!) and more, and then put these drawing skills together to make our own comic book stories together via Zoom. […]
© Bianca Xunise Xunise’s work is funny and thoughtful. Her linework has this playful energy, and she has a masterful talent for playing with tone in different ways, even as her work shifts from moving personal stories to deep political analysis to elegant and perfectly structured gag cartoons. She is part of the great tradition […]
Alfred E. Neuman Funky PopFunko has released a Pop figure of MAD mascot Alfred E. Neuman; this one more aligned with the current look of their collectibles rather than the 2012 edition. Though Tom Richmond, with the help of Photoshop, corrected a couple discrepancies.© EC Publications SOI Maurice Sendak Exhibit and Bake SaleThe Society of Illustrators […]
The National Cartoonists Society has released the nominees for five 2020 Reuben Divisional Award categories that need members to vote for a winner.They are:GAG CARTOONS Kendra Allenby Robert Leighton Ellis Rosen NEWSPAPER COMIC STRIPS Brian Crane – Pickles Jeff Parker & Steve Kelley – Dustin Ricardo Siri (Liniers) – Macanudo NEWSPAPER PANELS Bill Abbott […]
Magazine cartoonist Rod McKie has passed away. Roderick (Rod) McKieNovember 28, 195?/196? – March 26(?), 2021 From the McKie family: I am so sorry to tell you all that Rod passed away last night. We are all heartbroken. We have been together for 46 years and life without him will be duller, darker and very […]
Ginger Meggs Punchline ContestAbove is the opening panel to the page Jimmy Bancks was working on when he died in 1952. The page was laid out and mostly inked, and the script was lettered except for the last panel.Ginger Meggs ™ Winslow Investments Pty LtdFrom Bancks family members and Ginger Meggs cartoonist Jason Chatfield: Now […]
It is being reported that author and cartoonist George Mandel has passed away.George Mikali MandelFebruary 11, 1920 – February 13, 2021From the March 18, 2021 Shelf Awareness notice: George Mikali Mandel, the author and cartoonist who was an early member of the Beat Generation, died last month in New York. He was 101. Born in […]
Graphic Storytellers at Work: Cross-industry opportunities for cartoonists, illustrators and comics-makers, [is] a new report which explores how the skills of cartoonists, illustrators and comics-makers are being applied. This happens across a diverse range of industries such as health and education.The Australia Council for the Arts commissioned research to look at workplace opportunities for graphic […]