While a mix of creativity and comics might suggest a family-friendly atmosphere — and as always, that depends on the family — Tuesday’s appearance by writer, illustrator, playwright and editor Lynda Barry might not be for more delicate tastes.In a statement that ponders why people crave art, Barry concludes with “Please note: There will be […]
For 25 years, from 1983 to 2008, David Astor reported on the newspaper syndicates for Editor & Publisher. Alan Gardner, the creator of this Daily Cartoonist site, called David “the founding father of syndication reporting.”Every week David reported on comic strips and political cartooning and puzzles and columnists syndicated to newspapers, both upfront and behind […]
Designer. poet, musician, and cartoonist Skip Sedore has passed away. Charles J. (Skip) Sedore February 25, 1930 – August 24, 2019 From the obituary:Skip, known as Charlie in the business world, worked for many years as a self-employed Embroidery Designer, who designed lace and embroidery for the NYC Garment Industry from his office in Ridgefield Park, […]
Notice from the National Cartoonists Society:In case you’re not aware, the Great NCS Popeye Auction is underway on the Heritage Auctions website and closes this Sunday! Our NCS Popeye pieces are part of Heritage’s weekly Sunday Auction which includes many other comic art and animation pieces, but here’s a link to just the NCS Popeye pieces.Cartoonists from […]
John P. Weiss is a retired police chief, a fine artist of landscapes, a cartoonist with style, and an inspirational writer.With column headings such asAre You Committing This Mistake With Your Creative Work? – with a bit about Thomas Kinkade This is How to Survive Productivity and Win at Life.and more; John dispenses illustrated work and […]
By now you know The Nib got cut loose from its publisher earlier this summer — rather than fold, Matt Bors and his crew decided to go independent.The Nib runs political cartoons, journalism, essays and memoir about what is going down in the world, all in comics form — the best medium.The Comics take the […]
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!The always interesting and educational Yesterday’s Papers site, whether it’s a John Adcock or a Richard Marschall post, is a must read every morning. But this morning it gave me a real thrill.To quote Richard:Searching for illustrations for the imminent revival of Nemo Magazine, I have been ransacking my bookshelves.That’s right! “Imminent!” I’m […]
The National Cartoonists Society is celebrating Popeye‘s 90th year (and Olive Oyl‘s 100th) by auctioning off a number of specialty drawings and other art and comic books for the benefit of the National Cartoonist Society Foundation.The National Cartoonists Society is celebrating the jubilees of these two beloved comic strip and cartoon characters with an auction […]
Earlier today Mike Peterson mentioned some events happening in non-Upstate New York. Well, if you are headed to Upstate New York sometime in the next two months you may want stop by the Ellenville Public Library and Museum for R. Robert Pollak‘s “A Cavalcade of American Newspaper Comic Strip Art” exhibit.It features Pollak’s collection of […]
Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood takes place in 1969 and it is filled with meticulously researched and re-created period detail. Leonardo DiCaprio plays television star Rick Dalton, whose western series was once a big hit but whose career has faded. How bad is it for Rick? He’s relegated to doing guest shots on […]
A month after the staff of Esquire was let go, Bob Mankoff has bounced back as the cartoon editor of Air Mail, a new digital weekly magazine.Welcome to the world of Air Mail—the perfect addition to your weekend reading. Every Saturday at 6:00 A.M. E.S.T., a new issue will arrive in your in-box. We like […]
National Cartoonists Society President Jason Chatfield has sent out a State of The Society message to members with a look to the future of the NCS – and the brand new website. With permission, here is Jason’s letter to the members: Hello, NCS! Well, here we are. Just another American job outsourced to an immigrant. In all […]
Longtime MAD contributor Sergio Aragonés just can’t imagine a world without MAD. Aragonés sees MAD as a way of presenting people’s foibles and the world’s problems with humor. “Instead of crying, you laugh at it,” he said, suggesting the magazine’s influence has reached a swath of humanity that includes politicians lampooned in its pages. “They say, […]
Eulogies for MAD magazine. Clay Bennett [Peter Kuper has] been drawing the Spy vs Spy cartoons in the magazine for the past 23 years. [Shortly after the bad MAD news broke] he spoke with As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner about what Mad means to him.In one form or another, as you said, because it’s been […]
It seems the unthinkable has happened, MAD magazine will shut down.Tom Spurgeon broke the news hearing of the demise but acknowledging it was unconfirmed.Now Evan Dorkin has confirmed the news. MAD began in 1952 with Harvey Kurtzman in charge and a stellar cast of artists. It soon changed to a magazine format, and not long after […]