Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for August 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) Big Orange Football Coloring Book Charles M. Schulz’s Linus A Mile and a Half of Lines: The Art of James Thurber Senior Moments: Ageing […]
With one exception, to please his evangelical base (“America’s Christian publishers no longer have to render to Caesar an extra 10 percent.”) and Rupert Murdoch, all material printed in China then sent to the United States will be taxed tariffed.The only print product completely removed from the list of proposed China tariffs was section 4901.99.00.40: […]
Comic book artist Ernie Colón has passed away.Ernie Colón (Ernesto Colón Sierra de Cordobes y Lopez) July 13, 1031 – August 8, 2019ME: If I’m not mistaken, your complete name is Ernesto Sierra de Cordobes Y Lopez Colón , isn’t it? Can you explain to our readers its origin? ERNIE: My name is Ernesto Colo’n […]
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 […]
Here are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2019 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon (though ordering through your local comic book shop is a good idea.) For Better or For Worse: The Complete Library, Vol. 3 Complete Chester Gould’s Dick Tracy Volume 26 American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-44 Garfield Fat […]
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, […]
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 […]
It was reported Friday that First Look Media made the decision to end funding for The Nib along with shuttering the web magazine Topic.com at the end of July. That is true and something that I’ve been dealing with the results of for a few weeks now. That leaves me writing yet another post on […]
Happy Birthday Vic Carrabotta, born June 24, 1929! Vic becomes the latest creator to join the Senior Strippers roster. A list of cartoonists who for 90+ years continue to survive “the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to.”Below is, as best as I can determine, a list of cartoonists who continue to carry on […]
Comic artist, illustrator, sculptor Cal Massey has passed away.Calvin Levi (Cal) Massey February 10, 1926 – June 10, 2019 From the Philadelphia Inquirer report:The artist Cal Massey, who created hundreds of paintings, illustrations, designs and sculptures over a career of nearly 70 years, died June 11 at Virtua Marlton Hospital. He was 93 and had lived […]
Let me begin by apologizing to Mr. Jacobs for being a day late. above: birthday greeting from MAD Magazine From 1957 to 2007 (and occasionally since) Frank Jacobs was a major contributor to MAD Magazine; and he didn’t just ease in, he jumped in with five articles in his first issue. Frank was an all-round humorist, but […]
Illustrator and portrait artist Everett Raymond Kinstler has passed away.EVERETT RAYMOND KINSTLER August 5, 1926 – May 26, 2019 From the Portrait Society of America Facebook page:It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we share the news that Everett Raymond Kinstler passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019 after a brief illness. Famed […]
Yeah, it’s Frazetta. Frank Frazetta’s original art for the cover of Eerie #23 (September 1969) sold for $5,400,000.00 via Heritage Auctions.The Grand Comics Database notes about the cover:Frank Frazetta republished this painting, with slight revisions, as a poster titled “Egyptian Queen.” The face of the woman is different in the poster. In an interview in The […]
The National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year presented May 18, 2019 (nominees listed, winner highlighted): Lynda BarryBrian BassetStephan PastisHilary PriceMark Tatulli The 11th time is the charm for Stephan!! above photo via National Cartoonists Society hat tip: Anne Morse-Hambrock and TomHeintjes
Led by sales of the graphic novel format, total sales of graphic novels and periodical comics in the U.S. and Canada was approximately $1.09 billion in 2018, according to a joint estimate by trade news sites ICv2 and Comichron.From Publishers Weekly:Although sales via the direct market (aka the comics shop market) were slightly down from […]