Earlier this month an Irish-Catholic fraternal group objected to the nomination of Thomas Nast to the New Jersey Hall of Fame due to Nast’s anti-Catholic cartoons of the era. The opposition has gained a bit of traction with the addition of two State Assemblymen Wayne DeAngelo (D) and David Rible (R).From NewJersey.com: “One cannot view […]
Mike Lynch took the time to scan photos of Jerry Robinson from various NCS events.
Cool video found by Mike Lynch of Winsor McCay screening his first animation “Gertie the Dinosaur” to his fellow cartoonists. Mike writes:What was it like when Winsor McCay screened his animated film GERTIE THE DINOSAUR for his New York Tribune cartoonist pals? Allan Holtz shares this article from the February 23, 1914 Tribune. The film […]
Last week I posted news about a Roy Lichtenstein painting had sold at auction for $43 million. Jeff Darcy (in the comments) noted the original comic art upon which the Pop Art painting was based was recently sold on eBay for “a few hundred bucks.” Turns out it was $431 to be exact.Here’s a piece […]
Today being Veterans Day, I thought it might be nice to look back at some of the cartoonists who put their talents to use while serving in the military. The National Constitution Center, who created the exhibit Art of the American Soldier, was kind enough to send me a list of cartoonists they featured in […]
A painting by Roy Lichtenstein, the father of pop art and noted for using cartoon images and techniques, has sold for $43 million. The painting, “I Can See the Whole Room! … and There’s Nobody in It!” was created in 1961. From the BBC:The comic strip-inspired work was part of a sale of post-war and […]
Michael Cavna writes about the cartoon that the Occupy Wall Street ran in their own newspaper. As The Post’s Elizabeth Flock has noted, Freedom Plaza’s Occupy D.C. protestors on Tuesday published their own “official” newspaper, titled The Occupied Washington Post . (No affiliation to our humble news outlet up the street, natch.) And on Page-6 […]
The Comics Journal reviews Fantagraphics’ soon to be release of “Willie & Joe: Back Home” – the follow up book to the 700 page + “Willie & Joe: The WWII Years” collection. The first year or so of his post WWII strips continue to follow Willie and Joe in civilian life. Willie is back with […]
Heritage Auction is auctioning off a rare pre-Peanuts original created by Charles Schulz in the 1940’s. Auction ends May 5 and is expected to go for more than $20,000. Current bidding is just over $2,000.
Bill Blackbeard, founder of the San Francisco Academy of Cartoon Art, has passed away at the age of 84. From Digital Spy:Born in Indiana in 1926, Blackbeard’s fascination with comics began after the discovery of a large collection of old newspapers in a neighbor’s garage. He acquired the bound copies of old newspapers kept by […]
What a cool video. This is not the first animation of its kind, but it was a pioneering effort by Winsor McCay in 1911. The LA Times gives a bit context to how the animated film was conceived:McCay claimed that he got the idea for an animated film from flip books his son made. But […]
Brian Walker, comic authority and historian is releasing a new book entitled, “The Comics: The Complete Collection.” Looks like a great book. That bit of gone and long ago would not be news to Brian Walker, son of Mort Walker, the cartoonist who created “Beetle Bailey” and “Hi and Lois.” What he doesn’t know about […]
Rumors swirled last week that Will Smith wanted to remake the musical Annie and feature his daughter Willow. Turns out the rumors are now confirmed. “The time is right to bring back ‘Annie’ to the big screen. Of course, we’re true believers in Willow’s talent and believe she will be perfect in this role,” Columbia […]
Brad Mackay has posted what he believes is an early art contest submission by Art Spiegelman when Art was approximately 15 years old. This is a pretty great find. Recently Montreal cartoonist Rick Trembles was combing through a stack of old CARtoons magazines he nabbed from a flea market and spotted a winning submission to […]
Not sure where Mike Peters bought his Superman costume, but if you need one the Antique Helper Auctions in Indianapolis, Indiana is auctioning off vintage costumes worn by George Reeves who starred in the 1950s Superman television show, others by Christopher Reeve and Dean Cain. The George Reeve costume is reportedly worth $120,000 to $150,000. […]