The Charles M. Schulz Museum will begin a new exhibit (scroll down the page) on February 4 (through May 29) called, “Sugar and Spice: Little Girls in the Funnies.” The subtitle is: “An Exhibition of Peanuts Girls and their Predecessors, Contemporaries, and Successors” and as you might expect shows various girl characters in comic strips […]
The New York Press has a lengthy article about Charles Schulz and his cartooning. If you’re a fan of Peanuts or enjoy reading about comic history, give this article a read.“Li’l Folks” has a different quality than “Peanuts.” The lines are thicker. Perhaps Schulz was making the best of middling reproduction quality in newspapers, but […]
The Houston Chronicle has a story called Why Bill Watterson Quit. If you’re hoping for new salacious tidbits, this article isn’t it – but does point out in the Complete Calvin and Hobbes book that Watterson left it open for a return. Salem won’t discuss the specifics of what Watterson is doing. It’s possible he […]
If you’re into collecting comic related art and memorabilia, Heritage Galleries is auctioning off original artwork. You can see some of the pieces online. Heritage Galleries & Auctioneers (HG&A) will offer a spectacular collection of more than 300 pieces of original artwork from MAD Magazine, most never before offered, in their upcoming Comic and Original […]
I wasn’t aware that George Herriman had produced anything except Krazy Kat, but the Strippers Guide had a post with an example of Herriman’s comic Stumble Inn.Oh, what a great strip. Herriman’s Stumble Inn ran 10/30/1922-1/9/1926. For those of you who love Herriman’s artwork but consider Krazy Kat a little high-falutin’ for your tastes, this […]
Chip Bok, editorial cartoonist for the Akron Beacon Journal, will be in D.C for a book signing. His new book, “A Recent History of the United States in Political Cartoons: A Look Bok, was published earlier this year and can be had at Amazon.com. From his blog:If you’re near the University Club at 1135 Sixteenth […]
Time magazine has a good article on the two Los Angeles museums showing a large 900 piece exhibit on the history of American Comics that I reported on earlier. Says John Carlin, curator:When I started doing research, I felt this was a lost continent. Comics are one of the most important forms of artistic expression […]
The Daily Review has a story about the success and impact of Li’l Abner by Al Capp.Last Saturday was Sadie Hawkins Day, created by Capp as a role-switching race in which females become the aggressors in the dating game (something unheard of at the time) and which launched a once-a-year series of girl-asks-boy dances all […]
Hundreds of New York City high school teens will learn about World War II by visiting the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art. The “Cartoonists Against the Holocaust: Art in the Service of Humanity” exhibit runs through February 6 2006.link
The Mercury News is reporting that Michael Kilian, the writer behind “Dick Tracy,” died yesterday at age 66. He led an impressive life having been a reporter, columnist, author, and of course the collaborator with Dick Locher on “Dick Tracy.”Chicago Tribune managing editor James O’Shea called Kilian “a consummate journalist and author, prolific, professional and […]
A post on Jason Kottke blog yesterday explored who really was the first super hero (and how do you define a super hero). He maintains that the first super hero was Mandrake the Magician which debuted in newspapers in 1934 – four years before Superman.Toonpedia.com provides some historical information on the strip (which is still […]