The world is full of serious issues, but I’m in a Big Nate mood: Tragedy tomorrow, comedy tonight.Starting with …Juxtaposition of this past Friday(F-Minus) (Flying McCoys)This was such an odd Juxtaposition that it made me stop and say, “Didn’t I just read this?” and go back.It also struck me in particular because I am about to […]
September 14, 2020 saw Ben Lansing begin signing the daily Shoe comic strip.The change in art is negligible. As cartoonist Gary Brookins revealed earlier this year when he announced his retirement from Shoe after 20 years: Ben Lansing, a talented cartoonist, illustrator, web designer (and Richmonder) will continue art production on “Shoe.” Ben has actually […]
A lot of stuff to catch up on today, but I can’t hold back on this Arlo & Janis lest they no longer be first.And if this blog weren’t dedicated to saluting good work, I’d start a counter to track the number of masked jack-o’-lantern cartoons to follow. But I won’t.Though it’s okay if you […]
We’ll start this edition of Sunday Funnies with some strips that have been around a while.Brenda Starr arrives as guest star in Dick Tracy; along with Annie and who-knows-who-else.This particular story began with this past Monday’s installment. R. Robert Pollak and the Brenda Starr Fan Page for the in-production look. I don’t recall Gasoline Alley having […]
We’ll lead off with the National Cartoonists Society winners from yesterday’s virtual convention, which, by the way, was a really good idea. The more you can bring in fans, the more you motivate them to continue being fans.And, as DD Degg has noted, the whole shebang is perserved on YouTube and he’s posted the schedule […]
When the Comics Curmudgeon Josh Fruhlinger takes a vacation, Uncle Lumpy spells him as the comics’ caustic commentator. Yet, Lumpy continues to see in the form he takes to task the potential to transcend its role as a mere diversion from the day’s news, “When it’s done really, really well,” he observes, “by developing and exploring characters […]
From a concerned reader of the Winston-Salem Journal: Q: What happened to the Nancy and Curtis comic strips on the Journal comics pages? Will they be coming back? Turns out it was the paper’s pagination service. Answer: The folks who do our daily comics page layouts experienced technical problems last week, and substituted different columns […]
There’s been a lot of good press surrounding cartoonist Keith Knight’s new Hulu comedy show “Woke.” It debuted on September 9th and NPR reviewed it on the same day.From the Eric Deggans review:“This is a pitch-perfect comedy released at just the right time, encouraging us to laugh at all of the absurdities surrounding today’s racial […]
The 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winner for editorial cartooning, Welcome to the New World by Jake Halpern and Michael Sloan, is now a graphic novel. The authors have expanded the original 20 part series into a 192 page graphic novel. When it came to illustrating the book, Michael approached his drawing style differently. The project “put me […]
When Jeff Koterba isn’t drawing editorial cartoons, he’s collaborating with adult son Josh on the antics of Cat, Dog and Turtle. The critters are the stars of the Koterbas’ feel-good comic strip, “Chirpy.” It debuted online in April, inspired by COVID-19 and self-isolation. Jeff and Josh took a few weeks off from their Chirpy comic […]
But first, this …Having used Chip Bok‘s cartoon yesterday to illustrate conservatives who dismiss the revelations in the Atlantic because of (fairly standard) anonymous sources, it’s only fair to note that he posted this that morning.Fair enough, Chip. Now let’s dispense with politics and enjoy some Friday Funnies. Granted, Candorville often riffs on politics, and Lemont […]
Saturday September 12 is fast approaching. The day will be filled with cartooning goodness as the National Cartoonists Society‘s 74th Annual Reuben Awards will go out to the whole wide world over the web.The NCS has set up a FAQ page on Facebook about this first ever festival. Q: Do I need any special […]
The Charleston City Paper is introducing its readers to a new comic strip. Longtime South Carolina editorial cartoonist Robert Ariail will now contribute a comic strip to the alternative weekly. Nationally syndicated cartoonist Robert Ariail will begin appear in the City Paper this week with a new cartoon series he’s calling, “Lowcountry.” Ariail, who lives […]
I think our partnership is pretty remarkable. [We] each have the attitude that we will gladly do two-thirds of the work. We’ve lifted each other during the rough times that life brings. We live by the Golden Rule of Improvisation, which means that when one of us has an idea, the other says “Yes, and…” […]
Comic strip and comic book artist Bob Fujitani has passed away.Robert (Bob) FujitaniOctober 15, 1921 – September 6, 2020 From the obituary: Bob is well known among comic buffs for his lifelong career as a comic book artist. He was only twenty when he went to work at the New York studio of Will Eisner as […]