On today’s “Three-Word Answer” we talked with award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and children’s author Dave Whamond. The pen, heart and mind behind more than 50 books, Dave’s also been creating his syndicated comic panel “Reality Check” since 1995. An Alberta, Canada native, Dave has been called “one helluva guy” by too many people to count.If you’ll […]
Al Wiesner was born on July 2, 1930.Albert S. Wiesner didn’t jump into the comics scene as a youngster. He served in the U.S.A.F. and then earned a living as a women’s hairdresser. But always having an itch for cartooning. Finally, in the mid-1980s, Al took the plunge. “I had said to my wife, ‘I […]
Let’s begin apolitically, with this Greg Kearney depiction of the woman who was gored by a bison a few days ago at Yellowstone.Last time I was at Yellowstone, I passed a jogger, then came over a hill and saw a herd of bison, so I slowed down until the jogger caught up so that he […]
Cartoonist James Allen disclosed today that he will be leaving the Mark Trail comic strip.On his Adventures Group Facebook page James revealed: “Tis true – Mark Trail and I have parted ways. The strip will continue with a bit of a new direction! For the most part, I had a good time doing it, it […]
GoComics has announced that “new stuff” is coming from cartoonist Gary Larson.When The Far Side website premiered last Winter Fall there were hints that Gary would not only present the old cartoons but also publish new creations. It seems that will be the case in July.As for what the “new stuff” will be and how […]
Cartoonist and social media maven (he’s been retweeted by President Trump) Scott Adams has created a twitterstorm in responding to a tweet and claiming reverse racism. “I lost my TV show for being white when UPN decided it would focus on an African-American audience. That was the third job I lost for being white. The […]
Warning: The following item deals with racial insensitivity and contains slurs that are offensive.The West Australian newspaper, located in Perth, reran a 1971 Modesty Blaise comic strip in its Monday, June 29, 2020 edition and is now taking heat for printing a strip that is seen as outrageously insensitive.From Pedestrian TV: The West Australian newspaper […]
The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA) and Lalo Alcaraz are conducting a virtual discussion tonight (6/29) entitled “Art is Power.” From the Facebook page for the event:WHAT: IMMI’ARTivism – a conversation about art imitating life with three influential artists and how their work relates to activism and social justice.WHO: Chicano Cartoonist, Lalo […]
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is hosting a July 27th virtual discussion with cartoonists on “how their work explores marginalized identities and self-discovery.” Participants include Maia Kobabe, Ajuan Mance, and Bishakh Som.Maia Kobabe: Kobabe’s autobiography, Gender Queer, is a 2020 ALA Alex Award winner and Stonewall-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Book.Ajuan Mance: Mance is a professor of African […]
Ed Hall delights me with a combination of political insight and zoological accuracy.The concept of lemmings leaping off the cliff in mass suicides is so deeply embedded in our consciousness that, for political cartoonists, it’s as basic an element as very small, sandy desert islands with one palm tree are for comic strippers.It’s irrelevant whether […]
Tom Richmond has been one of “the usual gang of idiots” for 20 years, and that may be the limit for his usual idiosyncratic contributions to MAD. Tom’s latest news about the historic satire magazine brings summertime blues:MAD #15 is due to be released in August and will contain some new material. Back in late […]
First, some good news: At a time when political cartoonists are under increasing pressure to toe the company line, the new website at the Buffalo News announces that Adam Zyglis is under no such restraint:At least, I’m going to assume that’s what it means. (That would be Adam “One Shed” Zyglis, not to be confused […]
As everyone knows Greg Evan created and syndicated Luann in 1985, becoming a young, overnight success. Well, maybe not overnight.Ten years earlier Greg and Betty had returned to The States from Australia and settled, for a time, in Colorado Springs, Colorado with Greg trying to capitalize on his creative abilities.above and below from the Colorado […]
Famed comic book artist Joe Sinnott has passed away. Joseph Leonard (Joe) Sinnott October 16, 1926 – June 25, 2020From the Joe Sinnott Facebook notice:It with great sorrow that we must announce the passing of Joltin’ Joe Sinnott on June 25th at 8:40am at the age of 93. He went peacefully with the knowledge that […]
Editorial and comic strip cartoonist Ralph Dunagin has passed away.Raymond Ralph Dunagin, Jr.June 19, 1937 – June 24, 2020newspaper illustrator, art director, cartoonistFrom the Orlando Sentinel notice: Ralph Dunagin, an editorial cartoonist for the Sentinel and its predecessor, the Orlando Evening Star, from 1961 to 2001, died Wednesday. He was 83. Meeting Ralph Dunagin, it […]