J.R. Williams’ “Out Our Way” was a daily panel with a number of themes, including family comedy, sibling rivalry, factory doings and events on a ranch out west. Williams had worked both in a factory and on a ranch and he’d evidently once been a little boy, judging from how well he depicted little boys.It’s […]
Yesterday, I mentioned the idea that cartoonists probably do the medium no favor with cultural references that you have to be 50 years old to get.I have no idea how “Star Wars” references fit into that concept, since, on the one hand, it seems to be an eternal classic while, on the other, the constant […]
“Sally Forth” used to be one of those strips that you only read because it was almost entertainingly bad. Then, in 1999, Francesco Marciuliano took over the writing and gradually transformed it into something so odd that it has climbed to the top tier of my favorites.Sally herself has always been a traffic cop character, […]
Illustration by Stephane Peray (Stephff) of the Nation, Bangkok.I met a traveller from an antique landWho said: “Two vast and trunkless legs of stoneStand in the desert. Near them on the sand,Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frownAnd wrinkled lip and sneer of cold commandTell that its sculptor well those passions readWhich yet survive, […]
Here’s a heads up to a potential development over at Baby Blues: The impending arrival of a puppy at the MacPherson household.The strip began when Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman were attempting to brainstorm some kind of collaboration and Rick, a new father for the second time, became somewhat sidetracked by his other collaboration, as […]
“I just happened to be passing by.”Over at Comics Riffs, Michael Cavna is marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Herblock, which is appropriate because they are Washington Post people and because Herblock was a giant.It’s worth a look not just to hear what other cartoonists have to say about him, and not just […]
Stuart Carlson does, I think, a particularly fine job with this cartoon in that he does not telegraph whether he feels the politician is sincerely puzzled or purposefully ignoring the messages from the crowd. As the cartoon says, the message — including some very specific concepts — is out there to be heard by those […]
The Halloween cartoons have begun, and, so far, the most original story arc is coming from “Deflocked,” where Mamet is offended by a dog in a sheep costume.To properly appreciate this, you have to realize what an insensitive jerk Mamet is and how often he offends those around him. But I think Jeff Corriveau does […]
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Tom the Dancing Bug is always a fun read, though it tends to be inconsistent in that it’s sometimes simply a fun read and other times it’s a fun read with worthwhile insights.Note that it is always a fun read. Even when Ruben Bolling is phoning one in, it’s worth taking the call.And the moments […]
When Matt Bors posted this yesterday, I knew it was going to be the Comic Strip of the Day, a decision that, since I don’t have any sort of early access to strips, doesn’t normally come down until about five in the morning.But who’s going to do better than this? Who’s going to do this […]
You won’t get this Madam & Eve without you have seen this viral video from YouTube of a meeting between a hapless cyclist and a hartebeest:While the M&E gang apply it to South African events — and, hey, it happened down there, so they’re more than entitled to take it local — I don’t think […]
Today’s Strange Brew make me laugh without provoking any great diatribe except that I’m really, really tired of zombies. Which I’ve already said, and yet they don’t stop.This is a good example of re-purposing a creaky premise. Vampires and blood banks have certainly met on the funny pages before, but in the current hard times, […]
Loose Parts by Dave Blazek. And I can tell him what a couple of those mysterious buttons are for:1. Turn on the cable box but not the television.2. Now turn on the television but turn off the cable box.3. Disable the 1, 3 and 7 buttons on the key pad.
I have met John Hambrock, creator of “The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee,” and his wife and colorist, Anne, but did not ask them for ID. Still, I suspect neither was born when the Rolling Stones appeared on Ed Sullivan performing “Little Red Rooster.” At least, they don’t look 47.This isn’t that performance, but it will […]