“Novel ideas spring from a cartoonist’s mind because it is not weighed down too heavily by reality.” Rex and Phil, Funny Stuff, 2024“A comic artist ain’t no different than you or me or anybody excep’ he knows how to draw pitchers an’ is crazy in the head.” A less diplomatic phrasing from Popeye, Thimble Theatre, […]
Ernest Lawrence Thayer with Brian Nelson and Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis, Garfield, Steve Brodner and The Herblock Prize, Jay Stephens’ homage to EC, AI gag writing, a centennial Annie-versary, and Dan Piraro and Wayno and Bizarro.Batter up! Brian Nelson, at The Worcester Telegram, offers a brief history of Casey at the Bat in his […]
Caption contests are not new. They’ve been around since the late nineteenth century, and the newspapers and magazines that sponsored them enticed people to participate by offering cash prizes. In 1912, The San Francisco Call offered twenty dollars for the best title to a drawing of a woman in a cooking apron sifting tiny, well-dressed […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for March 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Arnold: The Complete Collection Volume 2 by Kevin McCormick After more than 30 years Arnold is back, […]
Apparently Pia Guerra‘s cartoon on yesterday’s The Washington Post site (in the hard copy?) referencing the recent Royal photo fail of Kate and kids has taken on a viral virtual life and is being described as “savage” and “brutal”. At least that’s what news reports are saying. First the cartoon from the WaPo: From the […]
A Profile of Gag Cartoonist Jeff Keate (1912- 1995) Robert Jefferson Keate, who signed his work Jeff Keate, was a prolific cartoonist whose work appeared in many national American magazines in mid-20th century America. He was born March 10, 1912, so this Sunday is his 112th birthday. He was from Western Canada, and he moved […]
This is just not a good cartoon. It’s one of my earliest attempts at gag cartooning. That is cartoonist Kyle Bravo talking about one of his early efforts. One notable thing with this cartoon, I was trying out a different pen tip. I drew it on my iPad like usual, but instead of the smoother […]
The Australian Cartoonists Association celebrated their 39th Annual Stanley Awards Saturday evening.The Australian Financial Review reports on one of its own taking the top prize: The Australian Financial Review’s editorial cartoonist David Rowe [link added] has won the Australian Cartoonists Association’s Gold Stanley for best cartoonist of the year. This is the ninth time Rowe […]
M.D. and cartoonist Robert Moncrieff has passed away. From the obituary: Robert (Bob) Moncrieff of Monte Sereno, California, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2023 at the age of 97. Bob will be remembered for his kind nature and rare sense of humor, his dedication to family and friends, his love of the natural world, […]