Courtroom Sketch Artist’s Drawings Of Rudy Giuliani Looking Unhinged Are An Instant Classic “His decorum has certainly changed from when I sketched him 44 years ago as a prosecutor. He’s losing it. He was wild and I feel bad for anyone who represents him. He blurts out orders at his lawyers who are at the […]
Edward Gorey, Maria Scrivan, James Sturm, Jerry Fearing, Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud, Michael Maslin, Bill Watterson and Calvin and Hobbes, Peanuts, The Stanleys, and encouraging developing cartoonists. Rich Johnston shares news of the print run for Raina Telgemeier and Scott McCloud’s forthcoming book: The Cartoonists Club, a new graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier and […]
Mark Parisi and Kim Tomsic, Rockwell Kent, Sarah Anderson, Barbara Shermund, Dick Brooks, Stevan Dohanas, and Jef Mallett and the class of 2002. above: The Jackson Twins cartoonist and Saturday Evening Post cover model Dick Brooks The daughter of a cartoonist, Virginia Brooks describes her childhood in Westport, Connecticut, as “hilarious.” The Carefree artist spent […]
Fantasy artist Greg Hildebrandt has passed away. Gregory J. (Greg) Hildebrandt January 23, 1939 – October 31, 2024 Greg’s wife Jean Scrocco posted to social media about her husband’s passing: The light has gone out in my life. At 12:36 pm this afternoon the love of my life, my best friend and soulmate passed away. […]
V. T. Hamlin’s Alley Oop; Bob Chambers’ Halifax; Pogo’s letterers Walt Kelly, George Ward, and Henry Shikuma; and a couple cartoonist self-portrait galleries. Sunday Adventures in History with Alley Oop Alley Oop portrays the exploits of a time-traveling caveman (yes, you read that correctly). The comic, which has been running since 1932, was created by […]
Cartoonist Charles Fredrick has passed away. Charles Wright Fredrick November 3, 1942 – October 4, 2024 From the obituary: Charles attended Springfield, Missouri schools, graduating from Parkview in 1960, before heading to Texas to attend Baylor University and graduating in 1964. The beginning of his adult work life took him for brief stints in federal […]
Former editorial cartoonist Steven Lait got a couple paragraphs in a recent New York Times article about The Costco Connection, a monthly magazine for the membership-only retail warehouse store. Each month, 15.4 million copies of Costco Connection are mailed out to members. Another 300,000 are distributed via Costco warehouses. It is now the nation’s third […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2024 release (or so).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. Prince Valiant Artists (illustrators Hardcover Special #19) (Limited Edition) Now is your first chance ever to own […]
Barry Blitt, Dennis Draughon, Tim Oliphant, Drew Litton, Cathy Wilcox, Jules Feiffer, Ernie Bushmiller, Quino. Randall Enos, and dozens of Cartoonists For Kamala. Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Barry Blitt tired of Trump One might expect that Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Barry Blitt would be on the euphoric side with a coming U.S. election pitting his seemingly favourite […]
Science fiction /fantasy artist and underground/overground cartoonist Larry Todd has passed away. Larry S. Todd April 6, 1948 – September 28, 2024 Word is spreading on social media that Larry has passed after a lengthy illness. R.I.P. Larry Todd, underground comic artist known for Dr. Atomic passed away yesterday [September 28]. Larry’s career began with […]
Bob Coar for Cartoon Research gives us the life and animated times of Howard Beckerman. You know a Ralph Steadman work when you see it. You’ll recognize his chaotic line and evocative paint splatter, his grotesque visages and uncanny vistas. But for an artist with such a pointedly distinct aesthetic, Steadman won’t entertain any talk […]
Mike Lynch (with Art Bouthillier, Randy Glasbergen, Ted Goff, George Jartos, Bart Roozendaal, and George Trosley), Ed Steckley, Warner Bros cartoons, Flash Gordon comic book, AI, and (sorry) Scott Adams. The Aspiring Cartoonist: The Craft and Business of Gag Cartooning Mike Lynch has a very fine habit of pulling old cartooning magazines out of his […]
Douglas is an artist and political cartoonist from New Orleans who has lived in Baton Rouge for 24 years. He’s done work for the Baton Rouge Business Report, The Times-Picayune and more. Douglas said he’s taught art for about 40 years, including classes at McKinley High School and summer programs at LSU. Torie Bovie for […]
Long time 21st Century Ripley’s Believe It or Not artist John Graziano has passed away. John Anthony (Graz) Graziano August 2, 1962 – August 17, 2024 From the obituary: John Anthony Graziano, 62, a remarkably talented artist of Davenport, Florida, passed away at his residence on August 17, 2024. Born on August 2, 1962, in […]
A visit to Edward Sorel to deliver his Reuben Award sets Jason Chatfield thinking about how to cartoon. Sorel is, without question, one of the most iconic satirical illustrators in America… I was nervous to finally get an opportunity to meet him. My friend Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University, had […]