Famed British illustrator Sir Quentin Blake has many honors –as detailed in his entry at the Lambiek Comiclopedia: Throughout his career, Blake has been covered in prizes. His illustrations for Russell Hoban’s ‘How Tom Beat Captain Najork and His Hired Sportsmen’ won the Whitbread Award (1974), while his work in Michael Rosen’s ‘Sad Book’ was […]
Once again a local Republican website has posted Woody Harrington‘s image equating The Grand Old Party with the Ku Klux Klan. It is unknown how long the image remained on the opening page. The Roanoke Times reports: A familiar Republican Party mascot pictured on the Patrick County GOP website hid Ku Klux Klan imagery in its […]
After running for nearly 30 years (since March 7, 1993) The Washington Post has canceled their popular Style Invitational feature.The news was mentioned as an aside in an item about laying off The Post’s dance critic Sarah L. Kaufman:The paper has also eliminated its weekly Style Invitational humor contest, which involved ending the contract of […]
The Evolving Art of Ruffling Feathers © Steve Nease Most newspapers had a full-time cartoonist on staff. Now, the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze. Steve Nease, one of Canada’s premier cartoonists, isn’t surprised. A lot of papers no longer run, not just his, but any cartoons. “Sometimes, it’s a cost-cutting matter,” he admits. Cartoonists aren’t […]
Comic book artist Vic Carrabotta has passed away. Victor Salvatore (Vic) Carrabotta June 24, 1929 – November 22, 2022 Vic’s family and friends are sharing the news of his death on Facebook and Twitter.From the CBR obituary: Victor “Vic” Carrabotta, one of the last surviving comic book artists to have worked for Marvel in […]
Artist and cartoonist Wayland Moore has passed away. Wayland David Moore September 8, 1935 – November 7, 2022 From the obituary: Wayland David Moore, whose expressionistic paintings of dramatic action and brilliant color define an era in sports art, died on Monday, November 7, 2022, at his home in Decatur, GA. He was 87. Distinguished […]
Cartoonists Charles Addams and George Booth will be inducted into the 2022 Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame on November 3, 2022. Charles Addams George Booth The other inductees areEmory Douglas Wendy and Brian Froud Reynold Ruffins Sarah Stilwell-Weber
Gary Larson’s 10 Best Comics, Ranked © Gary LarsonScreen Rant lists, what they purport to be, The 10 Best Cartoons from Gary Larson’s The Far Side. Gary Larson wrote his comic strips for syndication for over 15 years, each one is funny and some are perfect examples of what comic art can be. Gary […]
Famed court sketch artist William Hennessy has joined SCOTUSblog as their new graphics man. While SCOTUSblog hasn’t welcomed Bill with an official article they have announced the new contributor with an October 3, 2022 Tweet featuring the above illustration:The new bench. By William Hennessy, longtime court artist and new SCOTUSblog contributor. Here are the SCOTUSblog items […]
A Sunday Miracle © NEAFor the first time in nearly four years Alley Oop and Ooola as adults appeared in the Sunday comic strip since Joey Alison Sayers and Jonathan Lemon took over. The last time they appeared as adults was in the January 6, 2019 Sunday rerun (last original Sunday appearance was August 26, […]
On a June day too dank for the beach, a three-generation carload of Goreyphiles—fans of the American author, illustrator, and oddball genius Edward Gorey—pulled into a small parking lot in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. The Edward Gorey House, a sea captain’s home the artist bought in 1979, is now a museum that welcomes visitors from April […]
Fans of Breaking Cat News, The Tarot, and playing cards are being treated to an enchanting series created by Georgia Dunn and being shared on her Facebook page and on her Twitter feed.Says Georgia: For a while now I’ve wanted to create some BCN Tarot card themed art, just for fun! Recently I started sketching […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. We start with a set missed this past Summer. Rocky and Bullwinkle: The Complete Newspaper Comic Strip Collection – Volume 1 (1962-1963) Rocky and […]
Bill Holbrook informs us that it is October. “On the Fastrack” during October, every day (except for Sundays) will feature a different Halloween costume worn by Dethany. It started with the October 5 On The Fastrack (though there was an October 1 preview). In the February-March 1945 issue of The Magazine of the Sigma Chi, […]
According to Larson, “I’ve always thought the word cow was funny, and cows are sort of tragic figures. Cows blur the line between tragedy and humor.” © Gary LarsonScreen Rant delves into Gary Larson‘s background to try find Why The Far Side Comics Are So Obsessed With Cows. It was a back injury that laid […]