Featuring Lorenzo Mattotti, Sergio Aragonés, Jason Chatfield. Rick Stromoski, Drew Litton, MAD, Arch Dale, and Mark Knight.Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art The National Cartoonists Society and Lakes International Comic Art Festival have announced Lorenzo Mattotti as the winner of the Sergio Aragonés International Award for Excellence in Comic Art. The Sergio Aragonés International Award for […]
Mo Willems has thought a lot about what kind of work picture books should do. He’s fond of saying that his job is to create 49 percent of the story and let children fill in the other 51 percent from their own imaginations. Willems’ run of prize-winning bestsellers suggests he’s on to something: From his 2003 debut, […]
Annie Tempest, Edward Gorey, Beth Wolfensberger Singer, Glenn Fleishman, and Brian Walker.Jackson-Stops and Annie Tempest and Tottering by Gently Estate agency Jackson-Stops has unveiled a new advertising campaign with the strapline “Whether country or town, Jackson-Stops is the national estate agent locals recommend” featuring an animated cartoon starring the much-loved Tottering-by-Gently characters created by Annie […]
Remember 60, 70 years ago when annotated collections of Mauldin and Herblock cartoons were published with appreciated regularity? Truth be told I got most of mine later on from used bookstores. But I was reminded of those when the Tribune Content Agency offered up a pdf of Kevin Kreneck‘s “Dangerous Days and Really Long Nights: […]
A roundup of various news items about comic strips and comic strip cartoonists. Synchronous Syndicate Symposium First is Comics Kingdom throwing a spotlight on Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey. Seventy-five years. That’s how long Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey has been making readers laugh, wink, and occasionally nod in recognition at life’s small absurdities. From his very […]
Navied Mahdavian, Tom Gauld, Alison Bechdel, Michael Maslin, and Jason Chatfield with Kevin “KAL” Kallaugher.Navied Mahdavian Navied Mahdavian [link added] is a former 5th-grade teacher who is currently working as a full-time cartoonist. His work has been featured in The New Yorker [link added], The LA Times, NPR, Reader’s Digest, and Wired. He moved to […]
CBS Mornings today helps celebrate 75 years of Beetle Bailey with an eight minute segment with The Walker Bros.: Brian, Greg, and Neal (the report even shows “The Walker Bros.” signed strip Betty Boop and Felix.)A nice history of Mort, Beetle, and The Walker Brothers.
During the heyday of Pat Oliphant‘s career editorial cartoonists numbered in the hundreds, down from a high count of thousands, today the population of staff editorial cartoonists maybe a couple dozen. Newspapers these days go with the much cheaper syndicated editoons where they do not have to pay salary or benefits or contribute to retirement […]
Molton’s Mettle So we got more mean insensitivity via Molton’s cartoon, mocking our North Carolina state elected representatives being nervous about their personal safety [“Government Grit,” July 30, Xpress]. Political violence has boomed against elected Democratic representatives and others who take an unfavorable stand to the current Republican regime, and that violence has directly been […]
The Life and Legacy of Mister Oswald When it comes to pop culture icons, he may not be mainstream, but Mister Oswald has garnered celebrity status and a loyal following in the hardware industry. He first appeared in the comic strip bearing his same name in October 1927 and would delight readers of Hardware Retail […]
A cartoonist roundup with Hilary Price, Sean Campbell, Alex Hallatt, Jason Chatfield, Edward Sorel, Sam Ingwersen, Raina Telgemeier, Liza Donnelly, and Glenn McCoyHow Hilary Price Spent Her Summer VacationHilary Price occasionally (this is the first since Spring) posts something to her Rhymes With Orange Substack. Recently she posted about trying out various AI models on […]
With Alfredo P. Alcala, Jim Keefe, Stephan Pastis, Charles M. Schulz, Ricardo (Liniers) Siri, Bill Watterson, Brian Walker, and Scott Jerolds.An Alfredo Alcala Centenary This is a days late acknowledgement of Filipino cartoonist Alfredo P. Alcala’s birth day 100 years ago. His comic book art in the Philippines and in the U.S. is justly acclaimed, […]
With: Joe Caroff and 007; Kevin Kalluagher (KAL) and The Economist; Bill Maher and National Lampoon; TYove Janssen and The Moomins; Doris Carr and Marmaduke; the U. S. Mint and Superman; Joe Staton and Dick Tracy; and Carole Curtis.Joe Caroff – RIPFrom Jeré Longman at The New York Times the Joe Caroff obituary (or here): […]
Behind a small window cutout in the front door of the Northeast Portland home sits a furry guard to this New Yorker cartoonist’s upstairs studio. Upon entry, a chair dons a curved sag in its plush cushion, suited for the fluffy multicolored feline, Pumpkin, who, too, makes art in the form of scratch posts. Through […]
Liza Donnelly is on a streak profiling cartoonists as part of her Women Laughing documentary.Among the cartoonists are Bishakh Som She was trained at the Harvard Graduate School of Design in Architcture, but always drew comics and incorporates architectural ideas in her graphic novel work. In 2018, she sold her first drawing to The New […]