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Joe Lanier – RIP
Cartoonist Joe Lanier has passed away. Joseph Phillip (Joe) Lanier November 19, 1937 – May 26, 2019 From the obituary: After finishing time in law enforcement, Lanier’s security industry career began in 1968 as an installing dealer and then progressed in 1973 with the formation of Texas-based Defensive Security Southwest, a wholesale distributor […]
Posted on: Jun 7, 2019, Section: Cartoonist, Magazine cartoons, Obituary, Comments: 0 Comments
Arnie Levin Interview
“We had a thing, where there were four of us, I don’t know if we ever mentioned this, I would get together with Sam Gross, Bill Woodman… once a month we’d all meet at Sam’s apartment, and we would sit down and we would open the phone book— we’d get the yellow pages, and […]
Posted on: Jun 6, 2019, Section: Cartoonist, Interviews, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 0 Comments
Then, in 1979, Frank Cotham Sold His First Cartoon
Unbeknownst to him, the frantic graphics job would lead to his future calling. “I had a lot of downtime waiting for the graphics lists from the news department. So the guy who worked next to me said, ‘You’re always doing these stupid little drawings. Why don’t you try sending some to magazines?’ I did that […]
Posted on: Jun 3, 2019, Section: Cartoonist, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 0 Comments
Frank Jacobs Joins the Senior Strippers Club
Let me begin by apologizing to Mr. Jacobs for being a day late. above: birthday greeting from MAD Magazine From 1957 to 2007 (and occasionally since) Frank Jacobs was a major contributor to MAD Magazine; and he didn’t just ease in, he jumped in with five articles in his first issue. […]
Posted on: May 31, 2019, Section: Comic Books, Comic history, Comic strips, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Frank Jacobs Joins the Senior Strippers Club
The Art of Cartoon Art
Cartoon critics Phil Witte and Rex Hesner look behind gags to debate what makes a cartoon tick. This week our intrepid critics examine the drawing behind some favorite cartoons. Line, crayon, more line, wash, much more line, tone. Frank Cotham, Robert Weber, Richard Taylor, Mick Stevens, Jack Ziegler, James Thurber, George Price, Alex Gregory, […]
Posted on: May 22, 2019, Section: Art Supplies, Cartooning, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on The Art of Cartoon Art
2019 NCSFest Cartoonist of the Year – The Reuben
The National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Cartoonist of the Year presented May 18, 2019 (nominees listed, winner highlighted): Lynda Barry Brian Basset Stephan Pastis Hilary Price Mark Tatulli The 11th time is the charm for Stephan!! above photo via National Cartoonists Society hat tip: Anne Morse-Hambrock and TomHeintjes
Posted on: May 19, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Animation, Awards, Books, Cartooning, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic Books, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Greeting Cards, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, NCSFest, Reuben, web comics, Comments: Comments Off on 2019 NCSFest Cartoonist of the Year – The Reuben
2019 NCSFest Reuben Divisional Awards
National Cartoonists Society Divisional Awards presented May 18, 2019. Nominees listed, winners highlighted EDITORIAL CARTOONS Clay Bennett Michael Ramirez Rob Rogers MAGAZINE/NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATION Tom Bunk Amy Kurzweil Jim Woodring FEATURE ANIMATION Shiyoon Kim – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Peter Ramsay – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Justin K. Thompson – Spider-Man: Into the […]
Posted on: May 19, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Animation, Awards, Cartooning, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Comic strips, Editorial cartooning, Graphic Novels, Greeting Cards, Illustration, Magazine cartoons, National Cartoonist Society, NCSFest, Reuben, web comics, Comments: Comments Off on 2019 NCSFest Reuben Divisional Awards
Comic Character as Presidential Nominee?
Pogo, Howard the Duck, Snoopy, Bill the Cat, and other comic characters have had runs at being the President of the United States. Yes, even Alfred E. Neuman. Now Alfred E. Neuman has been introduced into the 2020 race by President Trump. “Alfred E. Neuman cannot become president of the United States,” Trump […]
Posted on: May 11, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Caricature, Cartooning, Editorial cartooning, Magazine cartoons, Magazines, Comments: Comments Off on Comic Character as Presidential Nominee?
Cartoonists at Odds: Maslin v Mankoff
It started with an interview, during which old-timer Robert Mankoff claimed about cartooning: It’s a young person’s game. The idea that creative comic art goes on forever. It doesn’t. Not quite as old-timer Michael Maslin took issue with that statement: We’re reminded every so often that nothing lasts forever; I’ve found, however, […]
Posted on: May 10, 2019, Section: Cartooning, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 2 Comments
Maggie’s World Looks at Gag Cartoons
The gag cartoon is in a category by itself: standing alone to evoke a reaction. Is it funny? Is it understandable? Where do we go from here? Comics historian Maggie Thompson discusses gag cartooning. Among single-panel newspaper gag creators was H.T. Webster, who provided gags on a series of topics. “The Timid […]
Posted on: May 7, 2019, Section: Cartooning, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Maggie’s World Looks at Gag Cartoons
Eye Candy: Rowland B. Wilson
Rowland B Wilson (1930-2005) was an animator, an ad agency art director and a cartoonist. He is probably best known to the general public (of a certain age) for the cartooning, and that’s what I’ll feature in this post. I was “of a certain age” for the Rowland magazine cartoons. Once upon a […]
Posted on: May 7, 2019, Section: Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Eye Candy: Rowland B. Wilson
Nurit Karlin RIP
Cartoonist Nurit Karlin has passed away. Updated May 8 with the New York Times obituary. Nurit Karlin December 26, 1938 – April 30, 2019 Michael Maslin is reporting the death of Nurit Karlin. Ms. Karlin was the only female cartoonist in the pages of The New Yorker from [Mary Petty’s last cartoon in] […]
Posted on: May 2, 2019, Section: Cartooning, Children's Books, Magazine cartoons, Obituary, Comments: 1 Comment
Charity Auctions – Buy Original Cartoon Art
Only a week to go for two charity events highlighted by auctioning of cartoons. Editorial and magazine cartoonists have made contributions to benefit two good causes. above: Steve Kelley, Rob Rogers First up, with an auction ending May 7, is the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The RCFP provides pro boon legal […]
Posted on: May 1, 2019, Section: AAEC-feed, Auctions, Caricature, Cartooning, Cartoons, Editorial cartooning, Gatherings, Illustration, Magazine cartoons, Comments: 1 Comment
Dogs, Cartoons, and George Booth – A Visit
By 1965, the cartoonist was making a name for himself along the freelance circuit, with work in the Saturday Evening Post, The American Legion, Look and Collier’s. To hear him tell, it was a rootless existence. Several years later he’d sell his first cartoon to The New Yorker in 1969, the publication he’d come to learn […]
Posted on: Apr 30, 2019, Section: Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Interviews, Magazine cartoons, Comments: Comments Off on Dogs, Cartoons, and George Booth – A Visit
Tales From The Reuben – cranky digression
So – there I am reading about book deals on the Publishers Weekly site, specifically to read about forthcoming Will McPhail projects: Rosenthal’s second big deal of the week was a preempt for two books from writer and cartoonist Will McPhail, whose work for the New Yorker has earned him the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben […]
Posted on: Apr 26, 2019, Section: Books, Cartoonist, Cartoonist's Cartoonists, Discussion, Magazine cartoons, Opinion, Reuben, Comments: Comments Off on Tales From The Reuben – cranky digression
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