Malden native Keith Knight has been a professional cartoonist for the last 30 years. With work ranging from syndicated comic strips and panels to kids’ books to a Hulu television show, “Woke,” the cartoonist’s career has been diverse, to say the least. But for the last month, his art has taken a truly unexpected turn. […]
One of the myths about elephants is the notion that they are terrified of mice. It’s an absurd idea, which makes it particularly appropriate for Michael de Adder to offer this piece, in which an insignificant little rodent forces a mighty elephant to perform tricks for him.For the past several years, those on the left […]
Cartoonist/illustrator Tony Tallarico has passed away. Anthony F. (Tony) Tallarico September 20, 1933 – January 6, 2022From the Berndt Toast Gang Facebook page earlier today:The wonderful Tony Tallarico passed away late last night. Tony had a long and prolific career working in comics and children’s books. A consummate professional, Tony was always in demand and […]
From Multiversity Comics: For the second year, we have put together a ‘Best Small Press’ category for our Year in Review series. And, also for the second year, the Nib was our top choice for that category. So Multiversity decided to have […]
Dark Laughter Revisited: The Life and Times of Ollie Harrington is a retrospective presented by the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum from November 13, 2021 – May 8, 2022.above: “Practice Makes Perfect” The remarkable exhibition highlights the work of an artist whose incisive satire and unapologetic activism intersected with the Harlem Renaissance, World War […]
Each fall since its founding in 2015, Cartoon Crossroads Columbus (CXC) has convened the creators of leading comic strips, comic books and graphic novels in the capital city. Cartoon Crossroads Columbus announced who will be the new head of their organization.The organization said that Jay Kalagayan would become its second executive director. Kalagayan will fill […]
That’s my Grandpa, at the head of the one-room classroom in Ironwood, Michigan, sometime in the first decade of the last century. I spent more than a quarter of a century working with schools myself, reporting on them, lecturing, doing teacher workshops and writing curricula, but I take my hat off to the people who […]
It is perhaps not so surprising to hear that the problem of “fake news” — media outlets adopting sensationalism to the point of fantasy — is nothing new. Although these days his name is somewhat synonymous with journalism of the highest standards, through association with the Pulitzer Prize established by provisions in his will, Joseph […]
John Oliver, of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver fame, is bringing his traveling art exhibit to one West Coast stop – and that is the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum. The Last Week Tonight Masterpiece Gallery will complete its national tour in San Francisco at the Cartoon Art Museum as part of John Oliver’s […]
New Hampshire cartoonist Jay Martin has passed away.Jayson J. Martin October 17, 1976 – December 30, 2021 From the obituary: Jayson J. Martin, 45, of Manchester NH, died on December 30th, 2021, after succumbing to a lengthy illness. [Jay] was a graduate of Manchester West High School class of 1995, followed by an Associate’s degree […]
I’m not in the mood for politics today and we’ll certainly get a heapin’ helpin’ whether I want it or not. But I will share Marty Two Bulls’ take on the anniversary because it cracked me up. I think it’s the trunk/snout, combined with the desperate expression and the obvious falsehood.If you want a more […]
With the barren United States Postal Service stamp-scape for comics lovers in 2022, let’s take a look, with the help of Richard D. Sheaff, at some cartoonist-related postage stamps that never materialized.Stamps by and about cartoonists have been issued (all the above), but some ideas never got a sticky backside.The self-caricature by Xavier Cugat, a […]
No one familiar with George Booth’s cartoons can look at an English bull terrier and not wonder whether its equine muzzle, pointed ears, and claustrophobically arranged eyes weren’t inspired by his drawings rather than the other way around. Many familiar elements of his œuvre—not just the dogs but also the cats, guillotines, car mechanics, bathtubs, […]
If you follow any cartoonists on social media, you’ve probably already seen Ann Telnaes’ interactive analysis of the January 6 insurrection, because her colleagues have been praising and forwarding it since she unveiled it yesterday.That’s unusual, not because of professional competition but simply because cartoonists tend to sit back and watch the market rather than […]
Since we are celebrating 40 year anniversaries today let’s go to Scotland where… “Births, Deaths, Marriages and Smirk, but not necessarily in that order”, is how someone once told me they read The Shetland Times – probably apocryphal – then of course there are the back pages. A cartoon is a form of expression that […]