above: from March 24, 1935Earlier this year GoComics began running the classic comic strip Bozo by FoXo Reardon. Recently the GoComics crew interviewed Foxo’s son Michael about his father and the strip.What was it like to grow up with a cartoonist as a father? My father had been working as a professional cartoonist for […]
We usually associate Jack Davis with TV Guide, but Steve Brodner is taking on the role this morning, because the January 6 Hearings will be starting at roughly 9 AM Eastern, or about the time I file. So if you haven’t got your TV on, flip it on now and start watching.I’m assuming that they’ll […]
Really late on this exhibit. Chashama and Art To Ware present Cartooning While Black, a preview of the art from the upcoming One Idea Press title release, The Anti-Racism Activity Book. Art from the volume, written and illustrated by cartoonist and comedian Victor Varnado, is shown alongside fellow Black New Yorker cartoonists, Yasin Osman, Akeem […]
Starting off with something I’m finding hilarious.© John HambrockThis story line of Edison and Orville and The Rooskies has been going on for a couple of weeks and I am laughing at every day’s strip. Orville is priceless. Check out The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee to find out why they call it The Funny […]
A bit of political catching up, and Ann Telnaes expresses what I hope is a wider frustration with the lack of accountability for the architects of the insurrection.There was a fair amount of frustration over the fellow who only got eight months in prison for his part in the uprising, and it’s understandable in that […]
Kid Scoop has proved itself a circulation builder and prime newspaper real estate for advertisers.He’s been a publisher, an advertising director and a columnist at daily and weekly newspapers — and now works for a publishing company owned by his son. Throughout his long career in journalism, John Speck has always included Kid Scoop in […]
Graphic designer and artist Bart Kaminski has passed away.Bartley Francis (Bart) Kaminski June 8, 1977 – July 22, 2021 From the obituary: Bartley Francis Kaminski, 44, passed away peacefully on Thursday following a courageous battle with cancer. Bart graduated from Palmyra Area High School in 1995, attended Mansfield University and later earned a degree in graphic […]
Comics Beat has a fascinating article on the recent San Diego Comic-Con panel “Graphic Novels: Lost and Found.” Panelists Gary Groth, Shannon Wheeler, Sean Michael Robinson, and Carson Grubaugh gathered virtually with moderator Rob Salkowitz to discuss their participation in stewarding these now “found” graphic novels to publication. In two cases, the modern creators actually […]
I’m going to start with something substantive before moving on to trivia today. I don’t entirely disagree with Mike Lester (AMS), but, then again, I don’t entirely agree with him, either.The more argumentative point is that, from my side of things, we are paying for the Pigs in Space Race, based on the way the […]
From Wikipedia: Peter Labriola (born September 12, 1956), better known by the pen name Ace Backwords is an American author and a former underground cartoonist based in Berkeley, California. Backwords, born Peter Labriola, published Twisted Image, a punk rock tabloid, from 1982 to 1984 featuring interviews with Johnny Rotten, Jello Biafra, Henry Rollins, Charles Bukowski, […]
Another hero bites the dust, and I’m assuming this Barry Blitt piece is based on Eric Clapton declaring that he won’t play in venues that require proof of vaccination. He was already on the record as an anti-vaxxer, along with — sigh — Van Morrison.I don’t get the “white” thing, but I’ve seen a couple […]
The winners of the 2021 Eisner Awards were announced Friday night at the San Diego Comic-Con. A mostly comic book affair here are the winners in some categories we regularly cover here at TDC. Best Reality-Based Work WINNER: Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio, by Derf Backderf (Abrams) Big Black: Stand at Attica, by Frank “Big […]
This Is Fine/Dumpster Fire Mashup ToySometimes, it feels like the world is both a dumpster fire and a living embodiment of the “This is Fine” comic strip … So on days when you just cannot anymore, it’s reassuring to know you’re not the only one feeling that way. And that’s when you need this brand […]
REMINDER TO CARTOONISTS: There are still three or four of you who have not yet drawn your cartoon of the Olympic Rings supplanted by the coronavirus. Please submit them before the Games have ended. Meanwhile, Michael Ramirez (Creators) cuts to the chase, or such chase as there is.Cities vie to host the Olympics and then spend […]
Cartographer Kevin Cannon draws a lot into his cartoon maps.But he may have outdone himself with his Minnesota Star Fair poster.From the MinnPost: In late spring 2019, Minneapolis-based cartoonist and illustrator Kevin Cannon learned that he had been chosen as the Minnesota State Fair’s commemorative artist for 2020. Unfortunately, due to The Covid, the 2020 […]