So apparently Trump is bookending Photoshopped pictures of an inaugural crowd that never showed up with Photoshopped pictures of a million protesters who likewise and ain’t that appropriate and while it doesn’t quite close out the fiasco, it’s a good reason to stop obsessing and have some fun.Not that this precludes political cartoons. It just […]
Disasters marked 1937:The Hindenburg Disaster Neville Chamberlain became the Prime Minister of the UK Amelia Earhart Disappeared Japan Invaded China Hitler Notes His Lebensraum PlansAnd, in November of 1937, Li’l Abner MUST return to Dogpatch.November 13: November 15: November 15 (cont’d): November 16: November 19: And so starts the Sadie Hawkins tradition, held this weekend […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for November 2020 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Pogo The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips: Pockets Full of Pie (Vol. 7) So Embarrassing Gross Exaggerations: The Meshuga Comic Strips of Milt […]
(Historical note: When Gen. Stark said “Live free or die, boys. Death is not the worst of evils,” he was calling for sacrifice, not selfishness.) Stuart Carlson (AMS) offers about as clear a picture of the status quo as you’re apt to find, granted that I only blog once a day and Dear Leader’s moods can […]
Artist and underground comix cartoonist David Geiser has passed away. David Montague Geiser June 28, 1947 – October 14, 2020 From the obituary:A prolific artist, his work from the underground comics early in his career to recent drawings such as “Snail Ridin’ the Mouse” and “Dog Boy (a Young Cynic)” reflect his not only his […]
I recently realized how much the tumult of the past four years has caused me to focus on politics rather than funnies, so much so that I had to set aside Friday Funnies as an escape.I’m hoping — when we’ve finally won the War of the Presidential Succession — to go back to a greater […]
Recent (and not-so-recent) articles on comic and cartoon history.God’s Man, A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynn WardThis is “Gods’ Man,” a 1929 black-and-white wordless novel that tells a Faustian tale of ambition, love, greed and death. It’s by the illustrator and woodcut artist Lynd Ward. It is widely regarded as the first American book of […]
Carlo Goldoni found the prospect of a fool serving two masters hilarious; Matthew was less impressed with the notion. And at the moment, cartoonists seem to be falling on both sides of the matter, torn between farce and outrage.For my part, I was tempted to leave the whole thing to resolve itself and run an […]
It seems that before famed comedian Steve Martin teamed up with famed cartoonist Harry Bliss last year, Steve had earlier been writing gags for a cartoonist.No, this is not about his 2007 collaboration with Roz Chast.At Inkspill Michael Maslin pulls a line from today’s New York Times interview with Steve Martin (or read it here […]
words & pictures © Steve Martin & Harry BlissThe New Yorker presents The Origin of Team Steve Martin and Harry Bliss,a multi-page sequential comic as shown in their new book A Wealth of Pigeons.Spoiler: It’s not all fun and games.
A month late but GoComics is interviewing cartoonist Paul Trap as his Thatababy comic strip reaches its 10th year of syndication. GC: How do you keep the jokes fresh and funny every day for 10 years?Paul: Caffeine and panic. GC: What’s your trick/go-to to overcome artist’s block?Paul: I’m first in line if someone comes up […]
It’s Veteran’s Day, as Michael Ramirez (Creators) points out.Most years on November 11, the comics pages are flooded with little kids saluting tombstones and suchlike, but there weren’t that many this year.From a creative point of view, it’s not much of a loss because they aren’t generally very good and don’t stand out often, one […]
© King Features SyndicateHägar the Horrible is slated for prime time animation. From Deadline: Hägar the Horrible is set to make a raid on the small screen with an animated family sitcom series in development. Fresh Off the Boat writer and producer Eric Ziobrowski is writing the adaptation, which comes from King Features, the Hearst-owned […]
The responses to the King Features survey for suggestions to a comic revival brought varying responses as to which character to bring back in new strips. But they seem united in agreement that bringing back Krazy Kat would be sacrilege. (For the record I marked Krazy on #2 and for #3 Krazy was the only […]
(Non Sequitur — AMS)(Prickly City — AMS)The most unpleasant part of our current situation is that a pair of cartoonists, working from different sides of the political spectrum, could drop such spot-on strips today, despite each working with a substantial lead time.We’re that divided politically, and, more than that, we’ve also divided between people who […]