Mort Gerberg is celebrating a 90th birthday, born March 11, 1931 (yeah, we’re a day late). Also this year he will be celebrating his 60th year as a cartoonist.In Mort Gerberg On the Scene Mort explains the he did cartoon for his high school newspaper but put that aside for the Army and a mainstream […]
David Rowe points out Biden’s success in forcing through his stimulus with the help of a successful vaccine rollout. As noted in his marginal tip-of-the-hat, it’s a take on W.A. Rogers’ cartoon about Roosevelt, which leaves me wondering if Rowe thinks it’s all such a good thing after all, since the original Big Stick cartoon was […]
Rex and June’s daughter Sarah has reimagined the Man of Medicine.Terry Beatty, the writer/artist of the Rex Morgan, M.D. comic strip, has made young Sarah Morgan an imaginative and creative type; famously shown in an April Fool’s Day Sunday page three years ago.Now Terry has expanded on that one-off to create a five(six?)-week sequence beginning […]
Rob Rogers has been awarded the 2021 Herblock Prize.© Rob RogersFrom The Herb Block Foundation: “In a historically tumultuous and heartbreaking year where so many political cartoonists created outstanding work to both comfort and eviscerate a suffering and divided nation, Rob Rogers cartoons on racial justice, pandemic hypocrisy & America’s political devolution shone bright. Rob […]
We read the Calvin and Hobbes comic strips and all the books, but we can learn more of Bill Watterson‘s creation after that. Calvin and Hobbes, that mischievous, spiky-haired blond boy and his anthropomorphic tiger best friend, are essential, authoritative, and indispensable for a huge number of reasons. For one thing, the cartoon pair and […]
Rob Rogers offers a response to the “Cancel Culture” kerfuffle, but in these times, it’s really hard to tell a joke without reflecting something real.Donald Trump has begun issuing position papers and people on social media argue that nobody should post or share them because it gives him the attention he craves.There’s some logic in […]
The Beach Metro News (originally Ward 9 News) is celebrating its golden anniversary. As part of that they interviewed cartoonist Bill Suddick who has been with the paper for most of that time. “I started to realize that I might be able to make a living doing art. I didn’t listen to well-meaning adults who […]
It didn’t take long for the decision by Gannett Co. to drop the conservative comic strip “Mallard Fillmore” from its newspapers to be decried by conservative websites as just one more example of “cancel culture.” USA Today runs an opinion piece about Gannett newspapers dropping the Mallard Fillmore comic strip with an emphasis on the […]
I’m with Wiley on this Non Sequitur (AMS). It’s nice and peaceful at this moment, but it seems another dose of chaos is probably just around the corner.So, yes, be grateful for peaceful moments, such as they are.“Such as they are” based on the current state of social media. I think we’ve become a nation […]
From Counterpoint via the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists: The AAEC has been asked by Counterpoint to spread the word about Be An Arts Hero, a push by the arts & cultures sector for direct government support of creatives during the time of coronavirus. (Think a WPA for COVID-19). Details are below. If you’re interested, […]
Christian Adams (Evening Standard) offers an intelligent take on Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry, and its potential impact on “the Firm,” which he suggests isn’t so firm after those revelations.While I touched on the Royal Kerfuffle yesterday. I knew there’d be more response.But I wasn’t expecting this morning’s cascade, so here we go again, […]
Happy 90th Birthday to animator and director Gerald Potterton.Most famous for directing the animated Heavy Metal movie from 1981, Gerald also animated cartoons and directed live action films.From Wikipedia: Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada animated shorts […]
© Scott Adams, Inc.; Peanuts Worldwide; Paws Inc.Dilbert joins Snoopy (and Woodstock) and Garfield as a comic strip addition to the extremely popular Funko collectibles line. MAD Magazine’s Al Jaffee‘s 100th Birthday Celebration! © Allan HoltzDid we mention that Allan Holtz’s Stripper’s Guide returned from sabbatical a while ago? Back is Obscurity of the Day (the recent […]
Bill Bramhall (NYDN) captures the moment by contrasting FDR’s first inaugural call for national unity with the current GOPs determination to maintain division.First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. […]
It is being reported that Frank Thorne has passed away. Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Thorne June 16, 1930 – March 7, 2021 Social media is reporting that cartoonist Frank Thorne has died and Marilyn, his wife of 70 years, joined him only a few hours later. Mark Evanier relates some highlights of Frank’s career. Frank’s big break […]