30 years ago, April 2, 1990, saw the debut of Pickles by Brian Crane. above: the first Pickles comic stripSince that beginning the strip has become very successful:Whether observing the differences between genders and generations or taking a wry but sympathetic look at life in the twilight years, Crane’s good-natured wit and dry humor please […]
Comic book artist Hy Fleishman has passed away. Herman (Hy) Fleishman November 18, 1927 – April 1, 2020 comic book artist, restaurateurSadly, one of our Senior Strippers has passed on.From the obituary:He attended City College of New York and the Cartoonist and Illustrators School of Art in Manhattan and became an accomplished Comic Book artist. He […]
A juxtaposition, plus a disclaimer:(Matt Davies)(Mike Smith)The disclaimer: I can’t claim to be neutral in this.I’ve noted before that I had a son, a soon-to-be daughter-in-law and a granddaughter working in healthcare. The granddaughter walked off the job the other day because they would not provide her with adequate protection against the coronavirus.I was proud […]
Not an April Fool’s Day prank!Today April 1, 2020 only Nat Gertler/About Comics is offering free PDF downloads of three books.Our interest is concentrated on They Called Him Sparky.“They Called Him Sparky” is a book collecting friends from his Church of God days writing about Schulz and their memories of him. This book was first […]
Daily News editorial cartoonist Bill Bramhall is among the journalists Florida Senator Marco Rubio is accusing of delighting in the current coronavirus pandemic.From Marco Rubio’s Twitter account:“Some in our media can’t contain their glee & delight in reporting that the U.S. has more #CoronaVirus cases than #China Beyond being grotesque,its bad journalism” A later tweet revealed […]
Rex Morgan from Marvin Bradley to Terry Beatty.Comic syndicate editor Richard Marschall remembers working with, and becoming friends with, original Rex Morgan, M.D. artist Marvin Bradley in the latest episode of his fascinating “A Crowded Life in Comics” memoirs.But this visit will be with Marvin Bradley – Brad – who had drawn Rex Morgan, MD […]
above: Rob Tornoe for Editor & PublisherYesterday our friend Mike mentioned the state of the newspaper industry:The industry is already in rough shape, and we can argue how much of that came from the Internet itself and how much was from a colossally foolish lack of response to the Internet and how much of that […]
Rod Emmerson offers tips for the lockdown and it all looks good to me, mostly because he accurately mirrors what I’ve seen in social media.Mostly what I’ve seen is my cartooning compadres saying “I’ve been training for this my whole life!” because those of us who make a living with a computer at home aren’t […]
As Clay Jones says:It’s not one of his animations,It’s not one of his “watch me draw” videos,It’s not one of his print cartoons,No, it’s not any of the things we are used to enjoying from Clay.Clay sez:Check out my very first political cartoon video. It’s not a print cartoon, animation, or watching me draw. It’s […]
Rob Harrell began as a cartoonist (Big Top) and he continues as one (Adam @ Home). Rob’s a graphic novelist (Monster on the Hill) and creator of illustrated young adult books (Life of Zarf). Now, with Wink, Rob is going full on novelist, though he couldn’t resist throwing in a couple illustrations.Wink is released today, […]
The combined price for the original art making up the first Flash Gordon/Jungle Jim page of January 7, 1934 sold for over a half million dollars today at Profiles in History.The original art of the first Flash Gordon strip by Alex Raymond sold for $480,000, a record for original comic strip art. The original art […]
This is the debut of a possibly recurring feature called “Three Word Answer” on The Daily Cartoonist where we’ll ask a cartoonist 20 questions. They’re instructed to answer each of the questions in three words (or fewer). Of the 20 questions, the cartoonist may chose three questions (of the 20 total) to elaborate on with […]
There are many things that Dear Leader can’t seem to understand, and Jimmy Margulies captures two of them here: One is that Trump genuinely has no sense of empathy. It’s not that he ignores or downplays the suffering of others. He genuinely does not get it.So he can cheerfully toss paper towels to people during […]
“Thirty years of avoiding other human beings . . . validated!”Read Chris Ware‘s comic strip in The New Yorker.Also: Chris Ware talks about his April 6, 2020 New Yorker COVID-19 cover.
Children’s book author/illustrator Tomie dePaola has passed away.Thomas Anthony (Tomie) dePaola September 15, 1934 – March 30, 2020 Earlier today Tomie’s publisher announced via Facebook:We mourn the loss of a master storyteller. Tomie dePaola has passed away. We extend our sympathy to his legions of readers, friends, and colleagues. From Tomie’s website:He has written and/or illustrated […]