Champion Pluggers contributor Reed Hoover has passed away.Reed Hoover February 16, 1931 – March 25, 2019 From the obituary:In 1952 he joined his father in business at H&S Company. He ran the business until he retired. Reed had a strong interest in history and paleontology. He was published and cited for his work at SMU, including […]
There are all sorts of cartoons about Barr and the Mueller Report, but Tom Toles both made the point and got a laff, so he wins.Looks like we’re gonna need some laffs, because it’s becoming clear that truth is losing whatever toe hold it had, at least in the opposition camp.In Trump’s latest rally, he […]
With March 30, 2019, the Ballard Street comic panel comes to an end. BALLARD STREET by Jerry Van Amerongen daily: March 4, 1991 – March 30, 2019 Sunday: March 10, 1991* – October 17, 2010 Creators Syndicate [began as a daily strip, went panel only in early 1994] *unconfirmed – Sundays began in L. A. Times […]
Pajama Diaries sparks a high school memory, which is appropriate since what Jill is dealing with is a high school kid old enough to have a social life but not old enough to have her own car.My GF and I had a standing date Friday night to watch a movie at her house, which fortunately […]
Cartoonist James Estes has passed away.James Robert Estes January 23, 1942 – March 24, 2019 From the obituary:It was very apparent at a young age that James had a special ability to see humor and bring it to life with pen and paper. His passion was drawing cartoons. He made a life of making people smile […]
A cryptic announcement from King Features Syndicate. Something’s coming… ? pic.twitter.com/IBmDioxdNl — Comics Kingdom (@ComicsKingdom) March 27, 2019 Checked with my local psychic and she said it’s about Comics Kingdom revamping their website.Or maybe it was the Comics Kingdom twitter feed that informed me:Serious fans. Serious comics. The new #ComicsKingdom is coming. Seriously.
Joe Heller was a Green Bay Press Gazette staff cartoonist for 28 years, then he was let go. Now he is syndicated to over 400 newspapers around the world. The Press Times reports on local cartoonist still making good. Cincinnati Business Courier cartoonist and audience development director Joe Hoffecker, whose cartoons appear in all American City […]
I’m already sick of responses to the Mueller Report and have begun sarcastically asking people to share their copies, since they obviously couldn’t be so sure if they hadn’t read the whole thing.So I like Ann Telnaes‘s take, which nicely combines the little information Barr has released with the fact that, even if he is […]
Comic artist Ken Bald has passed away.Kenneth Bruce (Ken) Bald August 1, 1920 – March 17, 2019 From the obituary:Upon graduating Pratt in 1941, Bald’s talent landed him a job at the Jack Binder Art Studio in Englewood, NJ. Quickly recognized for his flair for main characters and a smooth inking style, the young Bald moved […]
Tillie the Toiler and Rosie the RobotThe era immediately following WWI is rightly known as the period of womean’s emancipation, so naturally a string of working girl strips met the apparent need. Somebody’s Stenog by Alfred Hayward led the way in 1918, followed by Wood Cowan’s Miss Information in 1919, and the big breakthrough in […]
Sousa and Machado‘s commentary on the Barr Report of the Mueller Report is a bit light on metaphor, but, first of all, sometimes being direct is the right choice. Too much subtlety can obscure the point.Second is that they understood that point, and I’m gobsmacked by the number of political cartoonists on both sides who […]
“I like to think of it as the Venn diagram of graphic design and poetry, and right in the middle there’s comics,” he said. “The poet is sussing words . . . but the graphic designer is directing the eye. Once I realized that, it wasn’t about drawing so much but more about thinking about […]
Pantalone: What are we to make of this fellow? Is he knave or fool? Lombardi: I really don’t know. Probably a little of both. — Carlo Goldoni, “Servant of Two Masters”If I had a little more […]
Sally Forth (and former Flash Gordon) artist Jim Keefe noted the temporary end of new Spider-Man comic strips.With the Amazing Spider-man comic strip going to reprints for the time being, Roy Thomas and Alex Saviuk’s run on the strip has come to an end. March 17 was the last Sunday with March 23 being the […]
As the signature shows, Harry Bliss has partnered with a famed comedian for some cartooning.Says Harry:Yes, it is that Steve. Steve was having dinner with Francoise [Francoise Mouly, the New Yorker’s Art Editor] and others and mentioned he had a couple dog cartoon ideas, also mentioned he was a fan of my work, so Francoise […]