The best part of the 2018 World Cup is that the US team didn’t make it, so we haven’t had a lot of coverage and, thus, we haven’t had a lot of handwringing by Old Fartstm who feel compelled to hate the world’s most popular sport.It also means that I accidentally watched a really good […]
Back here we wished the lovely Evelyn Smith a future of happiness on her retirement.Sally Forth (and past Flash Gordon) cartoonist Jim Keefe also wishes her well:I worked with her during her King Features’ stint – first as a colorist – and more recently as the artist on Sally Forth. She’s one of those people who […]
Artist and cartoonist Paul Miller has passed away.Paul Rader Miller January 20, 1935 – June 18, 2018 From the Marin Independent Journal obituary:Paul was a Marine from 1954-56, and a 1958 graduate of UCLA, earning a B.A. and a Masters. His passion was being an artist of many media and styles, including caricatures. He treasured teaching a […]
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal today begs for pardon:The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal published an editorial cartoon this past Monday – a cartoon which deserves an apology. The editorial cartoon caused anger and hurt for many in the community, including the law enforcement community – and for that we are regretful. We apologize for publishing the editorial cartoon, and […]
Yesterday was the opening of the “Cartoons from the New Yorker” exhibit at the Laumeister Art Center at Southern Vermont College in Bennington, and you really should have been there, because Bob Mankoff is extremely funny and wise and, in the space I’ve got, I’ll only be able to skim over a bit of what […]
For Charles Schulz and Peanuts fans this year’s San Diego Comic Con (July 19-22, 2018) is the place to be if you absolutely need to have a bunch of exclusive collectibles. A comic book, patches, t-shirts, lanyard, bandana, and pop sockets are only some of the items available exclusively at The Con. Speaking of Cons… Ted […]
Steve Christensen, who formerly served as executive editor of the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, which at its height sold more than 140 features in more than 100 countries around the world, has died.Steve Christensen November 18, 1953 – June 20, 2018 During his 1985 – 2000 tenure at the Los Angeles Times Syndicate he served […]
In 2011 David Horsey left Seattle for a six year vacation in Southern California. Now, upon his return to Seattle, he finds that the city didn’t just go into hibernation mode waiting for its wayward son to return. No, the city has changed. Original May 24, 2018 post:Late in 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist David Horsey […]
There have been a flood of cartoons about the Capital Gazette murders, but Marshal Ramsey offers the sentiment that matters to me.I also like Liza Donnelly’s quiet, controlled tribute, because she didn’t overplay it, though she added a commentary that spoke of sorrow, which I appreciate, saying, in part: We don’t know yet the motive for the […]
Mark Streeter Dana Summers Andy Marlette Bob Englehart Jeffrey Koterba Gary Varvel Steve Artley Signe Wilkinson Jim Morin They did what they could. They drew. Editorial cartoonists drew from the heart as the mass shootings they so often have to convey hit close to home.David Beard at Poynter on “how a few AAEC members represented the […]
The character of Anthony “Buck” Rogers first appears in Philip Nowlan’s 1928 novel ARMAGEDDON 2419 A.D. (itself a combination of two novellas that appeared in the AMAZING STORIES magazine) and serves as an origin story for the character. Rogers, after a mine cave-in, falls into a state of suspended animation and wakes up in the […]
Milt Priggee Gary Huck Clay Bennett Darrin Bell Steve Breen J. D. Crowe Pat Bagley Clay Jones Kevin Necessary Joel Pett Michael Ramirez Marc Murphy “We stand with our brothers & sisters at the Capital Gazette. Journalism is the only profession specifically protected in the Constitution, yet our lives are under daily threat these days from […]
Friday Funnies were never so welcome. For those just joining us, I’ve been posting humor-only on Friday, which not only gives me an excuse to use strips from the past week that didn’t fit into that day’s narrative, but provides one day a week when I do not have to gaze into the void in […]
Actor/comedian Jim Carrey has long had a talent as an artist.Carrey, who says he began painting six years ago to “heal a broken heart” following his split from Jenny McCarthy, primarily paints in his studio in downtown Manhattan, and his art has been featured in a number of galleries, including the Wyland Galleries in Waikiki, […]
Ask A Cartoonist: Where Do You Find Inspiration?James Allen: “Mark Trail stories are inspired, initially, from actual news stories.” Bill Holbrook: “…the process is a mystery to me even after all these years.” Alex Hallatt: “I always gain inspiration from walking, especially uphill…” (??!!) For the full responses from the above, and more, go to […]