Over at The Comics Journal, historian and cartoonist R.C. Harvey writes a lengthy piece on who made the initial suggestion to Milt Caniff that lead him to create his most-famous character — The Dragon Lady.From the piece:The idea of the Dragon Lady came from quite another source. It’s fairly certain that Captain Joseph Patterson, honcho of the New […]
She sits at her desk in front of the tablet, picks up her stylus and begins to fill in the panels of a comic strip that will be printed six months from now. Her stylus flows effortlessly across the screen, brush strokes creating one character’s hair in long swooping strokes. One woman’s frown is quickly […]
Lil’ Donnie by Mike Norton, which gets regularly noticed in CSotD, has its first collection released today. So what better time to have a career spanning profile and interview with Mike.When did you start drawing and writing? When I was 4 years old! Professionally not until 1997. I started writing in 2013.
Before we get to the main event, Pearls Before Swine has a well-timed strip today.The Manafort/Cohen news broke late enough yesterday that I’m going to give cartoonists a chance to catch up, but one difference between this and Watergate is that, in a world without gatekeepers, those who insist that laws don’t apply to the […]
On October 21 the New York Jets take on the Minnesota Vikings, also that day at The Meadowlands the Hulk will take on Thor. National Football League‘s Jets has teamed up with Marvel Comics to present fans with Hulk bobbleheads and a Hulk vs. Thor comic book and poster.As part of the new partnership, the […]
This just in: Comic Strip of the Day is now projecting Dave Brown as the winner in the “Truth Isn’t Truth” category.Admittedly, not all precincts have been counted, since a lot of cartoonists are still closed in observance of the death of Aretha Franklin, but I like the horror element, with the weasel, the Pinocchio […]
A letter in today’s Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star took issue with the violence portrayed in the August 5th installment of “Hagar the Horrible.” From the letter: Society should be campaigning on behalf of everyone — whether young or old, female or male — making it clear that abuse to any degree toward anyone should never […]
King Features has announced that Darrin Bell will be bringing his editorial cartoons over from The Washington Post News Service and Syndication where he’d been since 2013. Darrin’s two syndicated comics (Candorville and Rudy Park) remain with the Washington Post.From the KFS press release:“It’s a great pleasure to welcome Darrin to the King Features family […]
GoComics has announced and posted the pubic voting site to their animation contest for ten semi-finalists. The public vote will narrow it down from ten to three finalists. The three finalists will be voted on by industry-related judges and the winner will get $25,000.https://usscpromotions.com/gocomics/shortshorts/semifinalistsGoComics and the Daily Cartoonist are owned by Andrews McMeel.
As Fine Books and Collections describes it:America’s rarest, rabble-rousing poke-in-the-eye to British Parliament – a seldom-seen political cartoon celebrating the 1773 Boston Tea Party – is expected to sell for more than $20,000 after surfacing in Heritage Auctions’ Aug. 25 Americana auction. It was published mere months after the Sons of Liberty, disguised as Mohawk Indians, […]
Writing on Medium.com cartoonist Liza Donnelly recalls the opening remarks United Nations’ Secretary General Kofi Annan gave during a 2005 event called “Unlearning Intolerance.”From the story:“I have always thought that cartoons are one of the most important elements in the press. They have a special role in forming public opinion?—?because an image generally has a […]
A letter to the editor at the Laurenbourg (N.C.) Exchange gives a thoughtful take on the role of comics in newspapers.From the letter:Because of the daily comics pages in my local newspapers, I was encouraged to read. I discovered the books and films that inspired the cartoonists. I found a passion for art. I was encouraged […]
Ann Telnaes scores with her weekly strip, Mo, which began in May at GoComics, updating each Monday.Aside from the speed at which she works — this is the first “Truth isn’t truth” piece I’ve seen — she’s also hitting stride with the strip. Every new strip needs to find its legs, and the combination of […]
Minit MysteriesJust noting that Dick Tracy started the 15 day Minit Mystery today.The above may partially explain why, since last month, Chuck Ayers has returned as artist of Funky Winkerbean, replacing Rick Burchett. Violence in the Funny Pages I’m guessing if this keeps up, groups will start popping up objecting to the comics corrupting our youth […]
Keith Knight offers a round-up of good and bad news, starting with Massachusetts passing a law that will automatically register anyone who deals with DMV or the state’s health system as a voter (unless they object).I like the move, though it doesn’t solve the photo ID issue, as he notes in that third panel. This […]