Good Stories for Children – Illustrations From 1902 to 1905 Walt McDougall provided art for his Sunday newspaper page of children’s stories.Monster Brains presents the more disturbing of the illustrations.John Adcock provides a bit of history. The Gay ThirtiesA treasure trove of slice-of-life panels by Milton Caniff and Hank Barrow from The Great Depression. Cats and Raccoons […]
James Bond and Playboy Playboy continues its slow return to the glory days when cartoons and comics were a major part of the magazine’s content. The November-December 2018 issue contains a six page exclusive about the origin of 007.Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. announced today that the latest James Bond series, James Bond […]
There’s nothing much new in the commentary on the bombing attempts, though Michael Cavna has a nice roundup of editorial cartoons on the topic.However, here’s an oddity I came across while poking around in the archives to see how the Wall Street Bombing of 1920 was covered.Some of what I came across wasn’t terribly surprising. […]
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/26/arts/design/alley-oop-comic-strip.html
Alex Hallatt attempts to inject some sense into germaphobia with this Arctic Circle, but we seem to be past the tipping point.Granted, even if you touch the dispenser of the disinfectant dispenser at the grocery store, the contents will (theoretically) wipe out the germs, and then your clean hands can make contact with the typhoid-infected […]
A Halloween Cartoon ListSteve Stanchfield, via Cartoon Research, presents a list of seasonal animated cartoons:Since it’s almost Halloween, I’ll continue the tradition of posting some favorite Halloween films. Here’s the ones that are on my must watch list (again) for this year. Some of these will very likely be projected for the kids on Halloween […]
#5 – Linus Made Security Blankets Acceptable. As a new exhibit [Good Grief, Charlie Brown] celebrates its eternal appeal,William Cook reveals some surprising facts about Charlie Brown, Snoopy and friends. post script relating to the above mentioned exhibition and post: Alexandra Fraser visits the Sonoma home of Charles Schulz. above: a Snoopy Burger at the Warm Puppy […]
Proverbs 11:29: He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise in heart. There are several cartoons linking Trump’s rhetoric to a bomb, but I like Ed Hall‘s take, because it goes beyond the man’s foolish language and gets into his manipulation of people with all that […]
Disney Legend Floyd Norman is interviewed by legendary Disney historian Jim Korkis about Floyd’s various associations with Disney icon Mickey Mouse. The Mickey Mouse comic strip ran from 1930 to 1995. For the last dozen years or so of the comic strip it was written and laid out by Floyd.I am delighted that, while it touches […]
Today is Hump Day, not because it’s Wednesday but because the President has asked us all to believe that there are scary brown Muslims headed our way from Honduras, mixed in with the scary brown Latinos.We’ll know them because SBLs ride on burros but SBMs ride on camels.Joe Heller‘s cartoon suggests that this delusion is […]
King Features has joined forces with PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center to raise awareness and help prevent bullying. While many schools and organizations participate by wearing orange today, a number of [KFS] cartoonists created special comic strips to highlight bullying prevention and awareness.October 24 is Unity Day and a number of King Features Syndicate comic […]
Current political tactics call for throwing as much against the wall as possible and hoping some sticks. A recent Steve Benson cartoon has become one such projectile.The race to fill retiring Senator Jeff Flake‘s seat in Arizona is neck and neck with Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema nearly tied in the polls. One or the […]
“This cartoon serves no purpose aside from spreading xenophobic rhetoric and ideas.” “Slander, racism, blatant misogyny and ignorance — all neatly wrapped in one cartoon.” “It reflects a sick, bigoted, racist, sexist mindset.” “The cartoon was appalling and offensive.” Reader response to a political cartoon by Rick McKee, as published in the Fort Worth […]
As is often the case, Clay Jones‘ essay is as good as his cartoon, and, in this case, the writing does a more in-depth job of advancing a critical conversation.Jones addresses both parts of the caravan issue: The first is whether or not this caravan is of any particular significance — and he provides evidence […]
A few updates to previously mentioned items. Rube Goldberg knew how to get from A to B using all the letters in the alphabet Stephen Silver, for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, profiles Rube and reviews an exhibition.“The Art of Rube Goldberg,” an exhibition that…runs through Jan. 21 at the Philadelphia museum. The exhibit, which follows stops […]