https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2018-05-21/ampCuneo on drawing nature:Nothing comes easily. My address is in the Catskills, but I live in a small room with a drawing table. There is a window, and I will occasionally look outside. It does look nice out there. But I am not the type to hike out, set up an easel, and paint waterfalls on the […]
This is a difficult time for cartoonists, because school calendars vary so much that it’s impossible to riff on end-of-year and be at all accurate.However, Zits makes the best guess with the assumption of Memorial Day as the end of the year, and the gag itself brings back memories of one of those things divorced […]
Olivia Jaimes, entering her sixth week as cartoonist, finally lets the readers of the Nancy comic strip get a look at her version of Fritzi Ritz.Though the comments at the GoComics site have eased up from the 100+ that were posted every day of the first month, I’m sure this will light up the boards.
DHX sells portion of Peanuts equity to Japanese corporation.https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-take-185-million-stake-snoopy-ip-holder-1111503
After more than a decade cartoonist and illustrator Al Goodwyn‘s editorial cartoons are returning to the Aiken (S.C.) Standard.Goodwyn, who was the cartoonist for the Standard in the late ’90s and early 2000s, will provide insight in a humorous way on local, state and national topics. His cartoons will regularly appear twice a week in […]
With input from such notable folks as “Better Call Saul’s” Michael McKean and “Conan’s” Andy Richter.https://twitter.com/ScottAdamsSays/with_replies
Nick Anderson draws a parallel I certainly thought of, when I heard people were being evacuated from their homes on the slopes of Kilaeua, but my views on the matter have moderated a bit.A large part of that came after I read this explainer from the Atlantic, which not only goes into some fascinating detail […]
According to Glenn’s Facebook his last day as editorial cartoonist at the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat was yesterday.We’ll update as we know more.
Generally, Saturday is the day for burying weak gags and inconsequential “group hug” story arc endings. For some reason, a whole lot of people ignored that pattern today, including Olivia Jaimes, who broke out of the New, Improved Nancy’s dadaist pattern for this more insightful piece. Not her first. A few more in the mix and […]
As reported by Animation Magazine:Parallax Media Ventures is developing a new animated feature based on John Hart’s classic comic series B.C. The feature, titled B.C.: Back to Civilization, will be eyeing an early 2021 release date.Above: presentation artwork for the project.“Today, Johnny Hart’s grandsons Mason and Mick are the wizards behind the daily comic strip,” […]
As the AAEC tells us,Fourth Estate, a startup dedicated to “fostering, supporting and incubating a sustainable and vibrant free press” is looking to add a freelance cartoonist to their team.Following the link at the AAEC we find the Fourth Estate mission:To contribute to a healthy society by fostering, supporting and incubating a sustainable and vibrant […]
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The ridiculously prolific Bill Holbrook has announced two new book collections of his King Features syndicated comics On the Fastrack and Safe Havens.Safe Havens: http://www.lulu.com/shop/bill-holbrook/safe-havens-dodos/paperback/product-23607554.html On the Fastrack: http://www.lulu.com/shop/bill-holbrook/invasion-of-the-goth/paperback/product-23578311.htmlYou can read his third comic “Kevin and Kell” here.
Michigan and Chicago cartoonist Cliff Wirth has passed away.Clifton Robert (Cliff) Wirth 1927 – May 8, 2018Cliff Wirth began his career as a newspaper cartoonist and artist in 1950 at The Detroit News, later he would move to The Chicago Sun-Times. He would also contribute gag cartoons to magazines.From the Sun-Times obituary:When someone at school […]
Start off the non-political parade with a Bliss cartoon which is less humorous on its own than in tandem with the strangest conversation of the week.Charley horses and other cramps are a common side effect of taking statins, so it’s not hard to get a conversation on the topic going if you hang out with […]