As it happens, this rerun of The Big Picture, by Lennie “No Relation” Peterson, ran at GoComics yesterday and I snagged it as a fitting illustration for reporting back on the results of the non-poll poll.I say “non-poll poll” because it’s ironic that someone who hates those bogus, short-sighted “comics polls” in newspapers is using […]
The Chronicle Herald profiles Michael de Adder who has two books out de PICTIONS (a collection of his editorial cartoons) and You Might Be from Nova Scotia If… (a book poking fun at people, politics of Nova Scotia). The best part of the job, de Adder says, is knowing he can affect people, and their […]
I’m in London this week for work. I’m trying to see as much of the city as I can when not in meetings. I’ll try to post as many sketches inspired by the things I see throughout the week. The Changing of the Guard
Las Vegas Sun editorial cartoonist Mike Smith and editorial page editor Matt Hufman set off to explore the great state of Nevada to commemorate its 150th birthday. The Sun has a cool web site with their day to day travels and dispatches.
Timing is everything in comedy, and today’s Foxtrot (which is reruns Mon-Sat but new on Sundays) hits at the right moment.I called my granddaughter yesterday to ask about a seemingly ridiculous situation at a neighboring high school, in which the guys from the football team got together at a kid’s house and did stupid, sexist, […]
Editorial cartoonist Jim Lange spent 58 years at The Oklahoman. He passed away in 2009. His son, Robert, has written a book about his father called “John Q: The Life and Times of Jim Lange“.From the Oklahoman: ?My dad passed away about four years ago,? the author said. ?I’d thought to myself over the years […]
Mike Rhode was on hand (and one of the judges) for the Robert F Kennedy Journalism award ceremony in Washington DC. He’s posted pics of the goings on. Jen Sorenson was this year’s winner. Her great piece, “An Open Letter To The Supreme Court About Health Insurance” was one of her cartoon submissions.
I don’t feature David Horsey’s cartoons as often as I enjoy them, and that’s largely because, while his draftsmanship is among the best in the business, his cartoons don’t always stand alone terribly well, for reasons I can’t quite explain, since many of them absolutely do.But that makes his gig at the LA Times perfect, […]
The K Chronicles and The Knight Life creator Keith Knight has posted his first live-action comedy skit. From his blog: I’m very excited to be finally posting a live-action comedy piece. It has all the elements of your average Keith Knight cartoon (race, humor), and it’ll probably get me in trouble. It was amazing how […]
I enjoyed this interview by Jessica Salter in The Telegraph with comics journalist Joe Sacco.Regarding covering war: I?m really tired of drawing war. I?m really tired of drawing the AK-47. I still want to do journalism and I?m still interested in the subject of war, but I don?t want to report from war any more. […]
Rina Piccolo has posted an excellent two-part blog entry about creating a sales kit for a syndicated comic, in her case, “Tina’s Groove.” (Part One and Part Two)This is something that comes up after the strip has been accepted at the syndicate and after the cartoonist has been through the development process, which is when […]
Legendary comic book artist Neal Adams accidentally left two portfolio bags in a taxi earlier this month containing original artwork worth tens of thousands of dollars. He’s hoping they’ll be returned.From the New York Post: “The lack of certain details presents a challenge,” said TLC spokesman Allan Fromberg, a longtime fan of Adams. “But we’re […]
Universal Uclick’s Dave Coates has posted a third gallery of great cartoons by editorial cartoonist Pat Oliphant and offers three reasons why Pat “has a few advantages over most satirists”.Dave’s third reason: 3) Harnessing the first two advantages, he is both willing and able to go beyond the usual eye-rolling, exasperated tone of “there they […]
Another write up about the recent USO/NCS trip. This time Ocala Star Banner profiles Rob Smith Jr..From Ocala Star Banner: The artists don’t discuss in detail what they draw during the tours. “We don’t use any of it for our promotion. It’s personal. It’s for them. It’s a way to show that we’re appreciative for […]
The minions of Despicable Me are getting their own feature film. Animated views the movie is slated for a summer 2015 release.I like the minion characters. They’re a pot of yellow comedic gold, I tell you. Despite thinking they got too much screen time in Despicable Me 2, having a movie dedicated to them has […]