Slowpoke makes a particularly spot-on point in a time when the rationalizations for selfishness and cruelty are getting a lot of friendly air time and Internet play.The libertarian notion that people will take care of people relies on two utterly false premises:1. That we live in a society that values and fosters community. Libertarians believe […]
Tom Pappalardo notes that many of the visual props (newspapers, televisions, music players) used to create context for comics are getting smaller and harder to use. The visual language is evolving as technology evolves:In many ways, technology?especially consumer-driven technology?has been striving for the same thing as cartoonists for years now. Simpler, smaller, more streamlined. Minimalist. […]
Michael Ventrella has posted an interview with Candorville creator Darrin Bell.Excerpt: VENTRELLA: How did that get you into doing comics as a career? BELL: In a roundabout way… I was in gifted and talented programs in Jr. High and High School, and I realized my interest in history and civics was outpacing my interest in […]
Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the iconic Ziggy comic strip passed away last Friday at the age of 80. From Universal Uclick:Ziggy which celebrated 40 years in syndication in June 2011, continues to be produced by Wilson’s son, Tom Wilson Jr., who has handled the day-to-day operation of the panel since 1987. Ziggy is […]
What makes Cul de Sac so special is that Richard Thompson doesn’t just remember what happened when you were a kid, but how it felt.This doesn’t always translate into individual strips that make you fall out of your chair. Last week, he did an arc in which Alice insisted on riding the umbroller to the […]
A twisted little moment from Jeff Corriveau at Deflocked.Today’s cartoon manages to be so very wrong and so very right at the same time.First, let’s deal with the blasphemy issue: Artists do not have to be wonderful their whole lives. It’s perfectly all right to enjoy certain periods of Picasso or Bob Dylan or Marlon […]
Jeffrey Koterba hits the nail on the head. Any grandfather who is primarily worried about what Social Security will be like in 50 or 60 years simply isn’t paying attention.I do wish the headlines on that paper weren’t solely about the economy, because that’s not all of it, though our grandkids will have to figure […]
I’ve taken a couple of respectful lumps for siding with the newspapers that opted to drop Doonesbury for the week. Now that I’ve seen the entirety of the storyline, I can see how a reasonable editor would say, “this is out of bounds.” John Kass wrote an article for The Chicago Tribune about the whole […]
Dave Coverly is giving me flashbacks with today’s Speed Bump.When our first was born, we lived about an hour away from my in-laws and across the country from my own folks. It was like living on a well-stocked desert island — we had total control of the baby’s input. Shopping was one of my […]
The Las Vegas Sun has laid off 12 employees today citing lower profits derived from a joint operating agreement with the Review-Journal. Unfortunately one of those let go was editorial cartoonist Mike Smith. Mike has been with the Sun since 1983. His editorial cartons are syndicated though King Features and he also draws for USAToday. […]
I’ve read a few reactions to the news that some newspapers have pulled this week’s Doonesbury that mocked Sarah Palin. Here’s a quick recap of some of the voices and then I’ll add my own.Brigid Alverson from Comic Book Resources:On the one hand, I want to defend Trudeau’s right to publish his strip (editors who […]
I’ve mentioned before that my impression of Bluewater’s comic books is that they are a supermarket tabloid in graphical form. After reading this story in Politico, I’m wondering if I misjudged.From Patrick Gavin’s piece in Politico regarding Bluewater trying to break the stereotype that comic books were all about men in tights.Defying that stereotype, Bluewater […]
Rick Marshall interviews Enrico Casarosa about the short. Watch the the teaser/trailer below.La Luna, the new Pixar short written and directed by Enrico Casarosa, has been the subject of much praise lately thanks to a series of well-received screenings at recent film festivals. Planned as the lead-in short for next year’s Brave, La Luna is […]
Jim Romenesko reports (actually re-reports what Michael Cavna first reported) that in addition to The Chicago Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Newsday have opted out of running this week’s Doonesbury. The editor of the AJC cites that the strip was axed because, “the book is not yet published, Ms. Palin has not had an opportunity […]
Another engaging interview by Bob Andelman, aka Mr. Media with Family Circus cartoonist Jeff Keane on the topic of the 9/11 and carrying on the legacy of Family Circus.Here’s the description:Jeff is now in charge of creating ?Family Circus,? the cartoon his father Bill started in 1960. He still seeks out his fathers? invaluable guidance […]