From Jesse Jordan:Back in ’94 when Pulp Fiction was all the rage in L.A. some drawings leaked out of Film Roman. I don’t know who did these, but they’re great. Though I’ve got thirty or so of this series these are my favorite.I’m pleading ignorant as well. I dropped out of The Simpsons when my […]
Artist and photographer Thomas Haller Buchanan has posted several cartoons by Bill Watterson that were published during those brief months while Bill was the editorial cartoonist for The Cincinnati Post. I’ve seen a lot of his earlier editorial cartoons, this is the first I’ve seen of a thematic collection.
Guy Gilchrist, cartoonist on Nancy announces that he’s publishing a first Today’s Dogg collection. The book will be in traditional print but also in digital formats with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to pet organizations. The-ebook version will feature a recording and video of “Take Me Home” a song written by Guy […]
Today is May 4th – ‘May the fourth be with you’ day. Not sure how big of a deal it is. Google did not change their logo to commemorate it, but Cul de Sac creator Richard Thompson has posted one of his Richards Poor Almanacs cartoons featuring “The Handy Condensed Version of Star Wars Revenge […]
Check out Jeff Stahler featured in a short documentary about editorial cartoonist. Directed and Edited by Amanda H. Cook. Music by Nickel Creek.INK. from Amanda H. Cook on Vimeo.via: Mike Lynch
With a little more time to ponder, Signe Wilkinson provides a more outward-looking cartoon than the chest-thumping, flag-waving panels that appeared in the immediate aftermath of the death of bin Laden. Note that the event isn’t even referenced here; only the timing suggests that it was part of her thought process.The world changes quickly. New […]
Jason Oberholtzer, writing on forbes.com, interviews Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal creator Zach Weiner regarding his comic and his first collection of comics, Save Yourself, Mammal!.JO: What made the book so much more work? ZW: A couple things made it harder. First off, this is a compilation, so there was a lot of selection involved. At […]
According to Maurice Horn, editor of 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics, Charles Schulz was a fan of Percy L. Crosby the creator of Skippy which ran from 1923 to 1945. Comic critic Domingos Isabelinho writes and shows examples of the visual influence of Crosby’s work on Peanuts.via: Tom Spurgeon
Tall Tale Radio podcaster Tom Racine interviews Donna Lewis who recently launched her feature Reply All through Washington Post Writers Group. Recently syndicated writer and artist Donna Lewis joins me to talk about her strip that launched this past February 28th, “Reply All.” We talk about her background as a lawyer, her journey to syndication […]
I have looked at scores of cartoons relating to the death of bin Laden, but you shouldn’t imagine that I was narrowing down the field to select one that was “best.”I was simply trying to find one that wasn’t obvious or even lame. One, to start with, that didn’t reference 72 virgins, or demand […]
I noticed on Karen Montague-Reyes’ blog that she’s announced she’ll be ending Clear Blue Water for good at the end of this week. It left syndication in 2008 and Karen planned on turning the strip into a webcomic but struggled to keep it regularly updated.She writes:On another note, some may be wondering where I’ve been. […]
Can’t think of a better place to get the first cartoonist’s reactions to the announcement that Osama Bin Laden is dead than Cagle’s site. He’s started the collection.Here’s Brian Fairrington’s cartoon. Check out Cagle’s site for more.Daryl has also posted a “Best of Bin Laden“
Bill Gallo, best known as a columnist and sports cartoonist for the New York Daily News, has been honored with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor given by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations. The award “pays homage to the immigrant experience, as well as for individual achievement, medals are awarded to U.S. citizens from […]
… squirrels.Speed Bump. Dave Coverly. I see coffee cups in this man’s future.
Here’s my take on single-panel Sunday strips: They’re justified if (A) the artwork is such that it would have been wasted in a tiny weekday strip or (B) the gag is so good that you’re going to want to post it on your fridge and have it stand out.Today’s Between Friends could have worked without […]