If you’ve been following the blog the last couple of weeks, you know I was invited to speak at the Lakeland Community College Comic Symposium. Craig Boldman, the chairman of the Great Lakes Chapter of NCS, took it upon himself to give me a big Ohio welcome. He helped get me in touch with Lucy […]
For those outside of Utah, the name Pat Bagley probably won’t mean much, but for us in Utah, Pat is THE big name in cartooning. For 27 years he’s been the editorial cartoonist at the Salt Lake Tribune and is either loved or reviled by politicians and other headliners. Last night the local news profiled […]
Dan Thompson, co-creator of the Humorous Maximums web site has announced the launch of the classic comic strip, “Latigo”. Latigo was created by Stan Lynde and is a western adventure (think Steve Canyon in cowboy boots) that ran from 1977 through 1983. Humorous Maximus has been granted the permission to run the full daily run. […]
I’m running a bit behind after spending three days in Ohio. I’ve got some more stuff to post regarding the trip including a transcript of my presentation. The audio recording didn’t turn out as well as I had hoped. My voice becomes inaudible at times depending on where I was standing on the stage. I’ll […]
While visiting the Buckeye state, I was able to visit the Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library in Columbus Ohio. Thanks to Craig Boldman who helped set things up, Jenny Robb, the library’s Associate Curator and Professor (what a cool job!) gave me a tour of the library and showed me their extensive collection. During […]
Today, Steve Boreman’s new feature Little Dog Lost is launching nationally. I had the opportunity to speak with Steve while I was in Ohio for the comic symposium. He’s funny and witty in person and his new feature is impressive as well. LDL is a deceptively subtle strip in almost every regard. The premise of […]