Books: I Say, I Say… Son! A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson
Another book that I think would be of interest to those of you who enjoy animation and historical aspects of…
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Books: The Art of Tony Auth: To Stir, Inform and Inflame
I’ve known about Tony Auth for years now, but his work never ran in the papers I subscribed to so…
Closing down early for the holidays
I typically take the week between Christmas and New Years off. Things are busy here at the Casa de Gardner…
Books: Dilbert: I Can’t Remember If We’re Cheap or Smart
Andrews McMeel has released another Dilbert collection by Scott Adams’s. “I Can’t Remember If We’re Cheap or Smart (Dilbert Collections)”…
Drew Litton drawing Too Many Christmas Cookies
Drew Litton is drawing a 24 part comic entitled “Too Many Christmas Cookies”. He’s already at part 7. Ends on…
The Onion: Jim Davis and Taylor Swift are “canoodling”
From the venerable fake news source: “Taylor and Jim were first spotted canoodling in a SoHo bar last night, and…
Traveling. Blogging to be intermittent this week
I’m traveling this week for business. Blogging to be light and intermittent through Friday. -Alan
Books: Foxtrot collection Jasotron: 2012
I have a couple of other Foxtrot collections on my bookshelf. I’ve always liked Bill Amends work and was sad…
Belgium judge rules Tintin in the Congo is not racist
A Belgium judge has ruled that the 1920’s comic book Tintin in the Congo is not racist but “gentle and…
Montgomery Burns explains the fiscal cliff
A follow up to the Mr. Burns Endorses Mitt Romney video:
Washington Post considering putting up paywall
From the Washington Post: Long reluctant to charge for online content, the newspaper is close to a decision to introduce…
2013 editorial cartoonist convention to be held in Salt Lake City
Next years convention of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists will be held in Salt Lake City, UT. Salt Lake…
Video find: 1937 Dick Tracy serial on Youtube
Somebody has put up all 15 chapters of the 1937 Dick Tracy serial. First chapter is below. The rest can…
Amazon launches Kindle subscription service for kids
Personally, I’d never had over my iPad (at least not unsupervised) to a toddler or young child, but Amazon is…
Dave Brown named Political Cartoonist of the year
The Independent’s Dave Brown has been named Political Cartoonist of the year 2012 by the Political Cartoon Society (UK). He…