I’m a bit behind on this, but no less excited that Mike Peterson is this week’s sponsor of the blog. If you’re a regular here, you know Mike is an active participant in the comments. What you may not know is that for the last four years he’s been maintaining his own daily blog called […]
From the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: The family of the late Dick Tracy cartoonist Chester Gould has donated a substantial collection of original Dick Tracy comic strips and related materials to The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum (BICLM). Gould wrote and drew Dick Tracy, one of the most popular […]
“Well, hello everybody!” Great video of cartoonists back when they wore suits and were celebrities.
Political cartoonist and activist Aseem Trivedi says he’ll be the Aam Aadmi Party candidate for congress if the party offers him the ticket. From CNN-IBN: Riding high on its outstanding performance in Delhi elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is likely to field cartoonist-turned-activist Aseem Trivedi from Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency against Congress’ Sriprakash Jaiswal […]
Ordinary Bill creator Will Wilson recently proposed to his long-time girlfriend in his comic strip and got it all on video as well. Spoiler alert: congratulations to both of them!
Vermont will appoint Ed Koren as their cartoon laureate on Feb 27. Ed is a long-time New Yorker cartoonist. He will succeed James Kochalka who was appointed in 2011. From Vermont Public Radio: Vermont is the only state to regularly appoint a cartoonist laureate; Alaska appointed a cartoonist laureate in 2008 but has not kept […]