Not so funny – the sad state of society our children have to deal with. Today’s Baldo by Hector Cantú and Carlos Castellanos Moving on to funnier stuff. A couple of Panthers by Frank Cho Rob Stolzer appreciates cartoonist Lichty. As does Stephen Worth at Animation Resources. Last week’s used book store […]
Mr. Meglin was born Nick Megliola in Brooklyn on July 30, 1935. His father, Anthony, was a mason, and his mother, Elizabeth (Laganigro) Megliola, was a seamstress. Nick Meglin, William Gaines, and John Ficarra by Mort Drucker (1991) The New York Times obituary of Nick Meglin. Although his byline rarely appeared, Mr. Meglin refined Mad’s […]
In April of 2014 Prince Valiant by Mark Schultz and Tom Yeates contained a first. After 77 years the Prince Valiant comic strip bared its hero’s chest and revealed…….nipples. Michael J. Bayly, on his A Prince Named Valiant blog shares images, both before and after, of the historic first. And part of an interview with […]
From Mental Floss: After honing his skills, Pastis’s Pearls drew the attention of several syndicates. One of them, United, offered a “trial” run where they would verify he could turn in strips on a consistent basis before going out to newspapers. After that phase, Pastis expected to start appearing in print. But one salesman at the syndicate changed that […]
Update Reed Brennan is alerting its clients to the Wednesday June 13 Six Chix panel: King Features Syndicate has issued a correction for Six Chix panels and strips in black and white and color for 6/13. Due to the death of Anthony Bourdain, an updated version of this comic has been supplied. The original panel […]