Joe Giella has spent a lifetime drawing comics. From the time he was 16 until he retired at age 88. He drew the Batman newspaper strip for a few years, which were reprinted in the recent collections from the Library of American Comics. Giella also assisted his friends Sy Barry on The Phantom, and […]
Toronto Star editorial cartoonist Theo Moudakis has taken down a cartoon and prevented it from being published as scheduled in the March 1, 2019 edition of the Star. The offending cartoon: Theo shared the cartoon Thursday night ahead of being printed in the Friday Star. And instantly came under fire for […]
Today’s “Pardon My Planet” falls under the “Funny As Cancer” category. I’m two-and-a-half years out, which means I’m only halfway to being officially “cured,” but my checkups have become more like reunions, because the scans are clear and we just chat for a little while and set up the next one. It carries a bit […]
Milton Knight has relayed on his Facebook page that he was a victim of a hate crime: I was beaten up today. To make a long story short, was waiting for the bus, and a guy was using a one-sided conversation with people to shout NIGGER every two seconds. Went on for 15 minutes. […]
Wwwwhhhirrrrrr…tic….tic…..tic……tac Merrie Melodies, Silly Symphonies, and Looney Tunes Meet The Queen’s Cartoonists, a New York jazz band bringing back cartoon music. As I watched The Queen’s Cartoonists slip and slide through decades of cartoon music in a matter of minutes, with the animations projected on a large screen behind them, I followed a captivated […]