The gag cartoon is in a category by itself: standing alone to evoke a reaction. Is it funny? Is it understandable? Where do we go from here? Comics historian Maggie Thompson discusses gag cartooning. Among single-panel newspaper gag creators was H.T. Webster, who provided gags on a series of topics. “The Timid […]
Rowland B Wilson (1930-2005) was an animator, an ad agency art director and a cartoonist. He is probably best known to the general public (of a certain age) for the cartooning, and that’s what I’ll feature in this post. I was “of a certain age” for the Rowland magazine cartoons. Once upon a […]
Ann Telnaes puts a fun spin on the hoo-hah over the latest royal baby with a cartoon about a baby who is not only American but has a lot more authority than little Goober, who is, I guess, seventh in line to the British throne, ever will. Harry and Meghan haven’t announced the name, and […]