Only What’s Necessary, Chip Kidd’s second look at Peanuts materials is now at two-thirds off its $40 cover price over at bn.com. Don’t know how long it will last. but as of this writing it is only $12.95 for the hardcover. For Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz and the Art of Peanuts, renowned designer […]
Today Comic Strip of the Day had a take on The Candorville Chronicle. Which gives me an opening to pass on some newspaper news. While the main focus in covering the squeeze on newspapers is how it affects reporters and editors (and here there is an emphasis on newspaper comic strips and cartoonist), others within […]
Historical cartoonist Patrick Reynolds is an American Legionnaire in good standing. Readers of the “Flashbacks” comic strip in their Sunday newspaper – which brings history to life in multi-paneled cartoons – may be interested to know that the artist is a 50-plus-year Pennsylvania Legionnaire. Patrick Reynolds is a life member of William P. Duffy American […]
On the 125th anniversary of The Yellow Kid‘s first newspaper appearance, he’s back! Chris Yambar (writer) and Randy Bish (artist) have joined forces to revive The Yellow Kid. [Chris] wanted to bring the classic comic back so about six years ago, he partnered with editorial artist Randy Bish. “When I mentioned it to him several […]
Most of today’s political cartoons are impeachment commentary which I just did yesterday and which will keep until tomorrow and so, since I have to go get my eyes dilated and inspected and don’t have time for deep thinking, let’s just pretend it’s Friday and hit the funnies. People talk about how awful the […]