While Broom-Hilda herself is 1500, the comic strip is just now turning 50. Fifty years ago Russell Myers took an Elliot Caplin idea and formed Broom-Hilda. From today’s Tulsa World: Elliot Caplin worked in the comic industry just like his brother, Li’l Abner creator Al Capp. Caplin came up with the idea for a […]
As the Columbus Dispatch says: For those who haven’t set foot in the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, now is not the time. But during the COVID-19 closure of the Ohio State University facility, thousands of the cartoons, comics, drawings and other materials in its collection – the largest of its kind in the […]
Rick Veitch is Vermont’s fourth Cartoonist Laureate. From the Rutland Herald: This month, Veitch was named Vermont’s fourth cartoonist laureate. His appointment, originally scheduled for an April 2 State House presentation with Gov. Phil Scott, was announced and celebrated through a live stream online, commencing Veitch’s 2020-23 term. Veitch’s extensive and diverse credits include DC […]
Aislan quotes Pascal and I think puts his finger on not just the moment but why the moment is happening. I’ve often worried aloud about kids who have telephones and music plugged into their ears at all times: Will they learn to think with no experience of solitude? My grandfather said that, before sound recording, […]