The death of S. Clay Wilson is being widely reported. Violent, obscene and scatological, Mr. Wilson’s hyperbolic stories — full of corny puns and incongruously decorous dialogue, and populated by such unsavory, anatomically distorted characters as the Checkered Demon, Captain Pissgums and his Pervert Pirates, the Hog Riding Fools and Ruby the Dyke — are […]
British artist Gerald Lip has passed away. Gerald LipMay 12, 1929 – January 28, 2021 newspaper cartoon editor, comic letterer, artist From the Daily Express obituary: Gerald also worked as colourist and sometime letterer on imported American strips such as Garfield and Hagar the Horrible, occasionally relettering words to give them a […]
I noted the other day that the opening of the impeachment trial, and particularly the lackluster nature of Trump’s defense, didn’t seem to spark much fury in Ann Telnaes (WashPo)‘s trial coverage. But it sure didn’t stay that way, and her growing portfolio is fine stuff indeed. We’ll see her again, because there’s a second […]
From the Berkshire Eagle: The Bushnell-Sage Library’s February program, “Learn to Draw Cartoons,” will be presented from 3 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, on Zoom. Award-winning cartoonist and humorous illustrator Rick Stromoski will teach participants how to create their own cartoon characters, draw facial expressions and even some animals. The program is best for […]
The School of Visual Arts hails one of its own: Author and cartoonist Jerry Craft (BFA 1984 Media Arts) made history twice last year. His best-selling book New Kid—the story of Jordan Banks, an artistic African American 12-year-old newly enrolled at a predominantly white private school—became the first graphic novel to win the American Library […]