Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for January 2022 release.Images and links (mostly) via Amazon,though ordering through your local comic or independent book store is a good idea. Alley Oop Book One: Dinny Comic Book Women The Complete Funky Winkerbean Volume 11: 2002-2004 Drawing the Past, Volume 1: […]
Dallas Frazier, Songwriter of ‘Elvira,’ ‘Alley Oop’ and Many Country Hits, Dies. Excerpt from the Variety obituary: Dallas Frazier, a songwriter who broke out with the pop novelty hit “Alley Oop” and went on pen country classics like the Oak Ridge Boys’ “Elvira,” died Friday at 82. “Dallas Frazier is among the greatest country songwriters […]
Cartoon artist Paul Trap has to keep the creative juices flowing to come up with plots and punchlines for his daily comic strip, Thatababy. Sometimes the inspiration needs coaxing. “I attribute it to caffeine and the pressure of deadlines,” Trap said The strip centers on two parents and their curious, often mischievous infant, inspired by […]
I agree with Tom Stiglich (Creators) so very rarely that I’m going to give him the honor of leading off today’s rant. I don’t agree with him that Hillary Clinton is a villain. I like her, and I think she’d have made a pretty good president and certainly an improvement on what we got instead. […]