The late 1960s to the mid 1970s was the height of the underground comix, and the creators and producers of those comix enjoyed a brief time of being joined by some old masters of the cartooning art. Historian Brian Doherty has a new book, Dirty Pictures, coming out this Spring about Underground Comix. […]
Cartoonist Tony Saltzman has passed away. Anthony Zola (Tony) Saltzman March 27, 1938 – March 24, 2022 From the obituary: On March 24, 2022, Anthony “Tony” Saltzman of Grand Rapids passed away unexpectedly at the age of 83. Tony had a wonderfully witty and dry sense of humor which led him to a career in […]
The tradition is to mark history in round numbers, and 54 years ago is hardly that, but March 31, 1968 was a pretty interesting moment in time and, besides, I have a doctor’s appointment this morning, so had to put something together in advance. So here was a historic moment for the date, and let […]