Felix the Cat was created by Pat Sullivan in 1919 and became the animated superstar of the 1920s. The public’s desire for all thing Felix led to lucrative licensing early on – in 1923 it led to a comic strip. William Randolph Hearst, hoping to cash in on the cat’s popularity, signed on to distribute […]
Peter Evans notes his 28th year with The (Key Biscayne) Islander News. This month marks my 28th year as the editorial cartoonist for Islander News. There’s a saying among some ink-stained wretches – “If you’re not upsetting someone, you’re not doing your job.” That’s not the point of cartoons, but it’s often a result. Editorial […]
Confession: I didn’t watch last night’s debate. There were several reasons: One was that it didn’t appear to be on television here. The listings showed some baking contest and it occurred to me that I could record that and see if it turned out to be the debates, or if it turned out to be […]