Bob Coar for Cartoon Research gives us the life and animated times of Howard Beckerman. You know a Ralph Steadman work when you see it. You’ll recognize his chaotic line and evocative paint splatter, his grotesque visages and uncanny vistas. But for an artist with such a pointedly distinct aesthetic, Steadman won’t entertain any talk […]
Naughty Lulu, the Yves Saint Laurent comic strip. From Jardin Marjorelle: In 1956, the twenty-year-old Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent was already working as an assistant to Christian Dior, sketching ideas for upcoming collections. In the evenings, one of the couture house’s employees, Jean-Pierre Frère, would have fun cross-dressing: “Often, after six o’clock, a Christian Dior […]
Pia Guerra David Rowe A pair of rapid responses to last night’s debate: Guerra from the Canadian West Coast, Rowe from Australia, but let’s wait to see what cartoonists who work at a more deliberate pace have to say about it, not that either of these is hasty with their graphics or their thinking. IMHO, […]