Frank and Ernest creator Robert Lee (Bob) Thaves was born on Oct. 5, 1924, one hundred years ago today. As Bob’s National Cartoonists Society mini-autobiographical card above notes he became a published cartoonist while still a student. The Los Angeles Times obituary says the cartooning affliction began in high school: As a boy, he knew […]
Tomorrow, October 6, 2024, has Matthew K. Manning and Howie (H.C.) Noel start a short stint on Dick Tracy. Everyone grows up with the goal of fulfilling a childhood dream, and for DuBoistown native Howie Noel, that dream has come true as Sunday marks the debut of a three-week run of an official Dick Tracy […]
Welcome to Montreal, home of Westmount High, alma mater of Kamala Harris, who, as Terry Mosher (Aislin) reminded us, lived here for a few years when her mother was a professor at McGill. There will be a lot of graphics today, so the prose will be sparse, and note that a lot was shot at […]