Tom Batiuk, Dan Davis, and Chuck Ayers; Lincoln Peirce; Paul Gilligan; Mason Mastroianni and the John Hart Studio; John Buscema; Stan Drake and Alex Raymond; Darrin Bell; and more.
We noted a couple weeks ago that Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis had borrowed a few previous panels by Chuck Ayers and inserted them in a Crankshaft Sunday page and showed those strips. Earlier in the current story :
Tom Batiuk has posted that particular story on his blog:
The current Crankshaft week references and flashes back to a story that happened when young Eddie Crankshaft played for the Toledo Mud Hens, and deals with his inability to read and what it cost him. For those interested in knowing more about that story, I’m replaying it here in the blog over the next three days.
Part One (July 25-30, 1994); Part Two (August 1-6, 1994); Part Three (August 8-13, 1994)
It seems Big Nate is aware that he is in a kind of Möbius comic strip.
In the summer of 1975, 10-year-old Paul Gilligan doesn’t have a whole lot to worry about other than keeping his comic books untarnished, getting tennis balls off roofs and keeping up with the increasingly bold stunts of his best friend, David.
And then Jaws comes to town. [link added]
Pooch Cafe creator Paul Gilligan has a new book and is interviewed about Boy vs. Shark on a CP24 segment.
Not sure what the John Hart Studio intended with Saturday’s B.C. but Johnny gives the correct answer.
The comic strip also affords all those frustrated with not being able to comment on the political cartoons at GoComics to get some of that off their chests.
The Harvey Awards have announced the 2024 inductees into their Hall of Fame ahead of the October 18 ceremonies. The five honorees are Akira Toriyama, Arthur Adams, Larry Hama, Sergio Aragonés, and John Buscema. The accomplishments Buscema achieved in his comic book career entitles him entry into the Harvey Hall of Fame. But we’ll make a special note of John Buscema because he drew the Conan the Barbarian comic strip from September 4 to October 22, 1978.
Heidi MacDonald at Comics Beat reports on all the soon-to-be Hall of Famers.
I can’t be the only one that was reminded of Stan Drake and Alex Raymond‘s tragic 1956 car crash when this July 25, 1954 Vintage Heart of Juliet Jones Sunday came across in today’s Comics Kingdom feed.
This past week we made note that a Peanuts fansite had endorsed Donald Trump for President.
The Daily Beast informs us that Real Time with Bill Maher has listed a number of other comic strip and animation characters have also come forward with their endorsements in the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. For those not wanting to give The Daily Beast a click Yahoo Entertainment carries the story.
Feature image from Candorville by Darrin Bell