A Wayback Whensday Weekend Edition
V. T. Hamlin’s Alley Oop; Bob Chambers’ Halifax; Pogo’s letterers Walt Kelly, George Ward, and Henry Shikuma; and a couple…
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Wayback Whensday
With Brenda Starr, Girl Reporter; 19th Century Haitian caricatures; PS: The Preventive Maintenance Monthy magazine; and The U.S. Army Air…
Caricaturing Kamala – “It’s a Minefield”
A great presidential caricature — the word “caricature” is derived from the Latin word that means to load or charge,…
Cartoonist Profile: Keith Van Douglas
Douglas is an artist and political cartoonist from New Orleans who has lived in Baton Rouge for 24 years. He’s…
Miss Cellany’s Suite
Terry Mosher (Aislin) receives the Michener-Baxter Award From the Michener Awards Foundation: OTTAWA, May 21, 2024 – The Michener Awards…
Robert Grossman, Steve Brodner Inducted into Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
Illustrators and caricaturists Robert Grossman and Steve Brodner are numbered among the 2024 inductees into the Society of Illustrators Hall…
The Trump Hush Money Sketch Artists
Raw Story reports on a Rolling Stone article: Former President Donald Trump is enraged about how he looks in the…
A Collection of Comic-Related Reports
Yesterday we highlighted Patrick McDonnell’s promoting his new book in Mutts, so it’s only fair we do the same with…
Saturday Briefing
Morten Morland, a frequent Mike Peterson choice, has been named The Press Awards’ Cartoonist of the Year. Hat tip to…
Hey Kids! Comics! Books From Last Month and This
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for December 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Hey Kids! Comics! October BOOooks
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for October 2022 release. Images and links (mostly) via Amazon, though…
Acclaimed Actors as (Un)Common Cartoonists
Actors are artists. Some even pick up brushes and put oil to canvas. And a few have been or become…
Sports, Mascots, Elves, Wokeness, Whatnots
Continuing with a couple topics that partner Peterson touched on this morning. The Return of Brownie the Elf Cleveland Scene…
Caricature and The Right of Publicity
Can a caricaturist sell copies of his caricature of Jack Nicholson or any celebrity on T-shirts at some store or over the internet?…
Max Beerbohm Sesquicentennial
Max Beerbohm was born 150 years ago. A Catalogue of The Caricatures of Max Beerbohm (1972)From Wikipedia: Sir Henry Maximilian…