Lynda Barry Teaches Cartooning to You and Me
Cartoonist and educator Lynda Barry is a favorite here at Open Culture. We’re always excited to share exercises from her books and intel on…
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Cartooning for Fun & Profit – Jim Davis Report
You thought it couldn’t true. Get rich doing the thing you love?…
Ralph Steadman Ale Art Banned in North Carolina
Ralph Steadman has been creating label art for Flying Dog craft beers for three decades and has been walking a…
Gag Cartoons and Diversity
Of the many challenges cartoonists face — rejection, money, drink, or lack of — one of the trickiest is the…
Chris Ware on the Creation of Comics
Reading a single page of a comic book takes about 15 seconds. Creating it, on the other hand, takes 40…
Davis Award to Rose; Meglin Award to Oliphant
The South East Chapter of the National Cartoonists Society held their annual meeting at Salisbury, North Carolina’s Waterworks Visual Arts…
Charlie Watts – RIP
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has passed away. Charles Robert (Charlie) WattsJune 2, 1941 – August 24, 2021 From The…
A Cartoonist’s Life: Sunshine, Rainbows, Lollipops?
Self portrait © by Stephan Donche Comics journalist and author Chris Arrrant asked Comic industry people: What’s something about…
Friday Free-For-All
Bill Ruehlmann‘s column about Cathy Guisewite‘s last book is the only excuse needed to let all know that Cathy Guisewite’s…
Megan Kelso’s Comic Strip Mural “Crow Commute”
Megan Kelso, whose comic strip creation Crow Commute will be a featured installation at the Climate Pledge Arena as part…
Cartooning While Black
Really late on this exhibit. Chashama and Art To Ware present Cartooning While Black, a preview of the art from…
Kevin Cannon is Poster Child for State Fair
Cartographer Kevin Cannon draws a lot into his cartoon maps. But he may have outdone himself with his Minnesota Star…
Cartoonist Barbara Dale is On A Roll
If “the medium is the message,” what’s that say about Barbara Dale‘s latest canvas? What did you do during the…
Clay Jones Reviews Electronic Tools of the Trade
Editorial cartoonist Clay Jones has written an in-depth review and comparison (“it’s long. I wrote it over three days”) of…
Comic Chronicles: Learning About Yesterday
This first one is for Kip. © Magazine Management(?) Charles Rodrigues, who was born in 1926 and died in 2004,…