Mike Lynch (with Art Bouthillier, Randy Glasbergen, Ted Goff, George Jartos, Bart Roozendaal, and George Trosley), Ed Steckley, Warner Bros cartoons, Flash Gordon comic book, AI, and (sorry) Scott Adams. The Aspiring Cartoonist: The Craft and Business of Gag Cartooning Mike Lynch has a very fine habit of pulling old cartooning magazines out of his […]
Douglas is an artist and political cartoonist from New Orleans who has lived in Baton Rouge for 24 years. He’s done work for the Baton Rouge Business Report, The Times-Picayune and more. Douglas said he’s taught art for about 40 years, including classes at McKinley High School and summer programs at LSU. Torie Bovie for […]
Long time 21st Century Ripley’s Believe It or Not artist John Graziano has passed away. John Anthony (Graz) Graziano August 2, 1962 – August 17, 2024 From the obituary: John Anthony Graziano, 62, a remarkably talented artist of Davenport, Florida, passed away at his residence on August 17, 2024. Born on August 2, 1962, in […]
A visit to Edward Sorel to deliver his Reuben Award sets Jason Chatfield thinking about how to cartoon. Sorel is, without question, one of the most iconic satirical illustrators in America… I was nervous to finally get an opportunity to meet him. My friend Karen Green, Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University, had […]
September 2024 will see two exhibits of illustrator Ralph Steadman‘s artwork opening. Upcoming exhibition of Ralph Steadman works spans six decades of his prolific career Washington D.C. — “Ralph Steadman: And Another Thing,” on view Sept. 7 – Dec. 8 at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, spans more than 60 years […]
Origins of the comic strip gutter?; MIckey Mouse’s Friends; More about Han Ola og han Per; Future Funnies; and pre-Tiger Bud Blake. Did Photo Journalism Invent the Comics Gutter? The most defining layout quality of the photo-based pages is the rectangular shape of the images (many cropped to suit page proportions) and the resulting white gutters […]
Below are some comic strip and cartoon books scheduled for July 2024 release. Images and links from a variety of publishers and outlets, though ordering through your local comic shop or independent book store is a good idea. Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Vol.1 – Hardcover by Don Moore and Alex Raymond Science fiction’s most enduring […]
First stop is Galway Ireland where she will return in a few months for The Galway Cartoon Festival. According to the Festival: It’s the only cartoon festival in Ireland, and is now in its eighth year. Our guests this year include Martin Rowson of the Guardian, Cristina Sampaio of SpamCartoons, Jean-Michel Renault, and Ed Steckley […]
Illustrator/cartoonist Saul Steinberg‘s home is on the market. An East Hampton home once owned by renowned American artist Saul Steinberg has hit the market. Steinberg, best known for his work with the New Yorker magazine, owned the home on Old Stone Highway. The property, which blends historic charm with modern amenities in a prime Hamptons […]
Among the newly added journals at newspapers.com is a 10 month run from May 1880 to February 1881 of The Daily Graphic: An Illustrated Evening Newspaper which ran from 1873 to 1889 and is legendary for its, well, graphics. The cartoon and comic strip covers include work by Livingston Hopkins (top), Edward W. Kemble (bottom), […]
Stan and Jan Berenstain, the Philly natives who created [The Berenstain Bears], met as art students at the Philadelphia Museum and School of Industrial Arts — most recently known as the University of the Arts. It was during their time there in the 1940s that they honed their illustration skills. Stanley Melvin Berenstain and Janice Marian Grant were […]
Comics scholar and illustrator John Adcock has passed away. John Kenneth Adcock May 1950 – June 1, 2024 From the Obituary: On June 1, 2024, John Kenneth Adcock of Edmonton, Alberta, passed away peacefully at the age of 74 years. Born in Nelson, BC in May 1950 and raised in Trail, BC, he was a […]
Illustrators and caricaturists Robert Grossman and Steve Brodner are numbered among the 2024 inductees into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. As is Gustave Doré. Of Robert Grossman the Society of Illustrators noted: Employing his signature airbrush style, [Robert Grossman] went on to illustrate over 500 magazine covers alone. National publications that featured Grossman’s […]
A hodgepodge of recent comic related items featuring Jules Feiffer, David Potter, the Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, Ed Steckley, Joel Priddy, William Hennessy, Allan (Sols) Salisbury. HarperCollins Publishers has announced the forthcoming publication of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and writer Jules Feiffer’s first graphic novel created for young readers. Amazing Grapes is scheduled for publication on […]
Raw Story reports on a Rolling Stone article: Former President Donald Trump is enraged about how he looks in the courtroom sketches at his Manhattan trial — and thinks that the sketch artist is trying to make him look bad on purpose. According to Rolling Stone‘s Ryan Bort, Asawin Suebsaeng, and Catherina Gioino, the former […]