Comic Chronicles: Learning About Yesterday
This first one is for Kip. © Magazine Management(?) Charles Rodrigues, who was born in 1926 and died in 2004,…
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Niche Cartoons
Recently stumbled on a few sites that feature cartoons for specific audiences. Cartoonist Dan Thompson, of Brevity, Rip Haywire, KidSpot,…
Don’t Know Much About History? Bob’ll Learn Ya
Robert C. Harvey is a well-known and well-learned comics historian and cartoonist. Bob has been a long-time contributor to The…
Danny Shanahan – RIP
Magazine cartoonist Danny Shanahan has passed away. Daniel Patrick (Danny) Shanahan July 11, 1957 – July 5, 2021 Michael…
Chicago Celebrates Its Classic Comics Culture
Who would have guessed that Chicago was the birthplace of comics? The exhibition focuses on the origins of the comics…
Will McPhail Answers Questions
Magazine cartoonist Will McPhail has a new book out and is making the rounds. Which was scarier? Sending your first…
Al Gottlieb – RIP
Gag writer and gatherer Al Gottlieb has passed away. Al Gottlieb ca. 1927 – May 2021 Van Scott, current editor…
Mort Gerberg: NCS Gold Key/Hall of Fame Entry
The National Cartoonists Society takes great pleasure in announcing that the Gold Key Award will be presented this year to…
Get a Leg Up on Being a New Yorker Cartoonist
Howdy. I’m Emma Allen, and I take it you want to be a New Yorker cartoonist. Before you uncap that…
Barry Blitt, Political Cover Artist and Illustrator
Canadian-born Barry Blitt came to New York in the 1990s to pursue a career as an illustrator. While he had…
The Origin and Evolution of a Magazine Cartoon, or When a Cartoonist Just Won’t Let Go
One bright day in the middle of the night Jason Chatfield is sitting at a bar when inspiration hits. I…
Senior Strippers (2021 Edition)
Happy Birthday to Lily Renée (Lily Renée Willheim Peters Phillips) born 100 years ago today. Lily joins a few…
Updates: Frank Jacobs, Mark Trail, Matt Bors
Updating some items that were posted here earlier. photo via Doug Gilford The New York Times has printed their obituary…
Liza Donnelly: Cartoonist, Historian, Advocate
Young Liza had succeeded in fulfilling a lifelong dream. In 1979 Liza Donnelly joined three other women as the female…
Frank Jacobs – RIP
MAD writer Frank Jacobs has passed away. Franklin (Frank) JacobsMay 30, 1929 – April 5, 2021 The Jacobs family…