I gather, from the flood of cartoons on the topic, that I’m the only person in America who doesn’t watch TikTok. It’s not that I don’t watch TikTok, but I don’t watch many videos, which I would say has something to do with being ADD except I know people with ADD who find short videos […]
I spent dozens of hours last fall interviewing newspaper cartoonists about how they draw their work, assuming that many would have adopted modern tools like a Wacom Cintiq tablet or at least a digital stylus paired with something like an iPad. Instead, I was surprised to find that many rely on traditional media, like ink, […]
Apparently Pia Guerra‘s cartoon on yesterday’s The Washington Post site (in the hard copy?) referencing the recent Royal photo fail of Kate and kids has taken on a viral virtual life and is being described as “savage” and “brutal”. At least that’s what news reports are saying. First the cartoon from the WaPo: From the […]
Asked and answered. Thanks, Frazz (AMS). One thing I learned by interviewing politicians and celebrities is that luck and talent aren’t enough. I met a few who were so openly ambitious that they were off-putting, but the majority just had this thing. As one actor told me, “A lot of people want it, but not […]
British socialist cartoonist Alan Hardman has passed away. Alan Hardman 1936 – January 18, 2024 From Left Horizons: Internationally renowned political cartoonist, Alan Hardman from Laycock, Keighley died in hospital on Thursday January 18, 2024 after a period of illness. Alan was proud of his Yorkshire roots having been born into a Barnsley mining family. […]
Universal’s Toon Lagoon, Dav Pilkey’s Free Little Library, Trina Robbins’ Fashions, and Snoopy’s Diet. If you think your daily newspaper’s comics page needs an update… Islands of Adventure maintains face time with comic characters Dewayne Bevil for The Orlando Sentinel goes to Universal’s Toon Lagoon to inform Instagramers how to get the best results when […]
Nobody is better at making too much of something that doesn’t really matter than First Dog on the Moon, and so who better to comment on Princess Catherine’s (or, as those of us who know her personally would say, “Kate’s”) adventure in photo manipulation? Not only is First Dog good at hyping the overhyped, but, […]
Another round of newspaper editors getting letters about the cartoons and comics they run. We start with The Oregonian’s Editor and VP of Content Therese Bottomly’s “Letter from the Editor” recounting some of the letters received by the newspaper from people concerned about the comics on their funny pages and providing examples: Last month, I […]
From The Toronto Star report: HALIFAX – A private equity fund is initiating insolvency proceedings against Atlantic newspaper owner SaltWire Network Inc., claiming it owes tens of millions of dollars after several years of mismanagement. In documents filed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Monday, Fiera Private Debt Fund said SaltWire and The […]
The Big Story today is that Princess Catherine, who seemed to disappear after a mysterious abdominal surgery of some sort, seemed to reappear in a photo of herself with her three children. And then it turned out she’d Photoshopped the picture instead of leaving it up the Photoshopper Royal, as Dr. MacLeod recommends, with the […]
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, has promoted Carla Silva to senior vice president, general manager, and head, global licensing [emphasis added]. Silva, a seasoned veteran in the consumer products licensing industry and an expert in brand development, brings over two decades of […]
From Patrick McDonnell’s Mutts blog: Have you seen? Sparky (formerly known as Guard Dog) is the cover story for the March 2024 issue of Animal Culture magazine! For the article, writers Patricia Denys and Mary Holmes interviewed Patrick about his Guard Dog freedom story and the plight of real-life tethered dogs. The article, titled “Guard Dog’s Guardian: […]
Wilbur gets as political today as I want to, given that I’m recovering from that lost hour of sleep and also am bracing myself for a flood of Katie Britt panels that are sure to hit over the next 24 hours. In the meantime, I appreciate someone who can combine a cartooning cliche with a […]
A Profile of Gag Cartoonist Jeff Keate (1912- 1995) Robert Jefferson Keate, who signed his work Jeff Keate, was a prolific cartoonist whose work appeared in many national American magazines in mid-20th century America. He was born March 10, 1912, so this Sunday is his 112th birthday. He was from Western Canada, and he moved […]
Georgia Dunn uses her Sunday page to celebrate ten years of Breaking Cat News today. Let’s compare – here’s the March 12, 2014 debut comic strip of Breaking Cat News: As for the future? Yes, cartoonist Georgia is going there, covering real news! More previews at Georgia’s Patreon.