I was dismayed to read the absurd piece by a Cleveland editor in which he said that, while readers like comics, he doesn’t, and so he doesn’t care that they do. Though, granted, I appreciated his proving my long-time dismissal of editors as cloth-eared lumpkins who don’t understand the art form. His ignorant rant, however, […]
Sunday’s Bizarro (KFS) provoked both a laugh and a sigh. My dad, who died 30 years ago last week, did indeed get a label maker at one point — the old school plastic-strip type — which became a brief but intense obsession. The “brief” part is likely what kept our mother from clonking him in […]
Ward Sutton admits he drew this some time ago and it languished in the files at the NYTimes Review of Books until this week, but even if the concept is evergreen, I’d call the application of it now timely. Not that I look to the NYTimes for intelligent analysis of graphic commentary. I don’t boycott […]
This isn’t actually an editorial cartoon, except that it is. It’s one of HJ Ford‘s illustrations for Andrew Lang’s 1894 retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Blockhead Hans,” a story that suggested Andersen had a low opinion of the press in general and of editors in particular. There are enough editors in the world who think […]
The railroads did not stop growing because the need for passenger and freight transportation declined. That grew. The railroads are in trouble today not because that need was filled by others (cars, trucks, airplanes, and even telephones) but because it was not filled by the railroads themselves. They let others take customers away from them […]
There has been a boatload of editorial cartoons on Trump’s threat to start yet another unwinnable land war in Asia, but Matt Wuerker‘s raises the issue of whether it’s a classic blunder, an attempt to distract, or, perhaps, a blundering attempt to distract. Wuerker is going for (C) a blundering attempt to distract. (BTW, for those […]
I want to thank this last week’s sponsor, Carvtober.com. Carvtober.com is a unique project that provides cartoonists such as yourself a way to help fund your favorite charities with no financial risk to the charity or yourself. Simply create a pattern with your line-art, register your charity and upload your art to Carvtober.com. The pattern […]
Tom the Dancing Bug creator Ruben Bolling has published a new book for children called Alien Invasion in My Backyard. It’s getting strong reviews and publicity. It seems like if you’re a cartoonist and want to get paid for it, a children or middle-grade book is the way to go. Hmmmm. Cartoons in print form. […]
I found the “A Case for Pencils” blog this morning via Michael Maslin’s Inkspill. It’s a blog where New Yorker cartoonists show the tools and process they use for their cartoons. Some are more in-depth than others. The latest one from Shannon Wheeler is excellent. Photo below is one from Shannon’s process.
Yesterday I posted a link to a New Yorker gallery of sample cartoons from 1965-1975. Not sure how far back they’re posting from the archives, but here’s a few additional links to other years they’ve posted. As I mentioned yesterday, it’s interesting that the clothing, hair styles, etc. become dated, but the humor (what we, […]
The New Yorker has posed a sample of cartoons from the 1960’s and 70’s. The humor still works, but the imagery (clothes, hair) are quite dated. Via: Michael Maslin
Dan Collins has released his third e-book in the Cartoons That Will Send Me Straight To Hell series. His e-book business appears to be growing in the number of titles and distribution outlets. Dan tells me this latest book is selling in 14 different e-book sellers. Click the cover image below to go to Amazon […]
The American Society of News Editors has announced this year’s Sunshine Week will be March 15-21. They’re also asking editorial cartoonists to contribute cartoons on the topic of open and transparent government to be used in the week’s celebration. Cartoons will be used in a gallery on the Sunshine Week website as well as part […]
Funny and depressing at the same time. Steve Cutts shows us where all our favorite 1980’s comic characters are today. Where Are They Now? from Steve Cutts on Vimeo.
Randy Glasbergen who must draw 20 or 90 cartoons a day to keep up with his syndicated panels The Better Half and Thin Lines and his freelance/cartoon service empire has illustrated a new book called Laugh Together, Stay Together