Back in April, I sat down with MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM cartoonist and celebrated editorial cartoonist, Mike Peters for a little chat. He was in New York, and we thought it might be fun to record a conversation between the two of us. Here’s a transcription of that conversation. Enjoy! Brendan: So, I wanted to kick this off by acknowledging where we... Read More »
Here’s something exciting — we’ve been working with SHERMAN’S LAGOON cartoonist, Jim Toomey to create some Apple iBooks of his comics. It’s just a toe in the ebook pond, but we may want to do more of these. It’s a great way to open up a deeper look at the archives, and it’s broken into small batches so a reader can sample as they like. Click... Read More »
Parody as a creative device has been used in comics since the early days of cartooning. Some would say parody is the sincerest form of flattery, especially when it is done with respect and appreciation of the subject involved. This was the case in the recent MARVIN series that featured a funny guest appearance by a popular TV personality and familiar-looking... Read More »
Mother’s Day is on Sunday in the United States. There is still time to get Mom something special! Cartoonist Terri Libenson has published The Pajama Diaries: Déjà To-Do!, the first collection of full-color daily and Sunday PAJAMA DIARIES strips. If you read my previous post about THE PAJAMA DIARIES, you’ll know that Terri draws from real... Read More »
Have you heard about the Kenosha Festival of Cartooning? The first one was held last September, and I’m pleased to hear that they’re aiming to keep it going this year. Festival director, Anne Hambrock has just put word out with some of the details about this year’s festival which takes place September 27th through 29th. They’ve got an impressive... Read More »
I hope you’re already a faithful reader of Terry and Patty LaBan’s EDGE CITY comic strip, and you’ve been following the current storyline. If not, I recommend you head over to the past week of archives and catch up real quick – it’s about to get really good. Terry and Patty began a three-week-long storyline about remembering the Holocaust,... Read More »
This week’s BLEEKER is really fun. Jonathan Mahood takes his characters to a National Robotics Week event – the usual mayhem ensues. What’s that you ask? Why take the BLEEKER cast to a National Robotics Week event? Glad you asked. It so happens that Jonathan’s robot dog, Bleeker is the official spokes character of National Robotics Week. And... Read More »
A week ago yesterday marked the end of a very special era for the great PRINCE VALIANT comic strip. March 25th was the last VAL featuring the art of Gary Gianni. I am personally sad to see him go – I have a real fondness for Gary’s work. He gave the good prince such amazing treatment during the years he carried the pen and ink. Flip through the... Read More »
Tomorrow, March 27th, marks the 40th anniversary of Tom Batiuk’s FUNKY WINKERBEAN! Check out this beautiful mosaic of characters he created for us: That’s some cast of characters he’s amassed over the years, isn’t it? Between the humorous moments and the more serious storylines, FUNKY has found an amazing foothold with readers over the years.... Read More »