Category: The Others

May 06 2011

It’s okay to be politically correct.

Math Lesson

Even in school. It's cooler to be politically INcorrect, of course. And teachers never are. They have unions and pensions, and toe the line. For Illustration Friday, topic: Lesson. I hope the kid in this cartoon learns the lesson that it's okay to make a mistake, but it's better to be mathematically correct. Cartoon caption: Student and teacher ...

Sep 08 2010

It’s Sergio!

Sergio Aragones at Carney

Sergio Aragones, famed cartoonist for MAD is also known in Los Angeles as a bon vivant, and man about town! I've known Sergio for many years, through CAPS and NCS when I belonged to those clubs, and occasional cartoon get togethers. He really is a fascinating man - married three times, and was a real ladies ...

Nov 11 2009

Cartoonists who don’t bother, discover twitter anyway.

This tweet below, from a man who is one of the best selling single-panel cartoonists in the country -  his drawings of big nose, big feet, bug eyes, to go with his obvious gags, must please the most obvious editors, obviously. I do so many tech cartoons, I figure it's time to get on Twitter and ...

Sep 29 2009

I’m not like Ikea, I judge.

This is an... interesting layout. Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn.

Today I have to check out the author's section of the cartoons in Gocomics, to see who has written a bio,  displays their book, or blog, or whatever. Uclick has given us (the cartoonists) instructions on what we can and can't put in our author column on the right. Problem is, I don't like their ...

Sep 09 2009

Marty Murphy Memorial (and books.)

virgil-partch

I went to Marty Murphy's memorial service on Monday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. This is only the 2nd funeral I've ever been to since I've been a grownup, and my first time at this famous cemetery. We signed in and met Marty's sister and nephew, and some people said some nice things about him. ...

Aug 29 2009

Terrible news: Marty Murphy passed away.

marty-murphy-car-toons

I've known Marty ever since I started cartooning. I was in some of Sam Gross's books and Sam emailed me asking if I knew Marty and Fred Lucky, two great cartoonists out here. At that time, I knew NO other cartoonists, anywhere! Alone, all alone, in a wide wide sea. (There was a cartoon group, ...

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