from the "Tooned In" Department
He Did Get Far (not) On Foot
“America’s greatest quadriplegic, recovering alcoholic cartoonist” (prev.) has died at 59. John Callahan drew irreverent cartoons (some too irreverent – scroll down), created one cartoon series for kids and another for adults (plus animated versions of many of his comics), wrote and performed songs, and collected his hate mail. He … MORE
AND NOW A WORD FROM SOMEBODY WHO MAY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ME...
Diversousitinessosity
Two things I love about the long line of cameo appearances in Sunday’s “My Cage” comic: the extremes in variety of comic styles (all rendered at least pretty well) and the comics they came from, some successful and/or familiar (not always the same thing), some cult or special-interest favorites and … MORE
Homeopathetic
One thing I love about the media of comics and cartoons is the ability to identify the stupidity and absurdity in real life and allow you to laugh at them (derisively, of course) instead of rage against them. In this vein, today’s XKCD is a masterful take-down of the gross … MORE
Comicking in the Dark
As important as the art in a webcomic is, sometimes you can come up with a gag good enough that it can be expressed in dialogue balloons in a pitch black panel. And sometimes you can come up with a gag ‘theme’ that allows you to reuse the same panels … MORE