Saxon, Vietor, Park, Shermund, Starke, Hokinson, Soglow, Hamilton, Shellhase Originals On Ebay There’s life in original cartoon art — the markings, the “mistakes,”(often covered up with white out), the errant fingerprints, the ink and/or pencil or watercolors on paper, the aged (or not) color of the paper –all of it. Here’s a gathering of some of the original art
Read moreComing in October, The Best of Punch Cartoons in Colour. From the publisher’s description: Punch‘s move into color illustrations early in the 20th century is now all but unknown. The magnificent results are shown in this collection with hundreds of stunning cartoons from the 1920 through 1992. Showcased here are exquisite illustrations from E. H. Shepard, Art Deco masterpieces from Fougasse, and the eccentrically whimsical creations
Read moreFrom The New York Times, November 29, 2012, “Change Comes to Playground Funny Papers” — this news of the near demise of Bazooka Joe (according to the article, he’ll appear occasionally, but not in the format that lasted nearly six decades). And: Here’s an interesting Bazooka Joe link. From the blog The Museum of Peripheral Art, December
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