Everything is under assault by Trump and Republicans, from Democracy to the Rule of Law. Perhaps the longest-lasting damage will come from placing superstition above science.
Author: DOuG pRATt
Sy Man Says*
“An Evening with Sy Barry” came off very well indeed. Attendees included residents of the facility, high school students, and some college students. Most of them were unlikely to be very familiar with Sy’s work. So, he was pleased when I chimed in with the names of some of his former colleagues and dearly departed old friends, such as Infantino, Toth, Giella, Giacoia, and Romita.
* Another terrible title!
The Phantom Man Ace*
This picture was taken for Joe Sinnott’s 88th birthday, in 2014. On the right is Sy Barry, who drew the Phantom comic strip for over thirty years.
I will be visiting with Mr. Barry tomorrow evening.
* That has to be one of the worst titles I’ve ever thought up!
Inktober
Tomorrow, I will be attending an informal lunch with the New England chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. The invitation came with homework — a drawing for Inktober.
This took four hours, from preliminary sketch to inked finish. It’s a compositional mess, and my inking needs work, and much more patience, but it’s done.
I added a splash of color to a laser printer copy of the scan.
The Spam Hit the Fan
The second half of the inflationary Seventies, when the decline of union labor began.
Ageless Legumes
Boston University Radio, WBUR, talks about the 75th anniversary of Peanuts, with the Washington Post’s Michael Cavna.