Cartooning – Prattling before the Pratfall

MADachusetts

What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine, at The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, June 8 through October 27, 2024

I might, just might, splurge on a ticket for the MAD Bash.

https://www.nrm.org/madbash/

I Am Ignoring This Blog Post. Here’s Why.

ARLO & JANIS © Johnson. Used By Permission of ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION for UFS. All Rights Reserved.

I saw that same stupid ad that Arlo is struggling to resist. I ignore everything that ends with the ridiculously overused tagline, “Here’s Why.” Even headlines for news items from reputable sources turn me off it they finish with, “Here’s Why.”

That’s a thick laptop computer Arlo has. Must be an old model with a DVD drive.

Antique Comic Books

I happened to catch this bit of an Antiques Roadshow episode.

Having missed the “origin story” of the copy under discussion, I found it here.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/watch/episode/Ral2-north-carolina-museum-of-art-hour-2/

April Tool

An eccentric April Fool painting by America’s greatest illustrator.

Outdone by a horrific AI-generated image.

His Breakfast with Wayno

Two of my favorite cartoonists chat about themselves, each other, and what they do to pay the bills.

I’m a subscriber to Dan’s Naked Cartoonist Club. He doesn’t call it a club, but I miss the feeling of belonging I had in the Merry Marvel Marching Society.

https://www.bizarro.com/naked-cartoonist