Jimmy Johnson apparently gave up trying to fix the problems with his WordPress installation. I came within a day myself of giving up on this installation, but thanks to having had a career in technology I figured it out. Arlo and Janis is back in the Links section, but it now goes to the strip’s GoComics page.
Snoopy, aka Joe Cool, hanging out with the King of Cool, Steve McQueen in Bullitt.
Peanuts was everywhere in ’68!
A very worthwhile discussion with James L. Hussey, director of BLAAM! WHAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation.
Stephen Colbert’s heartfelt tribute to MAD cartoonist Al Jaffee.
Saying Al died at 1012 is only a slight exaggeration. He was 102. This is Stephen’s introduction to the book he talked about last night.
https://www.amazon.com/Tall-Tales-Al-Jaffee/dp/0810972727
Jaffee autographed my copy of the book in 2012.
That’s what I was listening to then, so lemme see… what about the comic books was I reading? Oh, this one was a very big deal for me. Spectacular Spider-Man #1, a new magazine format comic, on sale April 9. Costing as much as three regular comics (minus a penny), with Spidey in black & white? Sure, why not!
Marvel was finally free of its oppressive 10-year distribution deal with competitor DC, setting the stage for the big DC implosion that year. Editor Stan Lee was expanding the Marvel lineup like crazy with new titles, while publisher Martin Goodman was working a deal to sell the company, and screwing people in the process.
Fabulous Flo Steinberg didn’t get a well-deserved raise, so she quit. Jack Kirby didn’t get a promised contract and Stan gave the new Silver Surfer book to John Buscema, putting the wheels in motion for Jack’s departure two years later.
https://seanhowe.tumblr.com/post/177947385267/martin-goodman-sells-marvel-comics-to-perfect-film
Michael Cavna at The Washington Post reviews WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation.
Now, long after Lichtenstein’s death in 1997, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a stamp set to commemorate his birth centennial; its release will be celebrated April 24 in a ceremony at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/04/05/roy-lichtenstein-documentary/
I didn’t know the USPS is issuing stamps this month in Lichtenstein’s honor. The timing of the documentary’s release couldn’t be better.
