An hour chatting with one of my favorite comic book artists, Joe Staton, who is the penciler for the Dick Tracy comic strip. I’m expecting to see Staton this weekend at a memorial service for our late mutual friend, Joe Sinnott. It’s being held in the same town where Joe lives.
Category: Cartooning
A Left Leftie Am I
A Bizarro repeat strip that’s worth repeating.
R.I.P. Crimson Crusader
I watched this Dragnet episode when it first aired in 1969. Being an overweight comic book fan and collector, it made me squirm.
The pitiful fan taking his cosplay too far was Tim Donnelly, who has passed away. He is best known as a regular on another Jack Webb production, Emergency!.
It’s All About the Bass
A friend who plays the upright bass was curious about a particular cartoon that features virtuoso bass playing. Cartoon Research has some background information.
The copy of the “Solid Serenade” on that page includes something of particular interest to myself. The names of the animators who worked on each part of the cartoon.
Got ham
Today is Batman Day. How or when or by whom that was declared, I don’t know, but HBO Max has something nifty to celebrate the occasion. I’m listening to it now.
Peanuts Every Payday
$36,000 for a 1966 Peanuts Sunday original? How about $360,000? The Daily Cartoonist reports it’s the highest price paid yet.
http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2021/09/14/signed-schulz-sunday-peanuts-sets-auction-record/