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April 14, 2015
Comics KingdomFrom the archives… sci-fi art!
An old sci-fi dip pen and bottled ink drawing I did back in the 90’s for the Writers and Illustrators of the Future? contest… this was one of 3 drawings. Although I was...Read nowApril 14, 2015
Comics KingdomWelcome to The Lockhorns
The Lockhorns welcome you to their new and updated website. Leroy and Loretta have finally agreed on one thing, “This is great!”Read nowApril 13, 2015
Comics KingdomEditor’s Dispatch: National Poetry Month with Roz Chast!
Hi, all! It’s National Poetry Month! Like comics, poetry is something that has been a huge influence on so many of our lives from the time we are tiny children. It&rsqu...Read nowApril 13, 2015
Comics KingdomJocularity Jive
Bizarro is brought to you today by Lost in Translation. Barrooms, restaurants, downtown streets and the like are always a bit of a pain to draw because of the complexity of the spa...Read nowApril 12, 2015
Comics KingdomTax Time
There are four more days until income tax returns are due. This weekend, millions of Americans are frantically filling in their forms. Here are a few tax-related quotes that might ...Read nowApril 10, 2015
Comics KingdomNews Around the Kingdom: Vintage Madness and National Robotics Week
Greetings Comics Royals! Comics Kingdom’s 2015 VINTAGE MADNESS competition rolls on with the playing field narrowed down to the final Royal Four contenders! Have you voted on...Read nowApril 9, 2015
Comics KingdomWaynoVision
You regular readers of my blog (called Jazz Pickles by some) likely remember when I used to collaborate quite a bit with Wayno, a cartoonist working out of Pittsburgh. Well, Wayno ...Read nowApril 9, 2015
Comics KingdomAsk the Archivist: Vintage Madness Royal Four Declared
Greetings, Comics Royals! Comics Kingdom’s 2015 VINTAGE MADNESS competition rolls on with the playing field narrowed down to the final Royal Four contenders! Last week’...Read nowApril 8, 2015
Comics KingdomEarly Mother’s Day plug
For all you folks up north, The Toronto Star is selling copies of my book “Having It All” along with books by my fabulous cohorts in cartooning, Sandra Bell-Lundy (R...Read nowApril 8, 2015
Comics KingdomAsk A Cartoonist: Draw a Bird Day!
The signs of spring are upon us, and with them: National Draw-A-Bird Day! Did you know this was an actual day? I sure didn’t. But hey, cartoonists LOVE excuses to draw birds,...Read nowApril 8, 2015
Comics KingdomSkip & Mike… Stormtroopers?
Working on a REALLY fun week of strips… here’s a shot of one in progress. Can anyone guess the theme for the week? heh.Read nowApril 8, 2015
Comics KingdomThe Debut
This King Features sales brochure announced the launch of Beetle Bailey. The first strip ran in twelve newspapers on September 4, 1950. Here is the first week of strips in the orde...Read now