May 16th, 2014
by The King
Greetings Comics Royalty!
Cartoonists are a loyal band of brethren who often work in isolation. Every so often, one cartoonist will pay tribute to another by drawing a character or mentioning his or her name in a comic. This week, we share several such examples of comic strip tributes and cameos, including:
Hagar and his crew made a cameo this week in “The Wizard of Id” …
Dean Young deftly works a “Bizarro” mention in “Blondie” …
Dan Piraro (“Bizarro”) shares the work of Jimmy Horwitz, creator of “Watson” and Photoshop wizard.
In other news …
Terri Libenson writes about next week’s Body Image 101 series in “The Pajama Diaries” …
Get a sneak peek at the cover of “Peace, Love & Wi-Fi,” the next “Zits” collection here …
“Gil” returns to the Providence Journal’s Sunday comics page …
It’s no secret that the Internet loves cats AND comics fans love the “Flash Gordon” song by Queen. Now Comics Kingdom readers can enjoy both together here …
John Rose shares his coloring technique on a Sunday “Snuffy Smith” comic…
A reader of “Mary Worth” offers job hunting advice to Tommy …
Part three of “Master Magicians and Phantoms: An Interview with Lee Falk” is available here …
Finally, Jeff Koons’ “American Hero: Popeye” went on the auction block this week at Sothebys! Check out what happened next here!
Thanks for stopping by! See you all next Friday!