Stephan Pastis—the creator of the bracingly acerbic Pearls Before Swine—talks to Tom Heintjes about lucky breaks, practicing law and why you don’t mess with Turks. A rat, a pig and a goat walk into a bar… If that sounds like the setup to a hoary old joke, you obviously haven’t …Read the Rest
In today’s culture, nothing breeds imitators like success: The Osbournes begat The Anna Nicole Show, Nirvana spawned a flannel-clad host …Read the Rest
In tracing the evolution of marketing consumer products using comics characters, encountering Marge Buell and her moppet creation Little Lulu …Read the Rest
In the spring of 1958 another of Jack Cole’s dreams came true. He began doing a newspaper strip of his …Read the Rest
It’s easy to form a mistaken impression about Lynn Johnston. I should know. Thinking myself rather well-informed, I had known …Read the Rest
Though largely forgotten by the animation world by the time of his death, John Sutherland was a seminal figure in …Read the Rest
Peanuts had a distinguished run as a comic book, and Charles Schulz had some exceptional assistance in producing it. Nat …Read the Rest
Jimmy Hatlo was one of America’s most beloved cartoonists, taking the art of observational humor to new levels of popularity. …Read the Rest
Dik Browne ran through the lobby shrieking, his bloody shirt tattered and flapping in his wake. Al Stenzel, art director …Read the Rest
Since the Invisible Scarlet O’Neil’s debut in 1940, there have been many other super powered heroines, but Scarlet was the …Read the Rest
The late Bill Peet, the veteran Disney storyman turned children’s book author/illustrator, talks to John Province in a no-holds-barred interview. …Read the Rest