April 2008 – Page 6 – Andertoons Cartoon Blog

Jimmy’s Non Sequitur

April 3, 2008December 10, 2009 andertoons4 Comments

Regular reader, Jimmy, wanted to see a little more of the inside of the Trib’s new comics section, especially the vertical Non Sequitur.

Here you go:

Sorry about the lighting and the general crumminess of the picture. I took it at 5:14 AM before my first cup of coffee.

I think NS holds up well. No idea if Wiley had to change anything.

Peanuts, however, doesn’t work so well vertically:

Kinda awkward IMHO.

Anyway, there’s a look inside for ya!

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Don’t Sweat the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Cheese Movers and What They Learned in Kindergarten

April 3, 2008December 10, 2009 andertoons6 Comments

Napkinbook This book showed up in my Newsweek last week, and my Fast Company this week.

From the synopsis:

Used properly, a simple drawing on a humble napkin is more powerful than Excel or PowerPoint. It can help crystallize ideas, think outside the box, and communicate in a way that people simply "get". In this book Dan Roam argues that everyone is born with a talent for visual thinking, even those who swear they can’t draw.

This strikes me as one of those crazy-idea-that-just-might-work books that come and go in a year or so, but I’m close to ordering it if, for no other reason, than to find some way to justify more cartoon usage.

Aw heck, it’s a write-off. I’m ordering.

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Chicago Tribune Comics Section Format Change

April 2, 2008December 10, 2009 andertoons4 Comments

Thanks for being patient while I battled my sinuses for a few days there.

As promised, here’s the old Trib comics section (left) and the new one (right).

Looks like about the same number of comics, although they’re printed a bit smaller.

All in all I’d say it’s a nice new format, it’s a good size for kids’ hands, and including it with the TV guide may spur some readership.

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T.V.’s Yogi Bear & Friends Trading Cards by Barratt

April 1, 2008December 10, 2009 andertoons4 Comments

Yogi Bear And Friends Barratt Card 13 Front

I’m assuming these were included with some gum or in a candy bar package, but there’s no other info listed on the cards than "Printed in England" and "issued by Barratt & Co., LTD."

Anyway, there’s 35 in the set and I’ve got them all posted over at Flickr; fronts and backs.

Here’s the back for the card above:

Yogi Bear And Friends Barratt Card 13 Back

Browse and enjoy!

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