The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
Henry Martin is a cartoonist that really resonates for me. I love the sketchiness of his line, his exquisitely lengthy captions, and the detailed economy of his backgrounds. He’s just terrific and so I wanted to share some of my favorite Henry Martin cartoons with you: What a great surprise caption. Martin makes you wait… Continue reading Henry Martin – An Appreciation
So this is my last post for 2013, and it’s also my 2500th Andertoons Cartoon Blog post. I started this way back in May of 2004, so next year I’ll have been doing this for a decade. Can you believe it?! Last year around this time I wrote about how I’d changed the scheduling and content… Continue reading 2013 Andertoons Cartoon Blog Recap
This weekend was the Festival of Cartoon Art at Ohio State University. It was also the grand opening of the new Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum. It was a tremendous weekend, and I thought I’d share a bit of the experience. I arrived Friday evening, so I missed both the academic presentations and the… Continue reading OSU Festival of Cartoon Art – 2013
We all like cartoons. But did you know they also provide a powerful punch to any social media or content strategy? In fact, according to many expert social media blogs, they are an easy to use but surprisingly powerful force in engaging audiences of all types across any industry. Cartoons are one of our oldest forms… Continue reading Cartoons Make Your Content Powerful
I’ve written about custom cartoons and the creation process before, but I thought I’d go a little deeper this time and show you not only what I’d normally present to a client, but all of the extra behind-the-scenes work that people never see. (Note – what follows is an actual example of one of the… Continue reading Custom Cartoons – A Look Behind the Scenes