The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
The boy loves superheroes! But most of the comic books out there are much too mature for his little eyes. A while back Marvel started a more kid-friendly line of superheroes and villains, Superhero Squad, that he adores, and I very much appreciate. Check ’em out in card form over at Flickr!
My father-in-law picked this up for me a while back at a library book sale. The inside cover shows it’s from 1966, published by Scholastic Book Services, and references "Sidesplitters from Bil Keane’s Sideshow." Of course Keane is well known as the creator of Family Circus, but I’ve never heard of Sideshow. Anyone… Continue reading Jest in Pun by Bil Keane
Found this a good while back while perusing cartoon cards on Ebay. It’s a 1963 coloring book featuring Newspaper Enterprise Association comics from Saalfield Publishing. I have to admit, I’ve never heard of Morty Meekle, Tizzy, Priscilla’s Pop (or Priscilla for that matter), or Freckles or any of his friends: Here’s a scan of one… Continue reading 1963 Four In One Cartoon Fun – Comics to Color
So today I took the train downtown and took in the very first C2E2. I’ve been to Wizard World before, and while this was similar in tone, I thought it was much more friendly to the casual comics fan. I’m not into back issues, statuettes, lightsabers or steampunk vampire romance, so a good half of… Continue reading C2E2
I’ve been tinkering with the art apps on my iPad, and I’ve really impressed with SketchBook Pro. There’s plenty of tools (brushes, layers, opacity, etc…) and once you get the basic motions down, it’s a snap! So, without further adieu, here’s a cartoon I did entirely on my iPad this morning: I’d love to have… Continue reading Cartoon Made On My iPad