The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
OK, I’ve been pretty off topic lately, so it’s time to rein it in again and get back to cartoon talk. I didn’t feel like drawing this afternoon, so I decided to write gags instead. Having recently watched Tom’s coloring…
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Jim Borgman had a fascinating entry a few days ago about using ethnic characters in cartoons to acknowledge diversity, but… “…racial images are so charged in our times that it is harder than you’d think…” Got that right. I’ve thought…
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I’m a big computer nerd. I spoke at length to my sweet patient wife yesterday about Apple’s new Boot Camp and, God love her, she pretended to be really interested. I use Photoshop daily, I’ve dabbled in Corel Painter and…
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So my mom came out to visit a few weeks ago and brought with her a piece of Anderson family folklore I hadn’t thought about in a while. The year is 1985: Coke changes its formula, “Out of Africa” wins…
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Let’s face it, unless you’re Donald Trump, business can be pretty dull most of the time. Maybe that’s why so many people decorate their cubicles and offices with cartoons. A good laugh can really perk up your day! So why…
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