The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
OK, I think we all knew Garfield was going to be a lame movie, and, thanks to years of fostering and meeting low comic expectations, Jim Davis delivered. The story begins its gradual descent when Garfield’s owner, Jon (played with…
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Based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel, From Hell is a flashy, dark, well-meaning film that ultimately fails to deliver on its promises. I’d hoped for more from Johnny Depp and Ian Holm. Both are actors I respect, but unfortunately their…
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It’s not often I write “thank God someone made this” in my notes while reviewing a film. But Susan Dryfoos’ “The Line King – The Al Hirschfeld Story” deserves such praise and more. A lovely biography of entertainment caricaturist Hirschfeld,…
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NPR commentator John McWhorter raises an interesting question for New Yorker cartoon lovers and creators, and indeed most gag cartoonists like myself when he asks “why are all the people in the cartoons white?” While McWhorter calls the magazine “magnificent,”…
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Man oh man! It’s been just crazy here at our humble little cartoon website for the last week or so. The hard drive on the ol’ laptop here went kablooey and I’ve been stealing computer time at the local library…
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