The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
I’m a huge Simpsons fan, so it’s only natural that I’m drawn to Groening’s Futurama as well, and the second set of DVDs is as good, if not better, than the first. I think the writers, having gotten the first…
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Last night I attended a wonderful panel discussion at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago with New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff and cartoonists David Sipress, Charles Barsotti and Matt Diffee. “A History Told Through Humor” examined how The…
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At the end of this animated “prequel” Van Helsing remarks to the rescued damsel that their predicament “wasn’t so bad.” To which she replies “I agree. It was worse.” Ding ding ding! We have a winner! In the early days…
… Continue reading “Van Helsing – The London Assignment” – Review
“I am the wild blue yonder. The front line in a never-ending battle between good… and not-so good. Together, with my stalwart sidekick Arthur, and the magnanimous help of some other folks I know, we form the yin to villainy’s…
… Continue reading “The Tick” – Review
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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