The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
OK, there’s all sorts of articles, blog entries and whatnot out there to advise and inspire people who want to draw cartoons. And for the most part, they’re all pretty much the same. Draw a lot Read a lot of…
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I have cultivated an extremely thick skin for rejection after years in sales and cartooning, but I got a rejection letter today that, for some reason, really cut me to the quick. Here’s the bad part: I’m OK with the…
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Fellow Chicago area cartoonist Stacy Curtis was unceremoniously escorted out of his job at the NWI Times yesterday. Curtis was allowed only his car keys, coat and what he brought in with him that day. This weekend he’ll be allowed…
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My first job out of college was as a salesman for Allstar Fasteners, a manufacturer of screws in the Chicago burbs. I was hanging up my trombone and starting to figure out cartooning and was also interested in the internet….
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(Quick note here – Outstanding cartoonist and good friend Mike Lynch has agreed to take over the blog for the next five days. Unfortunately when I explained to Mike how everything worked, I neglected to tell him how wide the…
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