The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
Got this a few days back: My name is (name omitted) , and I just graduated from Baylor University in May with a degree in English Lit. While there, I also cartooned for our campus paper, The Lariat, for a…
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There’s been even more talk than usual lately among cartoonists about “free” content, and I think this recent post, “Why Are You Giving Away Content For Free?” over at Dosh Dosh explains it better than most. A snippet: The truth…
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Another recent ebay find is this booklet from the W.L Evans School of Cartooning. I’m just discovering the Evans correspondence course, and I was surprised how many great cartoonists got started this way – Gould, Ketcham, Segar… Wow! I’ve found…
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I get this email about once a week from various folks who come across our favorite cartoon website: Looking for the cartoon that has General Custer on the front line, battling Indians with handguns and rifles. Standing in the wings…
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A few days back, Mike Lynch linked to a wonderful interview with King Features’ Brendan Burford over at Comics Reporter. I also recently read a really interesting little interview with NBC’s Integrated Media President, Beth Comstock, in Fast Company. What…
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