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Daily Cartoon - Wednesday May 22nd, 2013Like today's cartoon? Forward it to a friend, share it on Facebook, or tweet it on Twitter!Thanks!Andertoons.com | Browse Cartoons | Subscriptions | Custom Cartoons | Blog

TV anchor Jack Tapper visits Garry Trudeau in this 3 1/2 minute segment. This is like eavesdropping on a couple of kids who are drawing for fun. Jack, the host of the show, draws some of the characters from his old college comic strip and Garry chats about DOONESBURY.

Gus Arriola is the cartoonist behind ELEMENTARY AND PYLON EIGHTS, a WWII training film. He had a few years of animation experience after high school; working at Screen Gems on the KRAZY KAT cartoons, and then three years at MGM working on the LONESOME STRANGER and TOM AND JERRY cartoons. He left to create his GORDO comic strip.During the war, he directed training films for the United States Army Air Forces, and he kept up with his Sunday GORDO comics. GORDO would run from 1941 to 1985.

Got super excited about Anna Ehrlemark’s ink drawings and posted this tall post but you just have to get over to her blog archive to see her drawing pile. Over on her portfolio there’s also some nice posters about a butt festival, among other things.

Daily Cartoon - Tuesday May 21st, 2013Like today's cartoon? Forward it to a friend, share it on Facebook, or tweet it on Twitter!Thanks!Andertoons.com | Browse Cartoons | Subscriptions | Custom Cartoons | Blog

Here's my new mini-book: MURRAY THE BIRD: THE ANGRIEST BIRD IN THE PET SHOP. Lotsa people saw this comic at the Maine Comics Arts Fest on May 19th, where it debuted, and laughed out loud.72 pages of caged fury! Funny cartoons for the everyone about a cheesed-off bird and his adventures in and out of the pet shop.Please consider ordering a copy and I'll autograph it and get it in the mail to you!ORDER TODAY!Ship To ... USA Address $5.95 USD Rest of World $9.95 USD Here's a quick preview:

Look at the art and comics of Kurokawa John on his blog.

So did Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera actually rip off “The Honeymooners” and turn it into “The Flintstones”? Sure, you’ve heard Joe rhetorically ask “Did ‘The Honeymooners’ have a Pola-rock camera?” as if that settles the question. But why get the answer from Joe Barbera when you can get it from puppets? Here’s a clever video on the history of TV which includes a mention of the Modern Stone Age family. It’s terrific and worth your time to watch if you haven’t seen it. These guys are on Facebook at this page. My thanks to Jim Baxter for the link.

Well, the fifth annual Maine Comics Arts Festival 2013 ocurred on a windy, cloudy day in the port of Portlanad, Maine. If you didn't get a chance to come, consider visiting next year.This was a bigger event than last year, with more people than ever before. The lines of people wanting an autograph from convention guest Jeff Smith went out the door. Jeff drew BONE and if you know BONE, then you know he's the fellow who drew the poster above.As a person who sells stuff at a table, I'm not a good reporter. It's hard to get out and see everything. You automatically have to neglect your table of comics your are selling. But, I did get a chance to wander the Ocean Gateway (above), where a lot of the action was.Here are a few things I saw ...My table-mate John Klossner posted this drawing on the wall above his head.Above: Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier had a busy day.Mark Ricketts signs his new book A FLATLANDER'S GUIDE TO MAINE.Cara Bean's new comic MS. BEAN'S ART CLASS is terrific.A shot of the room. Yes, the clothing de rigueur seemed to be either plaid or black. The fellow in the red, Murilo Martins, traveled from Brazil to be at the MeCAF. He also did Stumptown and TCAF.Gentleman cartoonist Jay Piscopo drew sketches all day for fans. He charged $0. What a guy!Above: Rick Parker holds court.Marek Bennett has a busy table. Out of view, but just as busy is Colin Tedford, head of the Hills and Trees Comics Group.One corner of John Platt's incredible output.Bob Flynn produced "free monster drawings!"This is my table with table-mate John Klossner pulling a full-on Carol Merrill "and look at all the fabulous comics you can buy!" pose.And here's the actual Carol Merrill from 1963, the model from LET'S MAKE A DEAL, who pointed at new bedroom sets, hairdryers, etc. that contestants could win.John does a good job.A shout out to my pal Jeff Pert, who I do not have a photo of. He was near the entrance to MECAF and hosted a cartoon drawing class for kids. A busy guy!

My pal Mark Anderson shows us Marvel's first issue of PIZZAZZ Magazine, a short-lived (1977-79) experiment to woo kids with Marvel superheroes and celebrities of the time like Kristy McNicol, the Fonz, Shaun Cassidy and others.