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The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), Syracuse University Library has been awarded a grant of $79,440 by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to support the arrangement and description of the library’s 134 unprocessed collections of original cartoon art. The funds will help support a full-time project archivist for a period of two years. [...]
“It is impossible to be an artist and not care for laws and limits. Art is limitation. The essence of every picture is the frame. If you draw a giraffe, you must draw him with a long neck. If, in your bold, creative way, you hold yourself free to draw a giraffe with a short [...]
Your birthday today: You should marry young, preferably some one born in December. The habits you form and social contacts you make in your early life will stay with you in your late life. You do not possess much adaptability. You are slow and deliberate ; which qualities will bring you success. Perhaps you might check on the success of 1941 Roger N. Grate (although he may not be grateful) (and, yes,...
Mutt & Jeff have just crossed over the centurion mark for a comic strip. The original feature by Bud Fisher included only Mutt and debuted in the San Francisco Chronicle in late 1907. He later added Jeff in March of 1908. According to Wikipedia, Mutt & Jeff may be the first daily comic strip. Over the [...]
March 27, 2008 You may Listen or download this story in .mp3 format. or as a .wav file Profile America Thursday, March 27th. One of America's longest-lasting and most popular comic strips Mutt and Jeff had its debut 100 years ago this week, created by Bud Fisher. Mutt was tall and a racetrack gambler Jeff was pint-sized, gullible and always willing to try anything. The combination became...
Two excellent videos are posted on Willym Rome’s site, Willy or Wont He. They're film pieces by Emanuele Luzzati and Giulio Gianini. Both films are difficult to find available. The Cat Duet is a work adapted from an operatic piece that uses much of Rossini’s music even though it's not considered an opera by [...]
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics There are a lot of great scorers in this league, true snipers who could tear a gnat right off a goalie's earhole. There are playmakers: athletes with the vision, skill, and sense of anticipation to put the puck right where it needs to be, right when it's got to be there. This section isn't about them. Let's face it, the ECAC Hockey League is a defensive animal. ...
Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey, the duo behind the very popular ACTION PHILOSOPHERS, are turning their brand of humor to the history of…comics. Read the press release: After shattering all known records in the field of philosophy comics with Action Philosophers (surpassing previous big seller, 1995’s Camille Paglia’s Bad Grrrrl Force, by a wide margin), [...]
Site: Gutterson Fieldhouse, Burlington, Vt. Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 29-30, 2007 Participants: Western Michigan, Quinnipiac, Holy Cross, Vermont Game 1: Western Michigan vs. Quinnipiac, 4:00 p.m. ET Western Michigan Broncos (6-10-0, 2-8-0 CCHA) Head coach: Jim Culhane Leading scorers: Jr. Patrick Galivan (5-14 — 19), Jr. Jeff LoVecchio (6-5 — 11) Leading netminder: So. Riley Gill ...
Today, November 15, marks the centennial of the first appearance of the comic strip character Mutt, known in the title of his feature as A. Mutt, the “A.” standing for the improbably dignified forename of Augustus. An odd circumstance that caught my attention a great many years ago is the remarkable number of early comic-strip cartoonists who were from the American Midwest...
This Day in History 1777: The Continental Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation. 1864: During the Civil War, Union general William Tecumseh Sherman burns nearly the entire city of Atlanta, Georgia before beginning his march to the sea. 1889: In...
It's a minor flaw of mine as a writer that I put entirely too much stock in what certain individual fan bases think of me, specifically those that think I have it in for their team because I say not-entirely-complimentary...
Los Angeles based artist, Tom Neely took some time out of his schedule to talk with LAist, about his new graphic novel The Blot , his current exhibit Self Indulgent Werewolf , and art & life in L.A. LAist : Why/how did you choose L.A. after graduating from art school? Neely : I went to grad school at the San Francisco Art Institute to get my MFA in painting. While I was in grad school I got so disillusioned...
The Early Years of Mutt and Jeff by Bud Fisher. Edited by Jeffrey Lindenblatt. NBM, 2007. 192p., $24.95. A few years back, in an attempt to broaden my literary knowledge (which at the time was fairly limited to the twentieth century), I read my way through a selection of titles from Harold Bloom's Western Canon. I [...]
(This is one of 59 articles being run through the summer, reviewing each Division I team's previous season, and looking ahead to 2007-08) Head Coach: Rand Pecknold 2006-07 Record: 21-14-5 (10-8-4 ECAC); ECAC Tournament Runner Up Key Returnees: Jamie Bates F SR., Ben Nelson F SR., Matt Sorteberg D SR., Dan Lefort D SR., Bud Fisher G JR., Dan Henningson D JR., Andrew Meyer D JR., David Marshall ...
