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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Happy Buddha
Walt Kelly's Pogo visits Pandemonia and it's quite a place. Somehow L.B.J. is there too! This example of original daily Pogo comic strip art has fetched a premium on eBay. The dinosaurs in Pandemonia...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #395
Here is my entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #395 for September 16, 2013. The cartoon is by Christpher Weyant but the caption is all mine."Did you ever wonder, Bradley, why your job...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: A Letter from Camp
Camp Siberia's students aren't writing letters home regularly, but Barnstable Bear has a plan to act as general corresponding secretary for the entire camp. Here is an example of original Sunday comic...
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China Ascendant
For more than a year and a half after I created this blog, page views emanating from China were rarely seen here. Then about six months ago, China suddenly appeared in my monthly blog statistics and...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Baseball and the Presidensity
Original comic strip art from Walt Kelly'sPogo shows the artist to be as adept at wordplay as he is at ink brushing. The strange words and dialect which abound here seemed unnecessarily difficult when...
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Sheldon Cooper's Twitter Milestone
I never thought I'd say this proudly, but....Sheldon Cooper and I now have something in common! My Twitter account has reached 101 followers, so I can boast that I've achieved the same exalted...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: The Noble Dog
Here is some fine original artwork by Walt Kelly from his imaginative daily comic strip Pogo. At first it seems we're on a political topic, but by the last panel Kelly is surely channeling...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Marry Go Round
In this example of original artwork from Walt Kelly's daily comic strip Pogo, the possum is quite literally being pursued in marriage. And it isn't even Sadie Hawkins Day!Walt Kelly, Original Artwork...
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Walt Kelly's Pogo: Worm Wrestling
Poor Ol' Mouse suffers the indignity of being bested at wrestling by a mere worm. But, the joke seems to be, at least it's not a female worm. This original comic strip artwork by Walt Kelly was done...
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Walt Kelly Poster Design for an Exhibit of American Cartoons
This original poster artwork by Walt Kelly features his signature comic strip character Pogo Possum. The medium is brushed india ink over blue pencil, the very technique he used when creating his comic...
View ArticleA Hypothetical Question
Please don't go starting any rumors. I want to make it clear that the question I pose today is purely hypothetical. I'm asking it now because one day this very situation indeed could come up at short...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #396,
Here is my latest entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest for September 23, 2013. The cartoon is provided by Joseph Farris. The caption is provided by me."There goes my view of the...
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Johnny Hart's B.C.: Message in a Bottle
I don't collect original comic strip art, except virtually. Here's an original B.C. Comic strip by Johnny Hart, who seems to have had an unending supply of gags such as these.Johnny Hart, Original...
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Charles Addams for Hallmark
Greetings from...Lurch? A Hallmark card featuring the Addams Family's butler was designed by Charles Addams probably around the time of the TV show. A rare example of this card is currently offered on...
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Charles Addams on Broadway, Gravely
Roald Dahl's farce comedy "The Honeys" opened on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre in April of 1955. It starred Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, and Dorothy Stickney. An illustration for this production by...
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Maurice Sendak: It's Alive!
Maurice Sendak's work for the stage is outstanding, although it isn't nearly as well known as his book illustrations. From The New Yorker's 1994 Halloween issue comes this original set design by Sendak...
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My Entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #401
Here is my latest entry in The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #401 for October 28, 2013. The cartoon is by Harry Bliss. The caption is by me."Speaking of abandonment, Doctor, would you mind turning...
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Arthur Rackham: The Ingoldsby Legends
The Ingoldsby Legends is obscure now but was popular in the 19th century. Thomas Ingoldsby was the pen name of the Reverend Rchard Harris Barham. Arthur Rackham's 1898 illustration for the spine of the...
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Arthur Rackham: The Witches' Sabbath
In 1928, Arthur Rackham illustrated Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. His illustration of "The Witches' Sabbath" was published in black and white. The listing from Chris Beetles Gallery...
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Arthur Rackham: Long Stories of Ghosts, Witches and Indians
Illustrator Arthur Rackham's 1916 book illustration tells the story of telling a story. Note that the light source is pretty close to the viewer's vantage point, as if we ourself are holding the candle...
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