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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #445
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #445 for October 6, 2014. The drawing is by Tom Cheney."It makes its own gas."Note: In last week's contest, Carolita Johnson went fishing. My...
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Eldon Dedini Plays Ball
The eBay auction listing starts out with, "We are breaking up one of the best cartoonists-drawn-on-baseball collections in the world." One of the best? This is a thing? And all this time I thought...
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Eldon Dedini: Cartoonists are not Movie Stars
In what appears to be a presentation drawing on letter paper, Eldon Dedini has drawn one of his self-portraits as a satyr and explained, "Cartoonists are not movie stars and don't have photos of...
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First Edition: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The first English edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's"Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" hit the bookstalls in January of 1886, although the year 1885 had been printed on the cover. Publication...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #446
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #446 for October 13, 2014. The drawing is by P. C. Vey."If you can't stand the heat, go into the kitchen."Here are a couple more of my...
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Will Elder Plays Ball
In honor of the coming World Series, we're having a look at some signed baseballs here on the blog. To be sure, they're signed by cartoonists and not by ballplayers, but you can't have...
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Charles M. Schulz Plays Ball
The eBay seller says it best: "We are breaking up one of the best cartoonists-drawn-on-baseball collections in the world" and "This is the best ball in the collection." Right on both counts. It...
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Garry Trudeau Plays Ball
Yesterday we looked at a baseball drawn upon by none other than cartoonist Charles M. Schulz and noted that his drawing of Snoopy made it the most desirable baseball from what arguably may be the best...
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Marc Davis Plays Ball
One of the more unusual baseball collections to appear on eBay consists of balls which have been drawn on by some well-known cartoonists. For example, a drawing of Maleficent from Walt Disney's...
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Dan Piraro Plays Ball
In 1997, cartoonist Dan Piraro decorated a baseball with no fewer than three drawings. Today this Bizarro ball is being sold off from "one of the best cartoonists-drawn-on-baseball collections in the...
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Dan Piraro's Pez on Paper
Dan Piraro no longer draws his Bizarro strip on paper. Like many others, he now uses a computer. Strips created up until November 2011 had paper originals. This one from 2007 sold in January on eBay...
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My Entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #447
Here is my entry in the New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest #447 for October 20, 2014. The drawing is by Victoria Roberts."We could all use a belly rub, Doctor."These captions never made it off the...
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My Entries in The New Yorker's Facebook Cartoon Caption Contest
Recently, The New Yorker reached two million "likes" on Facebook. They celebrated this social media milestone with--what else?--a cartoon caption contest. Who could resist? The drawing is by New Yorker...
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Edward Gorey's Jekyll & Hyde
"Mystery!" presented "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" on PBS and Edward Gorey illustrated the 1981 poster. Gorey does a fine job depicting the two natures of Jekyll and Hyde.Edward Gorey, "Mystery!"...
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Grim Grinning Ghosts
"Grim Grinning Ghosts" is the spooky theme music to the Haunted Mansion attraction in Disney theme parks. It's difficult to make out all the lyrics in the course of the ride, but it's all very clear...
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Edward Gorey's Grand Curtain for Dracula
Edward Gorey took a playful delight in the macabre. A photograph of his Grand Curtain from "Dracula" signed by the artist was sold at Swann Galleries in May. (Would someone please tell Swann that...
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Together Again for the First Time
In 2007, Mel Brooks brought to the Broadway stage a new musical based on his 1974 movie "Young Frankenstein." Let's listen in as the grandson of Dr. Frankenstein and the grandson of Igor, who have just...
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Where to Prepare for Halloween
If you must know, this is where I go to get my Dracula costume ready for Halloween.Fang CleanersNote: What's this? Attempted Bloggery is making fun of someone's name? Say it isn't so! See more eerie...
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There's a Light Over at the Frankenstein Place
What could be more dispiriting than the experience of a young couple who gets stranded by a flat tire during a horrible thunderstorm. Not to worry. From "Rocky Horror" comes a message of hope, or...
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Jack Davis: Creepy's Loathsome Lore
Some ghoulish original Jack Davis art for Creepy was on display at MoCCA Fest 2014.Jack Davis, Original artwork for "Creepy's Loathsome Lore,"Creepy #3, June 1965Jack Davis, "Creepy's Loathsome Lore,"...
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