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Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship Reminder

admin — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:51:22 +0000

Deadline closing in for the Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship for budding cartoonists

The World of Jonathan Lemon

admin — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:59:56 +0000

One of the great things about this US trip was consolidating several cartoonist friendships I’ve made over the internet. I had a hunch that I was really going to like Jonathan Lemon – he is another expat Brit and his cartoons have a wonderful quirky but friendly sensibility that comes from exactly the same traits in him. He and Julia made the boyf and I very welcome and we were sorry to leave.

One of Lemon's recent Rabbits Against Magic strips

He works down in his basement, which is a real treasure trove

Where Lemon works when he isn't in the library

I also owe him an original strip (though sorry, mate – I ain’t water-colouring mine!)…

Justin Thompson & Charles Schulz Museum

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:34:13 +0000

When the boyf and I were visiting a friend of his in Northern California, we were a hop, skip & a jump away from Santa Rosa, so paid a visit to the Charles Schulz Museum.

detail of the building

Hanging out with two of my childhood icons

In the atrium of the museum

When you get closer you see the tiles are individual Peanuts strips

A superior alternative to papering the bathroom with the comics pages

The highlight was meeting fellow cartoonist, Justin Thompson, and getting the real tour, behind the scenes at the Peanuts studios.

With Justin outside the studios where Schulz used to work

Justin's drawing board

I think he needs a bigger office

This room would have blown my ten year old mind

King Features Cartoonists are a Talented Bunch

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:21:29 +0000

A lovely visual gag from Piers Baker

I love the work of my fellow King Features cartoonist, Piers Baker

Cartoon Links

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:15:15 +0000

I’m gradually putting this blog back together after its move and you can find the links to other great sites on the left. The good thing about hosting my blog is that I can enable the code for the Comics Kingdom widget: clicking on that little animated box down left will take you to today’s Arctic Circle strip. Enjoy!

My favourite comics include Ollie and Quentin by fellow Brit King Features cartoonist, Piers Baker