In 1994, Charles Schulz
spoke to a group of his cartooning colleagues at a meeting of the
National Cartoonists Society. Read his remarks here.
Read our exclusive
interview with animator J.J. Sedelmaier, who works with Stephen
Colbert to produce the TEK JANSEN series on "The Colbert Report"!
Jack
Cole is best known for his groundbreaking Plastic Man
comic-book work, and his gorgeous Playboy cartooning.
But he also created a daily comic strip, "Betsy
and Me," a warmhearted look about a couple whose
child is a prodigy. Renowned comics historian Ron Goulart
places the strip in the context of Cole's remarkable career.
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Perhaps
more than anyone else in America, Dilbert's Scott Adams is keeping
wage-slaves amused as they sit under the humming fluorescent lights
and deal with clueless managers. Read our insightful interview
with the man who almost makes a nine-to-five existence tolerable!
Adams is funny and candid as he talks about the experiences that led
him to become the chronicler of the working man!
We
gathered a group of four young cartoonists and turned on a tape
recorder. The
resulting conversation among Dave
Coverly (Speed Bump), Jef Mallett (Frazz), Stephan
Pastis (Pearls Before Swine) and Hilary Price (Rhymes
With Orange) is a fascinating look into the cartooning profession.
View
the Golden Age comic book exhibit curated by the legendary Jerry
Robinson!
When
David Silverman began working on animation's First Family, he
thought it would occupy a little time before he left the animation
field. Fifteen years later, he's still marveling at The Simpsons'
success. In this interview,
he discusses his career and what it's like to help build a cultural
juggernaut.
IN
JUST SEVEN DAYS...
You don't just
"become" the World's Most Perfectly Developed Man...you
have to be bullied and humiliated, and you have to exercise for
seven whole days! Read this
fascinating examination of the evolution of the Charles Atlas
ad campaign, as well as the numerous homages and parodies it
has inspired over the years!
The
Rise (and Fall) of a Comics Company
The
story of the Johnstone and Cushing studio is one of the most
interesting yet least-known chapters in comics history. Revisit
a time when comics and commerce were intersecting profitably
at Madison Avenue, when America was discovering the power of
the comic strip to sell products and influence opinion!
The
Dan Piraro Interview!
The
supremely talented man behind the Bizarro comic panel discusses
his life and work in this long interview!
Read about the unusual path Dan took to become one of the forces
behind the rejuvenation of the comic panel. Dan is one of contemporary
cartooning's most outspoken, candid professionals, and you won't
want to miss his insights into the industry!
Bill
Peet, who died in 2002, was one of Walt Disney’s
key animators. He worked on landmarks including Dumbo, Fantasia,
Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland. When he got fed up with animating,
he became a top creator of children’s books. Meet the man
and the legend!
An
interview with the legendary Will Eisner
In
this wide-ranging and lively interview, the comics legend
talks with his usual prescience about the continually evolving
comics industry, the adaptability cartoonists will need to allow
the form to thrive for another century, and, ironically, his
own mortality.