We've all seen variations on the personal time-lapse video --
a snapshot every day for six years, or a look at
a young girl's first decade. But nobody's done it quite like
Sam Klemke. For thirty-five years the
itinerant freelance cartoonist has documented his life in short year-end reviews, a funny, weary, eccentric, and hopeful record dating all the way back to 1977. Recently optioned for
documentary treatment by the
government of Australia, you can skim Sam's opus in reverse in the striking video
"35 Years Backwards Thru Time with Sam Klemke," an ever-evolving home movie montage that grows grainier and grainier as it tracks Sam
"from a paunchy middle aged white bearded self deprecating schluby old fart, to a svelt, full haired, clean shaven, self-important but clueless 20 year old."
posted by Rhaomi
on Dec 31, 2011 -
7 comments
British Political Cartoonists have always had a certain "
edge". Also seen
here,
and again
here.
The UK Guardian's cartoonist
Steve Bell (each cartoon has its related news story) was first noted for his cartoon
"If.." starting pre Falkland's war, and starring a cast including God, Margaret Thatcher and a
Penguin.
Here is some of his earlier
work.
Political Cartoon
history
includes A Cartoonist's
response to the events of 9/11 by
Martin Rowson, also from the Guardian.
posted by adamvasco
on Mar 11, 2008 -
12 comments
Roz Chast, noted New Yorker cartoonist with a penchant for sly wordplay,
interviewed
[embedded video]
by Steve Martin. [more inside]
posted by nickyskye
on Dec 18, 2006 -
15 comments
"The artist would perch himself on a bench in the town square, sketchbook and pencil in hand.
In between doodles of his beloved wife and 'Miss Kitty', the pet cat, he'd fill page after page with the other subjects that consumed him: The panhandlers who sat under elm trees hungering for pocket change as lovers strolled to dinner and children played on the grass ...
Sometimes, the vagrants he studied would notice the pencil and book and hesitantly approach. He'd share his drawing. They'd talk. Sooner or later, the artist would brave the question:
Would you happen to know my son?"
posted by mr_crash_davis
on Nov 24, 2005 -
15 comments
God's Debris by Scott Adams (of
Dilbert fame) is now available for free in PDF form. It's a controversial book that presents a philosophically strange view of the universe.
According to Adams, it splits readers between "the best book they've ever read" and "an insult to literature and a disservice to humanity".
posted by Plutor
on Nov 18, 2005 -
44 comments
Johnny Hart at it again? "B.C." creator Johnny Hart is getting some negative publicity (again) for a comic that some say is anti-Islam. See the comic
here. An outspoken Christian, Hart has had brushes with religious controversy in the past. Are people reading too much into this, or does it look like bigotry to you? (via
Atrios)
posted by Gilbert
on Nov 21, 2003 -
115 comments
Dr. Seuss, politcal cartoonist. Before the Cat strode in wearing a Hat, and before Horton heard a Who, Dr. Seuss drew for a liberal New York newspaper called PM. Through most of 1941 he drew
images that criticized isolationists who thought we could sit out the war. He already had developed his idiosyncratic style, and the University of California at San Diego has all 400 of his PM cartoons on its site. Here's what he drew
Dec. 5, 1941, and this is his cartoon of
Dec. 8. Later in the war, he wrote scripts for 28 "
Private Snafu" animated cartoons, which taught servicemen what not to do. Some were directed by Chuck Jones.
posted by Holden
on Jul 31, 2003 -
42 comments
America's greatest quadrapelegic, recovering alcoholic cartoonist has a home
online. John Callahan may be the most hilariously truthful people alive.
This page contains animated versions of some of his best. The collection of
hate mail he's recieved is a hoot as well, if you enjoy laughing at the sanctimonious.
This is one of his best and also the title of his excellent
autobiography.
posted by jonmc
on Mar 14, 2002 -
20 comments
