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    Tomi Ungerer: 1931-2019

    BY Gary Groth Feb 15, 2019

    He was an artistic force of nature for more than sixty years — a cartoonist, a children’s book author, a painter, a writer, a sculptor, a sexual provocateur, a political dissident, and more. Continue reading →

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    “I Was Terrified – And Therefore, I Accepted”: An Interview with José Hernández

    BY Alex Dueben Feb 14, 2019

    Alex Dueben spoke with award-winning Mexican cartoonist José Hernández about the recent US release of his Che Guevara graphic biography, and why the subject remains such a fertile one for artists and readers around the world. Continue reading →

    Hubris and Chutzpah: How Li’l Abner Kayo’d Joe Palooka and Both Their Creators Came to Grief (Part 8)

    BY R.C. Harvey Feb 13, 2019

    Previously, the introduction, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, and part seven of our story.   VII. The Sordid End of Al Capp BUT CAPP WAS NOT FINISHED. In the fall of 1956, eight months after … Continue reading →

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