A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for Alter Ego (it actually got so big it was spread over two issues) about all the Mad comic book imitations. I wanted to turn it into a book, but John Benson and Fantagraphics beat me to it. Instead I wrote a book about the Mad Magazine imitations Behaving Madly, which went on to win an Eisner Award nomination. If I had done the Mad comic book imitators book, I would have tried to include one of the stories from the 3D book Whack #1. But not as a 3D story. Last week I tried to see if I could turn the 3D story into a clear line 2D version and it went pretty well. For print, it would probably have needen even more restauration ans possibly some coloring. But here you are. I don't think there are many people who have actually read it (even if they have the 3D book with glasses). A Dick Tracy parody by none other than Joe Kubert.
Showing posts with label Dick Tracy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dick Tracy. Show all posts
Saturday, June 08, 2019
Out Of Whack
Saturday Leftover Day.
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for Alter Ego (it actually got so big it was spread over two issues) about all the Mad comic book imitations. I wanted to turn it into a book, but John Benson and Fantagraphics beat me to it. Instead I wrote a book about the Mad Magazine imitations Behaving Madly, which went on to win an Eisner Award nomination. If I had done the Mad comic book imitators book, I would have tried to include one of the stories from the 3D book Whack #1. But not as a 3D story. Last week I tried to see if I could turn the 3D story into a clear line 2D version and it went pretty well. For print, it would probably have needen even more restauration ans possibly some coloring. But here you are. I don't think there are many people who have actually read it (even if they have the 3D book with glasses). A Dick Tracy parody by none other than Joe Kubert.
A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for Alter Ego (it actually got so big it was spread over two issues) about all the Mad comic book imitations. I wanted to turn it into a book, but John Benson and Fantagraphics beat me to it. Instead I wrote a book about the Mad Magazine imitations Behaving Madly, which went on to win an Eisner Award nomination. If I had done the Mad comic book imitators book, I would have tried to include one of the stories from the 3D book Whack #1. But not as a 3D story. Last week I tried to see if I could turn the 3D story into a clear line 2D version and it went pretty well. For print, it would probably have needen even more restauration ans possibly some coloring. But here you are. I don't think there are many people who have actually read it (even if they have the 3D book with glasses). A Dick Tracy parody by none other than Joe Kubert.
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Here Comes The Gravytrain
Tuesday Comic Strip Extra.
Today it was announced that political cartoonist and comic strip artist Dick Locher has died at the age of 88. Most obituary mention his run as the artist of Dicjt Tracy in the eighties but fail to mention that he had already assisted Chester Gould on Tracy in the late fifties. In that same period he also worked on the Tracy 'topper' The Gravies, which was actually a 'bottomer' and only produced for and used by the Chicago Tribune to fit their particular first page lay-out. This uniquely funny strip was produced by Cheter Gould with his team of assitants, who were all mentioned in it as well. Locher only features in the first few years. He left the Gould for a commercial career in 1961 and we see his name leaving the last panel on April 9 of 1961. This long later run of the strip is actually only a part of a longer selection of Chicago Tribunes I have and will scan in the future. At some point I had started in 1957 and you see those first one at the beginning. I had been waiting to show these until I was done scanning the rest, but as a tribute to Mr. Locher, I am sharing them today as an extra.
Today it was announced that political cartoonist and comic strip artist Dick Locher has died at the age of 88. Most obituary mention his run as the artist of Dicjt Tracy in the eighties but fail to mention that he had already assisted Chester Gould on Tracy in the late fifties. In that same period he also worked on the Tracy 'topper' The Gravies, which was actually a 'bottomer' and only produced for and used by the Chicago Tribune to fit their particular first page lay-out. This uniquely funny strip was produced by Cheter Gould with his team of assitants, who were all mentioned in it as well. Locher only features in the first few years. He left the Gould for a commercial career in 1961 and we see his name leaving the last panel on April 9 of 1961. This long later run of the strip is actually only a part of a longer selection of Chicago Tribunes I have and will scan in the future. At some point I had started in 1957 and you see those first one at the beginning. I had been waiting to show these until I was done scanning the rest, but as a tribute to Mr. Locher, I am sharing them today as an extra.
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