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John Callahan passes away

Monday, July 26, 2010

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It’s being reported that noted cartoonist John Callahan has passed away over the weekend from complications related to his long-time parlaysis.  A quadraplegic since a car accident in 1972 he learned (after quitting the bottle) to draw with a pen clutched between both of his hands. His subject matters were darkly humorous and macabre, often [...]

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Don’t get married to an idea

Thursday, July 30, 2009

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Rod McKie ponders the investment in time and emotion (and possible financial repercussions) of the cartoonist creating something they like themselves but which doesn’t work for publishers or readers and how a canny cartoonist can sometimes rework it to suit when its a single cartoon but how much more difficult it is if they have [...]

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