A big thank you to Dan Nadel and the folks at the The Comics Journal for the link - your support is greatly appreciated and very helpful.
ANNOUNCING a change in direction. Instead of a daily posting, we have shifted to a weekly Sunday posting for the fall of 2012, to be called "Screwball Sunday." This will mimic a Sunday newspaper comics section, but will be assembled by me and be composed entirely of noteworthy screwball comics from all eras, with notes by me (of course). The first issue is above.
I will also occasionally write and post illustrated essays on screwball comics as well, as time and inspiration allow.
To be clear, the pages above are all designed by me, Paul Tumey - they are not scans of any existing paper document (although they contain plenty of scans from my paper collection that you will only find on this blog).
Tune in every Sunday for a NEW collection of startling, saliva-spewing screwballistic delights.
Please remember to help promote this blog if you can. A link, a mention, or just a comment -- it all helps. Let's spread the word, Alphonse. I think Alphonse is a purrfectly good word to spread, although butter is margarinely butter.
Hope you henjoy! Drop me a line or a comment and let me know what you think. paultumey@gmail.com
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My friend and fellow comics scholar Frank Young has co-authored with David Lasky an outstanding graphic novel, The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song (from Abrams ComicArts). The book will be reviewed in the October 14 issue of Time Magazine, along with Chris Ware's landmark work, Building Stories.
I've read both of these books and highly recommend them.
Click here to read Frank and David's absorbing post detailing the enormous craft that went into a single page of their book.
Love the Sunday comix! Two Aherns, two Goldbergs and a Gross--this puts to shame decades of wretched "work" in the noosepaper comix section. 99.9% of current American noosepaper "cartoonists" should hang their wattles in shame. These screwball gems live and breathe!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Something to really look forward to on Sundays! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the vote of support, Jim - glad you like the new format.
DeleteThanks for your comment, Frank. Not to mention a Bradford. The work in these pages shows a great deal of originality and quality. Perhaps it will be an inspiration to current and future cartoonists.
ReplyDeleteToo much... too much screwball... brain exploding... ah, that feels better now.
ReplyDeleteFun stuff!
Love the new format...and the newspapery look gives me the warm fuzzies :) I've really been enjoying the Salesman Sam and Milt Gross strip. Thanks for sharing all the cartoony goodness!
ReplyDeleteChris and Sherm, thank you both so much for the encouragement and support. I was happy to read your comments! More screwballistic wonders are coming your way!
ReplyDeleteNicely done! I would love to see this as an actual print publication.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dan. Your encouragement means a lot! I'd love to see a printed version of the Screwball Sunday Supplements myself! Maybe someday a publisher will get interested in the project.
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