When I was exploring the other day, I came across this book. I bought the Kindle version just because of the cover. I’m a sucker for self-portraits by cartoonists — they tend not to be minimalists, but more of the “creativity is seldom tidy” sort.
Richard can no longer draw because of Parkinson’s disease so Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) and five other artists interviewed him for this book showing the range of Richard’s extensive work.
If you’re curious about why he’s called a cartoonist’s cartoonist, this video explains.
I’m afraid I still like the self portrait the best, but I have added his cartoon Cul de Sac to the comics that gocomics.com sends me every day.
Do you ever look at cartoons or comics?
May 2, 2015
what a fabulous video – but a disaster that he cannot continue – I have an online friend who regularly posts his favourite comic strips to facebook, most days of the week. They are from all varieties of comics, not necessarily in production anymore…
Yes, it’s sad. 🙁
I must have my dose of daily comics / cartoons that I get to read in the three out of four newspapers that I get every day. I also enjoy them in the three weekly magazines that I get. My all time favourite is the late R K Laxman
Thank you for telling me about him — I’ve just ordered two of his books. He is indeed talented.
Charles M. Schulz
He is my Hero.
What he was able to convey in a few simple lines….
His work can make me laugh and cry without any narrative.
He’s a god to me.
as far as someone that’s still living?
it would be Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts.
Yep, love him too.
He was a master, and he influenced many a cartoonist as well as touching millions of hearts.
I never read comics and I never routinely look at cartoons, but cartoons often catch my attention. I like Peanuts. I also like Asterix and TinTin – do they count? I dislike those political cartoonists who seem to relish being as nasty as possible to their subjects. It should be possible to make a point without being nasty.
Yes, Asterix and TinTin definitely count. So do Larry Gonick’s cartoon histories of the universe, the modern world, etc. Apparently Gonick explicitly refers to Asterix — the speech balloon of one of the characters says “Come on, Asterix! Let’s get our own comic book.”
Thanks to you, I’ve spent some time browsing today, including reserving some Asterix books at the library and checking out a couple on TinTin and Hergé. Thank you for the education!
well… you know i love peanuts… and cindi said it all about that master cartoonist.
i have every book of calvin and hobbes.
i also like the cartoons in the new yorker magazine. i get their compilation books from the library.
and i like pickles. and the born loser. yes. i guess i like cartoons!
and i like somebody’s named cheerful monk too!
but truth is … i forget to go there to see them! xo
I didn’t do that many cartoons, but they’re with my graphics at https://www.flickr.com/photos/8185675@N07/sets/72157611932740103/
I look at Pickles every day but haven’t seen the Born Loser in quite a while. We buy three day-to-day cartoon calendars: The New Yorker, Zits, and Dilbert. It’s important to keep our funny bones tuned up. 🙂