Stories from Arflovers

  1. The Worship of Wealth: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 72

    Arflovers &bull Dec 14, 2011

    Above, The Worship of Wealth, from My Sketch Book, an 1834 to 1836 published collection of George Cruikshank cartoons. Depicting the slaves of Mammon (i.e., Slaves of Wealth, Property, Greed). Click on the above & below cartoons, to make them… Full Story »

  2. Watchin' Shows # 531

    Arflovers &bull Dec 14, 2011

    Here are a few fun, historically important pages by pioneering cartoonist and Yellow Kid and Buster Brown creator, Richard Felton Outcault. http://potrzebie.blogspot.com/search/label/outcault Here's a look at Miss Liberty, the Revolutionary War era heroine who turned up unexpectedly in DC's Tomahawk.… Full Story »

  3. Christmas Waifs 3

    Arflovers &bull Dec 13, 2011

    Above, from an 1846 (volume 1) issue, of the American comic weekly, Yankee Doodle. Click on the above cartoon, to enlarge it. To find previous posts involving Christmas Comics, click here. Doug Wheeler Christmas Comics WaifComics NYYankeeDoodle Full Story »

  4. COMIC BOOK COMPULSIVE - Marvelman Annual

    Arflovers &bull Dec 12, 2011

    British comics writer, artist, editor and publisher Maurice Angowitz a.k.a. Mick Anglo, best known as the man who turned Captain Marvel into Marvelman for the UK market, passed away this year at age 95. Supposedly he got rid of Captain… Full Story »

  5. Postin' Posts # 530

    Arflovers &bull Dec 11, 2011

    The Christmas stories begin at The Big Blog of Kids Comics with a Bus Bunny tale by one of my favorite non-Barks Disney artists, Tony Strobl. http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2011/12/let-christmas-stories-begin.html Been dealing with Wood swipes and Bob Kane swipes recently on my own… Full Story »

  6. Christmas Waifs 2

    Arflovers &bull Dec 9, 2011

    We return with another Michael Woolf cartoon, this time scanned from his 1896-published collection, 99 Woolfs from Truth (reprinting comics that had appeared first in the weekly Truth magazine). Woolf, whose cartoons began appearing in the 1850s, is remembered best… Full Story »

  7. ***CoNtEsT*** Bob Powell's TERROR!

    Arflovers &bull Dec 7, 2011

    BOB POWELL'S TERROR is the latest offering from Yoe Books and it celebrates the long unsung artist whose fifties horror work could easily stand with the best of the EC crew. I first discovered Powell with what, ironically, turned out… Full Story »

  8. Free Speech - WITH Exceptions: Wall Street Frauds Make Wonderful Cartoons, Part 71

    Arflovers &bull Dec 7, 2011

    With numerous cities cracking down on Occupy Wall Street protests, and Republicans calling for the arrest and prosecution of protesters, now seems the time to post the following cartoons. Republicans regularly denounce calls for progressive, graduated taxes by income (i.e.,… Full Story »

  9. D. J. David B. Spins Comics-Tunes: Abe Kanegson Sings!

    Arflovers &bull Dec 7, 2011

    We've presented songs about comic book characters... songs about comic strip characters... songs about animated cartoon characters... songs by comic book artists... songs by comic strip artists... and even a song by an animator. Today, we outdo ourselves! Write down… Full Story »

  10. Pumpin' Gas # 528

    Arflovers &bull Dec 5, 2011

    Very popular on the Web this past weekend has been the talented Kerry Callen's animated gifs of classic comic book covers. http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/11/29/animated-comic-book-covers/ Here's a little-seen Pogo Christmas tale by Walt Kelly that was hidden in the back pages of Dell's… Full Story »

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