A Mike Lynch Cartoon: Information v. Innuendo

 

A cartoon of mine from the Chronicle of Higher Education. I think this may have been one of the first cartoons I sold to them. 

I'm speaking at the New Hampshire National Education Association convention today. I'll be talking about graphic novels and drawing sequential art to teachers and administrators. I was happy to be asked back, and these are fun talks with a great group of dedicated professionals. 

And it's good that when it comes to getting good information about cartooning, they ask a cartoonist. Besides, it gets the cartoonist out of the studio on a beautiful fall day.

Video: Dave Stevens: Drawn To Perfection

Via Samuel Goldwyn Films:

Dave Stevens created The Rocketeer and reintroduced the world to 50's pin-up model Bettie Page. While carving out his own unique corner of importance in comic book and illustration art, Dave showed the world what it's like to pursue the life of a creative individual.

 

Carl Barks Documentary: The Duck Man (1975)

 Via John Garvin:

One of the earliest and most important interviews of Carl Barks, conducted by Tom Andrae and Don Ault in 1975. Remastered in 2025 by John Garvin.

 

A Mike Lynch Cartoon: "See Yourself As Others See You"

 

This "See Yourself As Others See You" cartoon of mine originally appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It's pretty weird and I remember just trying to come up with an offbeat NYC lunch cart cartoon and I was thinking of a cart that would offer something other than food. I think this was the second or third cartoon I sold the Chronicle. So much of coming up with ideas is playing around and hitting dead ends. I didn't keep all of the sketches that lead up to this, but there sure is a lot of wandering around and making mistakes when you are trying to come up with a good cartoon idea. 

Pen and ink on paper. Digital grey tones.

Joe Sacco Interviewed About HIs New Book "The Once and Future Riot"

 Via Henry Chamberlain:

 

Joe Sacco discusses India, a country of over one billion people, a significant player on the world stage, that calls itself a democracy. How does that work? Find out in Joe's new book, THE ONCE AND FUTURE RIOT, published by Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Henry Holt & Co.

Famous Monsters of Filmland Documentary

 Via Jacksondangergarcia:

25 YEARS OF FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND MAGAZINE! 

Join “Mr. Sci-Fi” Forrest J. Ackerman as he takes you on a terror tour deep inside the Ackermansion and 75 years of monster movie magic! 

Fascinating info and film clips on King Kong, Frankenstein, Dracula, Metropolis, War of the Worlds, Earth vs the Flying Saucers and more... 

Plus amazing anecdotes on Karloff, Lugosi, Chaney, Price, Lorre, the birth of Famous Monsters, rare stills and behind-the-scenes glimpses inside Forbidden Planet’s Robbie the Robot. The fantastic Ackerman collection of classic movie props, posters, books, masks, memorabilia and a scare score more! 

A trip down memory lane with the dean of Daymares! 

Special guest appearances by Ray Bradbury, TV Horror Host Zacherly, Robert (Freddie Krueger) Englund and Bobbie Bresee For the youngsters of yesterday or today, this is the Filmonster fans ultimate trip! 

 

 

A Mike Lynch Cartoon: Face-Painting Fridays

 

Honestly, some things don't come together no matter the intentions. When you try to mix some innocent fun into a corporate setting ... well, sometimes it just does not work out. The nice thing is that the cartoon sold to Harvard Business Review, so something DID work out. At least for me. But not for that grouchy boss. Phooey on him. Happy Friday, everyone.

Video: The Sketchbook Series | Katsuya Terada

 Japanese cartoonist and illustrator Katsuya Terada talks about his sketchbook process in this video from the Sketchbook Series. 

A Mike Lynch Cartoon: Woman and Dog Reading

 

Cartoons should skewer reality somewhat and here is an example. We have the juxtaposition of what a person might read to relax, and what her pet would find appealing. The fact that the dog can read (and sit like a person as well) is just something we accept to make the humor work I suppose. I try to draw "specific" furniture as well. I mean, nothing generic. Something real and a little personal. This helps the cartoon from being generic. I like the woman's slightly concerned face here.

The Garden As of Early October

 

The garden as of October 1st. I pulled most everything up (see last photo). Time for the garden to go to bed.