Blockhead: Cartoonists talk Comics

Ron Ferdinand Part 2

“Blockhead”’s “Dennis the Menace” celebration winds down with Part 2 of our interview with Ron Ferdinand, cartoonist of the Sunday “Dennis” since the early 1980’s!

Ron Ferdinand Part 1

”Blockhead”’s celebration of “Dennis the Menace” continues with Ron Ferdinand, longtime cartoonist of the “Dennis”  Sunday strip! Ron has a treasure trove of stories to tell about his years working with Hank Ketcham, about cartooning  and his work as standard-bearer for one of the longest-running and most popular comic strips in the world!

Marcus Hamilton

“Dennis the Menace” takes over “Blockhead”! The wonderful Marcus Hamilton, daily cartoonist of “Dennis the Menace”, is here to talk about Dennis, the Mitchells, Mr. & Mrs. Wilson, his career as a top-notch illustrator in the 1970s and how a  chance glimpse of a TV interview with Hank Ketcham revitalized his career and led him to a dream job drawing one of the most iconic characters in comics history.

Terry Flippo

Small-press cartoonist (and former mailman)Terry Flippo has made a big splash with hit webcomic, “Deliver Me!” about life carrying the mailbag for the U.S. Postal Service! Terry and Geoff talk about “Deliver Me!”, small press, the early days of SPX and some of the challenges faced by mail carriers in the days of Covid-19.

Lynn Johnston Part 2

Part 2 of the Lynn Johnston interview! Lynn talks about her friendship with Charles Schulz and his response to Farley’s death, as well as  some of the many other groundbreaking( & sometimes heartbreaking) storylines in her long-running comicstrip,”For Better or For Worse”! 

for more about Lynn Johnston and “For Better or For Worse”:

fborfw.com

@fborfw_official on Instagram

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Lynn Johnston Part 1

Lynn Johnston on Blockhead! Need I say more? One of the greatest cartoonists of the last 50 years talks with Geoff about her life, career and her ground-breaking and beloved syndicated comicstrip, “For Better or For Worse”. 

find “For Better or For Worse” at : www.fborfw.com

@Fborfw_official on Instagram

Brian Gordon Part 2

Part 2 of our interview with Brian Gordon, creator of the hilarious “Fowl Language”; comics to raise your kids by!

Find Brian Gordon at fowllanguagecomics.com and Instagram @fowllanguagecomics as well on GoComics.com

 

Brian Gordon Part 1

Brian Gordon, comedic mastermind behind the hilarious webcomic about ducks & parenting, “Fowl Language” is here to talk about his career, the greeting card industry and how great cartooning and foul language combined for success just when he needed it most! 

Tim Jones

Cartoonist Tim Jones of the successful self-syndicated comicstrip, “Sour Grapes” (sourgrapescomic.com) is here to talk about “Peanuts”, comics, self-syndication, life-and yes, near-death encounters of the heart-attack variety.

Rick Stromoski Part 2

Rick Stromoski, Part 2! Cartoonist of  the hilarious syndicated strip “Soup to Nutz”, Reuben-winner and former President of the National Cartoonist’s Society in a wide-ranging discussion about comics, newspapers, religion and -yes-“Peanuts”!