I am traveling this morning, on cartoon business. I’ll bet you didn’t think such a thing was possible. There won’t be a regular post today, but when I return I will begin showing you some of the old work I have chosen to submit to the Billy Ireland archive of comic art at THE Ohio State University. The old work goes all the way back to 1985 and includes something from every year since. Many we’ve seen here and some not. You probably can deduce, we’ll be talking a lot more about this. I hope your new year is going well so far. By the way, I am in Asheville, NC, today. Tonight, I will be attending a meeting of the southeastern chapter of the National Cartoonists Society. No, that is not the reason for my travels, just serendipity, but I’ll tell them all you said, Hello!
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157 responses to “Travel Alert”
Spilled ink alert is in effect in Ashville through tonight. Party down JJ you deserve it.
Debbe, I wish that I could show you how I can stand on my hands. I’m going again this morning even though it’s 29. 20 tomorrow. Probably sounds like a heat wave to you.
Wow, and here we were thinking Jimmy was just a stay-at-home cartoonist.
Mindy from Indy, that incident is definitely going in the book you’re writing, isn’t it? 😉
I’m having a lot of fun imagining cartoon business…
Cartoon business? Setting up the tunes in your car???
Safe travels.
I can wonder what the topics for breakout sessions could be.
Q. What does one say to one’s fellow cartoonists when leaving a meeting of the southeastern chapter of the National Cartoonists Society?
A. “See you in the funny papers.”
Yes, actually. We get that a lot. — JJ
Lady Mindy, I think I see what you were up against.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/01/02/daytona-beach-couple-locked-in-closet/21201309/
Whatever illicit drugs do for you, making you smart does not appear to be one of those things.
Ghost Sweetie and Indy Mindy, and then there’s this guy-
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/dead-grandmother-dream-causes-florida-man-to-snap-and-destroy-spiritual-girlfriends-car/
GR6, good one. You have to guess the convention moves along one pun at a time.
Sand, depends on the particular artist. Some are un-punny and might be stuck. I don’t know how the authors of “Rex Morgan M.D.” or “Mary Worth” would do against JJ or Stephan Patis.
I don’t know, but I bet the meeting is a big draw!
Jean dear, good thing that guy’s GF didn’t tell him Granny was coming for him with one of those Play-Doh injectors that were in the news last week, or he would have really freaked.
Yes, I suspect a meeting of cartoonists may be quite different from a convention of, say, insurance company actuaries.
David, Stephan Patis is in a world all his own; no one like him in cartoon land.
I will expect a group picture later, drawn of course.
It’s a bright, sunny day at Yellowstone. The snow is melting and people are hiking around the springs.
OF due 3-3:25 pm CST. I forgot to copy the URL but expect many of those interested have it handy. Overcast there, but no fog.
Peace, emb
Jimmy,
While visiting my son at college, who is up the highway at Ohio Wesleyan University, I was fortunate to visit the Billy Ireland archive of comic art when they had the exhibit of Bill Watterson’s and Richard Thompson’s work, which was just great to see. Will the Arlo & Janis strips you are donating be on display at the archive?
I haven’t thought of Asheville in many a long year. I lived near there, East Flat Rock to be precise, back in ’73-’74. Was not my favorite winter, I really missed my desert vistas. Do you realize that seeing even 5 miles is nearly impossible in the Appalachian winter? And ice storms? Shudder!
Have fun on your travels, JJ.
Oh, and a happy belated new year, villagers. My Christmas, birthday and new year were all uneventful – just the way I prefer them.
The one good thing about visiting Ohio this time of year : low humidity.
Mary, it’s all frozen on the ground.
Back in the day when I rode touring bikes (several of them Honda Goldwings), I invested in a set of Damart thermal underwear.
http://www.damartusa.com/
Loved them; very warm, very lightweight and comfortable to wear. Probably wouldn’t have done for riding winters in Michigan, but they worked fine in the Deep South under a wool commando sweater, leather jeans and leather jacket. Yep, full leathers, with boots and gloves, all in black. One thing I learned was that when you walk into a bar dressed like that, most guys will stay out of your way, but some of them will try to buy you a drink. 😉
Hope you make it all the way to the campus and then to the Thurber House. The House is about four miles or so from OSU, maybe a bit more.
Are you driving in the car made famous in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”?