tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post8531176438767469310..comments2023-10-18T06:20:09.433-07:00Comments on cul de sac: The Wizardrichardcthompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176282831210054050noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-47167912249581277552011-06-26T18:33:10.238-07:002011-06-26T18:33:10.238-07:00Really? This was in '74- '75, my senior ye...Really? This was in '74- '75, my senior year. Did you graduate in '73?richardcthompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176282831210054050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-53020310144737127712011-06-26T17:44:11.797-07:002011-06-26T17:44:11.797-07:00When did all of this take place? I was in Mrs Chri...When did all of this take place? I was in Mrs Christie's English class at G-Burg to, 1973 or so. I also knew her sister Ruth here in Williamsburg later on.Benjamin Franklinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492833423464063296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-2937720026615298582009-12-22T13:09:07.074-08:002009-12-22T13:09:07.074-08:00Thanks for sharing this wonderful memory, Richard....Thanks for sharing this wonderful memory, Richard.here today, gone tomorrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203537337770906267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-13043349308472860142009-12-14T17:32:14.578-08:002009-12-14T17:32:14.578-08:00Excellent story. What's the 1910 catalogue? Do...Excellent story. What's the 1910 catalogue? Do you remember any more?Mike Rhodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14551914909843150387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-14847236184564222112009-12-14T11:34:48.318-08:002009-12-14T11:34:48.318-08:00That was a very nice story, and I'm glad that ...That was a very nice story, and I'm glad that you were inspired to become a cartoonist so that we can enjoy your wonderful strip.<br /><br />That said, as I'm sure you are aware, in recent decades "Wizard of Id" has become one of the worst comic strips published in the paper. It is indifferently scribbled, features half-thought-out non-sequiturs masquerading as jokes, repeats the same formulas over and over and over. All the hallmarks of joyless, assembly-line hackwork. The only worse strips these days are "Crock" and "Hagar."<br /><br />But I'm glad Brant Parker was nice to you when his work was still worthwhile.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159566695987711014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-15370208483303865762009-12-14T11:24:00.736-08:002009-12-14T11:24:00.736-08:00A moving story...so cool that you still have the l...A moving story...so cool that you still have the letter he sent (and your own handwritten interview notes!).<br /><br />Were you also a cartoonist for the Blue & Gold?Kid Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475696121551202158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-9371586999986285852009-12-13T20:48:04.006-08:002009-12-13T20:48:04.006-08:00Thanks for sharing that. What a wonderful little r...Thanks for sharing that. What a wonderful little remembrance.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04471071324609533006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-1215491473380753672009-12-13T11:45:48.574-08:002009-12-13T11:45:48.574-08:00I really enjoyed reading your post about Brant Par...I really enjoyed reading your post about Brant Parker. My heroes have always been cartoonists. In the mid-sixties I met Al Capp, Mort Walker, Brant Parker and Johnny Hart at a presentation sponsored by the local newspaper. I was too shy to fully engage them, but I still have their autographs and a King of Id sketch Mr. Parker drew for me. <br />Now, a zillion years later, I'm still in awe of cartoonists even though I'm a member of NCS and CAPS. <br />It was a pleasure to meet you at the Comic-Con.Garbloghasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07483128889961819819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-9405378313265681882009-12-13T08:57:02.181-08:002009-12-13T08:57:02.181-08:00What a great story. Thanks for sharing!What a great story. Thanks for sharing!John R. Platthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031328798487186988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6346830305687186778.post-13346765730022207032009-12-12T15:54:20.749-08:002009-12-12T15:54:20.749-08:00I interviewed Johnny Hart a few years ago and he s...I interviewed Johnny Hart a few years ago and he spoke with warmth of what Brant Parker had meant to him. I'll send you copy. Meanwhile, it's good to remember these odd little moments. How many young artists was Parker kind to who never took that next step? What difference does it make? Maybe his kindness is the difference between where you are now and where you might have been otherwise. And, if so, on behalf of Cul de Sac fans everywhere ...Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16807727819590358834noreply@blogger.com