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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

A Very Happy Cartoonist Day


You may be wondering, "How can I best celebrate this festive day?" You might consider:
  • Finding a cartoonist near you and mowing his lawn, at least the front lawn (especially the hard part with the hill).
  • While you're at it trim his shrubs, so the mailman can find his front door again.
  • Does his house need vacuuming? Well, what are you waiting for?
  • Who left all these dishes in the sink?
  • The cats; somebody feed the cats.
  • You could take him to lunch at the Mexican place down the street, where they're having some no doubt cartoonist-related celebration.
  • For God's sake laugh at his cartoons. If they appear in a newspaper, buy extra copies (or multiple subscriptions, even) and laugh at them too. 
Note: if the cartoonist near you is a lady, please substitute "her" for "his". The original of the cartoon reproduced above is in the collection of the fabulous Mr. Jef Mallett, so this is a scan of the Almanac book page. And it's the same one I ran last year, if it looks familiar.
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10 comments:

  1. Larry LevineMay 5, 2009 at 6:36 AM

    Happy Cartoonist Day!!!

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  2. Dan ThompsonMay 5, 2009 at 8:31 AM

    That was great! hilarious!
    You, Sir, are one of the greats.

    Dan

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  3. zero hourMay 5, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    I'm still waiting for someone to take me to lunch!

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  4. Kid ShayMay 5, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Cinco de Cartoonist Day!

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  5. GregMay 5, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    I like this. This day needs more media coverage.

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  6. Mike RhodeMay 5, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    Speaking of Nat'l Cartoonists Day, today Art Spiegelman was interviewed on the Post's Comic Riffs blog - in "The Interview: "Maus's" Art Spiegelman" By Michael Cavna, May 5, 2009 he says, I like Richard Thompson's work ["Cul de Sac"]. They're good gags, and graphically it's on a very high level. ... It really seems like the inheritor to the "Calvin and Hobbes" [mantle]. It's amazing when any strip can electrify and bring life to a form [the comic strip] that is on life support.

    [Hmmm, my word verification is Ingedc - does that mean that comics scholar Tom Inge is coming to town? Is this a prognostication tool?]

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  7. MattMay 6, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    The firm of Palin, Cleese, Jones, Idle, Gilliam and Chapman(dec'd) would like a word with you.

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  8. Jesse ClineMay 6, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    I couldn't tell if you were joking about the "TK" part.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Come

    Wiki knows all...

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  9. richardcthompsonMay 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Thanks everybody and back atcha.

    Matt, when I drew this like 4 years ago I Googled that Dog's Nose cartoon and found it's got a rich history, especially in England, where it's considered a National Joke. There was even a site that translated it into As Told By versions (i.e. if it was told by a 4 year old it'd go: My dog has no legs. How does he walk? Terrible!) But you're right; nobody told it better than Hitler.

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  10. Marc ArsenaultMay 6, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    Was that a Wolverine reference in today's strip?

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