Andertoons Cartoon Blog http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog Cartoons, Cartoonists & Cartooning Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Small Business Trends Friday Cartoon http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/small-business-trends-friday-cartoon.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/small-business-trends-friday-cartoon.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:24:56 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/small-business-trends-friday-cartoon.html Small Business Trends Cartoon

Hey! My weekly business cartoon and accompanying blurb are up at Small Business Trends!

Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/small-business-trends-friday-cartoon.html/feed Wanna Be a Better Writer? http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/wanna-be-a-better-writer.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/wanna-be-a-better-writer.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:04 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/wanna-be-a-better-writer.html Write. Then write more. Then write more.

So says Bradbury. And he’s write! (Ha! See what I did there?!)

Enjoy:

Thanks, io9!

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/wanna-be-a-better-writer.html/feed Buy a Mike Lynch Cartoon Shirt! http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/buy-a-mike-lynch-cartoon-shirt.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/buy-a-mike-lynch-cartoon-shirt.html#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:22:18 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/buy-a-mike-lynch-cartoon-shirt.html Inky pal, Mike Lynch, has a new cartoon shirt for sale that’d make a great holiday gift for pretty much anyone!

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(Click to see the cartoon)

Check out more details at Mike’s blog, then click here to buy!

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/buy-a-mike-lynch-cartoon-shirt.html/feed Seth MacFarlane Has Gone Too Far!! http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/seth-macfarlane-has-gone-too-far.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/seth-macfarlane-has-gone-too-far.html#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:13:29 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/seth-macfarlane-has-gone-too-far.html This is dead on:

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/seth-macfarlane-has-gone-too-far.html/feed Thanksgiving Cartoon Ideas http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/thanksgiving-cartoon-ideas.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/thanksgiving-cartoon-ideas.html#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:25 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/thanksgiving-cartoon-ideas.html gobble.jpgAs I mentioned back around Halloween, every year when I do holiday gags I create a list of topics/words/whatever to jumpstart the ol’ noggin. And this year instead of recycling it again, I decided to put it up on the blog A) for my own reference, B) to give you an idea how my head works, and 3) to see if there’s anything I missed:  

Thanksgiving -

  • Turkey - defrost, giblets, drumstick, death, deep fry, trot, tryptophan, stuffing, presidential pardon, national bird, flightless, basting, hotline, tofurkey
  • Pilgrims & Native Americans - Indians, feast, buckles, harvest, cornucopia, farming
  • Feast - cranberries, centerpiece, green beans, recipes, leftovers
  • Family - football, parades, recipes
  • November

Anything I forgot?

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/thanksgiving-cartoon-ideas.html/feed Toy Story LEGO http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/toy-story-lego.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/toy-story-lego.html#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:51 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/toy-story-lego.html Toy-Story-LEGO.jpg

Woo! WOOOOO!!! WOooooOOOOOoooOooOoooooOOOO!!!

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/toy-story-lego.html/feed LEGO Sites I’m Thankful For - From Bricks to Bothans http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/lego-sites-im-thankful-for-from-bricks-to-bothans.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/lego-sites-im-thankful-for-from-bricks-to-bothans.html#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:00:22 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/lego-sites-im-thankful-for-from-bricks-to-bothans.html From Bricks to Bothans

A lot of my LEGO building is space-themed, and, let’s face it, I’m a Star Wars child, so it’s no surprise that I collect a ton of Star Wars themed LEGO, and From Bricks to Bothans is the best source of news, reviews, and discussion on Star Wars LEGO out there.

May the FBTB be with you!

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/lego-sites-im-thankful-for-from-bricks-to-bothans.html/feed An Altogether Ooky Photo http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/an-altogether-ooky-photo.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/an-altogether-ooky-photo.html#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:29:10 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/an-altogether-ooky-photo.html addams-family-0912-01.jpg

Check out the article and video at Vanity Fair!

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There’s tons of great kids cartoons here at Andertoons. Just sayin’.

(BTW, you can embed cartoons on your blog too!)

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]]> http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/kids-cartoons.html/feed Dave Barry Reveals Secret To Being Funny http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/dave-barry-reveals-secret-to-being-funny.html http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/dave-barry-reveals-secret-to-being-funny.html#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:11:20 +0000 andertoons http://www.andertoons.com/cartoon-blog/2009/11/dave-barry-reveals-secret-to-being-funny.html writing.jpg

Lately I’ve been reading And Here’s the Kicker: Coversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft by Mike Sacks, and I ran across this little gem about writing funny via Dave Barry:

It’s a lot like a magic trick, in that there’s a very mechanical way in which it’s done. There are a lot of obvious and basic structural things you do with a sentence and with a joke and how you set it up on the page. And the trick is to do it in such a way that it doesn’t look like there was any effort involved–that it’s somehow magic.

He continues:

There’s a certain amount of inspiration, but there’s also a fair amount of work and repetition and practice and mechanics that are involved…

I’ve never seen it put that way before, but he’s exactly right! While cartoonists know the work involved in crafting cartoons, to pretty much everyone else it’s magic.

Cool.

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