tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325553354991023438.post7171934107745554292..comments2022-10-27T07:03:37.005+01:00Comments on Brendini Cartoons: Ronald Searle: Graphic Master at the Cartoon MuseumBrendinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325553354991023438.post-16074740924554041092010-05-16T20:55:27.334+01:002010-05-16T20:55:27.334+01:00I noticed that.I noticed that.Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325553354991023438.post-28243182427307393052010-05-15T11:55:12.533+01:002010-05-15T11:55:12.533+01:00Incidentally, there should be a d in curmudgeon.Incidentally, there should be a d in curmudgeon.Brendinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325553354991023438.post-82225864581916017812010-05-15T11:53:38.559+01:002010-05-15T11:53:38.559+01:00In answer to your question, Dave, and it's tot...In answer to your question, Dave, and it's totally prejudicial as I hardly know anything about the man, I would have to nominate Stan McMurtry. Childhood encounters with this brilliant draughtsman were through Percy's Pets and the odd Pest of the West in Wham! and most notably his handling of Leo Baxendale's Grimly Feendish in Smash! You cannot fault his style for its intrinsic humour. He is an excellent cartoonist. He went on to delight me in Punch during the seventies with extremely witty and laugh out loud single cartoons. I also remember a spectacular Punch cover that took the form of a traditional British comic when Prince Charles set up the Prince's Trust. It was a sort of ultra-Bash Street Kids. Then...<br />Then he became the political cartoonist for the Daily Mail and produced some very mean-minded, kick-the-under-dog cartoons that very much reflected the paper's editorial position on anything left of centre. Nasty, in a word, which refused to reflect the concerns of the ordinary public.<br />Having said that, he's more than likely to be an engaging and charming individual and make me look like an old curmugeon. As I say, I hardly know anything about the feller.Brendinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442556958669427968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-325553354991023438.post-24553816250936451122010-05-09T23:23:47.079+01:002010-05-09T23:23:47.079+01:00Well, thank god you've finally been.
Now, if...Well, thank god you've finally been. <br /><br />Now, if you remember way back when you started this blog you suggested that you would make some political comments - now may be a good time? You usually have a good take on the subject.<br /><br />I know I'm not a cartoonist (and your following appears to be made up of such creatures), so I thought I'd try to enter the spirit of things. I've recently been catching up on the Steve Ditko reprints by Marvel. The "Marvel Visionaries" was fantastic but I was disappointed by the crap storylines and poor art of the DC "The Creeper" series - which cost a fortune to buy! So, my point is, all you cartoonists and comic artists (and I'm desparately trying to link this in with your resume of Searle - timespan etc):<br /><br />When have you given up on someone whose work you admire (and would usually defend to the death)? And why? How have they let you down?Dave Leekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17971308602082668644noreply@blogger.com