This article by Andy Davey first appeared in The Jester issue 476. Here’s a secret. Don’t tell anyone but… political cartooning is a doddle. Easy-peasy. The stories are set up for you in the news every morning. All you have to do is point out the hypocrisy inherent in most political stories with sufficient self-righteous […]
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How Do You Do That Then? – Vanishing Point
RICH SKIPWORTH’S TIPS, TRICKS, AND NERDY TECHNO-BABBLE This article first appeared in The Jester issue 466. I am a Cartoonist these days. But before I was a cartoonist I was a Graphic Designer, and before that I was a Frozen Mackerel Packer. I am often called upon to combine the first and second of these […]
How it all began! – Alex Matthews
How fellow club members got started in the wonderful world of Cartooning! This article first appeared in The Jester issue 460. My training ground in cartooning was the back of the family car. My father used to take us on driving holidays across Europe every year and to occupy my brother Austin and I, my […]
The Jester Potted Interview: Noel Ford
In this series we send members twelve interview questions and they choose a minimum of six to answer. This interview first appeared in The Jester issue 439 How did you first get into cartooning? I started out doing a weekly editorial cartoon for the local paper, The Nuneaton Evening Tribune, in the mid sixties, at […]
Being a Cartoonist – Dave Follows
Being a Cartoonist – Dave Follows Featuring archive radio recording of Dave Follows interviewed by Franchesco Williams, with kind permission of BBC radio Stoke. A 20-minute archive footage documentary of Dave talking about his cartooning career featuring, how he started cartooning, New York Cartoonists, The Strike, 'May un Mar Lady' and the Creature feature and […]
The Art of Donald McGill – George Orwell
George Orwell The Art of Donald McGill Webmaster's note: This essay was written in 1941 and has been posted un-edited. Please do not take offense at some of the phrases/language used. Click thumbnails to see larger images Who does not know the 'comics' of the cheap stationers' windows, the penny or twopenny coloured post cards […]